The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-12-04
HOAX.NG A WIDOW.

HOAA.NG A WIDOW.
There is no part of the world where a new
preacher, whether uew-ighl or blue light.
Produces a greater sensation than IN Boston,
hough, alter he has gone, The people NAV
relapse into their quiet Unitarian paths; stall
tney have no objections To wander out o.
diem in search oi an novelty in rel gion, aud
II they do not always change their belief
with every fresh importation, they al leasi
pay him The compliment of hearing what he
has got To say.
There happened 10 be, few years since,
one OF those wandering theological meteOTS
LIazng around Boston, end people from
every liue aud bye-way fpcked To see il,
noi with pieces OF smoked glass in their fin
gets, but with ten cent pieces aud York shll
Ings, 10 drop into he green box, 10y way OF
adding fuel 10 the h,mes. So great was the
crowd. that The ordinary rules about The qulel
possessions OF pews Tor which the owners
had paid, were entirely broken down; every
cody louk that seat which suited him besI,
aud those who came too late sal down ~
he places leli 10 them by those vino Ii d
come early.
out pICoSdHA SuHudf NidIhdl
went to church bellmes, took his seat ia a
central pew, Just under the shadow of The
pulpit, aud sat Oull upright, with his aims ex-
ended with an apparent degree of unnatural
rs 'dny down by bis sides. lie was present
1, surrounded 10y halt a-duzen females, near
ly all of whom were strangers Ia his person.
| ana IN litle time the church was full TO
ove,hJwing. The psalm was sung, the pay.
or said, the sermon delivered in the preach
er's best style. Ito dwell particularly upO
he requirements of the great precepl OF
b,olherly love, upon The beauty ol universal
benevuonce, on the pleasure which arise,
moi only from clothing the naked aud feeding
The hungry, bot ilom attention To the minute
and graceful cuuuesi.s of life 10y which the
ihony paths sollened and adorned. In the
language Of critics IN such mrUers, "ihefe
was not dry eye in The place." The appeal
found its way tn every heat. All Mackay's
immediate neighbOls were sensibly affected;
he wepi with them; the big teas chased each
other down his checks. While every one
else was busy with their handkeIchieiS wi
ping away the water that the orator. like Il
second Moses, bad, by The strokes of his ell
oquence. caused To gush from their Il MY
hearts. Macaay held his arms stiff aud
straight, while half u glass Of liquid suilused
his face. The dried eyes Of his female
| iIi .nis were not slow To observe This for, Ia
add lion TO the evident Signs of deep feeling
which he exhibited, his lace was rather q
handsome face. He wriggIrd. fidgeued.
looked con used and interesting, bul raised
/ A 4 4
ed 10 be in deep distress. A. length young
widow lady, who sat BESIDE hun. renlIked
that lie was III al ease, ani heaven bless
he female hear! il always mrhs al an,
mysterious surrow after one or two down
cast looks aad hnIering p,uses, she said.
IN an under tuue,--"PIay. s'r. Is there any
hing tie matter with you! You appear I,
be unwell"
"AIl! madam brea;hed Mackay, IN Il
whisper, ii am "a purr psral yrc, aud hav'
cost the use oil my arms. Though INV tear,
nave flowed IN answer 10 The touching seuIi-
nenls OF The pastor, have not he power To
wipe them away"
la an instant lair hand was thrust into
reiicule, aud a white handkerchief, seen
ID with otto OF rose, was applied 10 Mack
Iny'seyes; The iai Samaritan, seeming 10 L.
iloIce ia ,he fist opportunity oil pracicIi {
what had been So recently preached, ap
peaIed To polish them with righI good viii
When she had done, Mackay lnokcd unulier.
al e "bIioarions. but whispered that she
would increase item thousand fold If sh,
would, as II wan ell IL very much, cOnde-
seen 20 wipe his nnSe. The novelty OF ihe
request was Thought nothing of; the wido"
Was proud OF The piumpilude she had DIS
played ia succOling The distressed; and to .
person who has done you one kind action.
the second seems always easy. Her white
hand and whiier handkerchief were raised
~ hiackay's cuIwaier; 6ui the moment l.
was completely enveioped in the folds of th'
cambric, he gave gu n snee N as made The
+" hole chu'ch ring; il was, in fact, more lik'
e neigh. The minister paused in giving
u The hymn; the dearors put on their spec
racles To see what could DO the matter: an