The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-09
UiIE pARS0N'S CHOICE.
why the Lepuox Church Didn't
Settle Er. Lindsay.

III. L.nd-ay vas preaching in ia,
h"hn"Z parish on probation; fha, H.. II,
I1d teen cn@agcd for the year. Ate,
'hat me, if ne suited Miss Rich, whI
hXsi The par.sb il charge. 80 10 speak,
~" canri>-cd TOR money 10 paint Ia,
church, ICED up poor children fol
christening and Sunday-school, cyh"rt
ct Ia" y"ung people Ia join the con
1'fi1ais"n Il *. mapped out work tor
Tho SEWN" pcitty, planted the church
'Hri.tnia, tIec ani made the parish
Err hobby il he suited Mss Rich. if he
was Hight hurch enough for Mr..
Grimm and Low enough for Mr..
l'h"!i. = hc believed with DIR. Slow IN
~" '""trin.. If election why, then
-, wcIt ire H. settle him.
What a capiLaI wife Lucrrtia Shaw
would MAKE Mr.. Lindsay" v~ouchsafr,I
NJ E.ra. no tiy after h" adorned the
L"nn"N LIT. "Sha', iu-; the person
fora par-on's wiz bus:l:ng and"
- IA air..id she'd take the parish of
ycfr h"ui-. Mrs Rich" answered Mr..
Pa"!a-. 100, barring ~ desire to do tno
i"rt "ora yhcal her m"ighbpr loved.
Vt "lutw-thrr the credit Gf If.
"Er.i, lnerc's work enough for tnp
Z "a in he Parish. Mrs. Phelps. 4.
W"u. mt B. . b. afraid bu. ID git ny
sr2Ir.
10 ba ire pur,ucd Mrs. Phclp,.
al r"lt snagt, and | don't believe
in a !t-'"r With a doll of a wifi" who
can, darn tn children clothes. ant
/ too IDLE 10 get along without
N.ir.' nut in old Mrs. Smith; shed
Ia 10 rni II 4 stcpmothcr IL Mr.. Lind
-, l",. AMI if ever Il boy needed a
s,cpmpjhcr, its him. Lucrctia's DOW
c~fu. mart, rs Won say. and she'd
make hirh walk Spanish
lr~." added Mis-, Rich; "a
vidoH"r. Somehow. needs 4 wife
Eapr.'n "ay pdy. to simpathize with
Im in his locs. | shouldn't wonder if
RITA v-oI 4 bring the boy up Ia The
Sni>trl. il @he had her ~as.
e. Hriwccn . and Tr laid Mr..
Phelps. II think that til" par~on zoe,
T. tie Siiaws rather more Than j. nee
N>ary for tn" salvation of their ,oA,>."
You cant tell. rrrhap, Lucrrtia
la~ doubts"
y And perhaps" said Dr.. Slow
"rcrhar- il Mis- Susan"
Fycryb"dy laughed and cried Miss
Susan, with tine irony in their ones
Who ever heard uf Susan + sin~
attention." asked Mr.. Phelps.
Nv" engaged Lurrrtia I" rmbroilrr
s. al~iar-cl"ta.' explained Miss
No: :" raised the money for it last
morrill, tell q it like pulling
teeth 10 pet money out OF This parish
and / suppose tn" p"r>on has :" advise
her about the proper designs and
thing,: Lucretia amt we'll drilled in
s,rni.i- and such. q know"
IN fact. every body in Lennon had d.
cAt that Mr.. Lindsay would marry
LrNrcfia. and. perhaps. Lucrriia hand
decided 80. too. for She WAS an ever
laslinr time oy"r that altlr-clr:h. AMI
needed no end OF advice and inStruc-
ton: her ignorance and interest We're
oujtn touching. And Nir. Lindsay
seemed quite wil!ingtn spend his lris-
~, uudcr he Siaws roof, and watch
fhe sacred symbols CROWN. under the
Whit and ~shapciy hands Of Miss LII
That hand of Iucrctia's will h,
sur. TO 10 the business" somebody
nd said. Mr.. LindSav'S q man II
to.t.. if he IS q clergyman lis if tie
40 were NOT usually found combined
and | heard him say il MAS TT for 4
duchess.
Mis- Lucrctia'S hand WAS. indeed. her
l,v,,)ic,t feature. 80 Ia speak white A.
NO. with the prcttic>t taper fingers. !
49,, Nj the ends. Once when MIR. Lind
Iay had mentioned them tlattrrinrly.
AL Susan. who WAS doing the weeks
-.,,i;nr near by. drew her own hands
n,A.r her work. he noticed. Nohoay
Drar took the troahlc To Halter Ms
San Lucretia anT in the choir. III
.hnugh her voic, WAS thin 10 muslin.
"n.J sbe had no ear; nobody dreamed or |
- if Susan sang liz" 4 >craph: she
sS.n Lucretia's shadow. and Iroplc a.
forro; she WIS there. til they |
Ir,I.,l her help. Nj. LINDSAY had
nh, the choir himself. ami after the
'auEr"cloth could no longer be- made a
ar,,.xt 10 cover 2Ag.ti;Gac OF 49,
.L,ra were <.offus@& .uSut> 10 I
Hractice. on Morning, as he drilled
"r.tia for an hour Intellectually,
S,ddenly { ssei to Susan.
Wa,me.'' IN said. TRY this chant with
Mis- SuSat and Susan opened her
n Us and chenNt as nobody in the
H. had erefcsanted before.
Bravo" lpseried. when did yoa
learn it? ,L,a :. IN
why shonldh Aho" H. cou!dn I
he.P We must Ihv.Eou IN the choir" he
san .Susan Shat iHthe choir.r' gasped
arrbodv ontttHway ont of church.
e n Lindsay :. Ringing her out.'
GeSbc's Lucrto;3k sister, You know"
c@ytlained Mis4RAh-
cA.,pd her fy6ce rather browns
-~.at;a-s." SD Dr.. Slow.
Az Lindsay va giving great salts
.-a.ion.. The pr Vhioners talked of re-
ias.slne the Old V%Sctory, adding wing
~ bay-windos and even spoke of
arM r. in ali ID ming field. so that
taS" loretta might pea flower garden"
- even ned 4ted an increase of
1ne. as soon Is ~ should be settled in
salar nsrish. and AslGnmm thought he
the "a add a c4d3Vl to his will, in favor
sno ,ss new pas pri md Lucretia's hus-
ban1Wnn theyte Married" reckoncd
,c.s Rich. with my tristan thrift, ..we