Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-20
4 CHERCH MOUSE.
a story by Mary x. wilkins, with IL
ChrisIniR- Ending.

4 CHTRCH No USE
a story by Mnry x. Wilkins, with IA
ChristmR- Ending.
81 never heard Of a womans bein' sax
ton'
IL dunno what difference that makes
| don't see why they shouldn't have women
saxtous as well ds men saXtons, for my
part, nor nobody else neither. They'd keep
busted 'nough sight cleaner. I've seen
dust layin' ON my pew thick enough to
write my uame IN good many times, an
amt said nothin about it. An | amt gon'
to say nothin' now agin Joe Sowen, nov
hes dead an gone. lie did jest well a,
most men do Men git IN good many
places where they don't belong, an where
they set as awkward as COW on IA hen
roost, Jest because they push in ahead Of
women amt blamin EN-; | s'pose if ]
could push in ! should Jest the same way
But there amt no reason that can see, nor
nobody else neither, why woman shouldn't
be saXton.
lletty Flhell stood III the rowen hay field
before Caleb Gale He was "a deacon, the
chairman Of the -electmeu, and the rich
and influential man Of the village. One
looking at him would not have guessed it
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"e'''s "S"' '' "'' PM s'l'i a''i f "assN
and moist with perspration, scanned the
distant horizon with stiff and reserved
air he did not look at Hetiy.
no" lIu ~ ~ T'''A @ =" Jug ',e
If uybody died
I'd Jest as lief ring that little meetin'
house bell AS to stan out here an Jingle a
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n' was .i'tn neie H.. u mug" Il a''
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spun" nui ~ ""' ~ - III - -!
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ana are" IL Ill iull oI ro"en' he''y HioNeu
arouhu III lIoh' VI nun "e 'aN1u .1 ."PI'
turoaoy she ",1Neu akaln iiS"' .drL IN ene
pam oi MS laHe' I ,nv" III. ,T
am no SENSE ia suol' IAN =.
An l want Is Jes' Ir' eas1 SU' "e' VI l .iie
Dack gan rS' "here the ch''ip'H e"es up.
l Il set up my ""'N'n SSoNe 'neie' gu NY
ned an .. ou.'aiar ~ o' ,I NY" ''' '''''''"
er quit 10 keep Oh Tue TihI - a.. 1000,
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stove an .na' "eu Ne a'ie,s ' % 'Ps o ""
i3re sue u'e% que XIV en. 49,, " ''ie u'loi ,'.
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II rams tha' s'oNe al .na' ueu "i'' "1
SPoit' ~ '"ohs so'''e ny ihln nCT
guess you netter give NE 'ie '''ee''h -nouse
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n"u """ t"'iN N'u eau ''o.i'', ~ .;''i
cookin stove an tnat ne" lhto the lneetln
mouse e-l am go'n l" S''P u near suo'
talk -..--- ~
my "'s''u w., ~ 80. n, "'' "! .I'.', =;
done an my wool howerS' AIR out there III
the SaIu' L..
taleh rhkeu' neV'S hePV s'anu'"k heI
sell about uh'l ne was IoIceu !" s'oP ~ "
gather her III WIN .ne r"~en nay H'
looked stra'sht at her ana Sro"ieu' I uh'
persplrat'oh 'ri'hle" "o"' ,,H u's IUIeNs, ,,'1
, <" up 10 the mouse eau M's "aie EI' .l'
the key 10 ''le ',''e'''' "'"'' '''u ''s''S
No she can T.
be you solh up ue,9re ions -.-
! NO. am l. ouruThE Caieus No'c'
+ changed II hnd neei, 'u,i oi stuooorh veA
: atioh' no" II was olunuly arg su",en'sVlN n',,
, Don you see 1t am no use la'Aln suI'
, nonsense hetty hou oe'.er go Ileh
along, an make up your h''hu II a'u 20 Ut
/ Thought OIL
- mere TIE s"'h I" h'sn'' 'heh
l 10 h'sht .,n
Yes "here ne sol'' d,
Amt you got any pace 10 go 10
mere Il" you pose We sov any P'ace
Them folks AR hoNlh lht" MIS- TROUT
mousse, an as goou Ms u"lu NE 10 ciear ou'
| amt got no ioiks TO take me III uuh no
y where IN g"in meone can go TO you
II house ,u,.,.
G Caleh gave start we've got '',nPa I,