Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-04-16

far sa VI offering ashes signifyiDg,
accS,i lpg II Mr. Mitchell, desolation.
Ths barrel selected for The repose
81 stood exactly ii front Of the
resid nee n &c Nj Pluf, sexton Of the
wen kAown and fashionable Episcopal
Chnxsh of the Holy Symphony pr.
Plud was justly proud of the reputation
ofs hischurch He couldgive you, Sir,
the w hest music ia the city. None
d eey old sacredsmusic, which
If |ssss palsalIyeiy sinful |. ~ play seeing
thatsit WAS composed for Romish service
essbalf I'LL the newest and pIeasantest
music that could be had for the money.
Why Sir, at the Church of The Holy
Symphony they aclnally played the best
,aorcennr from the Troyatore before il
had eyer becnproluced at the Academy
III Music Then PIuff was also proud
ofhis Clergyman. Show him IN the city
such = clergy man as his was-what do
nations he received !! what fashionable
audiences he had ! All The upper ten,
ssiir, crowded into the Church Of the
HOLY s ymphony to hear thsweet rose
tr sermons Of the Reverend Arthur
Anthus sermons SO soft and velvety
~ they would not have disturbed the
repose DC i Sybarite
Puff was al FIRST rather disturbed
any NV person should have been
VA dsd enough to drop y nameless
2 into bis ash barrel, and worthy Mrs
ior ! moment had her mlsgivings.
BUD he we're Z good-natured pair, and
"A midn ght consultation, while the
|ill pected gin was slumbering ID an
IN ompiu cradle, they decided that,
sid e Providence had sent this mortal
w 70 their door. they would not reject
II q Md accordingly the little creature
wa y opssd by the sexton, md took
Id his household Of the off
Esp& ln fsa ven had denied him III
NE Jorh Dee grew up, she more than
repaid the care DC the old sexton and his
~ she had The sweetest Of soprano
voices, and more than one young lady
who had been taught all the extras at
Madame Cancan's fashionable academy
envied the possession Of that pure liquid
organ whose notes foated through the
nave Of the Church Of the Holy Sym
phony Although Dora Dee-she had
been christained after deceased and
beloved sister Of Mrs. Pluff-did not 20
TO Madame Cancan's, she yet received
very excellent education. She under
stood music tolerably well painted q
little in water colors, and possessed q
quick, intelligent style Of conversations
In time the sections daughter attracted
htention ffom his fashionable congrega-
ton, md on Sundays, ! grieve to say,
young men would gather On the porch
Of the Church Of the Holy Symphony
to catch glimpse Of tile pretty brown
haired Dora, as she passed out It did
not surprise Mr. Puff one bit when Mrs.
Trapeze Of Fifth Avenue came to him
one day, and proposed that Dora
should go and live ct her house as
companion to her daughter, Miss Aurelia
Trapeze. He was accustomed to look
upon every thing connected with the
Church Of the Holy Symphony as 50 far
above the common run, that he was
prepared for what other men might have
looked upon as an uncommon accur-
renee, Much as il grieyed the worthy
sexton and hiswife 70 part even partially
with their little Dora, still the adyan-,
Etages 10 be derived by residence with
Mrs. Trapeze were too obvious to be
reasonably declined. The use Of Miss
Aurelia's masters good society, o. AZ
least what PASSED for such and, after
all, the separation was only Tor time.
and Dora was TO spend every Sunday
with her adopted parents.
So Dora went to live with Mrs. Ira
peze.
Dora Dee Dora Dee! you are
bright enough 70 be sunbeam why
viii you ~ nothing but Will-o '-,he-
wisp 4"
am sure ! I'M not leading you
astry, NH. Halbert Kinball. 2