The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-01-28


why shouldn't | know il?
couldn't help it."
I'VE must have you in the choir,
he said.
Susan Shaw in the choirrr gasp
ed every BODY on the way out 0
church. Mr.. Lindsay is bringin.
her out
She's Lucretia's Sister, you
know explained Mrs Rich.
"And her voice rather browns La
cretia s." said DR.. Slow.
| Mr.. Lindsay was giving great sat
isfactiun. The oari-hiouers talkeo
of re modelling the old rectory, add
ing a wing and IS bay window, and
even spike of taking in an adjoin.
ing field. so that "Lucretia might
have flower garden" They ever
m.d!tated an increase of salary a.
soon as be should he scattled ia the
parish, and Mr. Grim thought be
would add codicil to his will, In
favor OF the new pastor and Lucre,
Ila'- husband.
When they re married." reckun.
led Miss Rich, with un christian
thrift, we shah have all our church
trappings embroidered for nothing,
| suppuse.
DO you think Susan will live
with 'em p asked Mrs. Phelps.
P'r'aps he won't care about marry
ing the whale family
Hes powerful kind to Susan,
though"
He kes a sight of notice of her. +"
You kinder forget she's Lucretia )
sister" put in Miss Rich, AN all
shes got"
1t was surely plain that Mr. Lind
say tnok pleasure in the society at
the Shaw homestead At picnics, a,
ras er meetings or choir meetings.
he was always at hand to take Lu-
cr-tIa or Susan horle: he brought
them flowers from town when be
happened 10 20 up.
Il shall he 20 glad 10 give up the
presidency of the Bethel Society and
the Dakota L. ague To Lucretia, y
said Mis- Rich. ''It's only proper
for the clergy mans wife 10 be at the
head of tht III"
You'll ftel sorter lost without
'rm ?" asked Mrs. Phelps.
THE parish is a large field. |
think | can spare them TO Lucretia
Do you know the other night as /
was going To watch with Miss Hart
when she had information of the
lungs, | came across Lucrttia and
susan ard Mr. Lindsay | must
say should thing Susan would
bave more TASTE tl,an To follow 'em
ever, where Why don't she keep
herself in the background ?D
shes been pretty much in the
background all her life," said DR.
Slow. Perhaps she's tired of the
situation"
But she ought to have more con-
sideration. P'r'haps the lovers don't
mind her. There they were all three
of 'em, watching the comet and
studying the heavens
"A proper study for clergyman,
said DR.. Slow.
And he was pointing out all the
consternations, and it seeemed TO
me they was looking at him instead
of the stars pursued Miss Rich.
1T would be a complication.
suggested Mrs Phelps, ''if. while he's
courting Lucretia. Susan should get
in l,,ve with him.
"It wouldn't be no use" said Mrs.
Grimm. "Lucre,ia's that smart
she'd make him believe it was her
be was diving for"
The Shaws had enough to keep
the wolf from their door, but moth
ing TO spare; they owned their house
but kept no servant Help would
te dreadfully in their way Miss
Rich declared Il wonder they
don't feel glad they can't afford any,
Susan always wore the simplest
garments, which she designed and
Executed ner elf, while Lucretia-l
We'll, if there's anything that un-
fits Lucretia for her future position
al the head ofthe parish, confessed
Mrs. Phelps its her love of finery"
Lucretia always blossomed out in
pretty spring while Susan
made her last wears one answer
and a smart new suit made in the
latest wrinkle.
IL Was about this time that the
parish picnic eccurred-an institu-
tiou which everybody believed in. /
Hadn't there been more matches |
made at the last than during all the
year besides? And wasn't it a fine
chance to test Mrs. Phelps recipes. |
Miss Rich's cream pies and Mrs. DR.. /
Slows tar,s? Of course Lucretia
went, and Mr. Lindsay with her
Susan happened to he making pre-
serves and pickles that dav. and the
berries wouldn't keep, and so she
staid at home At about the middle
of the afternoon, when they had had /
dinner and cleared away. and things
we're little slow, and they wanted ?
somebody to start some music. Mr.. 1
Lindsay was nowhere to be found.
"Oh. he's gone off with Lucretia
somewhere said Mrs Rich. who
felt it her duty to account for him
No; there's Lucretia now, talk
ing about free-wilI with DR.. Slow"
~P'r'aps he's gone home to write
his Sermon" suggested somebody
else, the picnic grove being only half
a mile from town.
'Or he's finding tongues in trees
and sermons in stones, out here
But at sunset Mr. Lindsay strolled
back, with Susan on bis arm in
tipe to JON them at tea, and he and
Susan made the coffee. and pitched
the tunes they sang before the day
ended.
Now wasn't that real thoughtful
of Mr. Lindsay to 90 after Susan ?
That's what | call real Christian, and
. brother-in-law worth having
commented one old lady.
But when Mrs. Rishop, who had
staid al home with teething baby, /
reported that Mr.. Lindsay had not
gone home to write his sermon bat