The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-19

Iax mar. in White snock- Atock oosaing
alosr 10 ~ lsdpeA q I ssHsl n1baek
% Ge rad, 6a1cd ny aRms on the peEapst
o. the bridge, and stood eAsing where sAw
no visions: namely, st the poplars. heard
the mans footsteps coming mp the crown o.
the arch, but Ium1kADt t1n9 TO greet him.
| I v.s in selfish humoe II ever / WA for sure
| " fever one man ought to crest another It
Saotstsps stopped behiad me, end I heard :
ii Sst your pardon, sir, but be you the ne.
turned instantly and answered, lam; do
you want me9'' -
II vnssd = - ~ fas>, sir, tAse~as ~,
| If ye' n NOT take It Amiss. -
| Before me stood . tall old man, with his
hat in his hand, clothed, - have said, in >
white smock-frock. He smoothed his short
esy hatrswith his curved palm aoNA oy0 h
farehead as he stood. His face was red
brown from much exposure to the weather.
There was . certain lock of roughness with
ont hardness in it, which spoke Of endurance
rather than resistance, although he could EVIL
identity set his face % nint His features
were larks and little course, but the smile
that parted His lips when he spoke, shone in
his nay eyes - well, and lighted up . conn
ltenance IN which man might trust
III wanted to see yer face, DIR, If you'll not
take il amiss. -
ssCsrtainly not Ianswsred' pleased With
the mans address, - he stood square before
me, looking - modest q fearless 1.-THE night
of MANS face u what everybody has night
to; but for Ill that, should Ike TO know why
you want to see my face.
sswhy, sir, you be the new vicar. You
kindly told ma 20 when axed you."
.'.well, then, you'll zee my face on Sunday !
/ in chprch-that Is, If you happsa tobe there. "
eyes, sir; but you see, mir, On the bridge
hare, the parson b theparsonlike, and I am
old Rogers; and I6looks In his face and be
looks in mine, and / says to myself, This
is my parson.' But o. Sundays he's nobody I
parson; he's got his work to do, and it nun
be done, and there's IN end on
That there was real idea in this old man
tmind vas considerable clearer than the lo4is
BY which he tried TO bring il out -
!. ibid you know the parson that gone, sirf'
he went on. Is
"No,' answered.
ooh sir!i he was good parson. Many
the time he come aud eat ut my sons bedside
him that's dead and gone, sir--for . psi
hour, on . Saturday night, too. And ther
when see him mp in the desk aext morning
I'd say to myself, odd Rogers, that's "a
r
night. Think o. that, Old Rogers Blu
somehow, never did feel right sure o. tina
same. He didn't seem to have the same Gu
: somehow, and he didn't talk = bit the ans
And when he spoke to me after the sermon
in the church-yard' | was always Of q mind X
! 70 into the church again and look up 10 tAs
pulpit to see If he was really out Of it; fbl
that was not the man, you see. But you'll
3 know all about il better than can tell Jon
sir. Only always liked parson better out o
the pulpit, and that Is how come to want k
make you look at me, sir, instead o the wafel
down there, afore ! see you in the church to
morrow mornin'
The old man laughed kindly laugh; ba
he hsd set me 10 thinking, and did no
know what to say to him, all ct once. 81
sitter short pause, he resumed.
"You'l be thinking me queer kind of ,
man, sir, 70 speak TO my bettsrs before M
betters speaks to me. But mayhaps you DON
know what q parson is to US poor folks thai
has ne er friends more larned than themselvel
but the parson. And, besides, sir, I'm u
old salt-an old man-o' war s-man-and I'ys
been al round the world, sir: ind | hAvl
been all around the world. sir, and ha' beer
in all sorts of company, pirates and al: and
, | amt bit frightened Of . parson. No; | lov,
parsou, sir. And I'll tell you for Why, SIR
He's got good telescope, and he gets TO thu
masthead, and he looks out And he sing
out, Land ahead or Breakers ahead!' and
gives directions accordin' Only can't al
I ways make out what he says But when h
shuts up his spy-g glass and comes down tn,
! riggin', and talks TO Us like one man TO ano
ther, then / don't know what / should d.
Q without the parson. Good evenin' to tou
: sir, aod welcome to Marshmallows.' DR.
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