Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-05
MI S C T. Liza n Y.
CATHEDRAL ANGELS.

practice, int cathedral city; was the
eldest OF four children, whom he coniriyed,
by dint Of sclfdcnial and frugallty. to keep
respectable. was banded from school TO
school, with margins of leisure time until ]
wascight years old, and thea | LEFT OF school.
ing altogether for while This was my
golden agc; roamcd over the country in
all the majesty ur a boys loneliness, dchat-
ing perpc,uilly with mysrlfwhcthcr | would
b. lord chancellor or lord mayor, and feel
ing immeasuably superior to the thousands
who passed by me q their ohscurity.
was somewhat of mystic even then.
nnd this may perhaps explain in part my
vanity, for all mystics seem t. dspi'o other
people; indeed, a' far q. my memory Is
correct, my first eoncci, was given when no
ono could tell mo iho connection between
the pur, blue infinite ky and the eternity
which the Bible calls Gods home. u.cd
10 fancy one was The same ns the other, and
to lay my prayers always in the opon air,
thinking that God could hear the bettcr in
III. own palace. No one elsc seemed u un-
dgrsiand th'; my father wanted 10 know
"whai foolish question should ask him
next" whcn | proPoundcd thc difficulties
OF the subject 10 him. Ny mother told me
70 rad, and b. wiser" whereas, for my
own part, had an idea that they would
have told mc II they hai known. and the
pride of my genius consequently h)urished
more than over. They wcr, di,'enter-
unlinching. slernuphollcrs of Nonconform-
iiy aud v1lunnryism, and could not pro.
sumc IS ye: to question their inf.llhiIitY.
passed by the grand old cathedral day
after LAY, with their prgjudiccs strong upon
me: even though the sun used t, set be.
hinI il on summer evening. and make the
rel tint, oi 10, turrct. unrarthly in their
naguiGcgucc. dhr,I hardly aimlrc, much
les. enter 10. But one bright rrr-h morning
,cniur.I into doe e.! -, on is north SIDE
to gather dl,s, fur nv sister, aud heard
the rshor, or the organ coming irom the
long ai'lr' through tho open window. IL
was ,, unlike al 90, chapri-orsan, which |
had hcarl, and moreover - infinitely more
.,ul.,hrillins, that stayed listening % il
ror nearly an hour. was very solemn all
,hc rr.t ul the day. keeping my now.iound
treasure from oven my ,i,,er, bat firmly ro.
solving % hear 10 again On the morrow. |
va, awake bali ih, night, wondering IL
a., p.oplo who INT up o. God such behutl-
rnl mu,ic were, after all, ~ wicked as had
brcn told; .atu.I az las, They were not,
and that would 60 inside and look at them
ia the morning | walked timilly into the
porch, aud was quite overwhelmed with
aw, wh'n looked up through the vast.
me-, Of the nave. u the ,lanung sunlight
which Frightened the stained glass in ,hc
distance. | was soon at the summit OF al
c,ncrinbI, dignity, or kinl.heart,l
ygrser mirshalI-l 90, wish hi. golden wand
into . pr,'enlall stall, or throne, rather,
rs l,ns.sI it. Then came in th' chori.-
tcr.-l ,.I never seen % surplic' before
maxim. me think that IL was all intended
ior . symbol. and moreover very beautiful
one, ui the whitc.roh,l one, in heaven.
There was one Of the cln,n.. t,,. or
elders, rs | thought him. oi whom the R'y-
cla,ion speaks, who struck me very much
by his bolr headed -olemnity; | frlta strange
intcrc-, m him at the very fr.t glance. just
outside the orstn.srrccn, when be- handed
lady tn one Of the verser- tor seat. Tho
whole scr,ic, was an endless theme flr
mysticism-. since IL was quito meaningless
10 me in it.'lr At last il ended watch.
cl the chorIs,ers detc past me, and saw the
tiny congregation disappear and rs | was
going out, the old cannon Of whom spoke
came up leaning on tho lady's arm. She
smiled on me rs sh9 passed by, and made
me, Oh =, happy, for hal ncyc- seen any
one - beautiful before, and | had hitherto
believed whn, my mother had told me, that
fair faces were snarcs Of the devil. But I
could not believe this now the devil would
no, let his children so to !" little heaven
below, thought, and look 80 sweet on
stranger.boy.
The next day went again, telling no one
lest should be prohibited. There were, rs
before, the chori.ters, the pellings Of th9
organ, the white ycstmcnts Of the clergy.
men hut none Of these had any charms for
me, compared with the lady who had smiled
on mo. looked At her again and again
she was exactly oppo'ite--comple,ely fas.
clnated by her fairness, which indeed was
white as the vhitest marble, only mellowei
by the hesh.tint Of .ifc. And when her
voice was waited 10 me as she stood up TO
sing. could think Of nothing else bu. one
Of Era Angclic,'s angels which | had seen.
4" Her sister angels, said to myself. "are
surely watching her;" but at irst had
not the courage to look up and when | did
look up, behold, on tho corbcl.stono was
seraph with folded arms, glancing up to
God. The sunlight just then fell upon his
aud fel, that it was the own
home Of her guardian. Day after day
saw the same beautiful face and the same
but was rather shocked
once to see an officer with my lady, and to
hear afterwards that ho had been for some
months hcr husband. was soon rcconeiled 7
to this, however, for she oItencst came alone.