Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1888-11-03

Tchabod. she lest talked and argerfed beauti-
| fuI about how the town would have to take
| care of her and, bein' her father was dea-
| con. the church ought to do its duty adVisin'
| and Iaborin' with her if she was headstrong
and set up, and she convinced him-With a
few words that let fall as twas given me to
speak-and he said he'd go and deal with
Pamela accordin' to the best wisdom and
Judgment that was given him. When she
sees him a-comln' she'u dowse her peak, for
there's nobody in Brmblecom that amt
afraid of the minister"
| Within a week the committee waited upon
the minister to hear the result of bis advice
| TO Pamela. 1t was very hard to ind him at
home: they tried four times before they sue.
ceeded. If he had been anybody but the min
lister they could not have avoided the painful
suspicion that he slipped out the back door
when he saw them coming And when at
last they did find him at home his report was
not altogether satisfactory.
miss Semple did not care to accept the
position of housekeeper to Mr.. Hiram Hutch
tnson," he said, as if Pamela were the great
est lady in the land and could pick and choose
positions. But then he was a minister, and
ministers couldn't be expected to talk just
like common people.
"What is she a-goin' to do, thenln demand
| ed Mis- Ichabod, severely. Il don't know Of
any other chance for her"
IL offered her a position, but she de-
| clined that aso," said the minister.
The committee looked thunder-struck
81 do hope it WANT to keep sch 1d}," said
Mis- Hosea Blodgett, recovering he self sud
denly, 'for she hain't mite OF facui ", every
body knows Why, asked her once II she
understood mathematics, and she said she
could do addition If you gave her time. Ny
ANGELA understands mathamato, 81 -...'.-
sides beautiful learnin' she's e
ty for keepin' school. o..,..,,. "
at was not a position as
80 $40 WI .a ,-,I','' l1. along vtb house
wo. :, - any faculty hope
! the tolks aiu.t 5aiy parttczerier" said Mis-
Ichanct
"a she decli-eJ the POSITION it does not
seem 10 matter whether they are or not" said
the minister
If Mis- Ichabod had not stood very much In
awe Of the minister, he would have then and
there received "a piece Of her mind" as she
afterward declared; for If there was any
thing that provoked her beyond endurance,
it was a close mouthed person" But, as he
was the minister, there was nothing to do
but to take leave of him with a GOODNESS and
dignity which should give some token of
their displeasure.
AS If he couldn't tell them Just as well as
not who wanted to hire PamelY to do house
work. But there was one comfort-the COM
mittee knew there was nothing going on in
Brimblecom that they couldn't find out
And just after she had expressed that
opinion Mis- Ichabod was so overcome by
some sudden thought that she fairly gasped,
and leaned for support against the town
pump, which providentiaJly stood IN her
way.
81 heard that Joanna Leach wanted to 90
home because her sisters twins had the
measles The minister wanted Pamely to
keep house for hint" she gasped.
well, Mis- Ichabod, if you haln'l got an
understanding worth havin'l And though l
never breathed it to a mortal before, I've had
my suspicious that the minister want all
he'd ought TO be-" exclaimed Mis- Hosea
rBlgdget- ---
Il never knew man TO have one white
eyebrow for nothing" said Miss Nancy Per
kins, dsrkly.
Before night the report had spread all over
Brimblecom that the minister had asked
Pamela Sempe to keep house for him. Mr..
| Stockbridge was certainly the last person tot
| y suspected OF an improprlety but Ape, |
rTc&s were deceitful. He surely must ~
ina l& ought to have a housekeoE ntIr, |
was a1 IAast fifty, and it was $500
proper ing she should be toot 19S,
| eyed, anu N-Rred by the
Joanh' 49,, - If Pam 80 =,
i'f.l' -, p-IsUs - O"'I I.
SUI SUI 10 1--'' -A., buy Oe THUS ~
VIZ n A"1 10 L'0N'''
= 5a'o S'' Ao''
ne 10 could not ieloehloe'
SUI 20 br-nulecom. me
hes- . ,r maori 5sl r.
az ~ M, mildly ayhilars-ay IN Fam.
14le
paIlSolS stsarsl ,,a,.-. vent nv tef,-s anu
pug u roacb4a IN 7,l7iate-,s s,ra T1so
SOU for Min. 72rt,rbtaco,, had wholesome
Pr of the minister mi ~ length owing
l,oirIv 70 Tho oforts ~ ATIs, Tcbobo1 MI;
,-uosoo RIodoot+ ond Mas Nopcv porl,iro :,
NOS deoI5a5 tba+ 40 Tho No., nb,Iroh rooatiro,
one If the church daacons shonId Question
tbo minister couoor, ina, Tho r,otta~ Sr,ch
orvino scandal roust No Iono-or ron,sir min.
ros+Iroto5
II wos c-.o+ d.r e., prt,,h,ooo,, 7boro
bad NOT han s,,ob on o,to,danoa ~ obrrob
nneetino, .Inno tha par NJ CaIdwa,,s trtoI
t1r baSosr NJ naa,ar Str'r,o,. ..ia -
seemed so much like county conference that
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