The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-11-15


were leading members Of the church.
that a change would be desirable.
To this end a committee was APP
pointed to walt on the pastor a week
later determined to-as gently as pos
slble-acquaint him with their decls-
ion.
These Eve gentlemen Mrs Post ush-
cred with great graciousness into the
tiny parlor Excusing herself to call
her husband, she gave the visitors time
to look around the room and find still
more cause for complaint against the
/ minister's wife.
When Mrs. Post came to West End
she had found a square parlor with
four low windows, a brilliant scarlet
carpet and several stir chairs. With
! good taste and the judicious use OF
a little money she had transformed It
A pretty rug, in subdued colors hid
the Objectionable carpet Soft mex
\ pensive curtains were at the windows
and few good engravngs and choice
photographs gave character to the
white walls.
After a moments delay the minister
entered, and to the annoyance of all.
after him tripped his wife, who draw
ing a low chair nearer to the light,
commenced some embroidery. listen
ing, meanwhile, with deep attention
to the conversation.
It was a discounted committee
which issued from the low porch an
hour later.
why didn't you say something?"
asked Brother Mcpherson, impatiently.
of Brother White.
How could I, with the minister's
wife sitting there so smiling and
cheerlul?" returned Mr. White, justly
indignant at the question
80 good of them to call. wasn't
it, Homer?" said Della, enthusiastical-
ly as she put away the precious Vene-
tan glasses in which she had passed
lemonade to the guests. 1T shows
how fond they are of you.
Mr.. Post was leaning on the mantel
and did not seem to hear the remark
He knew very we'll that those five men
had not come in to make a friendly
call. There had been something at the
bottom of it. But if there was some
thing wrong, why had they not men
toned it?
AS the months passed by Mrs. Post
went on her way with a calm and un-
disturbed spirit. 1t never occurred to
her that people did not approve of
her. Everybody had loved her at
home.
There was one place where Mrs.
Posts actions were above reproach
and even strict old Brother Mcpherson
acknowledged that. This was in the
Sunday school, where the minister's
wife was very successful
There were four girls in her class
One was Mary White another was 6
young woman from Mrs. Dale's store
the third was a girl about 10 and the
, fourth, the one person whom fastidi
GUS Mrs Post disliked, although SHIT
tried hard to combat the feeling, was
Z Katie Mason, the Observation-Disclosures a
: the hotel in the town, the place wher,
men went insane and sober and from
which they emerged fiends. 1t wa
. not because Katie was a worlling-giT
that Mrs. Post did not like her-not a
all. Della would have loved any one
q without stopping to think whether the
= washed dishes for a living or spen
their time in elegant leisure if the
were only clean This unfortunate gin
!. was not only untidy in her person, bu
G she was repulsiYe in her appearance
Try as she would, Mrs. Post could nc
n bring herself to touch her. But sh
soon feared that the one JOY of Katie
d life was to come to Sunday school an
. be near the beautiful lady. The gent
q voice, the we'll bred manner the pei
h feet toilette, were new to her, an
g seemed to lift the minister's wife int
# the sphere of an angel Each Sunda
~ Mrs. Post prayed that she might |
able to say something to help this poo
girl, whose eyes had first seen the ligl
= in workhouse, and whose miserab
life had been passed in hard labor ar
J. the lowest surroundings.
~ Ryans hotel stood on a corner of Il
AZ main street of the village, and i
Is Pickering lights burned all night Ion
6 while from within came the sound
ct shutting cards and blinking glasse
Katie often worked till midnight, al
g was up again at dawn doing the heay
- est drudgery.
is One day Mrs. Post came in with h
arms full of the spring blossoms al
turned the parlor into a bower of bea