The union Democrat., 1870-05-14

easements; we patroaizs our own shower
baths; We close the blinds; fiirt nut the flies
and then undress and 20 tn bed; we sweat
and groan as our thoughts dwell on the thou
sands compelled Tn work during this hot
weather; the car conductors. the sewing girls
in close and crowded rooms: the restaurant
walters in their sitting atmosphere of cooked
and cooking meat aud vegetables; for life and
business and trade must go on; the cattle re-
tire 10 the shade or stand knee deep in the
river; the birds pant and lift their hot wings
in the deepest recesses of the thickets: only
man works; only man gives himself no rest
no relief though the temperature threaten the
final combustion of all things Poor man |!
to work so hard in such weather and after all
get Tut little more than the bird and beast.
whose f0ed and clothes come with so little
worry and trouble. What millionaire could
on one Of these hot DAYS renlize the luxu-ious
life Of those seals at the Seal Rocks But
I'm about to switch eff from any discussion
Of city matters.
Az EXPERIENCE.
spent not long since five day in Wood
bridge during revival. 1t was an enjoya-
bic period Somehow without taking any ac-
tive part become a sort of silent, sympa-
thetic participant in it. | attended al, the
meetings. There were two per DAY; one in
the evening at the Hall and enc every noon
of the Hotel. The entire Hotel was convert
ed from the cook up to the landlord All the
ministers stopped there. These ministers are
great travellers. You will see the same eler-
cal faces all the way from Sierra County to
the TETON Pass just as you do insurance
agents, book agents, circus and sewing ma
chine men. There as a great fire. place in
the sitting room of the Woodbridge Hotel
one of the old-fashioned sort; wherein could
bo rolled logs four or five feet in length and
by this at night after the meetings were over
we sat and looked into the fierv heap of Goals
ard saw little demons and elves having the
cosest kind of times ia the glowing interstices
of the embers, just as easy and red-hot and
comfortable as May-Day picnic at Saueeli-
to- The brethren would drop in after church
and talk matters over. found that all was not
so smooth as it seemed. Certain little BOYS
took TOO active Il part in the meetings. Ger
ed it also their duty to 30 amongst the mourn
ers" asking them !" how they felt' 1t was
part of the revival routine, and now that
they had experienced ''change of heart"
they considered it their privilege to admins
ter spiritual consolation to men old enough to
be their grandfathers. y" When | was under
conviction" said a little old man one night.
g. did mt want those hra-chldien, mean
comm an putin thar hands on me and askin
me how | felt | wanted to talk with s1me-
body, that was somebody. It's well enough
for minister to go sround talking so. It's
a part Of their business. But those young-
uus-well tell YOU now-when was there
on that anxious bench, they pestered me SO,
| was @5ud mind To get up one night and
Dat EN- over the head -
And then we sat still and looked in the bic
fireplace, and in the cosy red-het hooks of
live Goals. the little COLLINS laid back and
grinned and laughed great silent horse-laughs
and queer, wicked. iovial little gnomes peep
ed out in eoerv direction and put their fin
g, RS to their curved and twisted noses and ev-
rated them at the little old man whom the lit
tie converted bows had so bothered They
winked one eve at me ard then faded out in
to the red-hot ohscuritv. Those we're pleas
ant evenings after meeting.
s. know the verv mint Mrs Lucas got
religion. said the Major. suddenly breaking
in on of those silent intervals after we
had enioved grand spectacle which the fiery
little people bad arrar ged for US in the Goals.
" | kncwed it bv the looks Of her face / can
generally tell the mint person gets con-
verted. y
The Major comes in about ten-o'clnck the
next morning He is hearty. though some
what worn old man, with red face and
much grew whiskera. But on that morning
he seemed full of some absorbing sensations:
he came hrisklv in: his ewes were bright and
even little moist; his manner little flurri-
ed; there seemed something or. his mind:
something he wanted to tell; but he wouldn't
saw it before he mad scarce entered the house:
like hev who blurts out all he knows hefarn
he is fairly through the garden gate: manly
dignity requires that we cool down ere we
scatter onr intellects over our auditors: and
so the Major came in; he controlled himself:
he passed the usual compliments and COM
mon places of the day, the time and the sea-
son. But finally. he broke ont. 81 have
been blessed, greatly blessed this morning. -
said he
We were all seated at the big fire place di-
gesting our breakfast. We turned and look
ed at the Major Il was not usual even in
the heat of revival for brother to show
signs ef such excitement So early in the
morning.
What is It Major do Won feel arenewed out
pouring nf the Spirit? asked one. s.Yesn
said the Major Yes, 81 have been greatly
blessed blessed IN store and suhstance''
" For Ire sold my Ranch snld i.this morning
to man fr"m -n And then all Of MS
excant the Major took lrng steady look in
the big FIRE place and although it was in the
dav time vet the iarv imps came neeping ont
Ct their brilliant little caverns and stuck their
talon thumbs to their beet shaped. curved
and coraucopian noses and grinned immense
gr'ns so that one could see long dim vistss Of