The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-26

heart, Aliss kcsiah was not discouraged.
~ late years she hal been known to
look with favor on some outside Of her
tavoyise profession. Ma.rimony. even
e she could not share The holy estate
with minister. Vas no, undesirable In
her eye.
Hut. alas! she found the lai,y ~ tickle |
and tsi,hless ~ tho clergy. Saints and
sinners we're alike inscnsiblc To her ma. !
,urv charms. Still. with . scal and pa.
,icncc worthy 81 better cansc, did Miss
kcsiah pcrsevcre.
And now. since the kev. Absalom
Leach hal rem installed NJ shepherd
oyvr the hock nj Glovef's Corner, she
Eel, ne II the reward u her long waiting
had come.
The lev. Ab.alom vas Q widower IL
forty. OF Whereabouts, very well pre-.
served and good.looking. though u q
somewhat dolcful aspect, which latter
vss pe drawback In Mtss kvsiah's css..
nation. ~ she shoaghs u made him look
more ministerial. lie had bccn settled
there bu, . lew weeks. but already Miss
kesiah had found In his manner toward
her more reason To hope than she had
found before Cor years.
Already she had made and sent him q
vanilla custaId. rich aud sweet beyond
I'll parallel. That housckecler oi his
VAS evidently an ignorant, incapable
woman, and probably knew nothing Ut
all about cooking. and everybody knew
that intellectual and sanity men like
him, WIN had 90 much more soul than
body, needed tn 10 dclica,ely nur,nrcd
Already she had kni, for each OF tho
",hrce sweet, mo,hcrlcss children"
pair III "bcau,iful warm mittens.
Already hal the minister taken tea iwic'
at Deacon Knowlion's, and ON each oc
casion fcas, iit for the gods had bee'
Il Sc, before him, all prepared by Mis-
K.xish's devoted hands. Twice had h
walked home from evening meeting wit
:" her, absolutely breaking away frot
Deacon Scuddcr and old Mr.. Larkir
IN WIN wanted IL talk with him. To b
sure, her niece Kix,y Cher namesake
ch was with her, but kikzy was . gidd
creature Of nineteen, who did not coun
though Of course Miss kcziah woul
H. have little preferred 10 be alone vii
the minister; for ono reason, becsu
NJ. kizzy was such . wild creature. for
deacon's daughter. and thought ~
,rc talked % much Of dancing, and fiirtin
and such things, that Miss keziah VI
drcadiully afraid shc would shock =
~. minister. She was so full Of mischl
that she would enjoy doing II, Nj
,ad Kexiah knew. But the minister "
very indulgent, and smiled blandly
NJ, all the frivolous things she said.
could bear anything from her nie'
thought Miss Kcziah. Il.
NJ. Kizzy wished, with all her heart, Il
her Aunt Kcziah would not be such I"
,., old GOOSE" for the whole Of Glove
Corner were laughing about her. !
what was the good Of wishing2 Perh.
INC the Rev. Absalom might Ike induced
take pity on her, and take her to b
self, and that would DO "a comfort
~ =" tho survivors" indeed. For she n
the house, interfered with all kiz'
en'' love.affairs and they were not fe,
and made herself disag reeablc genera
iths Kizzy stuffed her handkerchief
her mouth, As I said, to keep II
laughing outright, while her aunt
nous telling how her heart bled
the minister, and Mrs. Deacon Scud
b the tried TO hide the twinkle in her {
but, .they had both showed eve
down plainly that they wanted TO laugh,
Kcziah would probably have thor
them both crazy sooner than that
wn at could se the cause Of their mirth.
al suppose he'll be marrying so'
= pro. said Mrs. Scuddcr. "llc really n
somebody to look after him. He !
while neglected, poor mani"
Kizzy saw that twinkle still In
Scudder's eye.
some "Indecd he does need wife,
Miss Keziah. II hope, and III
, x.,c he'll choose q suitable person."
81 heard q report that he va!
!, and ready engaged" said the de"
wife.
Gracious heaven! had his attentit
r.ver her been construed already to me
muchP thought Miss Keziah.
~, n A blush actually arose to her wit
cheek. =.
$3.50 ALLAN not At liberty to-
'''~'> simpered.
"To . very young lady; ~
urmur. schoolgirl, in fact, in tho town Il
came FROM"
=, ~. II don't believe word Of Il!
has been spreading such . So
that?" cried Miss Keziah, &C
'' starting out Of her chair, while he
!. blazed with anger.
struggle "Oh! l dare say It isn't true.
reports will get about, " saidthe de-
4 bleed. wife, scothingiy. And then she ch
the subject 81 once BY Saying to
.. h. ~ suppose we'll see you
. " 40 sociable tomorrow night, my dea
ell don't know, /" stammered
I'd up to 40 my dear, hope you 40 moi
,.... to the dance over at Rockville!"
8 offered deacon's wife, forgetting Miss
altogether, in her earncstness.
~" fh,s many Of our young people arc be
into those worldly frivolities.
~ 49,. could be more deli htful than on
quiet sociablesr'
Y;.~,, .1;NnN cav anvthin0