The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-02

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help e."
We must have you in the choir" he
said.
''Susan Shaw in he choirl" gasped
everybody on the way out out of church.
''Mr. Lindsay is brir gng her out"
"She's Lucretia's sister, you know"
explained Miss Rich.
"And her voice rather browns Lucre-
tia's, said DR.. Slow
Mr.. Lindsay was giving great satisfac-
ton. The parishioneH talked of remod-
cling the old. rector, adding a wing
and a bay-window, ind even spoke of
taking in an adjoining field, so that
''Lucretia might haca flower garden"
They even meditatd an increase of
salary as soon as he Aould be settled in
the parish, and Mr.. G,imm thought he
should add a codicil lc his will, in favor
of the new pastor and Lucretia's hus-
band.
"When they're marred, "reckoned Miss
Rich, with unchristiai thrift. 1--WE shall
have all our church t'appings embroid-
cred for nothing, l silpose."
"Do you think Sian will live with
emp asked Mrs. Pldps. "P'r'aps he
won't care about marrying the whole
family
CLOS powerful kindto Susan, thought
she takes a sight q notice of her"
"You kinder forget she's Lucretia's
sister," put in Miss Rich, san all 5ks's
got"
1t was surely plai, that Mr.. Lindsay
took pleasure in the Sciety at the Shaw
homestead. At picri', at prayer meet
ings or choir meetinss he was always at
hand to take Lucretl and Susan home;
he lent them his Looks, and directed
their reading; he bioight them flowers
from town when he happened to go up.
81 shall be so gal to give up the
presidency of the 3thel society and
the Dakota League o Lucretia," said
Miss Rich. cts my proper for the
clergyman's wife to DC at the head of
them"
you'll feel sortci ost without 'em2"
asked Mrs. Phelps.
Tho parish is a large field. think
l can spare them to Lucretia. Do you
know, the other nigltas | was going to
watch with Miss Hlr when she had in
formation of the lllgs, | came across
Lucretia and Susan aid Mr.. Lindsay. |
must say l should tlink Susan would
have more taste thanto follow 'em any
where. Why don't she keep herself in
the background"
"She's been pretty much in the
background all Ter life," said
DR.. Slow. perhaps she's tired
of the situation"
"But she ought to have more consid-
Grafton. P'r'aps tn. lovers don't mind
her. There they wer all three of 'em,
watching the comet and studying the
heavens"
"a proper study for a clergyman"
said DR.. Slow.
"And he was pointing out all the
considerations, and tseemed to me they
was looking at him i3tead of the stars"
pursued Miss Rich.
'It would be a omplication," sug-
gested Mrs. Phelps, If, while he's court
ing Lucretia, Susan should get in love
with him."
at wouldn't be NJ use," said Mrs.
Grimm. 'Lucrctids that smart she'd
make him believe i vas her he was dy-
ing for"
The Shaws had eDugh to keep the
wolf from the door, hit nothing to spare
they owned their hnse, but kept no
servant. "IIelp wouh be dreadfully in
their way" Miss Hch declared. 81
wonder they don't fee glad they can't
afford any,"
Susan always worethe simplest gar.
ments, which she destined and executed
herself, while Lucretia-'Wcll, if there's
anything that units Lucretia for her
future position at the read of the par
ish," confessed Mr., Phelps, 'it's her
love of %tinery."
Lucretia always blosomed out in a
pretty spring bonnet-vhile Susan made
her last years one ansver-and a smart
new suit made in the litcst wrinkle.
II was about this TIM that the parish
picnic occurred-an Institution which
everybody believed il. Hadn't there
been more matches maze at the last than
during all the year beshes2 And wasn't
it a fine chance to test Mrs. Phelps re-
cipcs, Miss Rich's cream pies and Mrs.
DR.. Slows tarts2 OF course Lucretia
went, and Mr.. Lindsay with her. Susan
happened to be making preserves and
pickles that day, and thu berries wouldn't
keep, and so she staid a home. At about
the middle of the afternoon, when they
had had dinner and ceared away, and
things were a little slow, and they
wanted somebody to Start some music,
Mr.. Lindsay was nowhere to be found.
"Oh, he's gone of with Lucretia
somewhere" said Miss Rich, who felt it
her duty to account for him.
"No; there's Lucrelia now, talking
about free-will with d. 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. finding tongues in trees and
sermons in stones out here"
But at sunset Mr.. Lindsay strolled
back, with Susan on his arm, in time to
join them at tea, and he and Susan made
the coffee, and pitched the tunes they
sang before the day ended.
Nov wasn't that zeal Thoughtful in
Mr.. Lindsay to go after Susan7 That's
what | call real Christian, and a brother
in-law worth having" commented one
old lady.