The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-01-17
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There had been much discussion con-
corning the school committee. Who
should be chosen to replace Mr. My
rick on the board was the gravest
question to come before the meeting
Many Eames had been proposed at
Simmons and elsewhere, but some of
those named had refused to run. and
others had not after further consid-
Grafton seemed the proper persons for
the Office. In the absence of Mr.. At
kfns Tad Simpson was our leader in
the political arena. But Tad so far
had been mute.
"Wait awhile" he said There's
some weeks afore town neetin' day.
This is serious business. We can't
have no more-I mean no unsuitable
man to fill such an important place as
that. The welfare of our posterity,"
he added, and. we all recognized the
quotation, depends upon the choice
that's to be made
A choice was made, however, on the
very next day but one after this dec
iaration. A candidate announced him.
self. Asaph and Bailey hurried to the
Cy Whitaker place with the news.
Captain Cy was In the woodshed build
ing doll house for Bos'n.
Mr.. Tidditt was all smiles
"What do you think, Cyr' he cried.
''The new school committee mans as
good as elected. Lonzo Shows goin'
to take it."
The captain laid down his plane.
''Lonzo Snow!" he repeated. .You
don't say! Humphl Well, wellr'
Eyes, sir!' exclaimed Bailey. Hes
come forward and says it's his duty to
do SO. He
"Humph! His duty, hey? 1 wonder
who pointed it out to him?'
''Well, | don't know. But even Tad
Simpsons glad. He says that he
knows Heman will be pleased with
that kind Of a candidate and so he
won't have to do any more huntin'
He thinks Lonzo's comm out by him
self this way is a kind of special prov
idence.'
Eyes, yes! l shouldn't wonder. Did
you ever notice how dead sure Tad
and his kind are that Providence is
workin' with 'em? Seems to me
'twould be more satisfactory if we
could get a sight of the other partners
signature to the deed"
whats the matter with your de-
manded Asaph. you amt findin' fault
with Lonzo. are you? Amt he a good
MANI"
hA,-
body can say he isn't and tell the
truth
No one could truthfuliy speak ill of
Alonzo Snow-that was a fact. He
lived at the lower end of the village,
was we'll to do, a leading cranberry
grower and very prominent in the
church. A mild, easy going person was
Mr.. Snow, with an almost too keen
fear of doing the wrong thing and
therefore prone to be guided by the
opinion of others. He was distinctly
not politician.
" tThen what ails your asked Asaph
hotly
"Why, nothin' maybe. only Tn al
ways suspicious when Tad pats Prov
idence on the back. / generally figure
that | can see through a doughnut
when there's a light behind the hole.
Who is Lonzo's best friend in this
town? Who does he chum with most
of anybody
"Why, Darius Ellis, / guess. You
know it,
"Um-hum. And Darius is ON the
committee-why
"Well, s'pose cause Heman Atkins
thought he'd be good Teller to have
there. But
Eyes. and Lonzo's pew In church
Is right under the Atkins memorial
window. The light from it makes a
kind Of halo round his bald head every
Sunday"
"Well, what of it? Heman nor no.
body else could buy Lonzo Snow
"Buy him? Indeed, they couldn't
But there are some things you get
without buyin'-the measles, for in
stance And the one that's catchin'
'em don't know he's in danger till the
speckles break out. Fellers. this COM
mittee voted in Phoebe Dawes by just
two votes to one, and one Of the two
was Lem Myrick. Darius was against
her. Now, with Tad and his Prov
1dence putin in Lonzo Snow and
Heman Atkins settin' behind the
screen workin' his normal school
music box SOS they can hear the tune |
well, Phoebe may stay this term out,
but how about the next?'
"Hey? Why, l don't know"
"From what I hear, this Phoebe
Dawes, for all her pesky down east
stubbornness, is teachin' pretty well,
and, anyhow, she's one little woman
against Tad Simpson and Heman At
zins and-and Tad's special brand of
Providence. She deserves a fair
shake. and, by the big dipper, she's
soin' to have it! Look here, you two
now would look on the school COM