, 1876-02-09
a Trying Situations


Mr., Di1i!orback, no feel authorized to state,
will mt attend divine sorvIee this morning. Tbs
old gentleman 10. VIC are panied TO loarn. labor
Ing uudern very dist stressing frame Of mind, be-
ing greatly iuconHel AHanHt churches on gen.
e,at principles. Tie doesn't like to talk
about tho matter, but wo learned all abont 1t,
despite llia reticence. II Beetns that last Sun.
day morning ho waa doing comfortably III
hIa rew, In Tic church OF which be Is ono
oF tho mnn eloepera. when be became aware Of
IN npparitton gliding solernly down tho aislo
with collection basket In its band. hlr. nlide1-
back btaccd up Into Ill erect posture. cleared hlB
az cue who should Say, "Who's been nnieep!"
and, as tho basket was exteuded tounnl him.
he felt IN iin trouterapocket for bs wallet. Il
wasn't there. and as ho withdre" h!s
that tho eses Of the congregation wcre upon
him, and tlat was All be folt, foc ho certainly
didn't feci any roskctbook. Ho nodded tho ban
kct man to wall seco.id. and leaned over to tho
hin coat, from which, III lis increasing nervous
pcss, le drcw half o dozen cheatllutB, which
rolled aver tho floor ~itA D ratio thas sounded In
Lila bot earn like tho thunders OF tho Apocalypse.
and made thoua hottor still. Ihen no lcsucd
over tho end OF the pow md fcis in tho nshes
lne[ls {cunt pocket and drew out bundle OF
letters, q lot OF portal cartis, circua ticket,
photograph OF an hctrpea, funny story prtntod
pn card. n hrooket'comb, ana iong htfinG; nna
his face grew 70 hot that hts brfnth felt like
llot-atr blast. Then he squared his elbows sud
went for hin yest pocketst md streWna the pow
cuBhion Will! .,.iii toothpicks, newspaper scraps.
! ttroet-car checkB, a Btuo-futtoner, somc lead
renc!t stubs, aud crumblfnE Indications Of
| chewing tobacco, bit OF sealing Wax, =
pieco OF licoEice root about an inch long, and
| three or four torches. Then he lohued for
ward, ettd, asung to madncss by the nmllcs
which we're breaking cut all nround that church
| woree than tho mchslcs In o primary tchool.
room. dlvei into his coat-tait pockets and
| t1row forth q rod Bi}k handkerchief, two mp
pies, q spectacle caao, d pair Of dogsk'tl
gloves, Nh uvescoat button, and fine uBaoFt.
1nent Of bits OF dried orange peel aud
lint, Then ha Ftood u7. deyUntly rfaS'
lug Tint an eAfsh1nake might como along
and swallow mp eitlIcr him or tic rost u
the eonC1o9a!ion. he didn't caro- which, aud mout
down intn hs hii,.pockets, from which he eyolv'
Oh n revolver, cor&seEaw, c;ga7.cn+e' piecs
of htsiug, mumorandnm-book, and pocket
knlfe. Ty thfH timo Mr. EIderGack's face Hat
scarlet clear down to his waist, aud ho wns re
nervous aud worked un that he nearly sliool
hit clothes of, while tho uan with the bAs
ket couldn't i,ayc moved AWAY L hc hac
died for staylng. And whon Mr.. Nderbhok
iu fosl0rn despair, once more ratnmed hi
hhud into thp trousors-poekess 7hero lie begsi
iho scnrclI, tho congregation held lta bFoatl
aud whom hlr. Dillerback droW forth tho var,
pocket book which he had missed III Ills farn
caroIesa search, aud had Bnce all but stripped
10 find there MAS Sigh OF rolief went up from
every deyout heart III that honso. Dut AIR
D;ldorbsck only dropped Into his acat with an ~
ruptnesa that nlado tho windows ratified and
rogietered a Moutal vow TINT ho waan't gong It
COMO cut to churei! again to 10 made . 1901 o.
by msu viii b loug-tlanaled dafn'n6-oaskot'