The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22

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81 another farmer. Both OF them were
VI religious nature and set IN their
waya, but they bad no serious disagree
nenta during their long courtahip. ii
was only after they had been married
month and were preparing to set up
for themselves that their talk one even
ms drifted into Biblical affairs, and
The bride observed:
George. ! am glad you believe lii ali
there Is IN the Bible. II you didn't /
should be an unhappy woman. Martha
Jones was telling mo today that she
once beard you say that you didn't be.
lleve Daniel was cast Into the Lions
don. You do believe IT, don't your"
He might have BEEN" was the
doubtful answer.
eBut he was. and you know be was.
n YOU thought he wasn't couldn't
Hive with you another day"
well wen lot It so ana talk Of
something else"
Nothing further was said for a day
or two, but It ranked with the wife.
She believed in the lions den. and she
wanted the husband to come out fiat
footed and say that be did. She there
fore returned to the subject and when
he tried to dodge her she became an.
noyed md aggressive and demanded to
know Just where ho stood.
"You know my Uncle zeke, who
moved away to Kansas q year ago?"
be nnally replied. "Yon know Uncle
zeke was always reading the Bible.
He was always getting up camp
meetings and REVEALS. and sometimes
be exhorted. Couldn't be no better man
than my Uncle Zelxe."
"Weli. what OF hlmg'
size didn't believe Daniel was cast to
the lions"
~And 10 you don't7"
sc can't say as do. but there amt
any need Of bringing up the matter
and disputing"
"lsut there is." insisted the wife.
esYou know my Uncle zadoc, who
moved away to Indiana three years
ngo7 Well, better man don't live.
Hes read the Bible through nineteen
times eince he was married, and he's
considered higher authority than most
preachers, HE believed that Daniel
WAS cast to the lions. and SO do /. RI
you don't, then we cant live together"
The husband felt called upon to
stick by bis Uncle Zeke and the wife
IL stick To her Uncle zadoc, and at the
end of three days che went home to
her father. During the next year a
dozen vain efforts were made by their
friends % bring them together again.
No matter what the ministers in the
nearest villages said. they stuck BY
their respective uncles. BY this time
most of the inhabitants Of the country
had heard Of the affair and taken
sides, and as the church to which they
bot belonged was being harmed
charges we're preferred against them,
and they were suspended
Ne other families were broken up,
but there were argument and dispute
wherever d few people were gathered
toeethar and Awhat Uncle zeke said"
ana what Uncle zadOc said became
fhe BUTT of many jokes.
Affar sixteen months Of separation
airs. Toms fell into The mill pond. and
gzr. Toms happened to be on hand to
rescue bier. They might have made
aHp then ana there but for the fact that
letters were received from Uncle Zelze
and Uncle zadoc TO the effect that they
were coming back to settle the dis
pnte.
And you'll ind that my Uncle Zeke
and have been right all the time"
said the husband to the wife.
.Neyarls she replied. my Uncle "a
doc won't be i've minutes IN convinc-
ang you that you've been all wrong"
'sIE's awful that you have stuck out
fhe way you have and kept us apart
Ard but for your obstinacy we
nisht have been happy"
The county waited impatientiy for
the arrival Of the respective uncles.
They arrived The husband told his
story To bis Uncle xeke, and the wife
told hers ID her Uncle zadoc. When
Eincle zeke had heard all he replied:
George, what | said about It was
one day In the later field What
said was that n Daniel was really cast |
among Tie lions It happened that the
critters wasn't hungry just then. I'D |
been reading that no lion on full feed |
would tackle man You'd better hus-
tie over and see Ellen and make this
thing np.''
The wife told her story to her Uncle
xadoe. and when be had heard oil he
replied:
u remember the day l said It. It
was IA harvest time and we had lot
81 men to dinner. Jim Hawkins flung
out something, and replied that be-
iIeved that Daniel was cast into the
den.
Therel / knew you said II" ex.
claimed the niece
eyes. but l was going to say more
when John White got bone in bis
throat and cut me Oft ! was going to
nay that mebbe Daniel got out Of the
cate b. another door before the lions
had decided to eat him You've been
mighty foolish woman, and you'd
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