The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-03-27

opportunity Of seeing what everybody else
has Oh new, a. they come in.
There's Miss Slim, now, in her old gray
dress and bonnet, as usual. She never
has on anything new, and she always
comes early and takes her sea: as quietly
as a little gray mouse. o dcarl
believe I should go wild i'll thought
there was any danger Of my ever being
an old maid like her. My conscience
what fcarfdlly long prayer she makes !
Anybody would suppose she was MARI.
ed woman, with dozen children and a
degenerate husband, and was closing the
weeks praying for the whole Of them.
There's that Wentworth family, all
rugged out in their Sunday best. de-
clare their clothes are the greater part
Of them, and they look and act as ifthey
could scarcely carry them. How they
parade up to their seat in front of the
whole congregation. Good gracious |!
they needn't put on such airs, ma can re-
member the time mot SO very long ago,
either), when Mrs. Wentworth did the
principal part Of her sewing on Sunday,
apd was too poor to remember the
commandment about keeping holy the
Sabbath day. But old Wentworth has
made lots Of money since then, so now
they can afford to be religious. Dear me |!
I wonder IL that isn't all mistake about
the rich man having difficulty in getting
into heaven; surely he can't have so
very much more than the poor man has
in getting into church.
Here comes old Stearns, the red nosed
hypocrite. ! should think he would be
ashamed to show his bloated face inside
Of church door, when everybody knows
that he spends bis weekdays in beer sa-
looms, treats his wife and children shame
fully. and only puts on his "meek as
Moses air with bis Sunday clothes, when
he takes up his prayer-book and line of
march for the" house of worship.
Why, how fast they are coming in |!
Always do toward the last so that you
can hardly keep track of the different
ones. There the bell has stopped its
everlasting changing, and l guess ever
body is here.
No; there is Mrs. May, "the bride,"
just coming in. Came late on purpose
to show her clothes, for she's all decked
out in her bridal fnery. ! declare, l
should think it was enough to have her
marriage advertised in the papers, without
advertising it on her person also.
Really, though, her hat is very elegant;
seems to be one mass of flowers. lwon-
der when l am married if can afford
such hat as that. l doubt it, if this
panic continues, and pas face grows
much longer and his purse much shoster,
twill be a miracle If have any hat at
ali not to speak Of ell the other things.
But then 'fortune favors the brave and,
If ever am married, will have nice
outfit, panic or no panic, for ! never ex-
.tectx, have the chance but once.
Just see Mrs. May and that Went
worth family kneel, what "spread they
make Of it. q do wonder if my dress
hangs gracefully in the back, hope so,
for it does look so awkard all crumped.
up
Really should think Ida Jones would
be ashamed to be 'peeping' at
every one through her fingers. What an
elegant new cloak she has on. l must
say don't see how her father can afford
it, but pa says they run bills and live be-
yond their means, and, if that's the
case, / guess she won't faunt in
such clothes much longer. That is her
handsome? lovely eyes and moustache,
and such an air But {" they say he is
horribly wild, and dissipated, and spends
his time, most of it, in any but the most
desirable company. But he is handsoms,
and, for my part, ! wouldn't give fig
for your sober, scdate, perpendicular fel-
lows, who never have bit of fun about
them.
Amen! GOOD heavens! what voice
that man has declare its enough to
raise the dead; and if all l hear about
him is true, it does raise Cain occasion
ally.
Oh dear ! dear! There comes that con-
tribution plate. l wonder if have any
change? Nothing smaller than dollar
bill. as l live and really, cannot afford to
give that, for, since this horrible old pan
ic. my respected sire has cut down my
allowance most numerically; so I'll sit
up very stiff and proper, and pretend
not to notice it, though they do stick their
old plate up most unfeeiingly close, and
stare at you so when you don't give
them anything; but ! can't help it.
CHARITY begins at home" 50 let them
stare; my seat is paid for.
There's that odious Mrs. Pry, the
biggest gossip in town, (hope she didn't
notice that didn't contribute any
thing. though I'll wager she did, I
don't see how she can keep still during
service, and she couldn't il she was not