The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-07-18

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There was something 80 unusual In tho singing Of
the choir
That the Elder hooked up mildly nom the tenth
Of jeremiah,
And with readiusted ~eyeslass looked along the
foremost row.
While q hundred neeks were TWISTED In a stare
from all below.
As before the rolling thunder comes a distant,
wsiling moan,
There was presage Of disturbance in the very or
gan's tone.
Just the popping Of the plekets, ere the battles
awful din,
or tho tuning d the hddIc4 cru inc srehestsa
begin.
An unprejudlced observer might have seen with
half an eye
There was waiting an e~xrloFiSn that would blow
them all sfy high.
Or spontaneous combustion. TO accept a modern
name,
That was waiting Jusi a molten to burst forth into
fame.
The Soprano sat In grandeur, with her book be-
fore her lace,
WIN her. back-comb turned ia angercn the Alto
and the Bass:
While the tenor stood beside her with an elevated
And the organis, paved madly at the pedals with
his toes.
How could any one but angels sing when they
were feeling so7
Though the hymn was songs Of Gaadness, they
would make it sounds Of Woe"
when We sing about devoti1n, some devotion we
must feel,
Oh our plaintIve tones Of worship will partake
somewhat Of squeal.
But ths.AItO sung her solo, and then Ieil it to the
Bass,
Who was g~nawing at his meustaehc, and was
looking for the place;
While the organist, in anger, sung the leading
part alone,
And the Tenor tried to follow, but 1t ended in a
groan.
As the horrOr-sirieken people heard the disccrd
rising higher,
1t was patent TO the simplest there was trouble in
And the organist In fury, closed theOrgan with a
o crash,
Andthe Alto sobbed In anguish, that the choir
had gone to smash.
when the elder wen. among them, with 4 view to
reconcile,
The soprano teld her story wsth a sasgniuary
smile;
Ii appeared the wretehed Choriste r had intrcduc-
ed 4 girl
with a brand new style Of singing and a mostdis-
n tracing curl.
But, TO cap the bitter climax, this usurper we're a
hat,
Iust a duck, a gem, a beauty, and it made the
rest look fat
And the straw that broke the camel's back and
made the wreck complete
She came early Sunday morning, andusurPed the
leading scat.
when the Elder asked the Tenor why he len, he
said "Because
The soprano said his ehes. tones sounded Just like
Ming saws:
And he overheard the Alto one night whisper to
the Bass,
That = man with such a moustaehe was a paiIA-
BILE disgrace"
And the Bass Informed the Elder that he saerihc-
cd hisviews
When he came and Joined the Elders choir, 10
help I'll up his pews.
He was m RpIsscoplIlan, AL IL people thought
he'd take
ANY nonsense from a Baptist, they made a or eat
mistake.
Then the orgAnist and Alto both put on an inlu r
edlook,
Saying something in an undertone about achange
Of book
And the Elder overheard the as he 9 snt ly clos
cd the door,
Use the words, "a poor OH FSgy," All AM a
sentimental Bore
And he scratched his poor old noodle, as he am
bled down the street,
WIN his spectacies on hts forehead ard his slip
pers on his feet;
In 1 really think the Elder hasa hope Of pour
ing oil
ON the troubled sea of music, to allay the sad
turmoil.
In the meantime service opens with old "China"
or "Bethuno,'
And the Deacon with his tune fork gives the peo-
pie all the tune
And the organ gathers cobvebs, and the people
gather grace, -
While they roarout "CornatiOn" to the Deacon s
hOarsest bass.
Utica o5serrer.