Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-28

you; some one was for letting the
parson go, but Deacon Simons got
real riled up; he said he didn't blame
the minister one mite; he thought
they ought to raise his salary instead
of lowerin' it, and he'd be willing to
give S5O.n The deacon meant we'll,
but he's dreadful unreasonable man
when he gifts his dander up; but
Squire Lyman he puts him down at
once; he said lit was poor plan to
let ministers hev their own way, and
if they should give Parson Noble 800
this year, he'd be asking for $500
next, maybe Then the deacon got
up and says he, L should like to ask
Squire Lyman if he could live on
SCOOP That was real tender pint
and the deacon knew it, for Sue Ly-
man told round that her father gave
her $500 a year fur her clothes and
to travel with, and they kept two
girls, and a man to take care of the
horses, but the squire only paid $40
minister's tax last year,-but then,
twon't do to git Squire Lyman mad,
fur he's worth MORN half dozen like
Deacon Simonds. So Justin Martin
made motion to raise $500 and give
the minister a donation to make up
the other 500.
ssThat kinder pacifed all around
a nd TO or,
try the next Thursday evening and
give the minister and his wife rous
ing donation and surprise visit. They
took pains to invite everybody, old
and young, and when Thursday ev-
ening come there was big crowd I
can tell you. Squire Lyman gave the
word to start and just as we got to
the front door we all commenced to
sing Praise God from whom all bless
ings flow"
fEThe minister and his wife both
come to the door and they did look
surprised enough, but somehow they
didn't look SO cheerful as you would
expect. But they was dreadfully sur
prised; they didn't even think to ask
us in; but we didn't wait for an invi-
tation but kept crowdin' in and the
back, till the house was full upstairs
and down. Squire Lyman's wife and
me and some others went out into the
kitchen to look after the vituals and
other things that was donated; and
such a sight as twas.
deacon Bates brought bushel of
potatoes, and Squire Lyman a peck Of
onions. Levi Morse brought hull
key of pork; to be sure Parson Noble
or his wife never eat any, but then it
showed Mr.. Norse's good will. Then
Mrs. Prentis brought them chrome
of bare headed girl pickin' flowers.
You see Mr.. Noble preached SER
mon one Sunday about folks making
home attractive for the Children
said they ought to have books and
pictures and all such things. [ 'spose
Mrs. Prentis thought 'twould please
him and | think she was very thought
ful-don't you? Someone brought a
nice Bible. Bibles, you know, are al
ways appropriate to give minister"
IT should think a minister was the
last person who would need a Bible"
interrupted Miss Purdy. Miss Betsey
did not notice the interruption but
continued
EFThen there was a peck of apples
and some soft soap, four loaves of
bread, pan of doughnuts, two loaves
OF cake, a couple Of mince pies,
and a loaf of ginger bread-that I
made myself. The victuals, of course,
was refreshments, for everybody ex-
poets something to eat at a donation
party. But there was one thing-it
did seem as if everybody had agreed
upon, for should think that every
body that came must have brought a
few links of ausages-such pile of
'em-we just sat down and laughed;
we couldn't help it when we saw'em."
"Of course we helped ourselves to
little things, we knew Mrs. Noble
would be glad to furnish 'em; then |
nobody thought to bring any pre-
serves. So we called Mrs. Noble out |
and asked her what we should do |
about it. She said she'd got jar Of
ounce sauce we might have-Mrs.
Pierce dished it out and she said it |
wouldn't go half round; she asked
me if she'd better get two or three
cans and open, but I told her it would
make more trouble and 'twasn't no
matter if the children didn't have |