Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-10
PARSoN MOBILES DONATION.

From Springfield Republican, 7I4xE
H'M real glad you've come, Miss
Purdy?" exclaimed Miss Betsey
Marvin, opening the door to the will
lage dressmaker. eve been ex-
pecting you fur this three weeks,
my alpaca is gettin' so rusty I'm
most ashamed to wear it. When'd you
get homer"
s'Last night answered the little
woman, shaking out the folds of the
large figured delaine before her.
"Then you haven't heard the news,
maybe-about Parson Mobiles leavin'
us, hev your" asked Miss Betsy with an
air OF mysterious Importance.
"Not word except what l saw in
the newspapers. You see I've been over
Cousin Maria's youngest daughter was
married last Tuesday. How will you
have your dress cut, Miss Marvin?"
'sYou don't say Well l never! What
luck she does hev marrying off her girls!
Cut it polnase, Miss Purdy, and don't
git it ter long behind,-it's a dreadful
sin to waste cloth, SO think. Well I'm
glad you didn't hear it from Sophia
Jackman-she has such habit of color
ing up things so. Now aPays tell a
straightforward story and let folks
touch it up to suit themselves. How
did you like Par.on Noble, what you
heard him, Miss Purdy?"
tile always put me in mind of those
men that St. Paul tells about of whom
the world is not worthy" answered
the dressmaker, measuring Miss Mar
WINS plump waist with her tape meas
ure.
ssOh. we'll! l s'pose most folks was
pleased with him at first; maybe you'll
change your mind when you hear about
the donation. | can't say but what he
had a pleasing way with him, but |
always thought he was little loose in
his doctrine. | mistru ted from the first
that like as not he wouldn't stay long.
Somehow his preaching want strong
enough, there want theology enough
about it,
"Possibly not" remarked Miss Purdy,
basting up the lining, "but it seemed to
me he preached the same gospel that
Jesus Christ preached-the gospel of
love-and that was good enough for
me-"
ssDo you think he was very spiritual?''
asked Miss Betsey, waving the contested
point. "He's ben seen more'n dozen
times sliding down Dragon hill with the
boys on their dOuple-rippers-as they
81 think most likely he enjoyed it, and
I'm sure the boys did. l never saw a
man have such faculty for making
everybody happy around hint was
really wonderful"
Miss Marvin laughed low laugh,
which had in it neither mirth nor music.
ssIt's real pity to spoil your good
opinion of him." she said; s'and hate
to do it, but s'pose somebody else will
tell YOU if don't. When he came here,
you know, they promised him 500 sala-
nv. but the times is hard and everything
is cheap and they thought, mebbe, this
year he'd be satisfied with six. Nobody
but him and his wife, you see. Seems
to me 500 an the parsonage is mon
strous price-what do you think?"
81 suppose they have to have food an6
clothes, Miss Marvin in fact, had ar
idea that ministers were human"
81 began to think SO myself, Miss
Miss Betsey. s.Well, as l was saying
thew went to him-the committee did
and kindly asked him if he'd taxi
5000 this year, as money was 81
scarce, and what do you think he said p
II havn't the slightest idea, unless h,
said he would preach for nothing"
"No, indeed he said couldn't but jus
live on 500, and he thought HI
ought to be making some provision fol
the future now, if ever. Mrs. Chapil
said she thought that was distrustin
providence, and that's the way l look a
it, Hasn't the Lord promised to pro
vide? Didn't He feed Elijah and tn
children of Isreal? And l calculate |
ministers is faithful the Lord will TAX
care Of 'em when they're too old t.
preach"
sa..WeIl. what did the committee d.
then?r inquired the dressmaker.