The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-04-03


Henry Ward Beecher or some other oh
serving man, thus speaks ofshe effect these
articles have on the feelings Of many people
who attend churh,-He says: ''rhe con.
gregation Is gathered, tho organ has ceased.
The audience 10 listening to tho invoea'
ton. Jus, then some fas man, very much
at peace with himself, pers and smiling en-
ten the door. ofcourse his paw 10 at the
other end Of the aisle. He will not wait
till the prayer Is over. not he. He only
walks liule slower SO as to givctbe squeak
tho full effect. Squeak! squ.e-ak! aif
the organist bad lent him the scsquial'errr
stop ol The organ or the cornet In Ave runkF
About l's way down the aisle, Il occurs 70
the owner oethe boots that they arc max
ing noise, and all tho nervous people arc
scowling 4 him, and the boys and girls nre
looking at him with worldly curiosity. 81
to mend tho matter, ho begins to walk on
tip,oe. A fat man walking tiptoc in squeak.
ing boots In meeting The noise p none the
less.-The squeak Is simply rolled ont
little thinner, prolonged a little moro vexu
tiously.
Before II was frank and jolly-squ'e-ak
SOU .e.ak-real staccato But now 1t isa
nuendo-s.q .u.e.a.k-with vanishing
quirk to II. In order to mako the most Of
Il, he walks slower, holding out rs long As
the minister does, and sitting down in the
pew with a complacent look Just as the
amen was being uttered.
There are few travellers. but can fully
appreciate the following and sympathizs
with the writer. But what shall be said OF
a man who Travels with squeaking shoes 7
You are 10 rise at 6vc and take the train
| |, Is already 70 o'clock. You have los.
sleep for several nights. You arejns' sunk.
| ing into the deliciousncss Of the first sleep,
when the wuiter shows some late passenger
into the room overhead. Creak-creak-
creak creak-Hc goes across the room.
You imagine him pulling off his things
There-creak- k--crenk-back to lock his
door. Creak-creak-back to the bureau
Your thoughts run thus ] wondsr u he ID
looking at himself in the glass all this time
then he goes again to hang up his coat,
guess. hope he will 20 10 bed and be
done with his noise. No-therc he Is walk
| ing across the room again. What under
the sun does no want nowf Why doesn't
he pull his boots OFF, Has lie no slippers
and no conscience We'll, at last he is
still. Shaw there ho goes of again
now to the bureau-lhen to the closet-.hen
to the mantle.piece-then to the bed
Will the fellow never get into It and kse,'
quiet? 1t must be nearly one o'clock! Only
four hours lett. Squeak-squeak; there
Is that in,olerabls nuisance again. l'll ring
the bell for the waiter.
Waiter take these slippers and my carl
up to the gentleman over head, and ask
him politely ifhe will obligc me so much
ms to silence his boots und let me 50 to
sleep!
Welt turn over-am Just dozing when
two pairs OF boots came through the hall
and entered the room next 10 mine, with n
thin door between. They are rival boots
evidently. One never squeaks, hut the
other squeaks louder. They 30 on at an
extraordinary rale-in pairs, and singly, in
succession and In unison, squeak up and
squeak down now it is a solo recitativc,
then duet, then a fdsue ! give Il up
am good.natured at last 1t Is two o'clock
and Boots rule the night