The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-22
BfyHFUL BENSON.
The New Minister. Fir.t Can and what
Came OF t.

ffor Ne IiffighN b1fVbe
The Rev Jerome H. Benson Is young
man. "a minister of great promise and is great
~ beloved by the members Of his hoek. But h,
IL n very bashful young man. and il Is quite
cross for him to make pastoral calls and get
acquainted with the people OF the congregation.
H. has lived in burlington only about eight
weeks. A few DAYS ago he fixed himself up and
wont to cnl nj The residence OF Mrs. Jasper l..
Blasingby on West HILL who is worry stylish. and
has four lovely daughters. and young Mr. Ben
son was aocordngly more than usually nervous
and smharrusscJ. and when he got 10 the house
and entered the parlnr door AMI saw company
two Young .r,ntl.fucn Wishing two Of the Misses
Blasln.hy. hla wits Immediately went wool
Mira Binainrhv bowed him into the parlor.
granlly introduced linn to the young men. and
waved him toward an easy chair. As he moved
bat. and after some feeble I, slsiancc 10y the
young minister she succeeded. And then that
nlan, thoroughly d"motalim.d ny tho I2sS oi MS
hat, made u wvcrinE advance toward the cnsl
| chair. and then. inpclled 10y the Thought that
h. WIS very -clhstly TAX ng The most comfort
aho chair ia the rvom. he Sw'rvcd iSlde, and
! healed for an invitng-lo looking straight .ha'R
chair that stood against tn" wall. Mrs. Bias
ingby, returning from the hat rack IN the hall.
| 4 ;incd his intention. and bore down upon
| him Tor the purpose OF getting him anchored
| in the easy thair. But the young minister
| bad the weather gaugc. and the more she bow ed
| ami fourishcd amt Snid. Oh, do take this cgisy
chair. Mr.. Benson the NOR. steam he put
|
| back chair. lie rcHehed it. lie caught hold
| back came out i'm his hand Ike q loose tooth.
| For brief second ho stood there. very grncc-
fully holding the chair back in his hand. listen
| INK to- Mrs Blusinghys hurried cNplunation-
al out the children. and then he Attended to put
| the chair-hack where II belonged. He didn
succeed very well. for the back weakened on
! itself ne he fumhcd with il. AMI two or three
| pieces fell out Of H. Mrs. Blas ugby WIS now
/ Begging him to leave IL alone and ait down In
/ tho easy chair His face was So hot and red hc
/ couldn't hear word she said. and in dcspera-
against the wall. and picked up the chair bodily
! and started across the room with IL without any
particular intention. and followed lyatrail of
dliair-hdck legs lui stray rringr. that dmtodthc
/ carpet like th" truck pf n tornado. III" doeSn I
/ know 10 this day how Mrs. Basinghy got the chair
! away from him. He can only remember that
Nhpn he WIS about two blocks away from the
/ house he discovered that he was CARRYING Il
! switch cane with an ivory head. carved in avery
! Black Crook design, cNidunty the property
OF one ~ the young men, and that his head was
covered 10y ~ launty little hat OF dOve-colorcd
| silk and rough straw. turned ~ at one side
! and decorated with pearl button and long
/ dropping plume. all of which he mad often adj
nlir"d on the head of the yonngrst Miss Bia
s.nghy. His peculiar appearance, and evident
mental distress when lic was met in this EulS,
by his senior deacon. gave rise 70 the ruulors
/ that he was intoNicatrd which were. however
/ So we'll explained at the church urctn. last
! evening. thut MIR. Benson wis unanimously re-
| quest . 20 withdraw his resignation. This. W,
/ ~" sorry tp learn. IA" -teadfaStly refused To- 10
/ and it is understood that hc has accepted q
/ cliapluincy At tic Black HIS.