The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-28

singing, professed to be taking part in it when
she did not. She also objected to Miss Trott
coming to church with such wide band and
sash of ribbon to her dress. Well,
our new clergyman" was u success, and every
thing went well for few weeks. Presents in
the shape of bookmarkers, images of shepherds
and shepherdesses in all sorts of imaginable
Positions etc. etc, were made to him
every day. The flock of Mr. Trott used
to 90 TO q jew in the village, who, singular
te say was in the clothing business, and pur-
chase presents for their pastor, aud on one oc-
casion the clothier suggested, Would it not be
better if you make Mr.. Trott present of new
great-coat?" This was found to be acceptable,
and under the superintendence of Mr.. Upham
donations of q barrel of flour, big jar of
pickles. a box of bucllwheat, and other domestic
articles soon found their way to Mr.. Trott's
house Mrs. Hubbins however, soon began to
tire of the donation" business, and didn't fail
to express her dislike.
Matters went on and at last Mr.. Upham came
to Mr. Trott, and asked him to give pitch into
his mill hands in his sermon next Sunday, be-
cause they had initiated their New York bre-
thren, and struck for higher wages. Mr.. Trott,
like an ignoramus that he was, knowing that
the mill hands did not contribute towards the
support of the church, put the question to Mr..
Upham: "WeD, who are right in this matter
the mill hands have but low salaries?" Mr.. Up
ham replied that of course, he was right and
the preacher must give them pitch in. Mr.
Trott mildly demonstrated he did not think il
proper subject to introduce into a Sunday
q huff, saying, "Let the mill hands support
the church, for l won't Mr.. Upham
then went about the village spreading the news
that the new clergyman was putting on airs,
and would soon be a failure. Mr.. TrotL pom
dered over the matter, and reading in New
York paper that family had just died of star
walton, he determined to preach sermon on the
subject, and urging upon society that such things
should not be allowed. He then intimated that
he would preach a special sermon in behalf of
the starving families in New York, at the close
of which he would make collection. The feel
ing in the village was opposed TO this on the
ground that New Workers had nothing to do
withTurnipdaleans. The day soon came around,
and five persons were in attendance to hear the
sermon, and they were the five poorest persons
in the parish. The perseverng preacher then
went and implored Mr.. Uphams help, but he re-
fused to do anything. At last the climax came
Mr.. Trott preached n sermon on the subject of
the rich man, the camel, and the eye of the nee
die, and giving the moral that money was but
poor thing to lean on alone after all. After this
discourse, Mr.. Upham declared that the sermon
was levelled at him, and asked why did Mr.
Trott come over from Cherry Landing for the
sake of only $500 additional salary per annum
and declared he should be called upon to resign.
Young Upham was notified to discontinue his
visits to the Vicarage. but the young hopeful
exclaimed that Maud did not write her fathers
sermons.
economy which the cergymans wife at this
period had to exercise, and subsequently how
Mr.. Trotts friends were on the lookout for a
new church for him, but could not find one on
account of the parsOn market being glutted.
While in these straitened circumstances, Mr..
Trott used to console himself with the reflection
that he came from good stock After a while n
rich relation died and left him large fortune.
Then, what n change from absolute poverty to
wealth. Trott purchased II few clothes from
Mr., Jacobs in the village, but the majority
had to be got from New York. Then his
pensioners began to overlook the imprudence
Nvh bn1 11Duv w owl tod in,
ging sermon, and he was soon engaged in the for
nation of Society for the Prevention of Star
vaton.' He subscribed to churches, chapels,
and, in fact, to every charitable undertaking:
but Mrs. TrOtt, who saw the money given away
whenever it was asked for did not like it. Then
Mr.. Trott the richest man in the village, was
the unhappiest; but he said:'I am a clergy
man. and must be meek In the meantime
Billy Upham had gone to Cuba, and learned the
! value of sugar. Returning to Turnipdale, after
| the rustics of that humdrum place had retired,
| he took his guitar and made his way to Maud's
| window. 1t appears Maud had been Informed
| that her Billy had fallen in love with about
| twenty Spanish senoritas. This was not true
| and Billy, wishing to serenade her after the
| foreign fashion, began TO string his guitar, while
| the snow was falling thick and fast all the time
| He sang the following under circumstances OF
| great dificulty-
| When they shall whisper that am untrue
My fond love has wandered, my dearest, from you,
| The hopes OF my manhood have strayed from the
truth,
Abjuring the VOWS which so gladdened my youth
List to them not, Maud list to them not.
The Hubbins family lived next door, and were
aroused by the foreign air of Billy, and joined in
and made quartette of it, Billy keeping up
screaming obligato outside.
The lecturer then initiated all the parties join
| ing in the song, and at last the noise was so
| great that 1t was found necessary to wake Mr.
| Hubbins. The end of Billy's song terminated in
| notes of exclamation, oh oh caused by Mrs.
Duh hn wos Ton
with his banjo, making the noise, precipitated q
bucket of water over him.
| The next morning matters were explained,
| and the long-separated were reunited. Trott and
| Upham were reconciled, after some small
| closed his humorous sketch by describing the
happy elimination of all the clergyman's trou-
| bles, and bright future for Billy and Maud,
who had been comfortably settled in an enviable
| Na.x nat1b