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When Susannah's misfortunes were related to her in undertones she cast her apron over her head and groaned as with pain. Susannah thought that the concern of this household must arise from fear on their own account. "Are you Latter-Day Saints?" she asked mechanically.
And next day Cap'n Jonadab was round, madder'n a licked pup. Seems Susannah's lawyer at Orham had sent for her to come right off and see him. Somethin' about the suit, it was. And she was goin' in spite of everything. And with Effie's leavin' at the same time, what was we goin' to do over Sunday? and so forth and so on. "Well, we had to do the best we could, that's all.
Doctor Slop clapped his finger and his thumb instantly upon his nostrils; Susannah's spleen was ready to burst at it; 'Tis false, said Susannah. Come, come, Mrs.
Orion had dreaded the drive home with his mother, but after complaining to him of Susannah's conduct in having made a startling display of her vexation in the women's place behind the screen, she had leaned on him and fallen fast asleep.
As we drove along, leaning against the back of the carriage, my hand happened to touch that of Susannah, which lay beside her on the cushion, I could not resist taking it in mine, and it was not withdrawn. What my thoughts were, the reader may imagine; Susannah's I cannot acquaint him with; but in that position we remained in silence until the carriage stopped at Cophagus's door.
Autumn came, and Susannah's faith in man was tested to the utmost by the dreariness of daily disappointment. If Ephraim were dead surely his mother or his friend would return her letters. If Ephraim were not dead what could be the explanation of this silence?
At first he had been greeted only with derision or pelted with mud, but in the last few days he had made and baptized converts, and now the fury of the other sects was at white heat. Susannah's mind swiftly sifted out the improbabilities from Rigdon's wrathful tale. "But the people that gather to such meetings as Mr.
'Down in that ten-acre medder lot, ain't it? and in that new barn you built last spring. A pretty elder you are, ain't you? Elders don't seem to have improved much since Susannah's times. If there ain't one sort o' meanness in 'em it's another, says she. "Goodness knows what she would 'a' said, but jest here old Deacon Petty rose up.
"And besides Mary, Katharina, the widow Susannah's daughter," she added, sure of her triumph, and the color mounted to her cheeks. "She is no longer a child, but a maiden grown, as you know. I therefore demand of you " and she again turned to the assembly "that you will fulfil your functions worthily and promote justice in my behalf by calling in both these witnesses and hearing their evidence."
"Emmar, Emmar," said Lucy Smith, "tell Miss from the mill about the angel that appeared to Joseph." Emma Smith was a nobly made, dignified young creature. She looked at Susannah's beautiful and open countenance, and straightway drew forth the young thing she was nursing for her inspection. It was an infant but a few days old. Surprised, reverent, and delighted, Susannah bent over it.
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