The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-24
But, not to leave Miss Waddint

But, not to leave Miss Wadding
ton and his Reverence together toe
long. In the eourse Of half an hour
the young lady in question, excusing
herself, came out, on some entirely
apocryphal mission, to the tea-room
and, in reply to my question, how she
found the Rev. Mr.. Cleveland, an.
swered, to my great astonishment,
"Horrid r ;$E
Don't like pictures at all," contin-
ued she. Il showed him my sketch
of the prairie, and what do you think
he did? Why, yawned and looked in
the wrong place. all the time I was
trying to give him the points Of it,"
= -"Well, if he does not like drawings
that's his misfortune not his crime.
Some persons don't, you know
"But he don't talk. Just sat and
stared out of the window the whole
time I was describing our ride yester-
day. --~-~-
"Well, you must remember that
so many miles istaging is, hardly "A
likely seurceeof conversational .inspi-
ration, my dear Miss.EWaddington.
sTI,An ~ sure He'll do, better after tea"
said L. ~.
Whether Mr., Cleveland retrieved
his reputation for agreeablenes5 and
vivac;ty Of conversation before the
bell rang or not, I Iacan mot say, but at
table he did as ample justice to him
self AZ he ididjto the viands. After
adjournment:to the parlor, the current
of conversation: :: was quite rapid
enough5for safe passage from one topic
to another, and both Mr.. Clevelandand G
Miss Waddington appeared to have
embarked upon its bosom upon the
voyage Of a mutually, pleasant &C.
quaintance.
The next morning (sunday) after
breakfast, we four assembled in the
parlor. Mr.: Cleveland had under
stood from Mrs. Anglesea that Miss
Martin, the melodeenist, was absent,
aud presumed; that Miss Wadding-
ton would take her place to-day. Miss
Waddington would not At which
Mr.: Cleveland was greatly surprised +;
was Miss Waddineton.not we'll? Miss
Waddington was we'll, but the truth
of it was, was not, familiar enough.
with the style of music. -.
"But, Miss Waddington," rejoined
the Reverend, "pick out the sim
plest 1s Deum, and so ON -; those they
are used to singing here, and I'm
sure you'll have no"
"Mr. Cleveland, you know I'm not
acquainted with. The music Of yo,4r
chatrch.''
The last two words of this sentence
were pronounced with such = reluct-
ant, yet decided, emphasis, that he
looked at both of us. with an interro-
cation point in every feature.
'Now, Father Confessor;; said I,
II must tell you the whole story"
and I did, amid much laughter.
The ignorance of the people here
is SO great that if it were known that
a Congregationalist was teaching in
the school, I should have almost the
entire set about my ears like nest of
hornets and I must have Miss Wad-
dington's services, especially in the
music, this summer
And that's not the only reason I
want to have Miss Waddington in
terested il: the church" :" said I to him
aside, later in the morning. After
my full and ffeeiconfesaion:, I left the
two, in 9 order II to attend to my h6hse-:
hold affairs! il Hearing the hum Of
quite an earnest conversation I deter
mined 1il not to break i: in upon it, and 90
at least an hour passed, and it wore
on towards the time for. service. :: ::
Meeting Miss dding,itton, in the
hall, !. she passed ,,d up p for her. vr.ps,
said. she, Il learned q good many
thin gs about your church that / me never ' =
knew before: s*' -: :: '.''' z::> ::*%' y"
2 "And there are a great many more
equally interesting that i hope you,
will know in time" 8.
There was no instrumental music 1t
the morning service, and oulJ the
psalms and hymns = were were sung; ul1ds; Nj:
Cleveland's fine tenor and Miss Wad-
dington's clear soprano mingling well,
and the rude voices IF the congrega-
ton, not always either. true or in
time, gave at any rate heartiness to
this: branch Of the worship. Mr.
Cleveland's text. was, 50 singular {.
one that I remember it to this day
"What will this babbler say?"
Mr.. Cleveland required very little
inducemeat to remain over Monday
At Hazzle Hill House. Thought L,
he is determined to be of the most
service he can to our mutual friend
And, perhaps, continued I in my
mind, as his Reverence and our mu!
tual friend re7entered the house, after
a short ramble around the brow of
the bluff, perhaps it may be something
else that ;keep1 him; for Miss Wad::
.drpgt0n j. certainly a. very sweet girl.
"Do you think Mr., Cleveland '.hor-
rid yet; Miss Waddington ~ inquired
I after his departure by" the Tues