Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-11-22
TOM AND PHYLLIS.

need nos cali It ~ name, tor there are
uany s1ch-were thrown Into state
Of lively interest y the Arrival Of jim
Far7er'a parn-. jim, Is postmaster,
Eta-ekee1e- and bachelor, vas the effect
q much speculation. aod his partner
naturally shared tie honor Thomas
S.o-es, the partner, Was Son fo0od 70
u a Kind hearted yong fellow, ready
70 help II hard :ob and 70 CERTAIN
pint eas!.? imposed on, which Ia attract
i've 70 reop.e who wish 70 iuYse =
=hadow, however, TASTED upoo hin. i:
vas d:scovered that be did not 90 70
church q prayer meetings CT even 70
the Christmas trse Ct the Sunday school
II vas vel. LuorTn that he nsTe- gan.
b.ed or dran. OF Ewoye, but be nigh:
have done al and G.ood higher With the
p!ouz!y inclined thar by remaining 50
o5lura:e II the matter Ct chuchso!ng.
Ii iacr, such easily understood faults
would rather ha7a given t.1a an agree
ab.e favor as q disacui: coa-ert whom
1t vas a special credit 70 win, whereas
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outside tbs pals.
Thomas was not sufficiently analytic
70 p1ceive al the fine shades q: this
pubic mtsgvtng. hut be knew be was
not Ike the o:her young men IN the VII.
lage and felt that be was lonely.
One afte-noon a. the Interesting and
uncertain hour for the arrival q the
nail, which was brought by r!der
across the country from x, be noticed
the day for the weekly newspapers, AL
postal arrangements here being u the
most open and social character, be nat
ural!y osered 70 help, and his oser
was as naturally accepted. It was quite
natural, TOO, for Mamie Clark, Jin's
sweetheart, and another girl 70 stroll
up and lock through the dusty window
panes, pretending 70 catch glimpses q
the address ca the letters.
OF course jim began 70 chat With
them. and Thomas joined in the CON-
mon inanit.es Of such talk, inanittes
which nevertheless serve the purpose q
bringing young nen and women together
and go perhaps have no-e influence on
life than many GRANULAR sayings.
"Expecttn letter from 70 beau:"
Thomas asked Mamie, with the inten-
ton Of showing friendship ~ teasing
Jim, who was known 70 BE Jealous u q
certain drummer who Sometimes drove
ovr from K In pursuit Of village Gus
tom.
Mamie shook her head and pointed
to her companion, with q giggle
She's the one that gets letters.
dent get any, with significant glance
at Jim.
"Don't need any" asked Thomas as
Jim blughed bltssfully "Yo' beau
hasn't written eitherI" be ventured 10
say to the stranger as be showed the
last letter into the pigeonhole.
II haven't got one, " she answered In
rather abrupt tone, as II rnensiooiug
fact Instead Of giving an opening for
compliment.
well. If you haven't got one, PER.
haps you've got two OF three. sald jim
good naturally.
She shook her head IN q matter Of
fact sort ii way, as II brushing the
whole subject away as Of no conse-
quence. The same air Of independeoce
repeated itself even IN the knot II NIB
bon at her throat and the birds wing
stuck upright in her brown hat
; Thomas was attracted by her face. It
was pretty, although the features were
irregular, and there was girls shyness
blended with Its frank fearlessness that
pleased him.
who IS shei never saw her be-
fore" be questioned as they went away,
the new girl walking with light,
elastic step and unconsciously swinging
her arms little. "Shc looks as If she
could run and Jump like boy"
Its Phyllis James, the daughter Of
that Yankee from Maine that's lately
moved here. He's carpenter and an
extra good one, they say, but he's got a
lot Of furrin notions in his head.
"Furrin," the rustic for foreign, was
an epithet Of deepest distaste, freely ap-
piled to any unfamiliar ideas or Gus
toms. Like the old Greeks, they esteem
cd man Of any other mental language
than theirs dumb"
Thomas met Phyllis frequently after
ward, and they exchanged awkward but
friendly greetings. he soon found out
one thing-she and her father did not
20 to church, and it set him wondering.
1t had been q somber and painful ex-
perience that had caused his habit.
When q mere lad, he was converted"
at a revival. In the reaction from the
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