The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-29

enough Ill business 1clatlOnS-W0S
yet persistcntly and uniformly lutte
Mt church on Sabbath morning. The
horse was brought to the door fully
three-quarters of an hour before its
owner was ready, and Mrs. Baker, IL
grown-up daughter. Susie, little Tim
and n bachelor brother passed that
time in nervous irritability or hope
less patience. 81 like to have 'cnl
get pretty wellalong," was the good
natured reply to all suggestions of
haste.
So three members OF this family
were highly pleased with the new
minister's reproot, and inwardly
hoped that pa" would appropriate
the whole oft. He had no idea of
taking more than his own share, and
only observed to his pastor, "Well,
you hit the heel of Achilles n hard
blow to-day"
But n fixed determination to be on
time the next week, by force of
strategy, took possession of n ma
jority of the Baker household.
Il will get to meeting early for
once resolved the house mother
when Saturday night came and she
stood winding up the old clock.
whose place was in the west entry.
I'll put this clock along twenty
minutes. It's the first time in my
life l ever did such u thing, hut will
not have the deacon'sfolks laughing
to see us come in late. There's no
earthly reason why We should.
either"
1t actually seemed as if the clock
licked faster out of pure aston;sh-
mcnt, at heing hurried along, and
she was glad to shut the door aud
lose the sound.
Just as the sun looked in through
the east window Sunday morning,
David, the Observation-Disclosures, aroused
from sleep, and reflected that it was
meeting day, "And l know what I'm
going to do. l'llput tlleclock along
halt IN hour before | let the cows
out. lii see il my bald head must
go up that aisle after everybody's
there. Wonder | never thought
doing it before!"
He went into the kitchen, and
tllrcwup the windows. 1'hefragrancc
/ of sweetbriar and honcysuckle float
ed in, and the slow ticking of the tail
old timc-piece sounded clear and dis.
tinct as the strokes ola hammer
| through the stiffness of the farm
house. When David left the outside
door open, the sunbcanls danced up
on the brown floor with n wide awake
alertness, suggesting to him that it
was high time anyway that the fam
lily were up, and half an hour would
be no loss. He pattcd the heads OF
the cattle, as he turned them down
the river road. with an approving
sense of his own foresight.
Susie woke up two hours earlier
than usual, for her young head was
burdened with scheme for taking
licr father to meeting on
time 81 slan't dare to tell
ma" ran the line of her thought
"fcr she never deceivcs pa many way
but ! do believe Ill put the clock
along just little way. Then we
shall gain II few minutes without any
fuss. Everybody will look at usanC
smile If we go in late to-day. lIncl,
Dave must have gone out. ! dom,
want IL soul to know" So stealth.
down stairs on tiptoe, through til,
kitchen, n pretty figure and fresl, her
self as the early morning. sllec pence
the glass door that covered the fac
of the clock. once more specdrtl tn
hands twenty minutes on it's course
and then rushed back to her bed.
The next one to disturb the silenc
of the long room was Mr.. I'akerhim
self. He glanced out into the entry
Who'd have thought it was ISOLATE
Well, I've good mind to put tn
clock along, and hurry 'em up lit
tie this morning. Believe III TRY an
start of twenty minutes earlier. It'll
be good joke to have them tilinl
I'm late ms usual-a pretty goo,
Joke. and Ill do it," BY the time h
had turned the minute hand fOrwar,
itwassevcn o clock. Calling to his wifi
that she must hurry up or she'd b
late, lie went out to the barn in {
state of inward delight.
An interested observer would hav
noticed that little Tim was tho onl,
one entirely at his ease through
breakfast. When the family startc,
off in the calry-all, each one, exccp
the child, began to have II secre
misgiving that by some mistake til,
the clock was turned TO fnr ahead
1t seemed surprisingly early. Their,
was altogether II lack of directnes
in the SUMS rays, not usually notice
able on their weekly ride. no sign
of churll-going was visible atany o
the neighbors' houses. One of tin
Maynard boys. standing in the opel
barn. threw up his cap rs the,
passed. At the Walkers Davit
caught IL glimpse through the win
dow of the old gentleman stnudin,
before q small looking gluss. nnt