Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-04-10

heat of July and August lie has the pity of his
leaner friends.
The fund Of the Locomotive Brotherhood was
reported at $500 900 only q few weeks since, but
men who have an interest in the Reading Rail
road Difficulties claim that it amounts to but $780,
900. Many of the engineers are unwilling to give
up their places fearing the Brotherhood will have
difficulty in substantisting its promises. and "a
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
The new church which is in progress Of cree
ton at the corner of Berkeley street and Colum
bus Avenue, will accommodate $500 persons with
the use of the chapel and ante rooms. The stair
ways, ten in number, are to be protected by brick
work surroundings, which will render them free
from the dangers so frequent in the midst of fires.
The aim Of the enterprise is to have church
where strangers and people of whatever denomi-
nation or belief or of belief at all, can have
free access, and an equal right with those about
them to the pews. OF course the policy will be
most liberal. This church will probably be well
filled at every service, most people of q liberal
tendency Directing TO attending church where
the seats are bought; and it is both annoying and
disagreeable to stand in tho aisle the observed of
all observers, waiting for the tardy sexton, who
has always more TO do than he can attend to
promptly, to show you to a seat, feel ing all the
time AS though you had no right there or We're in-
truding upon the original occupant Of the pew who
perhaps scowls as you take seat, which he has
bought and for which he has paid.
once saw fragile little creature in widows
weeds, shown by the sexton into pew occupied
only by a showly dressed woman, who certainly
had fol the whole of her large pew, although
she took up more than half of it with her hounces
and furbelows, her muif boa and prayer book ly-
ing on the seat at her side. She surveyed with
whitening contempt the fra fl ure of the widow,
scanned with vulgar curiosity the shabby black
bonnet evidently last years style and the
dalned, black gloves on the slender, lady-like
hands, saw that the dress was minus furheiows,
rufles and fringe, one bias fold OF Grape, rdsty
with const ant use, taking the place of them, and
then, rising, said in voice loud enough to be
heard several pews away al wi.h that hateful
sexton would keep btggars Gu, of my pew" and
Indignantly left the church. The widows eyes
were suffused with the tears she vain,y tried to
crush back upon her heart Who can tell what
had been the burdens borne by this patient look
Ing WOnnan ISinaps sue was oucc au iuoliAtu
daughter, a beloved wife, and now a daily scam
stress, bending back and straining eyes over fine
sewing all the long wearsome day, taking on Sun
day her only recreation in hearing the word
which giveth to all who devoutly believe in it,
new hope, and life, and tells of an everlasting
rest for the weary when this brief soourn called
life, is over.
Nine. Janauschek has been fulfilling a very
successful engagement at the Boston Theatre.
Her magnificent physique, stately carriage and
clear ring ing, full voice have taken Bostonians by
storm, and her wonderful capacity for depicting
the misery of despair has reused her aude noes to
enthusiasm. IL seems almost Incredible that any
woman without really feeling the passions and
wretchedness which she displays, can give such a
wonderful couutt rfcit OF them. In BLEAK House."
play which brings out her strongest and most
powerful dramatic ability, she assumes two char
a:ters, those Of Lady Dedlock and Hortense. The
new play of "Brunhid" which Janalscbek has
hitherto performed in German, is in rehearsal and
will be represented at an early day. 1t will have
the advantages of an excellent cast and entirely
new scenery.
Another week of the Wagner Opera Festival
will begin at the Boston Theatre on the 10th inst
"Dia Walkure" having its first performance in
this city. CONSTANCE STERLING.