The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-26

er ntness or the great name with
which he was just invested; for. the
boldness Of his eye might be said to
suggest the courage with which he
was destined to face the future enc
mics Of his country, and the GOODNESS
with which he surveyed the assembly
before him, the military genius with
which he should take in the most
critical complications Of the field and
lead his future armies on to victory.
'"rhe Junior Warden seems quite
an independent character" said Ware
at dinner that day.
Junior Warden % said I, not COM
prehending; for, though had my
self set out on mental voyage of
discovery in quest of that official, I
had, as have before recited, failed
to besuccessful, and had returned from
the enterprise disheartened, my sails
furled, and the bark Of speculation
moored to the shores of the more
prosaic realities that surrounded me.
eff DIR. Primworthy is Senior War
den by virtue Of the simple fact that
has, in his estimation, elevated him to
that eminent position, l don't see for
the life of me why George Washing
ton should not be elected at once, by
our joint sufrages, to the vacant post
Junior Warden" ...
And so we had Junior Warden
at last.
"And now that both these high &C.
clesiastical positions are filled semi,se
cort,udicente," continued Mr.. Ang-
lesea, in the same chronic strain of
banter, "and you are about to be fully
installed as the eloquent pastor over
this young and growing congregation,
1 see no reason why we should not
look for even greater degree of pros
perity in it than ever, and perhaps
even that increased attendance and
other signs Of encouragement that not
infrequently, you know, my dear, at
tend the early ministrations of young
divines or change in the pastorate
from one Of a somewhat fossilized rec
tor to rector of more activity and
adaptation Of himself to the wants of
the times"
This Ware fired off at my poor, in
offensive self in his driest manner,
and nearly convulsed me with laugh
ter, Notwithstanding the fact that I had
been not more than minute before
sorely distressed in mind at the an
nouncement that had that day for the
first time been made me by the Rev.
Mr.. Winter that he had accepted a
call to another congregation.
I believe l was half in tears at the
drnarp rrosnect hefnre ns Af a. church
nearly done, and probable interreg-
mum of a year. But now I was in
tears Of another sort. Wares droll
personation Of the part of humble
and obedient parishioner made me
laugh till my sides ached and the
tears rolled in streams down my face.
Putting himself in due posture be-
fore me and assuming the most re-
spectful and reverent expression of
face he called me his "dear pastor" :"
and entreated to know if there was
any thing he could do (under my
clerical guidance, of course,) for the
good of my new parish. He suggest
ed that, perhaps, I might desire the
services Of a sexton if SO, he would
like to become a candidate for that
position as to senior and junior
wardens, he knew full we'll that
those officers were already by my Of
fetal side, ready to execute my slight
est official wishes. -.
He would also humbly venture to
suggest that if I should stand in need
Of an assistant, in my new and ardu-
Gus duties, he could thoroughly re-
commend one, Mrs. Wilkins alsas the
Dutch Brig, as both capable and
willing to serve me in that capacity.
AS to her eloquence, be had known
her, he said, exhaust all the figures of
rhetoric as laid down by Blair and
several score of others not so laid
down in the course of ten minutes,
and as to her other abilities, as she
was about two hundred pounds svoir:
dupois, he didn't know any one more
likely to fill a position we'll.
All this, my dear nieces and neph-
ews; will show you that your venera-
BILE Uncle Ware was not a whit less
of a tease in the days of his matri-
monial spring time, than to-day in
the yellow harvest time Of his forty
and eight years.
Wares melo-dramatic was destined
to prove much less of stage piece
than we intended. For Mr.. Winter
indeed left us in a few weeks and it
was useless to hope for a successor
Immediately.
"Four hundred dollars put into a
building; six months spent in the
work; things generally encouraging,
and now the rector deserving right in
the midst Of it, is too bad," said I
peevishly.
"And the post-mistress down on the
rat-trap," sauced back Ware. "You
forgot to count that among the en-
couraging things" "
I smiled and said nothing. ~.
"But, then," continued he in a tone
Of mock consolation, "you have an eff
ticient corps of wardens, my ) dear