Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-31
Oar Arkansas Traveller

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THE REMARKABLE EFFORT,
HOT SPRINGS, AK, Nay q, 1873.
Editor V~Icksburg Herald:
went to Church last Sunday night.
During the day q notice was kept pin.
ned 70 the hotel register ct the AIRING.
ton, stating that the Rev. Mr. forget
his name-Pastor OF some Church In
New York City, would preach in the
parlor OF the hotel that night. l made
an arrangement with Nj. Kress to at.
tend In pursuance Of which, l went
up, after supper, TO meet him at the
Grand Central. But when | got to
contemplating the risk | would run In
getting my neck broke, or having It
broken for me, In going home after
dark through the rugged street and
over the rubbish accumulated around
the numerous buildings going up, |
concluded 1t the better course TO return
10 my own quarters aud attend Church
Just across the street. | DON'T board at
the Arlington; | merely eat elsewhere
aud pick my teeth there. | hang
around there, aud about the porch and
Office of the Grand Central in a familiar
sort Of way, as though at home, and
when some u says "yOu board here,
| suppose 2" 1t is easy to pretend not 10
hear him, and then d%exierously turn
the subject By a hasty reference to the
weather OF the condition Of my inter.
lOcutor's health. One can only console
himself for p~racticing this miserable
subterfuge by believing the razor.
breasted chickens which come to this
market are no more palatable or less liza.
Die 10 wrench out q mans teeth when
served up at these high-prlced estab.
.lishments, than when done up by some
clearly dame initiated In the mysteries
Of s%oftening The flesh aud ligaments of
9 Rackensack fowl.
Well, I went across the street to
Church. 1t 10 a Methodist Church, re.
built. II is commodious
Church, painted outside, but simply
ceiled with dressed aud Imprinted lum.
Der inside. The seats aud pulpit are
also implanted. But whenever the
shall touch it up ii will be a
nice place.
The second bell had ruUg, and il was
nearly hAlf.past eight when | entered
the building. There were but few
present, who were scattered shout over
the house. The inference Wa TIA, the
of the town were no grpa
church.goers, as Q rule, or that the
preacher was not a drawing card.
had inquired, before going over, who
would preach. Nooue could tell more
than that a young man t%wenty-two
years Of age had filed The pulpit in the
morning. For some eason | had
be would Oil II again at night.
As | sat there turning my head TO
take a hasty survey OF every new ar
the house gradually filed up ill
there were no vacant seats, aud the
hands Of my watch had slowly crept
around till they indicated 9 o'clock.
That was my usual bedtime. The
question was could l stand a sermon
at that time of night or would
| begin to nod before the minister
reach his secondly" 10 the first
subdivision, with two other divisions
10 bear from, and each and ell of them
running up to 6fthly2 That would de.
pend upon the power of the occup ant
Of the pulpit to exclude from his effort
everything having q soporlfic tendency.
were grave doubts. One or two
men nor sustere than the others had
come In and taken q seat near the small
organ away up by the pulpit, and one
of them had soon, thereafter, stepped
the pulpit and gotten q book aud
back into his first seat. Could he be
the man2 II 80, the prospect was not
cheering. l felt like slipping out, and
once or twice stealthily reached for my
hat and began TO raise myself into a
STOPPING posture preparatory 10 max
ing tracks for the door. But each time
my courage failed me, and though l
was unknown and could not we'll bring
disgrace on home and friends, | feebly
resolved to brave 1t out. But 1t was
growing late. Either that fact or the
same uneasy feeling as to the danger OF
getting bored operating on others more
Fesolule in following their i~nclinAtious
than | was, several got up and left. The
wind blew in ct q window and put out
one of the lsmps. II would have been
a relief to me then II a gust had come
along aud extinguished the whole lot
OF them. | would have slipped out
ani been in bed in less than fifteen
minutes, Would services never begin /?
AT last, when | began TO fear the
man we awaited had fallen into the
clutches Of some doctor and his cries
for succor we're being smOthered in
some back ofice, the organ unexpectly
pealed out IN old-time hymn and the
voices of several of the congregation
burst forth in song. 1t vas quite a
variation, aud q wonderful relief from
the monotouy of sitting there looking
for the preacher 10 come in and won
II you would know him
when he did come. But the
was still empty; vet the
had hardly reached
the second line of the first verse be-
fore a sharp, quick football at the door
announced the arrival of some person
conscious of being behind time. All
heads were instantly turned towards
the door. Their eyes fell upon q small,
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