The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-13

r ONE We are very matter Of fact"-
anal he smiled q little wistfully. He was
beginning to feel in many ways how
much had been left out OF his lite.
That tea-time was wonderful one to
Amos Dale. =. The simplest act and
word Of it seemed beautiful and full OF
meaning to him. Afterward he watched
Mrs. PAYNE as she moved about in house.
wifelv fashion clearing the table; and
when she went away into the kitchen to
wash the dishes, for this she would do,
he would have followed her, but he did
not quite dare.
Hannah came home at eight o'clock,
bringing good report Of the sick child,
and soon after they all babe each other
It was the custom at the parsonage,
at morning prayers, for each one pres
ent to repeat a text OF Scripture: Tues
day morning the Rev. Amos Dale re-
peated-and his voice was trl1e husky:
,"Be not forgetful to entertain stran,
gers, for thereby some have entertained
angels unawares."
Hannah followed with "Commit thy
way unto the Lord; trust also in Him,
and He shall bring it to pass. "
Then Mrs. Payne said, "The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ DO with you
ALL" .'.. -,
There followed a moment in which
none of them cared to speak, and then
Mrs. Payne left the room without,
word and went upstairs, When she
came down she was equipped for her
journey, and it was time to start for the
station.
When the Rev. Amos Dale, having
put Mrs. Payne on board the train, with
many little cares for her comfort, stood
watching it speeding out Of sight, all the
will within him rose and said, "She
shall come back" %. -. ru,D.,, ,r,a,
And as for Emily Payne, all DAY her
thoughts travelled back to Fairfield, and
she Kept wondering if there were ever q
man so pure in heart, so single in pur-
pose, as the lonely man whom she never
expected to meet again. ''.ti .'' .''... ..'.'
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1t was a wet afternoon in August that
Hannah Breeze, having been of an or
rand to Deacon Bush's, stopped at the
post-oaice for a pound Of green tea. a.. :,
Joel Bean weighed it out to her, and
as he made up the parcel he said, glanc'
ing shrewdly at Hannah through his
glasses, SIT takes the Elder mighty
SIGHT Of letter. writin' to finish up that
there Comminterry business, don't it ?"
"Spose likely, 'said Hannah, shortly.
EYES," said Joel, slowly, the Irvine
between his teeth, ''about two letters
more or less a week, on an everidge, al
} lowin' me to be the judge" ..
SWELL" returned Hannah, who would
/ not for worlds have betrayed that this
was news to her, II shouldn't wonder If
: the Elder was capable Of tending up to
it without any Of my help nor your'n,
Mr.. Bean (" and the discreet Hannah
took up her green tea, raised her UNI
, umbrella, gathered up her calico skirt,
| and went on her way. 81 e.,.. .-
One day in October the Rev. Amos
l Dale informed Hannah that it was nee
essary for him to 60 that week to Bur
|lington, the city forty miles distant, t.
see about the new hymn-books.
: HUmph!" said Hannah to herself
"there'fl be somethin' seen about be
9 sides new hymn books, I guess: ~ '.''''"
Q But she made everything ready TO
q him, and he went, and was gone tw'
. days. go ~ $50, ..r,.D -; d, = ~. !.
n the "everidge'' Of letters on the Com
;, mentary business was sustained. .9s.
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r June again in Fairfield, ..tossing tn
l. fields full o. blossoms, leaves, an birds.
y The parsonage is bright and fresh wit
e new paper, paint and carpets In tn
% sitting-room the tea.table, for it is eve
9 ning,is sumptuously set forth, and abou
': it three women are lowering, Hanna
d Breeze, Mrs. Bush, and Mrs. Robbins
% looking with critical eyes at the array {
N cakes, tarts, biscuits, preserves and col
e. meats, to see if anything had been to-
'e gotten. ,y,ta1a =. :. ''. -,
a Mrs. Robbins, being satisfied with he
s. inspection, returns to the subject the
n have been discussing with ever peH il
y terest-- sx&ssT bAS
Id "Where is it you say she's been teacl
70 ing. Hannah?' s;..Ba Il 23lEll j
20 At Ashton, a little ways out Of Blu
at linpton; her daughter was there
4, school last year when she came to Fai
os field" ,...,g IDS %, ..aG ,aaas.
he !" She didn't canvass for that Commit
It, terry only q few months, any way, d
n, shef" asks Mrs. Bush. das 10, -
go "No," Hannah replied, rather co
CO temptuously, s''twan't no business i
= her, no way. She done pretty well,
IN It, though, for all''-aDd she goes Q
Q! to the front doorstep, the others X
!" l y" How !, awful awful rusty rust them lsyloc
ar- does look,"' Hannah remarks, .looktl
tn disapprovingly up at the bushes
I" Eyes, but the syringas have blow
'nt out jest in time" says Mrs. Bush. a4
II And them red pinies, too" I'D
ler Hannah, .they're handsome now" !,
At that moment they heard shr1
10y prolonged locomotive whistle from I
las direction Of the station. ~. -.
me "There's the train aow!" exclsi1
& Mrs. Bush. as.,. s:.'. '.'.... a. =,
~, .a" Yes, and there's your Mary, jest
ne time, with the sweet brier," says Ha
-. nah, as q girl Of twelve with . hand
me of Wild roses comes in at the 60
.,ssd is% mssy o s9S f apyth e.
lri- Von ,r,,at coma ovor r.. morrow: there
be somebody for you to play with"
ln "'Yes'm," Mary replies. with . 8
\ smile. t-.,s3,s5s. sE,a 1ailatti Y -
'!, "What is it shout those brier- roses
ltle Mrs. Robbins asks Of Mrs. Bush as II
!! 70 walk away together, leaving Hannah
sn, receive the travellers alone. 81