The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

respect.
Ter heart began to fiutter little
again when she found herself sitting
opposite her guest at her daintlly-ap-
pointed tea table, on which was set
delicacies such as the departed wife OF
Rev. Mr.. Hitler had not been skilled in
making.
"You live entirely alone all the time,
do you, Sister Dip he asked, as she
handed him his third cup of the most
fragrant and delicious tea he had ever
tasted in his life.
81 have quite a good deal of COM
pany," replied Miss Dill, "but 1 stay
alone most of the time"
do You find it lonesome?"
"No, not very, excepting at Thanks
giving and Christmas time, when other
people have so many of their friends
around them. do feel lonesome then,
although l centrally manage to find
some other lonesome person to invite
in with me. I was wondering to-day
who could invite in this year. had
Widow Jay and her poor old mother
in, but the old lady died last summer
and her daughters gone away. dare
say I'll find some one"
Mr.. Hitler became very commune
cative after tea when he and Miss Dill
were again seated in her sitting-room
before an open CRATE fire. He told her
how he had been widower for two
years, and how his son and daughter
had both married and left him to go to
homes of their own. Finally he asked:
"Did you know that I was to stay
over after che association closes and
preach in your church next Sunday"
''No, hadn't heard that, but I'm glad
of it. We need a regular minister very
much. The town has begun to grow
fast since the cotton mills and the shoe
factory came here, and a good man
could build the church right up"
"It looks like promising field to
me, and l don't mind saying that I'd
be open to call if the people feel that
I'm the man they want after they hear
me preach"
Rev. James Killers preaching Great
ed great deal of enthusiasm.
Everybody says he's just the man
we want" said Mrs. Draper to Miss Dill
on Monday. "He did preach two splen-
did, good sermons, and he's so kind and
sociable. Deacon White knows all
about him, and he says there isn't
single out about him. How did you like
him?"
Every much" replied Miss Dill, with
a blush.
Hes a real nice person to entertain.
isn't hep
~'Yes, he is. Hes the best kind of
compony."
eff we call him he'll want boarding
place. and why don't you get a good
girl and fix up that big east room of
yours for Il study ror him end take him
to board? Thc!%es no piece in town
here he cou'.l lie 80 qv:et ard COM
fortal,le. The Gcacons erd trustees are
sroirg. to Lay@ . acting to E.a 1t ard
it's e!:n net ce.ta;n Ia ) Il cal I'm. He
went haci:sii"ae 70 Gay. GiGn il? ?"
go. - vert .,>r 20 i..vbgcn 10 visit
4 day or t.vo VIII : caurln d t'e, end
les coming t:,c!: Eere for Thank Civ
ing"
- vi t''at's nice. Wrosc
guc2t is :. le...I 50, x
~ Tic.
.cr. d.. *. =. ~ rat It'd
Il. real ne = i..e & .cuas ard trustees
ard th>i1 wives co;ll como n iii the
evening a. meet III, socially"
"That would be real nice. We! be
Glad to cone"
= hon I'll ..vite the others" Every
imitation WIS accepted! ard Kiss Dilf~
house was aglow with light and cheer
The little hoatcss looted ten years
younger than usual. Her eyes and her
cheeks were aglow, and her frequent
laugh was sweet and joyous.
At about nine in the evening Deacon
Smith called the company to order and
said:
81 guess it won't be much of 'sprise
to anyone here, unless it is Brother
Hitler, to know that we have voted
unanimously to give Brother Hitler
call to our church, and we'd all be glad
to hear a word from him about the
probability of his coming"
His acceptance of the call was brief
and TO the point. Then he hesitated,
cleared his throat and said:
Perhaps there could be no more APP
propriate time for me to announce
something I feel that my parishioners
have right to know, and for which
have cause for heartfelt thanksgiving,
as every man ought to rejoice and be
glad when the Lord directs him to a
good and true woman who is willing to
be his wife"
He crossed the room and took Miss
Dill by the hand.
"Allow me to present to you the dear
woman who has promised to be your
new pastors wife. 1hope that this may
not appear unseemly to you because of
our brief acquaintance. If, on such in
vestigatioL as you care to make, you
find that am unworthy of her, will
release her from her engagement.
feel that we know our own minds and
hearts well enough to feel sure that we
will be happy together, and that our
whole life will be filed with the true
spirit of thanksgiving and praise"
"And to think what fuss you made
about entertaining man delegate"
said Mrs Draper to Miss Dill after
ward.
But Miss Dill only laughed az she had
not laughed for years and az only they
can laugh who love and are beloved
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