Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-01
The Deacon.s Danghter.

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rocks. shaded roads, cool glens and pic
turesque aud high dangerous water
falls.
Everyone liked Dora. The young men,
because she was handsome and Unaffected;
the girls, because she was amiable, and
ALWAYS had the prettiest patterns of any
enc in the village, and was quite ready to
lend them: and the mammas. on account
of her substantial charms such broad
meadows. such goodly cattle, such stores
of linen made up by the hands of the
thrifty Dora. such wealth of massive sll-
yer and old fashioned china as belonged
10 Deacon Maxwell. and goodly portion
OF which must 60 to the eldest and hand
soonest daughter, would have made even a
squint, red hair and bad temper endurable
in their eyes.
So all the village regarded her as a sort
of personal property, and every mother
who had manageable son watched her
with a vigilance and interest truly surprls-
ing and which ought utterly to confound
those who don't believe in the natural
goodness and purity of human nature
Spite of which in her 23d year, Dora was
Dora Maxwell still fact which she
didn't take at all TO heart though some Of
cold maid
II was the first Sunday in June, warm
balmy, smiling, fragrant morning, just
deepening into noon, as the deacon and
his family returned from church. Mrs.
Maxwell had on her loose dress, and was
tanning herself by the window, while
Dora and her two sisters having laid
away their hats and parasols, We're get
ting dinner, when their mother exclaimed
Dear me, if there amt Eph Schenck
comm up the walk The girls giggled,
and Dora Redeemed
Erh Schenck was a long, tan, 5hambl
ing, freckled, red haired youth, who had
a disagreeable habit of driving over to
church from his fathers farm lten miles
Distant. and then concluding TO take
dinner with Deacon Maxwell. She knew
Just how it would be. He would sit there
in that corner by the eight day clock,
his chair tipped back, huge mouth open
and his eyes fastened on her in stuplp
admiration. He would choke himself mt
dinner, and break out In q perspiration,
trying to say something tender in her
car. He would 20 with them TO church,
and tumble up the steps: he would tread
on her dress and tearit; he would insist
ON singing out of the same book with
her. and to dolcful tune of his own inn
agination; he would stare at her during the
sermon, and wipe his shining forehead,
alternately, tin he had all the younger
portion OF the congregation engaged in
doing their best not to giggle. He would
90 back and choke himself at tea, and
after tea father would 90 out to look at
the chickens, and mother and the girls
To see about the work. and then who
could ten if he wouldn't take it into his
stupid head To ask her TO be Mrs. Eph.
Schcnck Down went the cloth from
Dora's hand. ass this last dreadful posi-
hihty presented itself 10 her mind, and
away she ram. like q startled deer; across
the garden and ont of "a little back gate
into the broad meadow, where i'm her
haste She almost rushed into the arms of
james Van Buskirk, the clear headed son
of q good-for-uothug fathe, who bade
fair 20 20 retrieve the position that biz.
futhef had lost, but being only half way
up the hill, he was only partially counter
need by those pruuCu and worthy PEG
pie who will nearly stake your hand Oft
when YOU are safely at Che top.
Dora was about to pass him with digui-
fled bow, but the young man, whose dark
eyes were dancing with mischief stopped
her, by grayely inquiriug.
If She had he dyspepsia and was run.
ming for exercise.
"No sir, | am in q hurry answered
Dora, who Thought it was none of his bus
mess.
"Oh' indeed, don't lrt me detaiu you
them then turning, he cody walked ON
beside her.