The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-05-06

to me that he don't never intend 20
marry Jane Martin, an that he's Jest
maxim fool of her. an il ought not to
be allowed
I'm o your min Surilda," MRS.
Hawkins said, coming in with batch cf
dough in her hands, TO have word in
the talk. "Only last night as Absalom
was comm home from the mill lie sees
the teacher AN Jane a-promenadin' in
tue orchard, am she was a-holdin' to his
arm. an a-smilin' in bis face jest as lovin'
as could be, Then he sees them stop,
an the teacher breaks off some apple
blossoms an fastens them in her hair,
an then he stoops an kisses her. An
she didn't seem to mind it one bit, bat
Just laughed at it, Std o haulin' off an
Slappin him over, as she ought to
done.
Up went thirty pairs of hands and
thirty mouths ejacu!ated, oh"
oval, it amt no more'n 'spected"
Parthena said. when she had sufficiently
recovered from the terrible shock to be
able to speak Its dretful state q
things an shouldn't never be allowed to
90 on"
THAT it shouldn't" said Tilda, "fer if
it is, what's ever to become of us inno-
cent young ladies? say it ought to be
stopped"
YES, it ought, an it's our duty to see
that it is stopped Weowe it to the per
lection of innocent young gals, an we
mustn't be afeerd to do our duty"
Cant nobody say that Parthena Per-
kins ever stunned her duty" Parthena
said. with derisive nod of her small
round head. IAN if there is anything do
love to do better'n anything else it is to
pint out to people their failin's an help
em to git right"
81 can say the same chimed in Mrs.
HUFF. IAN I'm ready to go this minute
to do what's best toward Jane Martin. l
know that somethn' ought to be done"
AN me, too, Surilda said; "but I'm
not settled in my own mind how'd be
best TO perceed.'
oval" Mrs. Hawkins remarked
thoughtfully, Il reckon as good a way
as any would be 10 see Mis- Martin an
talk to her about it, She's curious sort
o critter, an flares up monstrous bad
when anybody goes to takin' to her
about her failin's but | reckon we
oughtn't ter mind that SO long as we feel
easy in our own souls, an know We're
doin' it fer her own good"
Shes powerful ungrateful, though"
Parthena said. ''fer remember the time
committee of us went to see her an
pint out to her that she was committin'
nv a sin by not 'tendin' up. to church, an
she flares right up an says as how she
knows her own business, an thinks it
amt much worse 70 stay away from
meetin than it is to 20 pokin' erbout
meddln' with things that don't consarn
us.
''She was mighty frien'ly an mild.
! though" Surilda commented, "till we
teched on the thing we'd come fer"
YES, she wus. But that amt neither
here nor there We must do somethin',
an as there airr nothin' better to do,
spose we pint a committee to wait on
| Mis- Martin. an warn her o the way
James carryin' on with the new teacher.
an tell her she'd best turn him off an let
him hunt another boarlin' place"
This proposition was agreed to unani-
mously, and, accordingly. after consider
able further exchange Of ideas, Surilda,
Parthena and Mrs Gilley were selected az
"A committee to wait on poor Mrs. Martin
The next day was selected as the time
for the committee to make their visit
for. as Mrs HUFF said, there wasn't no
time ter waste.
Accordingly. at am early hour the next
morning. Parthena and Mrs Gilley met
Surilda at her own house, and together
the three ladies started out on their mis-.
sion of kindness and mercy. As they
passed the Hawkins place Mrs. Hawkins
came out and Mrs. Gilley stopped for a
few words with her, while Surilda and
Parthena walked leisurely on. They
were no sooner out of hearing of Mrs.
Gilley than Parthpna said:
81 wish they'd left Mis- Gilley outten
the committee | don't feel jest right
a-goin' along with SIGH as her to talk to
other folks about their shortcomings. do
you, Surildyy'
"No, ! don't, fer everybody knows that
Sam Gilley amt worth killin' an asides,
a man as sells as many sheepskins as he
does thout ever ownin a sheep, don't
pear to me to be strictly honest, an it
might pear to Mis- Martin as how we're
mighty hard off fer fittin' women to
serve on a committee when SIGH likes as
her is chosen"
just then Mrs. Gilley came up, and
the Suhipct was changed: and as the