Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-28


for the moment what you meant.
Poor man! / am sorry If he can't
find one. But nobody could expect
me TO give up Keturah, SURELY She
is. growing too old; and she wouldn't
leave me, anyway"
The committee looked at each 9th
err. Their mission seemed a some
what difficult one TO perform. Was
Pamely 30 innocent as she looked?
Nils lchabod nad dradiul suspicion
that she was deep, and she resolved
not to be daunted.
1--WE thought you might like the
place yourself, SEEM you was left 30
kind of dependent" she said.
~? Oh dear! haven't the least
bit Of faculty, you know" and Pane
~ laughed merrily.
"Them that hain't any faculty have
got TO try TO do something, if they
don't want To be objicks of charity"
said Mis- Ichabod.
II don't think Brimblecom will ever
have TO take care of me. lift does,
am such little thing that it won't
cost much"
There was the suspicion of q flush
on Pamela's cheek and n tense look
about her mouth that the committee
did not observe. They only saw her
laugh, and they arose in high dud-
geon.
IL hope the time won't come when
\ you won't find it alaughing matter, F"
said Miss Hosea Blodgett. who was
determined not to come away with
/ out saying anything; that would be
so humiliating 10 tell Of.
"Oh, hope not" said Pamela,
sweetly.
THAT was the very worst thing
about Deacon Semple-you never
could make him mad" said Miss
Nancy Perkins, ns ne opened the
gate. And though the other mem
beers OF the committee wouldn't ne
knowledge il, Pnmela's resemblance
10 her father IN that respect was the
thing that they had found most ny
grnvating ia their interview with her.
Before they reached their homes
they repeuted that they had not said
more, but there WAS something In
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mn impossihility. The COMMITTEES
could not explain il clearly. Pamela
had been quite pleasant and polite
but they didn't cnre 10 go again
However, they quite agreed that tbs
matter ought not TO rest there, and
they were williug-even anxioug-to
go and confer with Mr.. Stockbridge
the minister, upon the subject. Sh,
would not dare to be so high aut
mighty with the minister.
The Rev. Mr.. Stockbridge was q
grave and digniiied man Of nearly 30
who, when he had had first come e
Brimblecom. ten years before, had tn,
caps Of half tho young ladies Of hi
parish persistently set mt him. They
had now, II they had not who'll,
abandoned the cap-setting, learnet
TO draw il mildly, lest il were all il
vain" for the minister had neyc
} shown the slightest sign Of being
caught He seemed somewhat en-
barrnssed when thccommittec visite,
him and made known their errand
As Mis- Hosea Blodgptt said in de
scribing the interview TO her friends
"lic kinder turned red, and then h
kinder turned white. and he locke,
all ways for sunday, Jest M il wee
: snid something that want proper
And when he snid anything. whicl
want for ms much MS minute, he NJ
! and said Jest as good MS TO say tina
J he didn't consider twas any Of hi
: business. But Mis- Ichabod, she jes
talked and nrgeriled beautiful abou
, how the town would have TO TAX
, care OF her, and, bein' her father wa
! n deacon, the church ought TO do it
: duty, advisin' and laborin' with he
' IL she was hcadstrong and set NJ
: and she convinced hm--with fe'
I words that let fall as twas give
= me 60 spcnk-nnd no said he'd e
z and deal with Pamely accordin {
. the best wisdom and Judgment tina
. was given him. When she sees hin
y a-comin' she'll dowse her peak, fo
4 there's nobody in Brimblecom tina
/ amt afraid of the minister"
L Within week the committee wal
n Cd upon the minister TO hear the r
q suit of his advice to Pamela. IL wa
very UlEu 10 llllu Htlu Ut nome, llP
!, tried four times before they succee,
II cd. II he had been anybody but Il
> minister they could not have avoil
o cd the painfil suspicion that he slippe
out of the back door when he sa
u them coming. Andwhenat last the
% did find him at home his report wa
y not altogether satisfactory.
q Miss Semple did not care TO n
. cept the position Of housekeeper
v Mr.. Hiram Hutchinson" he said, I
IL Pamela We're the greatest lady
. the land and could pick and choo
4 positions. B3t when he was mi
!, lister, and minister's couldn't be e
~ pectod TO talk just like common pc
: pie.
- "What is she a-goin' TO do then2
y demanded Mis- Ichabod, severely.
% don't know of any other chance f
~ her"
! I'll offered her position, b.
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