Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-05-29

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ior the moment what you meant.
Poor man! l 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
er. Their mission seemed a some
What difficult one to perform. Was
Iamely so innocent as she looked?
Mis- lchabod nad a dradful suspicion
that she was deep, and she resolved
not to he daunted.
we thought you might like the
place yourself, seein' YOU was left so
kind of dependent. she said.
81? On dear! haven't the least
pit OF faculty, you know" and Pane
~ laughed merrilv.
Chem 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. Ifit does,
am such n little thing that it won't
cost much"
There was the suspicion of a flush
on Pamela's cheek and 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 II laughing matter"
said Miss Hosea Blodgett, who was
determined not to come away with
out saying anything; that would be
SO humiiating to tell of.
"Oh, l hope not" said Pamela,
sweetly.
THAT was the very worst thing
about Deacon SempIe-you never
could make him mad" said Miss
Nancy Perkins, as .le opened the
gate. And though the other men,
bers Of the committee wouldn't ac-
knowledge it, Pamela's resemblance
to her father in that respect was the
thing that they had found most ay-
gravating in their interview with her
Before they reached their homes
they repented that they had not said
more, but there was something in
Pamela's manner that made it seem
an impossibillty. The committee
could not explain it clearly. Pamela
had been quite pleasant and polite,
but they didn't care to go again
However, they quite agreed that the
matter ought not to rest there, and
they were willing-even anxious-to
go and confer with Mr.. Stockbridge,
the minister, upon the subject. She
would not dare to be so high and
mighty with the minister.
The Rev. Mr.. Stockbridge was a
grave and dignitied man of nearly 40,
who, when he had had first come to
Brlmblecom, ten years before, had the
caps of half the young ladies of his
parish persistently SET at him. They
had now, if they had not wholly
abandoned the cap-setting, learned
to "draw it mildly, lest it were all in
vain," for the minister had never
shown the slightest sign of being
caught. He seemed somewhat EN-
barrassed when the committee visited
him and made known their errand.
AS Mis- Hosea Blodgett said in de-
scribing the interview to her friends.
"He kinder turned red, and then he
kinder turned white, and he looked
all ways for Sunday. Jest as if we'd
said something that want proper.
And when he said anything, which
want for as much as a minute, he up
and said jest as good as to say that
he didn't consider twas any of his
business. But Mis- Ichabod, she lest
talked and argertied beautiful about
how the town would have to take
care of her, and, bein' her father was
a deacon, the church ought to do it's
duty, advisin' and labOrin' with her
if she was headstrong and set up,
and she convinced him-with a few
words that l let fall as twas given
me to speak-and he said he'd go
and deal with Pamely accordin' to
the best wisdom and Judgment that
was given him. When she sees him
a-comin' she'll dowse her peak, for
there's nobody in Brimblecom that
amt afraid of the minister"
Within week the committee wait
ed upon the minister to hear the re-
suit of his advice to Pamela. 1t was
very hard to find him at home; they
tried four times before they succeed
ed. If he had been anybody but the
minister they could not have avoid
ed thepainlul suspicion that he slipped
out of the back door when he saw
them coming. Andwhe at last they
did find him at home his report was
not altogether satisfactory.
Miss Semple did not care to &C.
cept the position of housekeeper to
Mr.. Hiram Hutchinson" he said, as
if Pamela We're the greatest lady in
the land and could pick and choose
positions. B1t when he was u min
lister, and ministers couldn't be ex-
pected to talk just like common peo-
pie.
''What is she a-goin' to do Them"
demanded Mis- Ichabod, severely. Il
don't know of any other chance for
her."