The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-30
THE ScRAGG END MINISTER.
iN SopfIIl sNEEI.

EN sorHu sNEEr.
Serags End suddenly awoke to the
knowledge that il was 4 village. hitherto
/ had clung 10 the skirts Of Ponkapawkct.
and had never though, of The possibility
9t separate existence. The soil was
ooot IN that part Of the town. and i, had
Been hard struggle TO wiring a single
Ian from II; the place WAS unhealthy.
Go. and As pindlin as a Seragg Ender :"
Nas household saying IN Fonkapawket
Nobody had seemed 10 prosper or 10
AVE much ambition. They were not
accused OF being slack or shiftiess
hey were hard-workins people but they
never seemed 10 get ahead" some
people thought there Was depressing
influence IN the name. and had made 4
move 10 change IL there seemed 10 be
40 specia! pfopnety IN retaining 4, now
hat the serags family, :or whom II was
named, and who were the FIRST settlers,
lad all died eft except = Buens Nis,y,
The sea captains daughter. who was
married cat of the name. Rat still The
aame eians 10 the place. Although
s-ve-i! romantic names we're suggested.
such as Laurel Bank and Primrose Plain.
The inhabitants wo4.d call J, nothing bu;
, rags ind. and rag End II seemed
akelY 10 remain Until the end IT time
They had school a, scrags Ind a,
eeriain seasons of the wear. because
l'onkapawket bulli them A s-hoo.-house.
and appropriated 10 their use certain
part OF the school money. bu, they did
Al their shopping IN I'onkapawket. and
-eiied npon that village Tor those servants
II society generally regarded as indls-
oensabie, the doctor, the lawyer and the
minister. Rather strangely IL was the
tant OF the last mentioned OF these serv-
ants ,ha, awoke Seass End To i sense OF
MS rights.
Old Ms Cutchet. who had been IN III
health ioT several months suddenly dis
overed that she had spine IN her back.
anu was no, long tor this world. and
sanicd gospel privileges before she died.
Miss Angela LAYTON. who was held in
aish esteem because her father had been
The minister of Ponkapawket declared
she didn'; think Mr. Ericson. the present
minister 81 Ponkapawke,. who now and
then preached IN the Scragg End school
house on 4 Sunday afternoon or evening,
vas spiritual. be- iuse he wore a ring
On his anser. and she didn't feel To sill
anaer niin any more. And the good
old Ms. summons. who walked all the
Nay to Ponkapawket To church every
Sunday. SAID she had always known that
until l, WAS wa,eted by the dropping,
Of the sanctuary. ecragg End would not
prosper.
And scrasg End suddenly dec ded that
instead OF occasional preaching by the
Ponkapawket munster, il was entitled
10 "a stated supply" No longer would
so without. regular gospel privileges !"
Adonram Hewitt. whose father had
been deacon. WAS depuied To make APP
2iicanon to the proper authorities In
that denomination 10 which Seragg End
almost universally belonged. for a minis.
ter to supply the Acragg End pulpit. or
-ather the school desk un IL a church
should be built
Adoniram Hewitt, received an encour-
aging answer 10 has application. \ very
earnes, ana talented young preacher
lately graduated from theological
seminary. would be sent II onc e 10 Scrasr
End
Some OF the older people demurred 4
little: they didn't think much OF 'pten-
ice hands but the people generally
thought young minister was much more
Interesting.
Interest and curiosity were Al their
aeight in Scragg End on the day when
LySander Hewitt. Adonifam's son. drove
over TO fonSapawke, station To bring
back the new minister. lnnumerable
guesses had been made among the
Younger portion of the community con
Serning the appearance of the young
person. II was generally agreed upon b,
The young ladies ,ha, he would be slen.
der, with dark eyes, melodious voice
and very white hands, and they EN-
broidered several very handsome book
marks for The bible and hymn book which
vere purchased for the desk-Mr. Enc.
son had been obliged to bnng his own
and an elegant satin cushion to res, then
IA
The minister had to board at Adoni
1am Hewiti's, the Hewi,t's being well-,o
10 beyond the majority Of Scragg Enc
people. and being regarded as possessing
book learning. which would make then
congenial companions for a minister, fol
Adoniram had, in his youthful days. beer
sent 10 an academy where Latin wa.
taught. ans, Lysander. his son. had fitted
himself 70, college, and only had beer
prevented from working his way through
BY the illness Of his father, which made i
necessary fer him to remain on the farm
Moreover, the Hewitt's kept "hired
xirl "a very unusual luxury at Scrags