Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-20

acts, and that she is regular Hlrt.
Eyes, that's just what l think, !"
chlmed in Miss Martin.
do you suppose that Mrs. Clark
would tell him o. asked Miss Peck
ham.
"No," said Miss Martin, "she told
me particularly that she would have
no finger in the pie at all, and that the
parson must look out for himself in the
matter
"Well, how is he going to look out
when he don't know anything about
her, or but what she is all right, and
what she appears to him?" asked Miss
Peckham, signing heavily. cit is a
pity, such a pityp'
swell, expect the Smiths would
be dreadful mad," said Miss Martin,
if any one interfered with their
plans, but I expect they will say that
Flora's father is deacon. and there
amt no harm in her going with the
new minister. But / don't think that
way, do You?''
'sNo, DON'T replied Miss Peck
ham. sThere ain tho excuse to make
the parson throw away his whole life's
happiness. I don't care snap how
mad the Smiths get. I've always been
out with them ever since their son
Jim married my cousin Lucia. But 1
do think the parson should be warned
of his approaching danger before it is
forever too late
''Do you Think asked Miss Martin
sit would be improper for us to go
and tell him of his danger, and warn
him to beware and not choose too hast
ily?''
"I don't know what harm there
would he in our doing so, but we would
have to go to the Smiths house to do
it,"
"No," said Miss Martin, 81 saw him
going over to the parsonage just now"
"Well, Them said Nellie, as she
proceeded to get her hat and gloves,
s'we will go and tell him the truth
The parson sat at the open window
of his study, enjoying the beauties of
nature, and wondering if his people
were pleased with his efforts to pro-
claim the word Of God to them. Sud-
denly his attention was directed to the
door by vigorous knock on the out
side
'sCome in!'' said the parson and
to his surprise, who should step in but
our two spinsters.
''This is a fine afternoon, ladies, :"
said he, as he handed them chairs.
" We are hardly through our house
cleaning yet, so you will please excuse
me for entertaining you in my study"
"Oh, that's nothing said Miss
Martin; ''we all have just such times. "
eyes," said Miss Peckham ; eve
all have to clean house; but [ cleaned
ours all by myself in about two days. :"
''Well," said the parson, ''that' s
pretty quick work. Let me see we've
been here almost week, and are not
done yet"
well, parson, we've come to see
you now on particular business, said
Miss Peckham, moving her chair a
little nearer to the window where the
parson was sitting.
"And what's the matter, now g
said the parson, smiling. ''Some dis
pute about religion, or text in Scrip
ture you cannot understand? [ am
willing to aid you, my sisters, if you
will make known your perplexity. I
know" he added, after a short pause,
''that we often come to passages in
the Bible that are very hard to under
stand, but perhaps 1 can aid you"
The two visitors eyed each other in
silence, one waiting for the other to
open fire. Finally Miss Martin broke
the silence by saying
''Parson, we didn't come to see you
about anything that pertains to the
Bible, but something else; something
that will
Here she completely broke down,
and looked appealingly at her compan-
ion, who was Juggling nervously at her
gloves, which lay harmlessly in her
lap.
"Some family quarrel, perhaps g
said the parson, becoming somewhat
surprised.s
"No, it amt that, either; but it's
something worse, 1 think, % said Miss
Peckham, trying to look very serious.
"And so do I think it's worse than
family quarrel" quoth Miss Martin,
looking out of an opposite window.
The new parson deliberately took off
his spectacles and sat eying his visi-
tors with look of profound astonish-
ment. After short silence he said
"My dear sisters, it is certainly be-
yond my comprehension to even i'm
agine what is the meaning of your
words, and you will greatly oblige me
by stating at once the object Of this
visit"
Again the sisters eyed each other in
silence.
"Has it anything to do with any
thing [ may have said in any of my
previous sermons?" continued the
parson, looking more and more sur
prised.
something that will be connect
ed with them in the future, if you
don't heed our warming" said Miss
Martin, putting on the air of one who
has determined to do ones duty or die
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