Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-17


their friends character with the clerical pro.
| fession to which most Of them also belonged
inasmuch, as not only had he tinged them will
something of his own gaycty, but their very
views of the clerical profession and its duties
were in part his.
The young clergyman's critics were excli-
siycly persons of his status in society; mostly
indeed, his fellow clergymen. BY his parish
| oncers, generally,h was beloved, idoli1cd a
poor and rude population, partly agricultural
and partly fishing, they had none of those re-
conditc fears and doubts respecting their young
pastor which were reciprocated within his own
clerical circle 1t is true, his inexperience, his
almost total ignorance of tho commonest af-
fairs of country lie did not escape their notice.
and the mistakes he committed in his ques-
tions regarding farming matters, for instance,
were subject Of pleasant comment in their
little family meetings. Nevertheless they re-
spected and loved him; they were proud oil thc
reputation which they understood him to pos
sess as scholar and il was their boast, that
in the whole countryside there was not his
equal as n preacher, nor one who more zeal
ousy and punctually performed his duties as a
paris" v'e'R' '"""' ,,.,,r ha,,;,,, i,
'hey S"'"' WY !0""e' ct.
appearance per""P'' ""'
which was always mending
Such was the state Of matters in the parish
OF -' wheh' "po"' '%s" -, 4. :,
the young clergyman hau pecu 'o''''u - ~
the report spread Una. ho WIS ""ou''o
ried to young iauy ~ ~ '"s'op' ~
whom he hau peeh a''"o"eu ''Ase
student or course the news P'ouu'eu s''"'
sensation in the parish AS'"''' ""S Nv 'oa"s
lady among his parishohers upon ""o.9 p''
tensions his choice oil WIG 'rohl "'s''"N'
could be received MS silght' 'he iee'i"s' uP""
the whole, was one OF general coh.cn'"'en.
was, indeed, hinted ny some .'i'' '"'', ''''''''
might have acted as wen "s u ne ''" '.'e.
Miss -, the minister uauB"''i VI
boring parish, agoou-te''Pe''u' Il "s'e''''e' ''
pretty girl, whose luai''ieS as u aous'""e "'.'
been proved satisfactorily ny '"o ,"""".' -,
which she had managed her i''her "o"se',o''
since her mother uea'h, anu ""o ""' "'I.'
stood, poor thingl to have become 100 par."''
to her fathers young colleague = WISH "''e'
all, this fine young iauy from '"e 'o"'', H'''
make good country minister whc' WIN "'r
music and her Accomplishments, was 'no ~
mark OF the more out-spoAeh vi 'n' sos''r''
founded partly on vague ho'loi' U. 'o""
young ladies in general parity OIL eer"',,' ''''-
nations wheh h"u re"e"'' '"en' :" u
cullar quallhc"t'ohs "i''"
young lady IN whom they i'.u Vn,'"''" "
more immeua'e'y i"''' g.,
gossip, however, uleu AWAY Us .'',''~..' wv
for the minister departure Wy ""'
near; and when ne was gone ."u "no'e r'''', ,',,
was ON nptoe ior 'ue u"y on "''0" .".,
welcome him BACK WIN MS young ",'u
1t came at last A'ter 'ufe' "'eNs
scnce the young clergyiH"h f''u'"'u y "''
parish, bringing nome MS WIZ ~ ""' y"
Saturday evening" anu 'ne .''. sl'"pss
Pensioners would get Oh 'h' 'a'r s''""s''
would be as her husband leu her 70 o'''re" u'
the following morning ih's was sp.eu'
noised abroad through 'nc p'''Sh' anu !, ""'
pam thh', oii 'i'' ','o'io"' - ..e
congregation would assemble 10 near ',' in'"-
isters iirst sermon "i.ei ms el''s ~ 80 -
ried STATE anu to sec "'' sou"s 80
The morrow came-a hne ouhuay morning
late in juno. Already inc souhu u '"o NJ"
bell was heard IN the mahse a"e"uy ."o "''"
istcrs man had set out carrying 'he Dipie ~
der his arm, with the sermon smut Ill "i."in
the leaves; the boy and the mald servant hau
also gone, in haste to reach the church uoor
in time to have some talk with the pys'anders
before service should commence Mheh these
were fairly out of sight, the young clergyman
issued from the garden door, with MS Drlde
leaning on his arm. Walking slowly down 'he
little avenue which led from the manse TO-
wards the high road, they turned on the right
into the footpath by the side of the planting
leading to the church. Save the sound OF tho
bell, which came upou their ears from the
church still out of sight, all was quiet the air
was calm, the sky mild and clear, tho earth
green, fragrant, and glad. The heart OF the
Young man swelled within him, and turning to
the fair being at his side, he said, in low,
earnest tone
"Oh, Helen, you are welcome to the parish
of your Henry. God bless you, and make me
worthy of you"
She spoke not but turned her eyes to m'cI
his, which were swimming with tears No
wonder that the young clergyman felt proud