The Newtown bee., 1897-12-03

Hannah's remarks. He was very pictur
esoue in his short waistcoat and still
shorter overalls; but Parkerville under
stood his peculiarities aud respected his
many virtues.
"Be you women gittin' yer forces ready
agin ter charge with terrible onslaught p
he asked, with as much sharpness in his
voice as he could ever bring to bear on
Hannah,-for she was the apple of his
eye.
Perhaps" Hannah smiled.
wall, Hannah" Jared lamented, 81
had pesky time gittin' yer, and yer nut
cakes are marster good; but if my sex is
to be downtrodden think it my duty to
rebel; and, before it is too late, want
you women to jest remember Eve; cogi-
tate on it little. And how Adam"
Jared" Hannah broke in sternly, ''be
man and face the battle. Don't shrivel
all up and crawl into Adams skin and
whimper it was EYES fault. l don't be-
lieYe it. Never did believe it. Adam
intended to eat that apple, and probably
had already had bite on the sly, and
was politician enough to circumvent Eve
and the serpent. He didn't have to be
leased, anyway. Just remember that,
and never mention that worn out apple
again, Jared Bemis."
"Wall, Hannah, III try. The Lord
made me one way and you're trying to
make me another, and no wonder if l
make mess ont. 1 can't git adjusted
all in minute"
"Do the best you can, Jared. L sup
pose our souls are made for US, but l
guess we have something to do with the
coloring of them. We women propose to
be directors on this life express awhile.
But am sure Esther Keep has some
other errand this time. You know Dor
cas- is to be married soon. Don't worry
81 git considerable riled," Jared &C.
knowledged as he disappeared at Esther's
ring. One eye could be seen peering
through a small crack in the doorway.
"They amt got their votin' airs on amt
so pompous. Guess we're safe a spell
longer" he graduated himself.
Esther saw the eye and called out,
"You are wanted, too, Jared. 1t is not
committee-meetin'," she explained, as
Jared re-entered, radiant.
"Glad ont, Miss Keep, glad ont. Han
nah here thinks am contrary about let
tim women be all ahead of us. 1t amt
that. It's my creed and you know, Miss
Keep, people allus stick pretty clus to
that. Rather techy on that pint. You
jest say sprinklin', and good Baptist
brother fires up magnificently; you soon
agree that considerable Of a deluge is
needed ter keep him at proper tempera-
ture. And some on 'em take yer straight
inter heaven whether yer want ter 60 or
not; and so it goes. Now, I amt like
Brother Trevors. He was contrary in
airnest. He skipped all over orthodoxy
Jest to be on the opposite side-election
and non-election, heather damnation and
salvation, eternal punishment and half
eternal. The good deacons summed up
h'a belief and found all the doctrines had
oeeu tLeia sometime, so they let him
aloue. But can't git over thinkin'
on ghter be at the head o. my house and
my country, SO ter speak, Miss Keep"
Esther smiled. That position was never
more cordially given than to Hannah.
sIt Is about the old house," she said |
cautiously, watching the effect of her
words.
"You don't sayl'' Hannah exclaimed.
"What on airthl !" Jared added in won-
ier-struck accent.
"Cousin Dorcas, as you know, is to be
Thanksgiving" Esther went on.
Il am going to have the house thorough
y repaired to give her for wedding
That part of the arrangement
q secret; and
s'Jared Is middlin' leaky In regard to
ecreta, Esther,n Hannah interrupted.