The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-06-22

lal Denlnu the bhneS, SAID Mr.. ChelliS.
e do all 1 can for mamma" replied
the mature young person of seven, a
heard her say one day that L taught her
a good many lessons; but she'l be wor-
rying if don't 90 home;' and Daisy
rose and went toward the door
''Come again, Daisy" said Mr.. Chel-
lis, Z" find you a very entertaining lit
tie girl; have enjoyed your call ex-
ceedingly."
I'm afraid you don't mean all that
it sounds as if you were making fun OF
me, " said Daisy"
I'm glad you can see through him,
Daisy,e interposed Mrs. ClFellis, - he
ism t to be trusted"
Daisy took the shortest way home,
but in so doing had to pass the place
where Miss Helen Lawrence boarded,
andi occurred to her to stop there a
moment. Miss Lawrence was maiden
of at least thirty-hve, lovely woman
whose only weakness was a foolish SEN
sitiveness concerning her own lonely
condition, she always feared lest people
should think she had remained unmar-
ried because no one had wanted her. No
sooner was Daisy seated in Miss Law
rence's neat little parlor than she I'M
consciously attacked her at this weak
point by blandIy remarking:
- thought likely you d be lonesome,
seeing you're an old maid, so l run in
to make you call.
Very kind, I'm sure" murmured
Miss Lawrence; "who told you that
am an old maid?''
"Why, I've heard my mother say you
was, and she thought it was great pity,
and she said she guessed you would be
| glad to marry Mr.. Adams" said the
terrible caller.
Z" You may tell your mamma that
am not ready to fall into Mr.. Adam s
arms yet," answered Miss Lawrence
/ shortly. and she left her seat and COM
menced to water the plants that filled
/ her bay window. :" / think" she con-
] tinued, presently, that you had
/ better 60 home, Daisy, your mother
would be distressed if she knew what
you were about" Both felt UncOm-
/ Portable Miss Lawrence felt hurt that
| her pastors wife had spoken of her as
an old maid, and the accusation of
/ wishing to marry Mr.. Adams was the
more bitter because in the depths of her
heart there had been just such q wish.
Daisy felt hurt at being advised to go
home; she didn't believe it was quite
proper to send callers home. But after
a brief hesitation she started. She had
gone but a few steps from Miss Law
renee door when she met Mr.. Adams
Why Daisy" he exclaimed, care
YOU really out alone this afternoon?'
Yes, I'm making parish calls she
replied, with most important air;
''Pve Just been to see Miss Lawrence,
and told her she'd better get married
TO you. but she said she wasn't ready to
fall into your arms yet"
''Whew!" exclaimed the surprised
gentleman, ''Hm very much afraid your
parish calls have been of very eccen-
trio nature. You had better cut for
home as fast as those small legs will
carry you,n and Mr.. Adams passed on,
but as he went by Miss Lawrence S win
dow he glanced up, and, seeing her
flowers, bowed and smiled. As she re-
turned his greeting the recollection of
Daisy's words caused her to blush, and
Mr.. Adams wondered that he had never
before noticed what a very lovely woman
she was, and how girlish she looked
when she blushed.
Daisy reached home without further
adventure, and found her mother great
/ " alarmed at her long absence. Daisy
frankly confessed where she had been,
and her mother talked kindly with her
about her wrong doing, but the child
interrupted with:
90, mammal most forgot; Miss Law
renee told me to tell you that she ism
ready to fall into Mr.. Adam arms yet"
''What do you mean, Daisy? How
came Miss Lawrence to say such q
thing?" questioned the surprised
mother.
why, I told her that you thought
/ she would like to marry Mr.. Adams"
I II L Il
| chief you have made this afternoon; |
am 50 sorry you cannot be trusted;
and poor, discouraged Mrs. Green
/ looked as if she could endure no more.
/ A few days previous to Daisy's esca-
/ pade, Mr. and Mrs Green had been
( speaking together of Miss Lawrence,
whom they both greatly admired, and
/ Mrs. Green had said that it was n won
! der that so lovely woman had been
4 allowed to remain unmarried, and that
i she should think MIR. Adams would try
and get her, adding: Il don't believe
She could help liking him" 1t was this
/ conversation that Daisy had so strange
/ ly misrepresented. Mrs. Green went to
\ see Miss Lawrence without delay, told
her Of the message which the child had
delivered, and then made a full and
honest confession of the conversation
I which had passed between herself and
1 husband. Miss Lawrence was greatly
| relieved to find that her friend had not
I spoken slightingly of her as Daisy
words had seemed to indicate, and the
two ladies parted as sincere friends as
ever
A few days later Mr.. Green met Mr..
Chellis on the street, and after chatting
few moments, the latter, who was
smoking, offered his pastor a cigar. A
little surprised. yet taking the offer as a
Joke Mr.. Green laughingly refused.
&" Don't be bashful about it.. said
Mr.. Chellis, eve have found you out;
Daisy let the cat out of the bag the
other day."
4 don t understand YOU" said Mr..
Green, with bewildered look.
Daisy told us the other day that you
were a smoker and Mr.. Chelis re-
1 peated the conversation which had
4 passed between them on the occasion Of
DaisS's call.
"WelN Well! exclaimed the father
of that small mischief-maker, - the fact
is, have been inhaling iodine for my
throat, and Daisy calls it smoking; l
! keep my inhaler down cellar, and use it
there because the odOr is so offensive.
/ But 1 should think people would make
/ allowances for children s stories. Daisy
always gets things mixed and distorted
in some way"
Mr.. Chellis made profuse apologies
for having credited such a thing of his
pastor for a moment, but he thought
with dismay of the dozen or more par
ticular friends to whom he had conf
dentially impaired the fact that their
pastor was addicted to smoking.
There was also in the depths of his
worldly heart a secret regret at having
found that the flaw in his pastor s
character was wholly imaginary, yet he
| WINS raallN an honorable man and lost