Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-08


eyeashes. In those days everybody did
not wear oustaches-wbicb, had he worn,
Young Tabernacle would certainly have
dyed and our solicitors early education
at that great university, which was then
profapely called "Stink. o. malee," pre-
vented him from tripping into Anglo-Ju-
taic archaisms in his speech. A Welsh
man he was, from the Welsh Tabernacles,
TO all people except his wife, his daughter
and his own people.
What thing is faith The son Of old
&c d." was ashamed of his people; but
he vet married among them, and Mrs. Tab
ernacle, though by no means Indifferent to
the charms OF society, was devoted to the
religion of her people. So was her lament
ed fatlfer-in-law, as we have seen who,
though only five feet one inch In hight, had,
equally with giant, soul-and one, as
he felt, to be saved Hence he spoiled the
Epyptians with incredible devotion; but
his unworthy son, though he, too, spoiled
the Egyptians, worked on the Jewish Sab
bath and frequently went to the CHURCH. ,
to fashionable churches where he mighe'
meet with his clients at their devotions. 1t
Is with grief that we explain that Mr.. Tab
ernaclc did not go there for religious pur-
poses. He even affected to sleep during
the sermon but he was accompanied by
his daughter Myra.
Myra was beauty, and, better than
beauty, really good girl. Mr.. Tabernacle
had married early, and was well-preserved
handsome in his own eyes-well-dressed
and prosperous young gentleman (act OF
| Parliament, Geo. -, cap. J when MS
daughter, with the vigorous adolescence OF
her race was full grown woman of Is.
The attorney was very fond of her, doting-
ly fond of her, indeed and Myra, who was
fine brunette-a true mixture of mealy
Mr.. Tabernacle and his raven haired, black
eyed wre-accompanied him everywhere,
even TO church, where she sat under the
Rev. DR.. Smiler, the fashionable preacher
of the day. Some women have penchant
toward theology. Myra's mother was a
learned Jewess, and held theologic dis
courses with her rabbis; she had demol-
isbed Christianity so often that Myra be-
gan TO grow excited about it, and read and
re. read until she began TO believe. This
curious change-at once so awful and so
painful 10 her that she hardly knew what
to do-shc kept quietly to herself, saying
nothing to her mother, and very little to
her father.
"Are Christians good men, papa p she
said one day.
"Uncommonly good, my dear-for bust
ness ~ he said. "I would rather deal with
them than our own people! Bah!' lie
snapped his fingers at them, for he had
lately been set at defiance by one of them
81 don't care how little see of them!'
, "San.uel," said his wife, in a warning
, voice.
"Well, I'll tell the TRUTH" said Mr.. Tab
G ernacle. "Tbey are good. They've treated
| me well, anyhow; and I always tell Myr'
, Cave ndisI the truth
! He had given his daughter tnat fine nam'
+ because he had loved her from the first
. Love of offspring is very strong with mei
[ and womon nf that racc: and snmAho" tu(
baby had grown up with the second fin
? name always sticking 10 her. She wa
called Miss Cavendish" by the servant
, more frequently than Miss Myra.
, "a nd, mamma, DEAR" said Myra, "the.
D believe lust what we do. There was Dr
|
= and he said just the same as you did,
= "Some of their priests are learned" re
8 pl led Mrs. Tabernacle, modified. at don
d matter where you go, perhaps, as l hav
: Thoroughly grounded you; as for Samue
It your father
s "Tut, tut! 60 upon business, my dea
d What does il matter what you believe?
a matters what you do"
a Myra turned away from the Two an
r sou pht her own room. At church he
n growing convictions came upon her wit
q redoubled force; and DR.. Smiler, who W;
= by no means gifted with missionary {
d apostolic zeal, had yet, without his kno"
e ing il, managed TO convert her. Or wh'
a. good may we not he the unconscious IL
strument? Smiler, ID. D., was spoone.
/. soft fellow, who preached touching Sc
t. mons, very well suited to his audience
had little or no learning, but borrowed
d good deal, and was a beautiful reader. l.
" would al most weep at his own tones wht
he read and conscious Of his strength
4. well rs his weakness, he took care to pic
is out the Sundays of the finest lessons, go
d pels. ETC., and would then read himst
al nearly the whole of the service, TO help h
curate-or, rather, assistant-who was,
course. a good foil to him. II was viii
ID pered that he answered an applicant for 4
IN post of reader with, you're exactly I
10 man I want; but you have magniiice
voice, and you read well, therefore "
e. won't do for me-"
re Knowing his weakness as well as !
strength, the doctor used TO suppleme
cd and back up his soft sermons with learn
discourses on the 'minor prophets; . a
as he drew from sources of which his co
gregation knew nothing, he seemed pro
Id Igy of learning. Myra drank in eve
word and upon one Sunday, when
Or. doctor read the "Sermon on the Mount
he that most beautiful of all written lessons
or in a way that no one could excel, Myra
on her soul go from her, as it were, and
for back in her pew, convert to those tend
Dr. holy and persuasive words.
Mr.. Tabernacle sat peerlng through
of white eyelashes at one of his custom'
IA thinking upon cent per cent. DIR. Smi
W, thought of the appropriate action, aud "
ar kindled into enthusiasm at the glory
vas his words as a mere lesson and th'
ac- crouching in her corner of the pew, III
of Myra gave her soul from the faith of
eet fathers, and trembled with rapt adorat
Dor and holy awe.
What DIR. Smier had so happily begun,
same preacher finished for having crib
He The ideas of some learned commentator
md Isaiah, he made an excursus, leaving
,re- minor prophets TO take care of themsel'
as and so expounded Isaiah lii-while