The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-02-19
A FAMILY AFFAIR.
BY HUGH CONWAY.
CEIEPTER VIII.

| aged WIDOW WHO mad, IN spite OF her
lack of properly authenticate service
testmo Iials, been install led in the place
of the nurse-girl whose amorous tenden.
cies sent such a chill through lakewood
r ouse, continued TO give the greatest
satisfaction. She was Il living proof
that broom which swept clean when
new, may sometimes do so after the
newness has departed. Moreover, Mrs
Miller was broom which raised very
little dust as it swept.
Her masters liked her, Miss Clauson
liked her, the boy liked her and, above
all, Whitaker liked her. This last was
an important matter, as in the servants
hall Whitaker. by virtue of long ser :
vice and irreproachable character,
reigned supreme.
The new nurse was in many ways a
servant after his own heart. She treated
him with the respect which was his
due, and neither by word or action
r,diclled his masters -the crime COM
mon in nearly all the retaners of Halle
wood House. The only fault VIII oh
Whitaker could find with Mrs. Miller
was on account of her rel gious senti-
ments and IL was but natural that in a
kindly paternal way Whitaker should
take an early opportunity of ascertain
ing Mrs. Miller's orthodoxy.
He did this in the buffers pantry,
whittier she had one day come on some
errand 1t was on Monday, and
Whitaker began by commenting on
Mr. Mordle's sermon of the preceding
night. He little guessed what storm
his words would raise, how by sheer ac
cident he had stumbled on a wav of
a"n i;,u auls oslin io1Nins woman INTO
VIM e gu .; s Due ne nau' IN lact'
''t oi' 'no nie - ~ o,n .i1 liine.
one ,orgoe az ABOUT her errand' and
un'creu in'o d rci.S'ous discussion IN a
way .hae LOOK lne male sputant
aa1n.'o rom nm. enc talked ABOUT
seiection ana preuestination- utter
lneincacy OF WORKS or iaith to save
snc Pounue9 nm win terrible texts
when cut on the nope OF mercy from all
save the eject until poor old Whitaker
iaIriy gaspeu' DIS ono sided studies
iurh,sneu no weapon with which to
meet ner vehement attack. All he
could GO was to shake his head plying
~ anu sign lor the state OF her mind.
In inns ne was littie diiierentfrom many
reputeu teachers OF men,
90 ,'ho'h"oiiis Nncre
sne was, Mrs. Miller grew calm; but
evidently by great effort OF self con-
trol' one even apoologlzed for her ex-
clteinenl which sne hoped Mr.. whitaker
wouiu forget linen she lett him
=, IN ms responsible DOS ton his first
.nought was tnat nus masters ought to
DC informed OF tne heterodnx views held
ny 1ne nurse nut inns seemed scarcely
Ialr 10 the wo an VINO, IN spite of all,
went 10 churcn as regularly as the other
servants. 90 ne uid not men
tion thc matter 20 me Ialberts, but,
oVertaking MI Mordie as the latter
was one any waik'3g lnto the town, he,
WIN az respect lo'u MN what strange
iueas MIS- Mliler heid on religious sub
Jec.s
an' saiu Morale Nalvinism-
urcary rengion-most dismal and
dreary OF all.
me curate was rather short with
Nm'taker' lie thought the old SER
want raeher nuisance ana somewhat
Oh Prlg.
III you see her ana talk to her,
sirs asked Whi1taAer' respectfully.
NO OaiVimsts are incurable. But
W pieaseyou' Whi.taker' III preach at
ner some sunday. -
"a may pe PRESUMED snae MRS. Miller
noe lnnive ner NalNlnism upon
nealrice' as inc latler seemed TO Ind
sne new nurse periec,lV suited to her
au,'es. IL was clear That Mrs. Miller
Ia pcoonie s'rangeiy at'acheu TO her
1919 e. nls ,en Nosn'hg seemed to
sNo nei suoh Piensure as periormlng
S aIs s,r"' ersonn' seT wee which Mis-
Nlauson required. when eatrice
essu1 no', 'ne "oilian ozark eyes ioi-
.pmou ucr w VI an expression OF almost
~. Ing question. on ner part Bea-
, ~ uoa'ou .ne nurse WIN considera
an o h do, o mm'Ss SHOWN oy the most
au,iaoiS toward thelr servants. 1t was
ME- Ns"i,y :l na,o among .ne housenoid that
~ 80 na a,ii.l' qu'e. Us she was had
',iuuson 1901. ~,