Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-06

an undeniable air that took immensely
i shan't approve in the least its being
done here. When we give anything
let's give good one. How we should
feel to see the parson up in the pulpit
with anything but the best on /"
The view Of the parson from his high
perch dispensing spiritual things, with
any thing less than town-made coat
| adjoining his person, was sight that
even in imagination so filed the circle
| with disfavor that the whole roomful in
a body went over Immediately to the
side of the 81 Squares wife," All but
Mrs. Deacon Highly. She remained firm
wmie the round visage heightened omln.
ously, and the little eyes snapped.
can if you think 'Biah Williams
would make any but good coat, you're
much mistaken, she cried, with indig,
nation. " / must take back my sub.
seription. then. for the deacon never
hear to my givin' his second cousin on
his mothers side sech an insult, eff the
parson never saw coat" And, all hen
feathers ruffled, she sat straight up, and
giared at them all.
Now itnever would do to offend Deacon
Highly in all the world; everybody saw
that at glance so, with many side
long looks at each other, each lady be-
gan to cast about how she might grace
fully wriggle back on to the other side
without arousing the wrath of the
Squares wife"
81 s'pose we had orter employ our own
church people" said little Mrs. Bisbee,
thoughtfully, seeing no one else was
willing to take it up. :" An, besides, .
she added, brightly, "p'r'aps, seem it's
for the parson, 'Biah Williams may do it
considerable cheaper. SO we'll save a
good DEAL"
4" l don't know whether he will or
not, said the deacon's wife, sturdily.
8 amt in 'Biah's business, an / amt
a-goin' to say what l don't know nothin'
about. But do say, if the job is taken
away from him, an he church member
in good an regular standin', to give it
out down in the city, why, the deacon IL
be SO mad he won't glt over it in one
spell, can tell you"
YES, do think" said little Mrs.
Bisbee, refectively, and giving swift,
comprehensive look at the Squares
wife" at the same time that she admin
istered, under the big table where the
work was being cut out, an admonitory
pinch on that lady's toes, "that 1oroba-
biy 'Biah Williams won't charge near so
much. We don't know, YOU know, but
probably he won't. An then, besides,
'twould look rather queer to hev us go
outside. you know, to git some one else
to do the work. They'd think the First
Church in Buzzville' had quarreled,
maybe" and she finished up with
laugh.
$50 they would, so they would,
cried every lady present, delighted to.
find that some one else had done them
the good service of whirling them over
safely. 1--WE wouldn't go out of Buzz
vile for dnuthin': an Bah Williams is
jest the one to do it., they added, de-
termined to do nothing by halves.
So, oil having been poured upon the
troubled waters of Mrs. Deacon Higby's
spirit, she considered her husbands
family honor to be thoroughly vindica-
ted, and, resuming her former jolly ex-
preston, she set about preparing to pass
around the fragrant tea and the album
dance of good cheer that accompanied
it; and committee of three-Mrs.
Squire Bassett, Mrs. Bisbee, and, in
compliment to her relationship to the
aforesaid 'Biah Williams, Mrs. Deacon
Higby-was unanimously appointed to
confer with the tailor and order the coat.
Feeling quite sure at this point that
duty had been done and full reparation
for any fancied insult to the deacon's
pride had been made, they one and all,
in highly exalted frame of mind, ener-
geticaIy set to work on the supper.
81 never see such eaters" id muf-
fed voice. The remark was addressed.
III the depths of big closet full of all
sorts of family lumber and ast,of arti-
cles, to another person, who, like the
owner of the voice, was crammed in a
most uncomfortable position up against
The door that led into the "keepin'-
ROOM" where the sewing society was
convened. "Whackety if we should eat
50 much, | guess ma d whip us. just
look at Miss Bassett stuff p
Thereupon the other figure bounced
up with great difficulty to get good
view from the keyhole. When he had
gotten his eye fixed, he drew a long
breath. "Whew don't she, though !
An see Miss Henderson. Her nose is
/ ward long. Look at her bite into that
biscuitr
"Let me see-let.me see," exclaimed
the boy ON the floor, crowding up to
push the othe away from the keyhole.
That's my place. Get away, Tom, l
saw. / want to see.
"'Tain't your place any more'n It's
mine" retorted the other, Ill an awful
whisper that, but for the ratde OF cups
and saucers going on on the other side
of the door, must needs have leen heard.
The closet b'longs to both OF MS so, of
course, the keyhole does.
Well, / want to see once, said the
first boy, waving the point of exclusive
rights; g so git away, or I'll boiler; F"
and he gave smart push to the figure
ENJOYING a view of the society that
caused it to take its eye quickly away
from the key-hole, while he resented
his wrongs.
"If you do, You won't git nothin' only
a whackin', an I'll cut an rum" he de-
clared savagely, dumping down into the
vacant place on the floor. $50 do look il
you want ter then you've got to give
the place back"
"She's beginnin' on another" cried
the victor, as loudly as he dared. "Oh
my jnmzies / say, Tom"
"What?" said Tom, gloomily, on the
floor
"There won't he scrap left for US il
they keep on eatin' like that. The ri2
cakes .goin just awful Let's go out
in the back yard and hoIer Fire, an
start 'em home.
"Oh, no, We mustn't" cried Tom, in
alarm; that will spoil the whole.
They can't eat much more, he added,
decidedly. can then, after we've had
our supper. Wen start an tell all we
know. Hain't we heard lots ?" he asked,
enthusiastically.
Lots r declared his brother; :"
guess we have. Just twice as much as
Fe did at last s'ciety; then twas all
about jimmy Ann Rogers; that warn't no
fun at all"
Lets go to Cousin 'Biah's first, said
Tom, eagerly, "an' mad him all up: an
then we'll cut cross lots to Miss M'ran-
dy's. Let's, joe"
"All right" said Joe. al don't care
which one we 60 to first. Oh dear
wish they was through.
But before he could plaster his pale
blue eye up to the key-hole again the
enterprising Thomas already had pos
session of that outlook; so he was forced
to content himself with coniuring up
new dark plans on the floor.