The Winslow mail., 1899-04-29

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lis likin' that Sary should orrose his
idee O havin' III little one c!3Tistei1etl
regular. They argued bout ii fer two
or three weeks an finally Sary gave il
ies as we all knew she woc / Her
whole life was all one lorC :eIv.l' IL t
Seth. anyway. She said at tn las'that
likely as not it wouldn't make any diff
ference t III child's future nor be any
injury to its health $50 Seth could have
shis way. and tn child could be chris
tened if he wanted it should, Without
any opposition by her"
Aunt Jane smiled as she had before.
and then. wiping again her glasses OH
her checked ginghan2 apron. went on.
Il remember that Sunday mofnin'
Jest as tho it was yesterday 1t was
about this time O tn year and Silas and
the child all rode down t tn corners in
Silas' democrat agon-though i want
called a democrat wagon in those
days. Sary and, Sc tn sat onc,th' back
seat. she holdin' til baby. TIL men put
up tn team in tn shed at tn side o tn
church an we all went in t'gether
Seth's pew was we'll down toward TIL
front an we sat there. Parson Davis
was tn minister, young feller. too
with sandy hair an full blue eye that
seemed t have tn truth shinin right
cut of it. Sary always said he looked
like bswl O. SKINNED mill: t. her but
he didn't. !ies, til same. lie was 4 able
leader an hissermons was always wuth
thinkin' over. Well, tn service pro-
cecded. TIL church was filed with tn
folks from everywhere within five
miles O. TIL corners, for it was q nice
morning and I've generally noticed
folks are more religious when TIL
weatner's good. At tn coaclusion on
meetin' tn pastor stepped down from
tn pulpit and asked if there was any
enc in tn congregation thar felt
moved t join In and accept tn true
salvation that tn church offered. Two
Joined in that mornin' an when TIL
parson had shook hands with them he
asked if there was any little ones that
the parents wished to be baptizel in
tn light Seth nudgcd Sary an she riz
right up in tn pew. That was TIL first
Information that tn parson had Of q
baby in Seth HeIninway's family. He
looked kinder surprised, but he was
equal to tn occasion. He beckoned t.
Sary an she passed by Seth an went
down tn aisle t. tn front, steady like
an firm, holdin' tn baby close to her.
''When she reached tn pulpit tn par
son took tn littlcNone out oflher arms
an held it in his own. TIL ~baptismal
fount was on his left han within reach.
he oughter DO good job o tn chris
TENN, for he knew TIL standin' in tn
community o the Heminway family.
He swelled out his chest an said-I can
hear him now.~'Dear brothers and sis
ters, am called upon to noisten in
tn holy baptism Of our Lord this chiid,
this child that | hold in my arms. But
before let US try to draw aside tn cur
tain Of tn future and peer beyond, to
see, il possible, what may be tn mate
rial destiny of this,I might almost say,
unorganized human being, that L hold
here before you. IT may be that after
the years have been waited away this
little one. in the vigor OF stanch ma
turity, may feel it his fate to buckle
on tn sword and tn armor and go forth
to battle for light and right, and we
may have another st. George. Or, again.
he may take up tn pen, and who knows
but that | may hold in my arms, who
knows, say, Lut that thisalmost unor-
ganized human being may develop into
another Sir Walter Or. again--I say
it is possible-the affairs of state may
engross his mind, and the world may
have second Jefferson.'
"At the first prophetic possibility Par
son Davis made, Seth, whs had been
lstenin' with his eyes fixed on the
floor, started. Silas nndged me. an
smilad. I didn't dare TO laugh. for jest
then l cast my eyes in the direction CT
Sary. She was shakin' like a leaf, an
her face was as white as your collar.
Seth wiggled in his seat, but Parson
Davis didn't notice anything. lie was
too busy prophesying. Finally CAME
tn last. Or sixthly,' he said, and his
voice seemed t rise, tand let us hope
it may be true-he may work in this
world for the Lord. may take up til
torch of truth and follow in tn foot
steps of the Shepherd, and we may have
another Paul
Il looked at Sary. She wasn't pale
She was red. / knew what she was
achin' for. l saw it in her eyes. She
was dyin' for tn last chance at the
minister that would have th' mean
1ess to1say child of hern might some
lay become another Paul When he
had finished about tn 'postIe Parson
Davis looked down 10 Sary-th' little
frail body at his side-and asked in
his amazin' deep voice: What is tn
little ones name, please?
y '"And at that Sary seemed t. grow at
least three inches. She looked tn par
son right square in the eye and an
swcred in voice SO clear that the boys
waitin' for Sunday school out in front
heard her: Elizabeth Anne, siri''' ~
And the memory Of that christening
caused another smile to melt the face
of Aunt Jane. a smile that broke into
4 laugh---a laugh that. foated on down
the lane and across the fields until II
and was lost with the chirpIng
of the birds.-Detroit Free Press. 4
GraspingIy .Mercenary.
First Spdniard-The American ma
ton hasn't the pride or dignity of
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