Arizona republican., 1907-02-07


mind. She's coming four years old.
She'll be , years old Till September
Now If she doesn't touch EN- I'll have
TO learn her"
But that won't put the lilies back
on the bushes. Dan. If she's pulled EN-"
Lizzie again anXiously demurred.
4 can't help fur that We got to be
gin with somepin to learn her To mind
without bein' watched" he returned:
and. as usual his word was final. and
Lizzie. in spite of her unedsiuess for
her flowers. let him have his way.
What did you want to speak To me.
Dan: Is somepin the matter or what
ever2"
Yes" He paused an instant. then
doggedly added: I've been set back
by the Meetin'"
Lizzie and Dan We're New Mennon-
ties ana We're the plain" garb. To be
'Set back by the Meeting" meant to be
suspended temporarily from church
membership this discipline not only be
ing counted a disgrace among the
l Brethren. but involving domestic COM
plications that were very embarras sing.
You needn't mind. Lizzie. 1 don't
mind Dan affirmed. He was SO ac-
cUstomed To Lizzie's mindng nothing
that he didn't mind that it never Oc-
CURED TO him she might have n per
soual and separate cause for distress
in this matter.
But Dan. when was YOU set back
already O Dam"
Here about three weeks back don't
/ You mind. Lizzie. three Of the Brethren
come 10 see me one evening? And
didn't tell you what they come fur be-
cause I didn't see no use i'm your both
cling your mind with their foolishness
You never heard such blamed foolish
ness as they spoke 10 me that evening
It's made me that put out with New
Mennonites III never have nothin'
more 10 do with EN-"
Had a bomb exploded at her feet Liz
zie could not have been more startled
and COMPOUNDED than she was by this
unusual language from her smooth
shaven New Mennonite husband. That
be should say blamed" Il was so
nearly like swearing the language
/ Of New Mennonites is ever restrained
and well cOnside.ed And that Dan
should talk down on his church-the
/ true church of Christ, Lizzie's brain
reeled as she heard him.
They came 10 reason with me and
give me waruin' I'd be set back If I
didn't show l cared more fur the Lord
than what I did fur my child. because
I they all seen bow IN meetin when Bet
/ ~ gets sleepy still. ! hold her on my
] lap and let her sleep and how 1 mebbe
smooth her hair still. or mebbe oncet
twicet kiss her yet, II was disrespect-
ful 10 Almighty Gawd they sayed 10
! set such affection on my child They
saved when my child was with me the
Lord wasn't paid much attention To-.
and If I didn't mind 10 myself better
He'd mebbe take my baby from me.
/ they sayed. And ! up and tole EN-
they was a pack Of fools. Then they
spoke the Scriptures 10 me how YOU
can read. 'CaH no man fool lest Ne be
iu danger OF hell they says. Then tn.y
went And here the next day they
come and reasoned with me again. and
/ wanted TO know did / repent of my in
temperate language And ] sayed l
/ was wiilin To- take half the blame if
they'd take the other half fur speakiu
such nonsense to a man like what they
speaked 10 me-which it amt to BE- sur
they wanted me 10 take the whole
/ blame. my half and their'n. too. yet,
And that there" Dan stubbornly de-
clared. that there ! wouldn't do, Half
D the blame I'd take. But the other half
] wouldn't take Then here this after
/ they come TO the shop and told me
was set back till / become conscious
Z To myself I'd done wrong. ! tOle 'em
/ / didn't do nothin' to repent They
saved my department in life testihes
/ ! live carnaL Them was their words
so | was that put out with EN-.
got rid Of EN- as soon as ! otherwise
could And now. Lizzie 10 be sure since
I'm set back you'll have 10 come out Of
meetn'. too. Don't wait till they set
you back-just you up and leave EN-
know open. that you amt no more one
Of en- I didn't tell YOU none Of this
before. but now since I'm set back, 10
be sure you had To know. Don't leave
IL bother YOU any. II don't bother me
any. / was anyhow getting to feel that
these here New Mennonites didn't suit
me so very good. with their claiming
They're the only true church. There's
good i'm all churches. ! say"
But o Dan" walled Lizzie, "the Lu-
theran religion or the Presbyterians or
any of them churches which belongs 10
the world them's no religions to die
by Dan, Think what itn mean to me
if YOU don't hold out in your profess
sion"
Dan had no time to express his sur
Prise at this unwonted opposition TO
him and lack Of loyalty 10 his side. for
at this moment small Betty appeared
al the step Of the porch. bearing an
armful Of long-stemmed August lilies.
Betty picked 'em for 90, Dan" she
ingratiatingly lisped, gazing up confid-
iugly into the nOnplussed face Of her
father pity pothieth fur 90"
Dan turned pale. and the determina-
ton in the set Of Of his lips became
Bismarkish as he rose from his chair.
Dan" family cried Lizzie a. she
caught that look on his face, what are
you goin TO do to her?'
III have TO learn her. Lizzie" Dams
big. firm voice responded. Shes old
old enough to get learnt now and she
amt that dumb Stupid but what she
understood me when I tole her she
hadn't the dare to touch them lilies"
Lizzie sank back in her chair, as US
ual acqUescing hclplessly.
Dan took the flowers from the child's
arms. his face growing a bit paler as
she swcetly told him, Betty picked 'em
fur 90 Dan. Pity pothieth,"
But Dan told you you hadn't the
dare. Betty. You mustn't do what Dan
tells YOU YOU havnt the dare 10 do.