Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-07-31

privileges Of good lamily dogs in that age,
and shut him up on Sundays 10 private
meditation. Trip. Of course. was only
the more set on attendance, and would
hide behind doors, jump out Of windows,
sneak through hy-ways and alleys. and
lie BID ull the second bell had done toll.
ing. when suddenly he would appear in
the broad aisle looking innocent and hap.
py, ard take his seit as composcdly as
any momber of the congregation.
Imagine us youngsters on the qui viye
with excitement at seeing Parson SUM
neral frisE up into the pulpit with all the
vivaciiy of black grasshopper. We
looked at each other and giggled very
cautiously, with due respect to Aunt
Ions sharp observation.
At first. there was only a mild. quiet
simmerring Of gigglc, compressed decor
ously within the bounds of propriety, aud
we purscd our muscles up with stringent
resolution whenever we caught the apprc-
hepsive eyes of our elders.
But when, directly after the closing
notes of the tolling second bell, Master
Trip walked gravely up the front aisle,
aud seating himself squarcly in front Of
the pulpit, raised his nose with critical
air toward the scene of the forthcoming
performance it was too much for us--thC
repression was almost convusve. TrI
wore an alert, attentive air, beftting ,
sound, orthodox dog, who smells possbl,
hcresy, and deems it his duty to wutcI
the performances narrowly.
Evidently he lc4t called upon to SCI
who AMI what were to occupy that pulpi
in his masters absence.
Up rose Parson Summeral, and up wen
Trips nose, vibrating with intense attcu
attention
The parson began in his high-crackc
voice to lntonc the hymn -
Sing to the Lord aloud "
when Tlip broke into a dismal howl,
The parson welt on to give direction
to the deacon in the same vo,c3 in whic
q he had been reading, so that the whol
effect Of the performance was some VIII,
ri as icllows:--
- ''Sing to the Lord aloud,
please turn out that dog)
And make a joyful noise"
The dog was turned out, and the cho
u did their best to make joyful noise, BIT
we boys were upset for the day, dcliyere
over to the temptations of Satan, an
plunged in waves and pillows of hyste
- ical giggle, from which neither winks nC
lrowns from Aunt Lois, nor the awfl
fear of the tthi1g uan, nor the comlor
iug bits of fenucl and orange peel, passc
US by grandmother, could in any degrC
recover us.
Everybody felt, to be sure, that he
was trial that called for some indu
e gcnce. Hard faces, even among Il
d stoniest saints, betrayed a tranquil quiv
9. of the risible muscles. old ladies' put |
s. their fans, youths and maidens in Il
< singers seat laughed outright. and +
Of the moments general snicker among Il
Al children was pardoned. But | was o.
10 OF that luckIess kind whose nerves, on
ID set in vibration, could pot be compose
y When the reign of gravity and decoru
9, mad returned, Harry and sat by each OF
ii er shaking with suppressed laught'
S Everything in the subsequent exercl'
a took funny turn, and in the long pray
e, when everybody else was still and dec
he Gus, the whole scene came over me vi
US such overwhelming force that | oxpod
to with laughter and had to be taken out
ng meeting and marched home by Aunt Lo
1t as convicted criminal. What especia
It, moved her Indignation was that the mt
ur she rcbukcd and upbraided, the more
a laughed. till the tears rolled down
in cheeks. Which Aunt Lois construed
to wiIlful dlsrospect for her author
lg. and resented accordingly.
pt BY Sunday evening, as we gather
TO- around the fire the reaction from unc
IN caiaty to sobriety had taken place, Il
vs. we were in peusive and penlteut sta
at Grandmother was gracious and forgivi
o. but Aunt Lois still preserved that air
If reprobation which she held to be salu
he ry means of quickening our conscicn
as for the future. 1t was, therefore, W
us unusual delight that we saw our old fri'
an Sam come IN and sit himself quic
down on the block in the chimney corr
W. With Sam we felt sure Of indulgence ;
b patronage, for though always rigid !
ID. moral in his turn of mind, he had t
b. fellow feeling for transgressors which
bis characteristic Of the loose-jointed, ca
his going style of his individuality.
81 Lordy massy, hoss-yis, said $
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