Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-16

well could be He was TO prench for
them on trial the first Sunday In DE-.
oember and on the Saturday evening
previous Deacon Gilkey aud his Mi, |
were returning from day shopping
IN Chicago, Just as the cars we're
starting, Mr. Ames, another pillar Ia
the church, hurried ia. md seeing Mr.
and Mrs. Gilkey dropped INTO the seat
behind them, and the other half of
which was occupied by strange gen.
tleman IN "A iurtrimmed oyereoa.
and "A sealskin cap.
Getting chilly. remarked Mr..
Ames TO Mr. Gilkey, as AN introdnc.
ton 10 conversation, meanwhile but.
toning up his oyercont.
The remark recalled the fact 10 Mr.
G'lkey, and lac buttoned up his coat
nnd replied:
"ies; looks like a little storm"
Shouldn't wonder" said MIR.
Ames. They've had five inches Of
snow up North
lis that so?" They have pretty
tough winters up there. aud Mr..
Gilkey gave his coat collar another
jerk.
Suppose youll I've out 10 church
tomorrow said Mr.. Anes.
Yes, presume so, assented Mr..
GilkeY, and Mrs Gilkey said. Yes.
certainly, with Il glnnce at the
I bandboN at her feet, which sug-
gested the idea that mil
liner had made assurance doubly
SUR" in her case. hut. OF course. sug-
gested NO such Thought TO Mr.. Ames.
who observed. Il guess people will
turn ont pretty generally 10 hear our
neW man
They ought 10, said Mr.. Gilkey,
''foF be se'ms 10 be about our last
chance, and | say we'd better take
him Il be suits any kind Of way
We might as we'll shut up the
church II ae don't get someone he-
fore long, said Mr.. Ames, gloomily.
There wasn't a bakers dozen on,
last Sunday. and the Halls aud Me
Allisters have given up their pew
Hall Says hr won / pay pem.rent fol
tie sort ~ preaching we've had late
ly"
III needn't make any difference Il
him Whul kind OF preaching We have
he never there. remarked Mrs Gil
Key. severely
what does Dr Williams have {,
SOY about this Mr. Grant that = 90
ing Ia preach tomorrow" inquire,
Mr bilkey
lie won't take nny stand NJ all.
said Mr.. Amee. SAY it, none ~ hl
. funeral who they get He's put ou
. l.ccansc they wouldn' call Mr. uiiin
bat Ne never could have made tina
thing work
lie preached good sermons, sal,
Mr.. Gilkey. rpficciiycly
, " lie talked through his nose, sai'
Mrs Gilkey. eonclnsivcly
Then the Whites. said Mr.. Ames
"Thry wnnt that Eastern man will
the long bnir. He's "A sort oi eousil
r to Whites wife. The Nest End ar
/ al united on that man from Wash
ington. Aud ~ Glovcr's got anal
down south and he's trying 20 rul
. ~ this long timr Mr. Amcs pause'
\ for breath. aud Mrr tiilkcy took VI
\ the burden ri his complaint.
I, "icr. she said. "nnd the George
I. say they won't vote for anybody bn
that Mr. Paine. from Ohio. II
. stayed with them while he wns her,
. and they say he Is inst as ngrecahl
/ and entertaining as he cnnb be-. You
never suspect that he was n minister
At this stage. Mr. Ames. happier
ing TO look up suddenly, surprise
! Nh amused smile ON the face OF th
stranger who shared his seat,
: bcg your pardon" said that gentle
7 man in answer TO Mr. Ames star
!, II could not help oyerhenring you
= conversation.
NO harm done, returned Nj
Amra. nffnhly. Were pretty niue
:, interested in getting the right soI
. of a man for our church. We kno
! what keeps the thing going, YOU see
I Identified. significantly, some cor
:, IN his pocket, and the stranger INT
i mnted that he saw.
" Isn't il the general opinion thu
4 we 20 paving too steep PRIV "
= our preachers" inquired MIR Gilke.
y Altogether. said Mr.. Amcs, en-
: phnticutly. And lsay we've just e
. ia drop of $500 a. year on our ne'
Y. y man. Why, when was boy mn
\ later didn't get over $500 or 5000
!, wear. and they managed to live 9
4 Il somehow They didn't thro
!. their money around on all sorts
3 extravagauces. III he bound,
e People say We have these tmni
;" ourselves. began Mr.. Gilkey, midi
- II don't care II we do rctort,
y Mr. Ames. II earn my money, ana
= know whore Il comes front
y MIR. Ames had by this time work.
~ himself into quite n vehement sta
I, Of mind. He ostcnsibly address
- Mr.. Gilkey, but it is not strange TN
y the consciousness that the stran,g
" was an interested listener caused n a
: 70 elaborate his argument with :
y distinctness and precision OF one WI
" , .t.,4 hc 10 making I, rood pom