Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-05-08
9 s:sStoryette
A HOlDEN'S VICTORY.

III LHS ldi West Is TIE lllt- Il TOWN. Oh
Nazareth. The inhabitants are one
people. There is one church and one
standard of morality. There is, or
rather there was, one black sheep.
Nellie Deane. Nellie lost her mother
when she was fourteen. Fortunately
for her, her parents were well to do
people, and as Nellie was their only
child, she was provided for. After her
fathers death she lived with her
aunt, a superannuated person, who
permitted her to do very much as she
pleased. What she pleased was to
climb trees, ride a horse bareback and
in other ways make tomboy of her
self. When she was eighteen, she was
regarded such a blight upon the i'm
maculate town of Nazareth that the
deacons in the church directed her
aunt to send her away to boarding
school. This would have been a per-
manent relief to Nazareth had the girl
stayed at boarding school forever, but
unfortunately she returned at twenty,
a very beautiful girl, still further re-
moved from education and a mingling
with the world from the cast iron NOR
ais of the Nazarenes. Before her de-
parture she had acted naturally and
unconsciously. After her return she
seemed determined to shock the town
with malice aforethought
A meeting of deacons was held and
one of their number appointed to con-
fer with the sinner, secure if possible
a pledge from her to behave better in
future and bring it back to a meeting
of the body to be held the next even
ing. Deacon Brown, venerable
brother, was asked to bear the mes
sage, but was obliged to be absent
from town. Deacon Perry, the next
Oldest, was invited, but also declined.
Next came Deacon Bradford, thirty
four years old. He was appointed and
accepted.
That evening Deacon Bradford called
upon Nellie and was shown into the
little parlor, where she was sitting in
the corner of a sofa, dressed very be-
comingly. the light arranged to cast a
pink glow upon her cheeks, which by
no means diminished her attractive
ness Deacon Bradford drew himself
together as if for a contest with the
archfiend himself.
81 come said the deacon, Eat the
request of the deacons of the church
to say to you that our community has
been greatly shocked since your re
turn to us with certain un-Christian
acts on your part which have ten
dency to drag the standard of our NOR
ais"
BE seated, deacon"
Now, the little witch had got wind
of this mission and in order to be the
better prepared to fight with her own
weapons had removed every chair
from the room. The deacon was either
obliged to sit on the sofa or not at
all. After some hesitation he sat down
beside her.
Nov, Deacon continued Nellie
tell me some of the wicked things
have been doing"
First on Sunday last, during the
sermon on Eternal Damnation, you
were continually looking at friend
across the aisle with an expression OF
disapprobation."
AT the reading of the gospel, men
ton being made of Samson and Deli
lab, you irreverently moved your
thumb and forefinger to initiate the
use of a pair of scissors"
''That was in anticipation OF Deli
labs cutting of Sansom's hair"
Then on Sunday evening last, after
choir meeting. you invited the choir to
come to your house and spend the rest
of the evening in the unholy occupa-
ton of dancing"
Eyes. and most of them came"
81 am required by the deacons TO
ask you to promise to avoid these sins
in future and cease attempting to un-
dermine the morals of the young peo-
pie"
By this time very pretty face was
near his own, two swapping black eyes
were looking into his, and a pair OF