The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-02
She stopped Over"
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satiDn everywheres. He's n-comin 90
preach in the brick church at rJur
Corners. They say he's powerful elo-
quent"
DO lheyT
Yes And when he breaches people
git so affected they weep"
Nick yawned.
I'm goin TO the Corners 10 hear
him"
Whit d y want to hear bin forr'
"What forf Why. jist think O. bcln'
under the spell o the elOuuence Of
man HAT has moved thousands 10 US
How proud his wife must be OF him.
II he has one. She must worship the
ground he walks on"
I'm thinkin' she'd better worship
God"
Cinderella looked offended She with
drew her hand and said coldly:
Sometimes / think rm maxim a
mistake IN marryin' farmer. IA be
jlst IN my element as a minister's wife
! should 50 love TO see my husbln'
movin people to throw their burdens
on the Lord"
IF be didn't git more pay than most
Of 'em he'd be THROWN his burden on
You"
This practical view OF the case was
repugnant TO Cinderella she turned
her back on her lover
Il don't reckon. Cindy," he went on.
you'd make much OF a wife for a
artfa ~ o..
is one that kin keep the wimmen Of
the congregation from pestcrn' her
husband; woman full Of axle grease
that the hull church kin keep turuin'
on. It's jlst like politics. There's allus
them that wants TO keep the minister
Ia and them as wants to git him out.
The minister's wife should be SO
smooth with the outs that they can't
bear 10 do the job. and so popular with
the 'ins' that they won't LET 'em do it
II they want 10. You hain't got grease
enough in y for that"
Nick was hard headed fellow with
a good deal OF horse sense. while
Cindy was romantic and inclined 10
gush. But Cindy was a good girl. and
there was every prospect that. once
married. Nick could keep her from
stopping over" as he called Il.
The Rev Mr. Ketchom was duly
announced 10 preach at the -Four Cor
ners. and Nick, in order to humor his
betroihed. agreed 10 drive her over
90 hear him. II being stipulated that
Nick need not go inside the church, but
be at liberty TO sit on the fence during
service and white The day was fine
and the air bracing. Cindy was en-
raptured with the beautiful Sunday
morning. which she said even without
church bells didn't seem like a com
mon week day. AS the distance be
tween her and the church lessencd she
grew excited at the near prospect of
coming under the spell Of a man who
was accustomed TO wiring repentant
tears from sinners
"Oh. Nick" she said. Il hope won't
make a goose Of myself"
Il hope you won't" said the matter
Of fact Nick
You're not sympathetic" she re-
piled tartly.
Not with 'sloppin' over "
Il don't call repentance sloppin'
over"
"What y been dom 10 repent Off"
'Nothln'," she snapped
Well then. what's the use of re
pentinT'
You don't understand such things.
You amt never been convicted"
Il hain't been indicted yit."
AT that moment the wagon went
over a rut and something cracked. The
result was that they were obliged TO
walk the horse the rest of the way,
and when they reached the church the
sermon had begun. Nick let Cindy out
at the door and then drove TO the shed.
Nick was joined on the fence by
several acquaintance. who Whitfield
and talked crops and stock. Through
them Nick learned something pertain
ing TO what was going on In the
church that Interested him. He got
down or the fence and sauntered 20
the door Looking in. there in one Of
the rear seats he saw Clndy. She was
leaning forward, her eyes fairly glued
TO the man in the pulpit. 1t was evi-
dent that she was drinking in all he
said AS he warmed TO hls subject
she tremhled with emotion. Nick
looked over the congregation and saw
that no one else was giving way TO the
eloquence OF the preacher. which was
very ordinary. We love our ideals
for their transcendent qualities and
our realities for their faults. Nick
wished TO save his beloved from max
ing herself ridiculous. He kept an
eye on her till the preacher brought
his fist down on the pulpit mildly
when he saw her bury her face in her
handkerchief and burst into tears
Nick slipped behind her and whis.
pered:
"Cindy. you're barkin up the wrong
tree. That red headed young Teller
han't Mr. Ketchem. He's student
from the seminary"
Clndy kept her head down and her