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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1905)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, ijoj. 8 44444 444 M4W4 W 44444 44444 444 4 44 44444444444444 I When The Deacon Spoke I C. R. lewla, Copyright, 1903, if McClurs. 4 1 4 4444-1 444-4444444' 4444 4 4i4t44444t-H4444H4-444- No got 'trtr donb'ted tint Deacon Haskell, farmer, meant Ulni kind fcusband and a Juat father, but there iraa Pwrltaw blood In bla elua, and his waye wtrt barah and arbitrary. Tbere sere Uioaa wbo aald ba waa domineer lug aud obstinate, but, to girt tba dea Cou bla dua, ba waa alinpl carrying eut what ha railed principles. It waa a principle of bla to go to bad on tba stroke of 9 and gat op on tba etroke af t, and bla wlfa bad to do tba same Uad an earthquake or a cyclone pre tented the good wife front doing tba family washing on Monday and tba family baking on Tuesday tba husband would bare made do eicuaee for ber. During tba earner daya of ber mar rtage the deacon'a wife bad oplnlona of ner own, but before abe bad been bla wife ftve yeara abe gave them up. Tba tblnklng aod eipreaalng In that bonae waa all done by the deacon. Tbere two ncoruiro in cursa to ant waa a daughter, Ruth, and up to tba age of thirteen aba waa under the aame Influence ae ner mother. ; At that age alio west to aaothaf etate to live with an aunt, aad did not return until aha waa all teen. The amassment of tba father when he met ber at the village railroad dspot waa lnteuaetn fact. It kept blm dnrau all the way home. Ruth bad become tome one else that la, abe waa llkf the average girl of elxteen wbo bad been allowed the uaual liber ttee aud hadn't been crushed every time ahe laughed or spoke. She bad n bat with flowera on It; abe had a dreaa made by a drtaamaker; aha bad aboea that coat 41; abe eves bad kid glove ; abe waa alao chatty and apoke of ber father aa "dad." - Tbe deacon realised that there waa a big undertaking on band for hlui. Ruth 'bad got out from under bla Influence and unat be squelched. The only re proof be sdmlnlatered on the way noma waa bla alienee, but ahe did not aeein to Blind that In tbe leeat. Juat bow to begin tbe equelcbluf bothered the fa ther a bit for two or three daya, and ba waited for an excuse. At laat be found one. Among Rutb'a baggage waa a hammock. There were lorost treeo In the front yard to enapend It from, but iixh a thing aa a hammock bad never appeared on that farm. It waa sa traps gs nee, profanity, flying In the face of rrovldance, Ruth put it up white ber father waa boelng corn one after noon, and ahe waa not only lying In It when be came up to aupper, but alao waa reading a love etory. Tbe deacon bardly waited to bang up bla boe on the limb of a cherry tree. Htaadlug before the girt, be exclaimed hoarsely: "fiet out of tout!" "Why, daddy, what la Itr aha aaked. "You are disgracing me and yourself I 1'eople are looking at you aa they drive byt" "Hut I'm only lying In a hammock." "And I tell you to get out. It'a a shame and a disgrace. The next thing you'll be doing Is to ride horseback." "I waa going to sk you If I might do that tomorrow." That was the begtunlug of tlinsquelcb , lug process. From that time on for a week the doiieon nagged and ordered and lectured. He couldn't prevent Ruth from having opinions and from talking back, but be managed to make ber Tory uncomfortable. At length ahe positively refused to obey liliu In some thing, and, after turning very pale aud awallowlng at the lump In his throat, be went out to the barn to think things over. Rath wns too big to be cuffod or whipped, and It was plain that she did not Intend to surrender ber opin ions. After puzzling over the matter for a long time the father returned to the bouse. , "Ruth," be beuan, "you have seen fit . to aet my authority at defiance. Until you have a change of heart and ask my pardon I abftll not apeak to you again." That waa the way the deacon bad brought bla wife around to his way of thinking In the early days. lie had refuaod to speak to ber for daya or weeka at a time, and the strain waa more than aha could etand. With Ruth, however, the eaae waa different Bhe preferred bla alienee to bla fault finding. The hammock waa taken down and aire did not ride horseback nor walk around on stilts. Bh would have bad beana but for the' father. Aa ho waa not speaking to ber be did not forbid ber, but wbea 1 young man called tblnga were made so unpleasant for him that be never repeated bla vlalt Aa the aummer pawed and winter came on tbere -were candy pulls and spelling schools. Both were the height of sacrilege In the deacon'a eyes, and ba groaned In spirit and gritted bla teeth when be knew that bla dangbte. attended them. It waa In June that tbe deacon had vowed not to apeak to bla daughter again until ahe bad become repentant Now and then, aa time passed, tbe wife ventured to aay something to ber hus band, but only to find blm obdurate, What be bad aald be bad aald. What be hud aald must be right because be bad aald It. and be would therefore atlrk to It nntll tbe day of bla death. "Let Ruth get down on ber knees to me and confess that abe baa done wrong and I will apeak to ber, and perhaps forgive ber,? waa Invariably bla answer, but time continued to pane and Ruth did not kneei One day the deacon'a wlfa waa called to tbe bedside of a sick aelgflbor. Tbe deacon bad a dosen awarma of bees, and aa be came tip from the laid about Z o'clock that afternoon be found one of tbe blves swarming. Ha ran for a tin pan and began to beat It and in bla excitement be almost spoke to bla daughter, wto waa wetting In tbe gar den. lie caught himself In time, though, and resumed bla beating and gamboling around, A spare , btve should have bees ready but waa not Tbe beea therefore circled and buss ed around for ten minutes and Anally began to light Unfortunately for tbe deacon they lighted on blm. Is two mlnutea they bad covered bla atraw hat and neck; In two more they were clinging to his shoulders In great massee. Aa abe planted ber hollyhock and sunflower seeds Roth beard a still, small voice uttering ber name. She In vestigated and found that her father bad become a king bee. IDs back resembled a pear tree, and be waa ter ribly frightened. Two thousand been clung to blm, and If be disturbed them be waa a dead man. ' 'Well, daddy r asked tbe girl aa abe stopped within ten feet of blm. Ruth, yon will find an empty hive Is the barn. (Jet It and ameer some 'lessee ovfY the fmnt ml it "... "Are yon really apeaklng to me, daddy r "Of course I am. Can't yon see the flx I'm tar "But you were not to speak again nntll I beg your pardon," "Go after that hive Do yon want to see me stung to death?" "The beea are quiet now. About that hammock, daddy-may I have It sptbla summer r "Ne-that Is. I guess yon can." "And may I rule one of the horses r "If-lf they are not too tired." "And I may climb trees and Jump fencear "Are you going for that hirer "When you answer." "Then climb and Jump all yon want to." "One . more question, daddy. May I have yonng men come here to aee mer The deacon groaned, , "May If The beea eeem to be getting angry." "Tea, bare 'em and be banged to your shouted the deacon, using slang for tbe first time In fifteen yeara. Tbe hive waa brought and ameared with sweet stuff, and presently the beea began to find their way Into It At the end of ten minutes the Seaeon ahook himself, drew a long breath and aald to bla daughter: "If you ever telPmother or any ons else about It I'll box your ears, big aa you are!" What Ike Pariah RaaS.4. An excellent example of the humor of parUh beedlcs Is related by the Rov. Dr. Ullleapltf In his "Humors of Scot tish Life." Two ministers of neighboring parish es exebaugod pulpits oue Suuday. the Rev. Mr. I'evMt-s officiating In a parish church which shall be nameless. After the service Mr. feeble snld to the bea dle: "tfeorge, I hope the people would not thluk my sermon was too short today." "A' dltiua thluk they would, sir, but may I make bold to ask what ye're In quiring fori" "Well, you see, (Scorn, when It WH arranged that 1 was to preach here to day 1 aelected a aermon and laid It down on a chair In my study. I have a dog which frequeuta the study very much. It got hold of the sermon, tore off the last four leaves and destroyed them entirely, so that I could make no use of them. But I thought that since I had chosen It I would Just preach what remained of It, and I waa afraid the people might consider it too abort." Quick as thought George asked: "Oh, air, could ya no get oor minister a pup o that sortr Ra-akUaa. Millie I thought you alwaya aald Charlie Slow was a "baa been." Kate He wus, but he made an un expected strike In oil and has money to turn. ivtrol Free Press. A Palatial. The Jollier Cheer tip, old boy; noma day you'll get In on the ground floor. The Jouhh-lf 1 do I'll tumble into the cellar. Tom Watson's Magazine. THE PORTUGUESE SONNETS. BllaaatXft BarrtXt B)rswlas Olfi to 1 Ha Haafeaa. It waa daring their residence In rise, early in 1847, that Browning first aaw tbe "Bonnets From tbe Portuguese," aa tbe poet Edmund Oosse baa told by authority of Browning blmseif. Their custom was, Mr. Browning aald, to write alone and not to abow each other what they bad written. This waa a rule which be sometimes broke through, but she never. He bad' the bablt of working In s downstairs room where their meals were spread, while Mrs. Browning studied tq a room on the floor above. One day early Is 1S47, tbelr breakfast being over, Mrs. Browning went upstairs, while ber hus band stood at tbe window watching the street till tbe table should be clear ed, lie waa presently aware of some one behind bla, although tbe aervant waa gone. It waa Mrs. Browsing, wbo held blm by tbe shoulder to prevent bla turning to look at ber and at the aame time pushed a packet of papers into tbe pocket of bla coat 8be told him to read that and to tear It up if be did not like It And then she Jed again to ber own room." All this was In fulfillment of prophecy, for bad abe not aald la ber letter of July 22, 1S46, as much sa tfale about the "Sonnets:" "Yon shall see some day at lis what I will sot abow you now. Does sot Solomon aay that inert la s time to read what is writ ten r If be doesn't be ought" Browning, notwithstanding bis in- tense lore of privacy, took tbe right ground concerning tbese works of In imitable art ."I dared not reserve to myself," he said, "the finest sonnets written In any language since Shake speare'." Mrs. Browning finally con sented to their being printed under Mtaa Mltford'e re as "Sonnets by U&Ei Reading; Not For Publica tion; 1W7.- and la tbe edition of ber poems brought cut la 1830 they were actually pnblisbrtd with tbelr present title, which waa suggested by ber bus- bind. Tbe author's suggestion bad been "frmnee Translated From -the Bosnian," but Browning, who called the author of Tatarlna to Camoena" It's "own little Portuguese," named tbe mie that prevallrd.-Centnry. 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Pliny ("Natural History," book 2, chapter M) says: "Tbere are certain Is lands which are alwaya floating, as in tba territory of Caecubum and of Beate, Mutina and Statonla. la the lake of Vldlmonla tbere la a dark wood ed (aland which la never seen in tbe aame place for s day and night togetb- er. in I.yaia tbe Istande named Cala- lutuae are imm uui oriveu irvia piace to place by the wind, but may be push ed from place to place by poles. Many dtlxena saved themselves by thla means is the tlbie of the Mlthrldatlc war. There are some amall islands is tbe Nymphaeua called tbe Dancers, be cause when choruses art song they are moved by tbe motion of those who keep time." Similar stories are told Ty the asae writer concerning the Egyptian float ing Island of Cbemmts and tbe Island of Deloe, one of tbe Cycladea, - Tbe Is land last mentioned was the only one of tbe group named which escaped die- eater In tbe time of the great earth qnakea of the year 820 B. CL, and l'llny, from whom most of the shore facts have been gleajied, waa first to point out the fact that the Immunity Leloa enjoyed waa owing to the fact that Ha base had no ground connec tions. Pliny says, "Not a tremor was felt In Delos oa thst awful day when the other lalanda were rent asunder." Mas es as AsHaatlarlat. . . M. Felix Alcmn (a bla "Conquest of the Vegetable World" shows man's progress wbea be became aa agricul turist At first man was a hunter, aft erward be reared cattje anJ lastly cul tivated the soU. If be had been able to domesticate animals, that helped blm In tillage. Tbe want of proper animate may have" In a certain measure retard ed tbe advance of particular taeee or minimised agricultural efforts. Agri culture called on a -higher degree of In telligence when, a field wr, plowed. There was even requisite a new mental element, tbe exercise of patience. The man might exist on the deet be killed, for at ouce the effort auppllrd tbe food. But when be plowed, sowed and gar in-red a aeason elapsed before be bad the reward of his toll. "The professlou of agriculture waa much moro toilsome then that of herda man, and man, averse to hard work, recoiled long before the fatigue of the tiiNk." When the first field was plowed then the true resource of panklnd were found, and bla pn-gresa war as sured. The dlstlngulnhlrg race of culti vators of the aoll were tbe Aryans, and ao the name Aryan cvmea from the Latin arare, to plow. Ilee Baa Lack. There was a younjt lady named Hoke, Who affected tha naw styls of toque, Hut her fkca was ao flat 'Neath tbts queer little hat Whan sbs peaked In the mirror ltbroks. -Naw Tors Herald. STatrtanaalal Maile, Trlx-la bis married Ufa one grand, sweet song? Tom-No. It'a a plaintive" melody Just now. He's the defendant In dl vorce proceeding. Puck. Melkedleal Flaaae, It has tcn thus for aires; V 'Twill be thus for aats hence. . A tew acquire tha monty, Others get esprlcnr. Washlnctew Har. 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