The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-30
Sinsie's Sermon.

A good sermon to-day, Louie ?" asked
Uncle Frank of his pretty niece, who en-
tered the library and threw herself into
the vacant armchair, with yawn, and
began carefully drawing off her gloves.
"Oh, passable-1 fancy. 1t was so
warm didn't attend very closely. Ask
Sinsie. She takes all in. She'll give you
text, exordi,lm, discourse and practical
application, if you require it. And then
recount to you all who were there, and
what they all had on-into the bargain.
do remember the text. 1t was some
where in James, and was something or
other about some sort of first fruits"
"Sort o. some-er fruits, weren't they,
Puss ?" laughed her uncle, and turned to
Sinsie, who was picking open the droop.
ing petals of the flowers in her belt.
"So-so," he said, addressing the young
girl, you're the Sunday reporter, are
your"
Sinsie's papa answered for her.
eyes; Siusie looks like little fool
with that ridiculous banged frizzle.top of
hers. I'd give her dollar day to wear
her hair less like poodle-but she can
tell you the sermon every time-even
uOWu W UuC lOll VI buO plCdChOI cS Vi
the accentuation of his syllables. Old
Parson Blewitt, who preached for us in
Belden, used to say that Sinsie was a
good nearer of the Word. He never looked
in vain at our family pew. The little
woman was always right there"
"Hey, papal " amended Sinsie, smil-
ing demurely, Fright thar. Parson Be
witt hadn't worn of the accent of his
Kaintuck tongue, Uncle Frank. And you
mustn't mind what papa says about my
bangs. You can't always tell how cute a
girl is by the cut of her bangs"
Sinsie's papa laughed. He was proud
of his foolish-looking little daughter, and
her flippant little tongue. But only the
ghost of smile played around Uncle
Franks lips, as that gentleman, a newly
arrived visitor in the Meadows family,
waited till the brothers merriment sub
sided, to say, in very quiet voice:
81 wonder, Sinsie, if st. James, whose
first fruits you have just been consider
ing, would not have classed that illustra-
tion of yours under the head of that su.
perhuity of naughtiness,' that he exhorted
every man to lay apart ?"
Sinsie blushed. She cared for her
uncle's good opinion. Evidently he had
small relish for the style of badinage in
which she had just INDUCED.
"Well, perhaps" she answered with a
mock hesitancy. "But you will admit
that papa provoked me to it,"
She detached the flowers from her girdle
and put their stems in a pretty vase that
she filed with water from the carafe, and
placed them, with an apologize gesture
| ha TOD har rpnla
"They're not 80 worthless as they look, u
she said. "They'll brighten up, and
you'll think better of them by and by
maybe. And the sermon Uos good one
showing how Gods good will to man was
evidenced by the conversion of the earli
est of the disciples, that they might be
come pledges, as it were, of more good
gifts to follow. And the plea urged by
the preacher was that as every good and
perfect gift came from the Father above
the recipients of such good should &C
knowledge the Giver in their daily lives
cleansing them of wrong.doing, and open
ing them to the influences of righteous
ness. can give you all the heads and
divisions, if you want them, after dinner,
added the maiden demurely. And
can tell you just how the minister-ht
was an exchange-pronounced his imam
nah,' and 'heah-ah,' and do-ah,'" she
said, with mischievous glance, as she
passed out of the room to prepare fol
dinner.
"I'll warrant you," laughed her father
"never an eccentricity or popularity Of
speech or twang, that Sinsie doesn'
make note ont.'"
sis Sinsie member of the church p
asked his brother, gravely.
Well-yes-at least | believe she is,
answered Mr.. Meadows. "She's a regu
lar attendant at all events, and splendid
reporter"
At dinner, Sinsie and Louie commented
upon the dowdy appearance of "the par
soness from the rural district" as they
termed the wife of the minister who hac
officiated in the morning service.
Actually, she wore angel sleeves ant
one-button gloves !" said Louie.
"But the one.button gloves were wortl
more to Home Missions than both our six
button ones, ma chere," said Sinsie, 70
guisbly, Z" for l saw her slip a quartz
eagle from within the palm of one O
them, and put it in the contribution
plate"
w hop uWbt JOu ooO VI hooi5 OiuoiO
asked her father, chuckling.
DWELL, didn't see Mate Gordon, anC
consequently don't know what she's goin(
to wear to Mel Peters party next week
She promised to let me know at church
to-day what costume she'd decided upon
: We always dress at parties so that on,
will be foil for the other. Mate is sucl
fibber though, l ought to have known
better than to depend on her."
"She was at church," said Louie. &c,
J saw her beaming on those,snobs, the Ruli
sons, as we came out of the vestibule.
believe she had seat in their carriage"
} Sinsie curled her pretty lip.
"Such toadying +" she exclaimed. abe
Manners always declared that the Cor
dons were sycophants. But, then, Be
gives everybody side stroke. Sh,
doesn't pay much more attention to tn,
verities than Mate does, either"
81 thought perhaps you were going t.
say she didn't pay much attention to st
! James on bridling the tongue" said I'm
Gle Frank, in the quiet voice that wa
fraught with 80 much meaning to Sinsie
! Sinsie flushed again. She was moi
obtuse
, "Does she profess to be religious, thi
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