New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-17

ner in his own particular pew. He CAM
half eDjoy the sermon II he has to sit any
where else than IN the inside corner Of No
So, right hand side of tho middle aisle. Fvl
years he has occupied this seat % regularly
- Sunday morning came around. He ha,
! heard the gospel "dispeneed with" BY one
| minister after another. From that seat he
has smiled and nodded encouragement t0
| the Boauerges who have preached the Cos
pei after the ideas Of Deacon Ophiltree, and
has frowned forbiddiugly and terribly 81
the hapless prebendary who has dared ia
enunciate the doctrines which were disa.
| greeable to No. So. No usher or sexton
ever 60 tar forgot himself - to put any one
IN that corner because the deacon was lit
| tie late. II was always considered sacred.
Imagine. then, the deaoon's smazement last
Sunday morning when he entered the
church, wrapped In q profound study Of the
doctrine of regeneration through sancti6ca-
ton, to eco . solemn, important looking
stranger In his precious corner. The dea.
CON brought up al Of . sudden ct tho head
OF bic pew and gazed at tho stranger in
stranger. never returning his gaze,
sat twirling his thumbs and looking
straight ct the pulpit. Deacon Ophil-
tree, doubling the evidence Of his
senses, backed ont into the aisle, and
took out his spectacles, rubbed them and
place0 tnom on ms nose. Yhon no ctltoQ
oack NE mead and looked ct tho paw NUN
ber-"hfty-two." Plain 10 ever . .'6fty.two"
wes In the world. There could Be no mis-
take about that. TheA he advsAeed tDths
head Of the pew aud bent his hsad down
1ntll M chin tonohed his breast, and 1s.ed
6xedly at the straoger over his speetaeloA
There VAS NO mistake about that. The
stranger was there. Then the deacon
etepped BACK ono pace, leaving tho entrance
to the pew unobstructed, 20 thas The
stranger could gee out without any trouble.
bas tne strsngsr didn't appear to h.ve any
looe' OF evacususG M position. ae grew
nsue restless under the deacon's incen:ed
glanoes. eut no only hdGseed little n his
eeet, ana stopped tWining his thumbs
oneneS ~ .Hoid fSe Fnrt |" :SA ".S .hst
ten with evideat comfort and eaflicsiion-
Tho decon w1s amased. possibly" be
thought, s'tho intruder does mot eee me,"
Then he took out hin haadkerchief, ; red
six standard, which looked like Q pocket
edition of garrison Dag, and bury ine his
nose In this warlike banner, blow loot that
echoed through the room ike = sienal of a.
dance Tho stranger never moved, but Se
bent his eyes upon the paRo before him md
read tho line, 1f
-, ns.1 .ne 0ueie oio"'
with much mental junction.
me deacon was moro aetonished than no
woui9 nave oeen II the END OF tho church
naa fallen Ont. he cremmed his handker-
cnleI INTO tle crown OF his hat with tho de-
nant Az OF man who meant business, and
lnnsseo ME lungs ana called for the stran-
gers sttension win seeneorlan- (
~A ~ co.,,
Inc stranger ndgeted . little, turned
very req IN the face, and looked up, glanced
around and saw tie congregation tittering
and taking 1t all in, and he evidently made
up his mind to hold the fort" until Cen
eral kugers troops elected him, if he had
20 stay there all winter. SO he settled him
sell again. and, without looking At the des
con, turned over to the hymn
"A charge to keen I hawai-
Thu m;n;s+ar ro.a n o;v. ont ~. o,.,;
HYMN hnt tha cnr c-sneet;"n Ia 'n 10 opo.nk
40 r. for a. vth;~r S,,t ~ ;nd;r u ~ y.
and the ;,,;,nnra," mo .uu rHns Joscon
ia abont - ;rtrod noa ~. me no t tes;On
wheu he felt a fonch mon his srr, 's amd =