The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-05-06

I'd yr-lsIflf
ways enough for her, as her opinion of
the girls charms was considerably af-
fected by the forlorn condition Of her
son, Cephas, whom she suspected Of
being hopelessty in love with the
young person aforesaid, to whom she
commonly alluded as that red headed
baggage" hF ~
Patience Bakers got the kind of
looks that might do well enough at a
tavern dance or husking, but they're
entirely unsuited to the Sabbath day
or the meetln' house." so Aunt Abby
remarked to Mrs. Day in the way Of
back seat confidence. Its unfortu
nate that a deacon's daughter should
be afflicted with that bold style of
beauty. Her hairs all but red. In
fact, you might MS we'll call 1t red
when the sun shines on 1t. But if
shed ever smack It down withsbear's
grease she might darken It some, or
anyhow she'd make itlay slicker. But
it's the kind Of hair that just matches
that kind of girl-sott OF up an com
in Then her skins so white and her
cheeks so pink and her eyes so snappy
that she'd attract attention without
half tryin', though / guess she amt
above maxim an effort
Shes innocent as Kitten" OBJ.
served Mrs. Day impartiauy.
"oh, yes, she's Innocent enough an
| hope she'll keep so. WaitstiIl IS a
sight han'somer, IL the truth was told,
but she's the sort of girl thatts made
for one man and the rest Of 'em never
look at her The other ones cut out
for the crowd, the more the merrier.
She's Kind Of mantrap. that girl is.
Do urge tile horse u little mite, Bar
tholomew! 1t makes me kind o. hot
to be passed by Deacon Baxter. It's
missionary Sunday, too, when he
gen'ally hos Rheumatism too bad to
come out" = 80 ' :"
Il wonder If he ever puts anything
into the plate:" said Mrs Day. NO
one ever saw him thatI know Of"
The deacon keeps the Thou Shalt
Not commandments pretty WELL" was
Aunt Abby's terse response. ~ guess
he don't put nothin' into the plate, but
l s'pose we'd ought to be thankful he
don't take nothin' out. The Baptists
are gettin' ahead faster than they'd
ought to up to the Mills. Our minis.
ter amt no kind of proselyter. Seems
as IL he didn't care how folks got to
heaven 50 long as they got there. The
other church is havin' u service this
afternoon side O. the river, an I'd kind
o like to so, except 1t would please
'em too much to have crowd there
TO see the Immersion. They tell me,
but don't know how true. that that
Tillson wilder woman that come here
from somewheres In Vermont wanted
TO be baptized today, but the other
converts declared they wouldn't be If
she was"
jed Morrill, said they'd haze to hold
her under water quite a spell to do
any good" chuckled Uncle Bart from
the front seat l :
We'll, wouldn't repeat 1t. Bartholo-
new. on the Sabbath day, not If he
did say It. Jed Morrilrs responsible
for more blasphemiaus Jokes than any
man in Edgewood. i don't approve Of
maxim light of anybody's religious OBJ
servances If they're ever so foolish"
said Aunt abb. somewhat enigmati-
caiiy. "our minister Keeps remindin'
us that tie Bapt1sts and Methodtsts
are our brethren. but ] wish he'd be >
Iittle more anxious 70 Fave our s'ciety
keep ahead of the others.e @
"Jed's bout right in skin up the
Wilder TTlison." vas Mr.. Days tiniid
Contribution to the argument. Il amt
a readin' man. but from what folks re-
port should think She was one %
them critters. that set on rocks bewil-
derin' an bederiliuT men folks out o.
their senses-syreens, I'think they call
'em-a regular syreen Is what that wo-