One time they had a minister in Spencervale who was a very good , spiritual man but very deaf . He could n't hear any ordinary conversation at all . Well , they used to have a prayer meeting on Sunday evenings , and all the church members present would get up and pray in turn , or say a few words on some Bible verse . But one evening Aunt Atossa bounced up . She did n't either pray or preach . Instead , she lit into everybody else in the church and gave them a fearful raking down , calling them right out by name and telling them how they all had behaved , and casting up all the quarrels and scandals of the past ten years . Finally she wound up by saying that she was disgusted with Spencervale church and she never meant to darken its door again , and she hoped a fearful judgment would come upon it . Then she sat down out of breath , and the minister , who had n't heard a word she said , immediately remarked , in a very devout voice , ` amen ! The Lord grant our dear sister 's prayer ! ' You ought to hear father tell the story . '' `` Speaking of stories , Diana , '' remarked Anne , in a significant , confidential tone , `` do you know that lately I have been wondering if I could write a short story -- a story that would be good enough to be published ? '' `` Why , of course you could , '' said Diana , after she had grasped the amazing suggestion . `` You used to write perfectly thrilling stories years ago in our old Story Club . '' `` Well , I hardly meant one of that kind of stories , '' smiled Anne . `` I 've been thinking about it a little of late , but I 'm almost afraid to try , for , if I should fail , it would be too humiliating . '' `` I heard Priscilla say once that all Mrs. Morgan 's first stories were rejected . But I 'm sure yours would n't be , Anne , for it 's likely editors have more sense nowadays . '' `` Margaret Burton , one of the Junior girls at Redmond , wrote a story last winter and it was published in the Canadian Woman . I really do think I could write one at least as good . '' `` And will you have it published in the Canadian Woman ? ''
`` I might try one of the bigger magazines XXXXX .
Bible Burton Canadian Diana Morgan Priscilla Redmond Spencervale first right