New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-17

c,d costly auparcl She determined tnat nooOuy
sbeuld suspect her OF Intention Of "joining the
ea1rch Her mood was one Of CURIOSITY the surface,
ana OF proud hatred ana quiet defiance below.
meeting held In the forest; forest IS so satisfying
forest of beech; the wide-spreading boHgn n.
tanned at the last-streteh ont regularly and WIN
carpet like cushion, while the dense foliage SHUTS oae
the sun. To this meeting IN the beech WOODS Fa'.S
chose to walk, since 1t was less than mile away nc
she passed through little cove she saw man sIns
dat his face IN prayer. II was the preacher. AVE-
stricken, Patty hurried on TO the meeting she ha1 in
intended to take "A seat In the rear OF the congregation
but beng little confused and absentninded sue u
not observe at first where the stand had been etee'e
and that sac was entering tue y1n sbc dis.
the aide nearest TO the pulpit Mnen so sue with
draw, the aisle beyond her was aTesy h nun 70
standing people; there was nothing Tor per pue ~
take the only seat In sight tbs put ner W ee
very midst Of the members and IN ths s"u ttc
quite conspicuous; even strangers rom o'"i
lnents saw with establishment WOMAN eiegdn ny
dressed, for that time, sitting IN lle NeiS oart An
deyo out ssters-ior the men and women SAY dpasi or
around Patty there not single "arnncia, ,vope
pece of iewelry. Indeed, most of the women VOL, VOL
calico sunbOnnets The HlSSawachce peopio at
an Teey rememberod her treatment OF Morton n anu
they looked upon Capt Lumsden as Cog nnu
of her position was painful Patty put shS sever
forgot herself listening 20 The Ss i6dst congrcga-
top and here among the trees they sang hyinn air
hymn now with the tenderesI patnU 40 They sang
"C6dre1 OF the Heavenly KING, and lone Else
and Blow ye the oW pSappy every child OF
my sY ~ Willie they were singing this last. tne
celebrated preacher entered te pp ~ wonder almost
of disappOin tmen His clothes "eJ J mi - AMI did
cheap cotton cloth known as blue dline
nat m him He was rather short, ana lleNprcssipIy
awkward His hair hung unkeinpt VNeI .e &c
of his face-tne broad projecting loeheau, -, lie nd
6rous wore oyerbanging; his nose. cheeXpOnes anu
chin large. His mouth was wde anu WIN n, a SUI w.
depression the corners, s nosil!s tin u ~
and his face perfectly mobile He took Tor ms teX te
words OF Elezar to LabanL seeking orlae ior ms
master land, according TO the custom Oh the ue NC
first expOunded the incident, and then prOceeueu 10
"sprualize it by applying 1t to The souls marriage 10
Christ Notwithstanding the ungaininess OF MS lame
and the aWkWardness OF his pOsure there was gene
maniness about his address that indicated mdn not
unaccustOmed to good society HIS words were wen
cbosen his pronunciation always correct; his speech
grammatical. In all these regards Patty was dis
But the sermon Who shall describe 1.-The indescriha
bic 2" As the servant he proceeded TO set iottn te
character the Master What struck Patty was not the
nObleness Of his speech the force OF his argument
she cd 10 IN the countenance that every dyne
trait which he described had reflected Itself IN tue NE OF
the preacher himself For but the manifest OF men
can ever speak wOrthily OF Jesus Christ. As BlgeoW
proceeded he won fanished heart TO Christ For such
Master she could live or die; In such NE nere WAS
what Patty needed mOsta purposes In such ne there
was friend; in such life she would escape that sense
Of me CnObeness OF her own pursuits, and the I'M
worthness pride All that he SAID OF Chilsts
love and condescenson led her with sense OF siDln
ness and meauness and she wept bitterly. There were
a hundred others much affected, but the eyes OF al
her neighbOrs were upon her. III Pdty shouIu oe cou
And US the preacher proceeded to describe the JOY Of
soul welded forever to Chrit-ivng nObly after the
pattern OF His lfePatty resolved that she womb ue-
vote herself to tins life ana this Savior and rejoced in
sympathy with the rising note OF triumph IN the
sermon Then Bigelow last OF ALL appealed to
courage and to pride-to pride in its best sense;
Wbo y1ould be ashamed OF such a Bridegroom And
as he depicted trials that must pass through IN
accepting Him, Patty saw ner own situation ana men:
tay made the sacrifice. As he described the glory OF
renouncing the world she thought Of her jewelry and
the spirit Of defiance in which she had pat II on Ihere,
rings and stripped the flowers from the bonnet, We
may smile at the unnecessary sacrifice to an over
strained liberalism but 10 Patty it was the solemn
piat Of WOFll-thp WbOle-lcarteu
herself for all eternity, Him who stands for all that
is nobiest in life OF course this action was visible TO
most of the congregationmost of all TO the preacher
himself. To the MethOdsts IL was the greatest OF
trinnnhs This pub1ic conversion of Ctpfain Lums-
denis daughter and they showed their JOY In
many pOus CALCULATIONS. Patty did not seek conceal
menf She scorned TO creep the kingdom OF heaven
II seemed TO her that she owed this publicity. For
moment all eyes were turned away from the orator
He paused his discourse until Patty had removed
the emDlems of pride and antagOnism Then, turn
ing with fearful eyes to the audience the preaele with
out with, "Halleujah! have found a bride for my
Masterw
The success of the author in the representation of
natural scenes may well encourage him to a holder
venture and higher fight in the arrangement of a
systematic plot Little is wanting to his power OF
narrative and Illustrations his characters preserve
their individuality with disnctness of expires
sion; but the events are not combined in cOnsecu-
tive unity in a way to stimulate the curiosity of tho
reader and 10 present an example of effective dra
matte completeness. If Mr.. Eggleston were writer
of ordinary gifts we should suggest experiments of
different character from those in which he has been
engaged, but with his peculiar endowments which
are certainly of a quality lis readers have a
right to look for their broader application in work
founded not only keenness of observation but on
creative and combining skill In general the author
has SO admirable command of language that we
cannot but regret his frequent sanction OF doubtful
words among which we find " grotesquerie," which
is useless, and plead tped1 for pleaded which
is an American and Scottish barbarism Nor do
Yankee tin-peddlers, as far we know the tribe,
make use Of such lingo as inquire though we
have heard inquiry among the most dainty knlcker-
bockers), Encourage" "peTjuce," elOkent," which
SAVIOR more of the South and West than of the region
of Goldfish aud wooden nutmegs. The author has
also discovered place in Boston called " Beacon
Street Ill., which was never known to tie Oldest
inhabltant
BEECHERs FRUITS FLOWERS, AND