Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-10-03

tense sttoanon.
The parson began in m, high-cracked
voice to intonc the hymn
sing to the Lord aloud"
when Trip broke ont into dismal
howl.
The parson went on 10 give direct
ions to the deacon. in the same voice
in which he had been reading, 50 that
the whole performance was some what
as follows:
sing tp the IarI alou4
please turn ont that dog)
ANA make a JOYFUL noise
The dog was turned ont. and the
choir did their best to make a joyful
noise but we boys were upset for the
day. and delivered over to the tempta-
tions of Satan, and plunged IN waves
and billows of hysterical girglc, from
which neither wlnks OF lrowns from
Aunt Lois, nor the awful fear Of the
tithing man. nor the comfortable bits
Of fennel and orange peel. passed by
grandmother, could recover ~.
Everybody felt. 10 bc sure. that here
was a trial that called for some indul-
gence. Hard faces, even among the
stern saints, betrayed a transient qui-
Yer Of the risiblc muscles, old ladies'
put up their fans. youths and maidcns
IN the singers seats laughed outright.
and for the moment \ general snicker
among the children WAS parloncd But
| was one Of that luckless kind whose
nerves. once set in vibration. could not
toe composed. When the reign of
gravity and decorum had returned.
Harry and | sat 10y each other. shaking
with suppressed laughter. Everything
in the subsequent exercises took fun.
ny turn. and in the long prayer, when
everybody else was still ANA decoroq,.
the whole scene came over me with
such overpowering force that cx-
ploi.d viii iap,l,ar ,nj1al,I.
taken out Of meeting and marched
home by ANN In. 49,. e,n,.;c,.d
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state. Graudmotber was gracio,s and
foraivinr. but Aunt Iois still prese,v.
cd that frosty air of reprobaiton which
She held TO be a salntarv means of
quickenlnc our conscjances for ,be u.
ture. IL was. therefore. with unusual
delight that we saw our old friend sam
come in and sjt himself quietly down
on the block in the chimney coruer
With Sam we felt assured ., indul-
gence and patronage. for. though al
ways rigidlv moral and instructive in
his turn of mind. he had that fellow
feeling for transgressors which is char
aeteristic Of the loose jointed. easy
going STYLE of his individuality.
.Lordv massy, BOYS Wis" said sam.
virtuously, in view Of some OF Aunt
Lois thrusts. I'VE ought never TO lauab
nor cut up in meeting" that ares SO.
but then there is times when the best
of US gets took down. We gets took
unawares. ye see-even ministers does.
Yis. natur' will get the nppcr hand
afore they know it,
Why sam. ministers don't ever
laugh in meeting do thev.'
We nut the question with wide eyes.
Such n supposition borlered ON profau-
ity. we thought: 1t was approaching
the sin of Tzzab. who unwarily touch
ed the arl, of tbe Lord
Laws vcs Why haven't Won
never heard how there was a council
held to try Parson Morrel for LAUGHING
out in PRAYER time
Laughing in PRAYER time . Ne both
repeated. with uplifted hands and
ewes.
Nv srandfather's mild face became
luminous with a suppressed smile
which Frightened it as the moon does
cloud. but he said nothing.
Yes, yes, said my grandmother,
that affair did make dreadful scandal