The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-30

Don't you ever pay himf'
PAY hint" she suorted, and gave a
whitening glance before which fed
On sharp winter morning she an
nounced: The pipes are frozen and
l am having water carried in"
From across the alley came line
of boys, girls and an Italian woman
bringing up the rear, with pitchers,
buckets and jugs. Matte stood with
her hands folded and her head
thrown back marshaling them with
her military eye. All bowed profound
ly as she closed the gate on them aft
er their services
She is a tall woman and, summer
or winter, always dresses In white,
which is to say, wears voluminous
white apron completely covering her
skirt and white kerchief crossed over
her breast, the whole surmounted by
white cap.
Hardly had she solved the water
problem when some carts arrived
with coal from the mines, and these
having no chutes, the question was
how the coal was to be got into the
| cellar. Voicing this anxiety, Matte
waved me indoors.
Drive up, son." she commanded,
and fearing he was an Irishman and
might brain her with his shovel. | re-
treated to parlor window, whence
| saw the cart drivers shoveling all the
loads across the wide pavement and
doing various other services which
were certainly not in the contract.
| oh thof rIr
people, grocers, etc, would never diff
fer with her even when they were
right and she had been mistaken, and
asking one with whom was friendly
why this was, he said: "Oh, there Is
no use in making her mad, she 10
queer"
Relieving that happy life consists
In prudent compromise, ignored
many of the mysteries, but one day
saw Matte walking in the front
door with a nicely Drowned chicken
on a plate In her hand.
Il never cooked on gas-stove be-
FORE" she remarked, smiling. so /
went into Bedelia's an made her he't
hers up fur me-"
Bedelia was first-class cook from
Ireland, and this was wash-day, yet
the conjure queen still lived. 1t was
said that Bedelia was quite weak and
nervous however.
1t would seem as though this hoo
dooist can call GEOGRAPHICALLY nearly
every one she has seen or talked to.
One Saturday afternoon she felt the
need of plumber. Very shortly a
plumbers boy came walking in. He
said he would turn the water off and
make repairs on Monday.
You will fix 1t now" decided Mat
tie, and he did, though he lost his
half holiday.
One day, feeling the need of fash
ionable society, the conjure queen
asked my opinion as to whether a Ger.
tain Miss Loui or a Mrs. Turner
would most enliven her. / thought
Mrs. Turner would be the most ele-
gantly attired, but she was at Allan.
tic City.
She'll have more news, so she'll
have to come up" decided Matte, and
sure enough, about p. m. Mrs. Tur
ner arrived in black silk and rhine.
stones. heard her say quite excited
ly: What Is the matter? You kept
calling and calling all afternoon, un,
til just had to drop everything and
jump on the five O'Clock train"
Except long silences with folded
hands and bowed head there are nc
external indications of this occult
power, though as weather prophet
she is infallible in prediction and has
a knowledge OF sun, moon and stars,
and their movements which would
put a high school graduate to the
blush.