The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-02-15

him If--oh II be could ouiy feel - err
tain Il himself a. 10 dare elo.g vith The
womans PROPOSAL 4, once
Do come. she urged pereiNinR BIZ
hesitation
Come Tomorrow arm sop son will
not need rehearsal even But here !
have The music With me which We are o.
sing. LEI mo try yoar piano ! would
50 like % have i success right away, and
show Mr. Armitage The truth Ter once.
Why It would be litlle shor II = miracle I
Don't YOU think mas
She addressed l.ouiss now. Had she
comprehended the situation Of sftairs ia
that little household
Pray, Pierce, ,aid Louisa. iry themnsic
Tor the iun Of the thing. Did you ever
hear Of anything so odd? She spoke ia
an undenone 70 her husband. She had
enough confidence ia him then to wish
him to make the trial, Ii .he had looked
at him dismaycd, or regreIiul, be would
never have made the efori, bat now he
got up snd walked unsteadily e the
piano. IN that moment the two women
exchanged glance and so they under
stood each other.
IL seems ridiculous that should at
tempt church music, said Pierce, sitting
down al the instrument with nm air that
{ brought tears into his wiie's eyes. No, |
DO assure you, said the delighted organ
/ ist. You remember how easy il used to
be about five hundred years ago, and how
pleasant il was? said Louisa, her voice
+ full OF relnuiscence.
/ That was very different, he answered.
+ 4 small cOuntr, congregation i not ex-
pected TO require what fashionable
church mnst have whether on no. Now,
Z | must say. madame, ! wonder thst YOU
dismissed Armitagc. He leaned against
the piano as be spoke, aud looked as i
prepared to enter into "a long argument.
+ don't, she replied with spirit. Just
/ you help me 70 prove what know Is the
I tact, that there are voices, not many, per-
haps, but ono or two at least, quite equal
to his III quality aud cultivation.
i How well that was sad, while she had
her back to him, and was drawing off her
gloves and arranging her music, and, ap.
parently, as far from an intent 10 hatter
! him into her service as the sun il nom
such intent when he makes the wayside
flower blush into its beauty.
I Well now--was tho battle fought, the
victory won, because next day one-half Of
the wor-l ipers in st. james did not know
whence came the "superb tenor" who
sang instead OF Mir. Armitage9 Because
Pierce Rogers stayed At home that Satur
day night and bacame sobel, aud really
seemed to forget his engagement at the
club?
Who will believe il that knows any
thing of human Gesh and blood? Monday
night Louisa might as well have under
taken to control Niagara as Pierce; and
tor three days this "superb tenor was
sueechess as the dead. Nevertheless he
has never, since his first Sunday, lost u
service III the church where first-class
music is foremost necessity; and am
certain that, as my friend the orgalist
never did brayer thing than to dismiss
Mr.. Armitage, 50 also aha never per-
formed an act for which all christians
worshiping in st. james have SO great
cause rejoice, as that which led a fall
ing man in among them to exalt the Lord
ia what was, to him, "a stral &c land" in
deed.
If you had not this woman to help you,
L uisa, would cry aloud TO christendom
for prayers in your behalf But remem-
Der that ''he prayeth best who loyeth
best" so, ten to one yoa and the organ
ist will give back TO the world yei, If not
Sir Christopher Wren, man who has
repaired his own foundations, aud gone
on with the erection oi NJ least one nola-
bic structure.