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Updated: June 12, 2025
The Rowan twins Alfaretta and Luanna May are working a pair of slippers for their pa, one apiece, because it is such slow work.
And then she made the same excuse for him which she had given Alfaretta, with the same pang of regret. "Yes, ma'am," the woman said, "I see. I feel now as though I could love God real hard 'cause He's good to Tom. But Mrs. Ward, the preacher must be wonderful good, fer he can think God would send my Tom to hell, and yet he can love Him! I couldn't do it." "Oh, he is good!"
"Were you coming to see me, pa?" the girl asked nervously. "I I'm busy this morning. It's my night out, so I'll see you this evenin'." "Yes, I'll see you," returned Mr. Dean significantly, "but not now. I didn't come to see you now; I'm here to see the preacher, Alfaretta. Come, don't keep me out here in the sun," he added impatiently, shaking the gate again.
"Alfaretta," he said, with solemn slowness, "you'd better get your bunnet and go home. I'll see Mr. Ward about this; his wife's done harm enough. You've got to leave her, I mean it. I won't see her send my child to hell before my very eyes." "Oh, pa," Alfaretta entreated, choking and sobbing, and brushing her tears away with the back of her hand, "don't, don't say nothin' to Mr.
That's why I came to beg you to teach sound doctrine, especially the doctrine of everlasting punishment. I could a' dealt with Alfaretta myself, and I'll bring her round, you can depend on that; but it is for the church I'm askin' you, and fer that person that's unsettled Alfaretta. Convert her, save her.
He is so good himself, you know, Alfaretta, he cannot bear to think every one else does not love and serve God, too; and it seems to him as though they ought to be punished if they don't." This was a very lame explanation, but it closed the discussion, and she hurried away from the honest, searching eyes of her servant, which she felt must see through the flimsy excuse.
In spite, however, of the elder's indignation and his really genuine alarm about the influences which surrounded his child, he had a prudent afterthought in the matter of her leaving the service of Mrs. Ward. It was difficult to get anything in Lockhaven for a young woman to do, and times were hard that year. "You ah you needn't give notice to-night, Alfaretta," he said.
When he recovered, he was delayed still another week, because the preacher had gone away to General Assembly. But Alfaretta was far too miserable to find in her father's command "not to give notice to-night" any ray of comfort. She choked down her tears as best she might, and started for the parsonage.
This gentleman was the proprietor of this establishment and he well knew Mr. Ford, by reputation at least. With one angry glance around the lobby and at the now obsequious clerk, he wheeled about, strode to the cab, opened the door and lifted Dorothy within. Then he as promptly settled Alfaretta beside her, himself took the forward seat and motioned Leslie to follow.
What friends we shall be before this summer ends!" "Why, I thought we was now. I'm sure I don't feel much above any of you, even if I can shoot better 'n the rest," said practical Alfaretta, moving slowly toward the door. A shout of laughter greeted her words and Molly indignantly retorted: "You aren't one bit smarter than I am.
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