The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-10-31
IN miunte more we were all standing
again; singing good old : Boylston' -
"My soul, repeat his praise,

So ready to sbate.'

Whose angerfs .iow to rise,
So ready to sbate."
| wonder ifany one but David ever touch
ed all the chords vi the human soul so
skilliul as Watts. We saug three or tour
more Of his hymns, then Pleyel's, aud then
grand, grand old Coronation" that's ned
iairly to In the audience on their feet
They all joined IN, old aud young, AMI
declare IL the churches could only have
such singing Sundays, nobody could posi-.
bly, want quarIetIe CHOIR agau Before
the last grand strain ceased vibrating on
the air, | saw Faith risin =. aud going to her
place 10y the organ, tor the next piece she
was 10 sing alone. There was "A MON ent :
stiffness, and then julie Waltham our or
gan.st, began the accompaniment.
glanced nervIOusly at Faith she stood there
lily-whte, seemingly unconscious that every
eye was fixed upon her Then her beau
tiiul clear pathetic voice took up the strain
Ot Dayids lamentation;
David the king was gricved."
| think Faiths voice The sang thar
night, will haunt me forever. The audi
ence was breathless Dr. North watched
her with rapt eyes. When she finished
there was applause and recall. bu our
leader had already gwen the signal OF in
t~rnIssIon, aud we we're rising to return to
the waiting room. Once their, ana the
doors closed, Il { hubtub commenced
wasn't it lovely perfectly superb
Faith Parmlee where lid you get your
dress aud your voice. Anybody seen n
puff comb?' Meg. your ian was kill
rngl' DO straighten my ruff Mr.
Gregg, your. wig is one sided "A pin.
pinl my cap string Is Off Don crush
my starched sleeves Faith, did YOU
dress your hair yourself over that high
cushion?'
Faith was standing little apart, snil-
ing aud talking to Dr. North heard
some OF the girls whispering what hand.
some picture they made, and it was GER
tainy going to he match 1t dill me good
TO see how wretched Charlie Hall looked
overhearing their chatter; and as il to crush
him still more, Abbie Davis told him she
understood he and Blanche were engag.
ed, and might she congratulate him?
lie glowerel at her, and tlrhed angrily
away.
Blanche Root came tripping along in a
matronly brown satin gown and moh-cap,
with two or three patches on her face, and
her merry dark eyes iull o. malice.
"You look tor all the world like bride
lear Faith, She said, meaninsly. Ain.
t is a welding dress, is It? thought so
Permit me to offer best wishe-, and 30
on
Blanche, some one has stepped on your
dress aud torn the gathers" Interrupted
one OF tho girls hurry up, or you won {
have time to fix it,
so the wouli-be tormenter had to 90
away with her work unnonc, tor Faith had
NOT seemed To hear her at all Our leader
now entered aud informed us that the time
nal come tor bee -econd pant We were
to 20 back inr. thc.church hy different
door, aud mnrru up nui down ,heui-rrs in
cuuplc-, that tine delighted uulirurr M ght
seta closer view of the coli F,lt- The
gentlemen had rr.ror-'v secured their
partners DR. North ra Itcd with Faith OF
course. and ] uulgel along With Cousin
Jack. Then weall filed upon tl.c PLATFORM
agliu, the leader took his tuning fork.
.ayc.ouf, New Jerusalem, and beat time