Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-12-13

~~ y WYNN mem bers of
the sewing circle assembled in the
clergyman's residence QUE Friday aft
ernoon- chow they do come about,
to be sure! Seems to be a special Prov
idente in s'em-sometimes for a blessin'
and Sometimes for cuss."
MOSTLY for a cuss," said Miss Jones,
stillta spinster at sixty-ive.
And two people, or any one of two
people, can; make marriage curse
or blessing, as they choose, after the
ring is on" said Mrs. Brown.
Until that horrid word obey is
struck out of the SERVICE" began Miss
Jones, II feel sure"
II don't see why that should bother
you," cried Aunty Smith.
.:'Aunty Smith is right about one
thing" interrupted the minister's
wife in her turn, perhaps to avert the
impending squabble. 1.-THE most I'M
made.s just the people we think ought
to come together never do; and just
the people whose names we never
couple, do it for themselves. Now,
twenty years ago no one would have
fancied thatI would be Mrs Calvin
Richards. I'm sure l wouldn't have
believed a prophecy to that effect my
self" Ill.,
"Why, Tve;allers said you were sent
down from Heaven ticlleted for each
other-you'n the dominic" said Aunt
Smith. -
''If we were," said Miss Richards, 81
had certainly lost my ticket. was a
very lively girl, Aunt Smith. loved
to dance and sing, and enjoy myself
generally. 1 dotted on a good play
here Miss Jones was heard to groan
quietly over her back stitching-"and
l had. beauX enou sh with tastes like
my own. clergyman's wife I had
often vowed l never would be. And l
felt more certain about it than ever
whenever my father entertained
clergymen. They We're, it seemed to
me, never yorng and never handsome.
Their very smiles were solemn, and
they generally had weak lungs
Yes, poor dears, that's very true
said Aunty Smith. About the lungs,
meap."
Il Had a notion" said Mrs Richards,
'That to be very handsome man must
tbe little wicked. The handSomest
,fnapI ever sawiwas Il gambler. When
i:I'was a little girl, nine or ten years
sold at most, an old uncle of mine had
,Ssaid to me once as stood at the win
dow ofhis parlor in New York: Emma,
&ttiid you ever see gam bier? That's
one. His name is Thompson 1t was
,,:as though he had said: Did you ever
see Satan?' stared with all my might
land have never forgotten the face l
,,saw then. That a gambler? said l.
,iOh, uncle, it can't be. . She knows
4 Handsome man, when she sees One,
Already said MY uncle And always
:. did" laughed Mrs. Richards. "When
was q girl l looked first at a mans
y face and then at his figure, and, if
fAthey did not suit me, never asked
about his virtues. AS for his talents,
II don't believe that either man or wom-
an ever fell in love with talent yet.
Sand you know" continued Mrs. Rich
ards, ''Mr. Richards is not handsome
"a,
~ Auhty Smith remarked, with great
;;ttruth,. that beauty was only skin
]. deep," and Mrs. Richards wention:
He's portly. now, though, and wears
s.wltiskers. He is very much improved
indeed, outwardly. Has a will of his:
:,ltwn, and shows it. He hasn't weak
lungs at forty five. But when first
saw him he was pale and thin and
nervous and had bad cough. And,
though, as pastor of our church, l saw
!, him every Sunday, l forgot him every.
Monday. Anyone knew seemed more
likely to please me than he did, And
when he first. began to call on me, I've.
1pany time been wicked enough to-
i4end down word thatlI was out and:
Hide in the closet; while ma, who had
not heard me give the message to the
servant, looked for me in all the rooms
of the house.
The young. man used to run about
with most drank himself to death ten
years sako; but he had cheeks like
peaches then and eyes as blue as a
baby's. And now he could sing! And
|. - went down on my knees ana thanked
God; when I heard the news. that it
!" was net 4 who wept over his grave the
;.taay they buried him. 8
4 Sfns1Sut I'm running away from my,
point Mr.. Richards preached to me-
Sundays apd called on me Thursdays
lsand took tea with US over and over
again, and my heart never went pita--
pat once on his account. ! began to
Respect him greatly and TO think he
i spoke, wellin the pulpit and to feel
sorry for him somehow, though
couldn't say why, but nothing more.
2.And Jack Falconer took me out to
= ride, and Will Hunter rowed me
v across the river, and young Jefferson
seat me bouquets; and all that was
enough TO put pale young fellow
s.,iyith q low voice and no idea of gall
ss1antry and notsa bit of impudence in
him out of any woman's head entirely.
4; sAnd to crown all, there came upon
! my dirt ay my nine teenth birthday
"a present Of a watch and chain from,
nay uncle in New York and AN invita-
/ stion to. spend the winter with his wife
and himself. A gay winter it would
be, knew.
II had my new watch in the parlor,
showing it to Fanny Peel that Thurs
day, when he rang the bell-and, as I
had my hair in papers, ran away.
Fannie took them out for me, and !