The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-10-09

glance the horse is the guilty One,'
Cherries found breath to answer.
THAT Mr.. johnson ought to be
ashamed of himself If he only went
10 church you ought to preach to him
about the sin he has committed in send
ing such a horse"
They're a coming! Hi there they
goF cried small boy, waving his hat
from the road
Charles, dear Charles, that's the
house, where all those women are going
in the door. Stop here, oh, do stop, for
my hair know he tried to comply
with my entreaty, but the horse saw 10
cooling spring in sight, and kept up his
speed round a short corner, our carriage
touching but two wheels, on a long,
shady lane; and when l saw destruction
ahead of us in the shape OF large sta
BILE wall, the horse came 20 stop.
Charles jumped out and seized the ami
mails head. 'sYou run and SEQ if hes
at home"
/ had hoped foT a few minutes when
/ could coil up my hair aud dust myself
before meeting the clergyman, but just
then the horse began kicking again and
showing signs of much impotence, and
1 ran for help as fast as [ could 1
pulled the dOOr-bell, bat then walked
in without waiting.
is the m mister at home?" l gasped.
looking d.stractedly about the room
filled with women fOI some one to send
out to Charles. Can some one speak
to him? l want him Immediately
mediately."
"Oh, he knows you're coming, and
he's gone to get ready" n woman an
swered, calmly, as if to quiet my impa-
thence.
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him we are here, and want his help at
once? Won't you 60 and tell him to
come at once?' l turned to the woman
who had spoken te,ore. Nj voice was
tragic an my appearance theatrical,
but my anguish was genuine.
I'd rather not. We are all strau-
/ gers. We Just come in a minute ago,
hearing as how you were coming to
see the minister. He's putting on his
/ best clothes, 1 guess" The woman
| looked really sorry for me, and the line
of spectators opened their mouths wider
as my distress increased. The door
/ opened softly behind me. [ Thought no
more of my peculiar garb or OF Mr..
Mayberry's impression; l thought only
Of the kicking demon ! had left Charles
alone with.
/ ooh, please-Pie1se, Mr.. MAY berry,
D J
/ know tina you are in the habit OF doing
/ anything of the kind, but ~" Just then
/ | saw whom | was addressing. and the
unusual dignity and age of the new
/ minister made me stammer and hest
/ tate, realizing the awkwardnesss of my
situation.
| - Yes, l understood you wanted my
aid to-day. It's OF course a very seri-
Gus state you are thinking of entering,
| but we will talk a little Sit down until
/ your companion comes to Join us" He
/ spoke kindly, and cautiously placed a
! chair FIR me. The women one AMI all
| looked glad they had come, and rs
/ though my behavior was as ente tain
ing as anything they had ever seen.
''Oh. no, no, l cant sit down till he
| comes in. Won you please excuse me
for asking, but can't you help him? |
/ have left him all alone with a horse.
/ | beckOned from the window to Charles
| that some one was going to hep him.
/ Mr. Mayberry rose deliberately. 4
REALLY know nothing of horses myself,
I but l will sec what can be done. Is he
is Your companion not used to
/ HOrses9' He was slowly putting on his
! hat, and l saw he looked regrctlully at
! his spotlcss black broadcloth, and that
he would have preferred TO keep far
away from the brute.
Used to horses Charles! Oh, no.
he has always driven COWS before Oh
/ thank you, thank you for gDingn'
Just as soon as MIR. MaYberry started
l felt that my responsibility was ended.
/ was ust about to sit down in a vacant
| charm q corner when one of the ladies
came toward me. ooh, no; that is not
the place. They always stand in that
part Of the room, Just facing the look
ing-glaSs." | wondered if the person
were demented, but as | caught a look
ut myself, concluded it would not be
prudent for me in my predicament to
4 question the sanity of any one else.
wondered if Haytown people were in
the habit of filling their minister's par
lor whenever = visitor was expected,
and was glad such a custom did not
prevail in Straw Center
do you prefer the Episcopal serv-
ice?" a very meek-lookiug woman
asked. ! gave up trying to twist my
hair into shape, l was so astonished at
the question. 1t looked as though l
was to be subjected to n council and in
tcrrOgated on my religious belief
4 don't know. My husband knows
my opinions, and / do not care to dis
cuss such things"
Your husbands You mean the gen
tleman you're riding with, my ques-
toner suggested.
My husband, and also the gentle
man l have been driving with" l said,
sternly. Such look of astOnishment
as my remark caused Many began
whispering together, and the question
that some one asked explained the
whole situation to me.
''Why, we thought there was to be n
wedding, and we came to attend. We
heard YOU was coming, end had n veil
in your buggy to wear. :" / made no
/ apology, and urged no ono to remain,
when | saw one by one prepare to leaTc
the house. At another time | might
have felt inclined to laugh, but then the
whole thing seemed a cruel comb ma
ton of circumstances to make me APP
pear ridiculous | sat alone in the par
sOnage parlor for some time; my
saddest thought was the one that
would keep recurring to me, that
Charles had made the mistake of his
life when he took for his wife p woman
who was always having adventures.
This, though, was the most trying of all
my adventures, and when | especially
wanted to be thought such a demure
serious minister's wife. What would
not HaytOwn people say the next day
when they learned that the runaway
pair in the box buggy, was no other
than Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Mason, driving
over from Straw Center to make min
isterial call on Rev. Mr.. Mayberry?
felt that our days with our present par
ish were numbered, and l was in the
depth of gloom. A shadow passed the
window, and my husband came in, arm
and arm with Mr.. May berry, both look
ing friendly and cheerful.
Fanny, my dear, l want to intro
duce you to Mr.. Mavberrv, for notwith-
standing the fact that we have made