Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-17
The Ministers
 Wooing
By JULIA TRUIT'r BISHOP
AND!" said little Mrs. Darro
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 " AND!" said little Mrs. Darrow
 - who the new boarder had ir- l ritated to the last degree.
 Somehow, it had come to be under stood thas every single minister of her persuasion should board with Mrs. ] Darrow; and that without exception they were all benedicts when their term of incumbency had expired. Her husband had been minister, in the first place, and though he had passed to his reward many years before, her I house was still home for all the brethren who wandered her way. The last minister, 8 widower of several years standing, had been mUthered by l Mrs. Darrow, and by her had been in l troduced to that pretty Mrs. Ingle, who was just laying aside second mourn ing" and venturing into the lavender which was so becoming. As a result, l they had been married just before the annual conference which called him to another fold. It was conceded that l Mrs. Darrow had some talent as a match-m maker. Mrs. Barrow had heard l it whispered a5out, herself, and while denying that she had anything to do l with it, there had been twinkle in l her eyes. It was not good for any man to live alone, least of all 8 minister. l She had been minister's wife-she 1 hoped she knew what was best for all l of them. .'....5 zs5sss5s
 And now haa come this tall and | 5<,f married! On Sunday, Mrs. Darrow, from her coign of ventage in the Amen l corner, looked abroad over the congre- l gation and saw what a large contin- l gent there was of devout young wo- men; picture hats waving airy plumes; curling tendrils of hair; eyes softly dropping; flushed cheeksshe knew I all the signs os interest in a Christian life that were visiable when the min ister was young, did that astute little woman in the amen corner. Why, ] there was even old Miss Fannie Jen- nings, in the very first row, hanging on every word the minister uttered, l with such luok!-and casting scorn- ful glances between whiles at the younger sisterhood Shell come to l said Mrs. Darrow to herself when she l should have been thinking of higher 1 things; and after she had marked the text in her Bible she wandered of mentally into thoughtful review of the picture hats and the faces under them. l And Mrs. Darrow and circumstance proceeded to lay traps for the Rev. Marcus Pairing. When he emerged from his study at the call for dinner, l blushing young ladies were there, be- ruff1ed and white-aproned and pretend ing to help Mrs. Darrow serve the meal; and the Rev. Marcus ate absent l Iy and went back to his study without even an apology. When he was ready l for prayer meeting, on Wednesday evening, and came forth to walk to the church with Mrs. Darrow, white gar ments glimmered through the moon light, and Mrs. Darrow said inno- gently: c
 s'Oh, MT. Pairing, Daisy came over this evening, and made her stop and I go to prayer meeting with us.''
 And the young minister walked be- side Mrs. Darrow and helped her over the rough places, and talked to her; and pretty girl went home from pray CT meeting with flushed face and tear full eyes.
 | Mrs Darrow talked in the most i'm personal manner, at the Sunday even- ing table:
 Juliet Marcy sent me word to come by for her this evening-but it is so far out of my way-and I find that l don't get about as easily as used It is such pity-she won't have any company"
 The minister looked up in surprise.
 Mrs. Dane lives next door to Miss Marcy-and never fails to be at church, he said. Mrs. Darrow was filled with resentment 'I can't see why minister shouldn't think about saving the girls and young women of his congregation" she said to herself. "Of course he'll never be able to do as much good, holding himself aloof this way. It's enough to make heathens of the girls, that's what it is."
 But when she intimated something of the kind to him, in 8 mere abstract l way, there was 8 gleam of something that might have been laughter under l his lashes.
 ''I feel quite sure that my work doesn't lie among the young ladies', he said absently. Somehow, I don't feel called that way. Perhaps the next minister will De an older man-one who has been set aside by Provile-se , Tor this particular z