Washington telegraph., 1848-10-18
uoAXING A WIDOW IN CHURCH

light, produces u greater sensation thnn
IN Boston, though, after he has gone, the
people may relapse INTO their quiet I'M.
tarian paths; still they hayeno objections
TO wander out of them IN search OF any
novelty in religion, aud If they do not
always change theif belief with every
fresh importation, tlsy at least pay him
the compliment Of hearing what he hns
got to say.
There happened 10 be, few years
since, one OF those wandering theological
meleors blazing around Boston, aud peo-
pie from every lane aud hy.way noeked
10 see il, not with pieces OF smoked glass
IN tlcir fingers, but with ten cent pieaaa
aud York shillings, 10 drop Into the green
box, by way OF adding fuel 10 the flames.
80 great was the crowd, that the ordinary
rules about the quiet possession OF pews
taf which the owneis had paul, were Gu.
Hnly broken down every baly took that
sal which suited hn best. aud those
Nho came late sat down IN the places
len To them by those who had come curly
One pleasant Sunday morning Maekay
Wru, 10 church helimcs, tooa his seat III
central pew. just uHi the shadow ol
the puiIHI. and saf hold upright, with his
arms extended with an apparent degree
ri unnatural ngidity down by his ,,des.-
lie was presently surrounded by hall a
dozen females, nearly all OF whom We're
slnnger- 10 his person, aud III little
Iimr tile church Wa full 10 OVERLOOKING.
ihs psalm wa- sunz, the prayer sand, the
ssmun delivered n the preachers best
style. lie dwell particularly upon The
requirement, Ol lhs great pmeepI oi broth.
efl, love. upon tn beauty ul universal
hencvnlenre, ON the pleasure which afize,
not only from clothIug the naked aud
FEEDING the hungff but from attention 10
the minute and gHaeriul eouTiislcs oi liir
hy winch ths thony path Is snilened aud
adnred In The language oi critics IN
sush matters. "thate was not dry eye
m ghp place the appeal fauud it. way
II every heart. Al Machay's immeuialc
H#l-hbafz were ~eHzIbIy Affected he wepi
WllA them, the h. LIARS cllascd each
aIhrr down ms euaehs. While e..
y uur uisc was busy with thrr hand.
sareuglz Wiping uNpy the water that the
orator. lka SECOND Moses had by The
Stokes ri hl, clolusurc, cuusel To suzh
from lhgir hmry hearts, Mhc.ay held hi,
ann. ,titl aud straight. wllle bait a glas'
ut hlml ~uiu-ri h,s face. The ducd
ryrs Ut hI, luullr friends were not slow
tp ob.r.yo tins, for 30 addition TO the cv.
lIyuJ gi, ul deep feeling which be- cX.
hihlicd. h, acc Wa. rather handsome
face. ilr wugLicd, hlg.iud, looked con.
iu-ci uud interesting. but raised no hand,
searched tor no kcrahlt aud seemed Ia
he 100 deep distress At lclrh a young
widow llJy, who sli D. side ulm, remark.
rd that hr was ID 10 ca-c, aud-hcayen
bless the female heart. % always mclts az
any mysterious -ouow-1ituf one or Two
lDvuca-f .loA sad Hu,icrug pau.os. She
sad. ium uudur.lDnc "i'Hy. ,ir, D. there
anything lhc matter Wi.h you You mp,
pear ~ Dr uuwcll
All malnm.' bftalhrd Markay, in a
whisper an n poor panIyuc, aud have
l0,l tbc use Of my arms Though my
tcur- have flowed IN answer to the lDuch.
ing sentiment, OF the pastor, have not
thr power to wipe lbrm away
In an instant iHr hnul was thrust
into a rclirulr, aud white handkerchief.
scented with otto OF rose. wa. applied Ia
Mackay'> eyes, the fair Samtanlu, seem.
iug TO rrlulcc m the first opportunity ot
practising what had beru 50 recently
preached, appeared To polish them with
night good will. When She had done
Nlckay looked uuuttcrJblc obligations,
hut Whispered that she would increase
them thousand fold VI she would, a. It
wanted It very much, condosceud TO wipr
lis nose. The novelty OF the request wa.
though, nothing oi, the widow was proud
ui the pr0mpluudc she had displayed Ia
>uccoriug the distressed, aud TO u person
who has done you one klud action, lh'
second seem, alway, easy. Her white
hand aud winter handkerchief were mis.
ed To Nlnehay cutwalcE but the moment
that it WIS completely ruNeiopcd IN the
folds of the ramhGr, bee gave such q
,ucczc 70, mad the whulrcuurch ring. It
was, in fact more like a neigh The
minister paused ia giving out the hymn
the deacon, put on their spcclaclcs to see
what could be- the matter aud IN an in.
siaut every eye was turned upon Maekay
aud the fair Samltarm, the latter OF
whom, being 80 intent upon her object,
or 50 conloundcd by the general uoloncry
she had acquired, still couvuIsiyely grasp.
ed the nose.
There were hundreds ofpcrsons in the
church who knew Alackoy aud his pro.
pensitics well and a single glance was
sufficient to convince lhem that success.
ful hoax had been played oil for their
amusement A general litter now ran
round the place: mods aud bccks, aud
wrcalhrd Smiles" were the order Of the
day Men held down their heads aud
/ Inu,rbp1 nutritbt nnI thn lndips had tp