The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-22

became abYurma;iv rr-niar III their attend
urrn mt meeting. aud although they showed
n .era determination TO occupy the front
sl..t>. ;hey also manifested n winning
Iuudusty Of manner previously in
the history Of their sex. They would sit
with upturned eyes gazing at their pastor
and drinking in her eloquenoe with every
token of earnest admiration. Sometimes
they would be affected TO tears, and would
hide their eyes with %pcrfumed handker
chiefs. In casual conversation they always
mentioned the minister rs Oar dear Pas
tor" and consequently quoted her az author
ity upon all questions of morals and man.
ners. A little later and the price of worsted
began to rise. The cause Of this was soon
known. Every one of the thirty-four young
men was engaged in working slippers for
their pastor. As this was n duty to which
they were unaccustomed, they naturally
spoiled an immense quantity OF worsted,
and mislaid or broke innumerable needles.
Before the pastor had been six months in
the pulpit she had received th!rty-four pairs
OF slippers, nine-tcnths of which were en-
broided with 4 cross, while the remainder
bore, in letters of white floss silk, the legend,
Bless my PASTOR
After the slippers should have come, In
regular ecclesiastical order, tho usual smo-
king caps, but il was obvious that the latter
would have been grossly inappropriate gifts
10 n female pastor. Much ingenuity was
displayed in providing substitutes. One
Young man knit out of scarlet worsted n
'cloud - for the pastoral head, and another
braided with his own hands a magnificent
switch of black hair, the material for
which he purchased from n professional
hair dresser. The majority of the young
men, however, expressed their pious devo-
lions in embroidered handkerchiefs and lace
collars. although il il runored that IN i'll
advised w%iluwcr, who was perhaps the most
outspoheu Of tho pastors admirers, sent her
a-that is to say, n garment made by his
own hands out Of the best quality OF steel
and modelled upon one formerly the proper
ty of his deceased wife. 1t is further as
serted that his present wns promptly return
ed to him, and that he therefore left town
in q depressed state of mind, carrying his
blighted hopes with him.
As the pastor did not wear n gown or sur
plice, the young men, after they had over
whelmed her with slippers and handker-
chiefs, were at n loss what to do next.
They finally hit upon the happy thought
OF making a magnificent overskirt OF red
cashmere, embroidered with blue, and orna-
mented with alternate yellow silk dogs and
green silk horse shoes in the angle of each
scollop. One of the young rlcn surrep-
t~itiously helped himself to n pattern from
MS slstet > "uEuEODc' anu piouuCeu IT.
under n strict vow of secrecy, to his admir-
ing associates at their next Dorcas tea
party. Great difficulty was experienced in
cutting out the garment, but by carefully
ripping the pattern apart, and making o fac
stRie of each piece, the new Overslirt was
made ready for sewing. The ~unconquerable
tendency Of some of the young men to sew
exclusively with white cotton led to frequent
disputes and delays but Mt last the gar
ment was accurately sewcd together with
black silk. Determined TO improve upon
the original pattern, they put half II dozen
pockets in the skirt. and attached n buckle
and strap to tho waistband, together with
six metal suspendcr buttons. Then the gar
ment, nicely perfumed ard neatly folded,
was sent to the parsonage. with n note
written in a fine Italian hand. and breath.
ing the earnest affection of thirty-four
pious and innocent hearts.
What was the surprise Of those young
men to learn on the following Sunday that
the pastor would no longer conduct the
Bible-class, of which they were the sole
members. They called upon her to beg
n few moments conversation upon the true
meaning of Ezekiel's wheels, but were told
that the pastor was busy, and that she
begged to refer them to Deacon Smith.
Still, we do not suppose that an imagined
New England instance, overweight to
Righteousness, or the action of = New Jersey
Synod, will keep earnest or lovely woman
out of the pulpit. If she can sing, she will
sing, if she can make pies she will do it,
il she can paint, or play an instrument
of ten strings, she will do it. If she can
preach, or if she can get married, depend
upon it, woman will go through the whole
figure. This is a free country, and about
the frcest portion of the body polite is
woman,