Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-10
CHAPTER ~.
!. which kszIah Assumes Guardian
= ship.

oTuRs
&c. left the parsonage soon after
=. imposed tramp disclosed MS
o.,aty. Her farewells were hurried
"a sbs nrmly refused Mrs. Coffins
Z. ,oo-,nsistent appeal to return to
house ~up street" and have sup
. She said she was glad to meet
z, Ellery. The young minister az
s-,sd his delight in meeting her.
-, she disappeared in the misty
.-r,sht and John Ellery surreptitious-
: xioed his perspiring forehead with
y. md. having in his late desire for
4. primal necessities forgotten such
.,,sipr incidental as a handkerchief.
Tbe minister smiled rather one-sid-
ely.
s,rs been something Of a day for
80 be said. 81 am ahead OF time
~ i've made a lot Of trouble, I'm
.fr,ld But yesterday afternoon l
q. pssdy and, to tell the truth, was
sgrr 10 come and see my new home
~ ret At my work. So I started on
~ mornIng train. Then the stage
hrok, down and / began to think l
-, stranded at Bayport. But this
l,n6bearted chap from Wellmouth-I
sslIevs that's where he lived-hap-
,snsd 70 pull up to watch US wrest-
lnr With the smashed wheel. and
rhsn he found l was in a hurry to
~ 10 Trumet, offered to give me a
M His name was-was Bird. No.
lb.t wasn't It, but it was something
NJ, Bird. or some kind Of bird"
T3irdr" repeated Keziah thought
hly. there's no Birds that ! know
N Wellmouth. Hum! Hey?
Ixshf Sparrow, was it?'
That was IT. Sparrow"
Good Iandl Emulous Sparrow
Run considerable to whiskers and
.,rgue. didn't hei"
why, yes; be did wear a beard AS
Ibr iongue-well. he was converse
lonAl, 4 that's what you mean"
that's what mean. II you rode
txslve mile with Emulous, you must
Ave bad an earache for the last six.
DID he ask a question or two about
yor personal affairs, here and there
bstEeen titnes?"
Nj. Ellery laughed.
Yes. one or two, between times"
Y admitted.
7 shsnt die Of surprise. Did you
NJ him who you vas?"
MOO, to be honest, ! didn't. He
NJ 10 very anxious to find out. that
well. lodged. ! think he believed
J vss going to visit Captain Daniels.
san some one may have seen me
cone here"
No. no. they didn't This fog is as
n'ck a. Injun-meai puddin'. Nobody
nv you
Well with some hesitation, "the
rsns lady who was here with you"
on. Grace Van Hornet She's all
ant She won't tell. She amt that
knds
Van Hornet That doesn't sound
me New England name"
Tsnt Her folks come from Jer-
~ somewheres. Bat she was adopt
= ~ old Cap'n Hammond, who keeps
~ tavern down on the bay shore by
~ packet wharf. and she's lived in
nenet since she was six years old.
ne' fathsr was Teunis Van Horne,
~ Be was mate on Cap'n Eben's
9Hslin schooner and was drowned
hatieras. Eben was saved Just by
skm OF his teeth and got a broken
y and religion while II happened.
- UPS better except that he's some
4ne; but his religions been more
.'' more feverish ever since. He's
~s q the head Come-outers, and
nh their chapel with his own money.
~ mustn't think I'm speakin' light
q religion, nor Of Cap'n Eben, Ell
~ Hes a dear good soul as ever
80 out he 10 the narrowest kind OF
oeouter. His creed is Just about
nee a. the chapel door, and that's
narrow as the way leadin' to sal
0ien think"
nnat are Come outersF Some new
sskes alivel Haven't you heard
soneoutersi Cats foot! Well,
80 near Of EN- often enough from
On They're folks who used to
" our church, the Regular, but
eeeause the services was too
With organs and choir sing.
sna The road to paradise too easy.
tmu learn"
~ ElIery was Interested He had
~ N Trumet but once before. on
80, ooeasion when he preached his
-. se'mon. and of that memorable
49, smembered little except the ser
tel>a inc peWs nlled with CAP
,,s-,- sno their families, and the awe
i,,-s s personality of Captain FL
"a uanieis. who had been his host
pls,.s lung man. the ink upon his di
fs-a nom the theological school still
~ - uiai sermon Is a weighty mat
I'M -ar ne Preaching Of 1t weightie,
49, ns had rehearsed It over anS
-. = private, had delivered II Al
r...,, through clinched teeth, and hat
bo~s,so 70 his room In the Boston
~. I. house with the convictior
rl, vas an utter failure Canta,r
III 80 and the gracious Miss Anna
e.c,.s laughter. had zen kim
a., &c . express era On. anf
sysa s,se alone saved lin from de
can men. to his amazement m.
tios :. 80 come. or casual converse
II, ~, sne church and about the Dan
''s ne could recall nothing g,