The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-12-18

IL WIS tAo idSt OI Tie rehearsal. Inc
choristers threw down their books, only
too glad to get away. The organist
alone remained, to play over once more
new voluntary.
Good night Miss Eoglehart." Good
night. Miss Katherine!' GOOD night.
Katie, and O. merry Christmas eve," were
the cries. as, one by one. men aud maids
left the choir, and went down the stairs
and out into the bright, white Christ
mas night.
Miss Engehart's smiling lips and
gentle brown eyes answered them all.
A moment and she was alone, only the
white, piercing moonlight streaming
through the painted oriel over the altar,
and the one dim light below. A flare
OF gas lit the organ loft, but this she
lowered. and with rapt face and dreamy
eyes she played over and over again ,be
jubilant new voluntary. She might
bave gone on for hours she was quite
capable Of it-but piteous yawn from
The BOY at the bellows recalled her from
hea en- to earth.
"Oh! she said, stopping suddenly.
with halt laugh, IS l had forgotten you,
jimmy. Well. | won't play any more ;
and here, take this for your Christmas
box"
Jimmy jumped up and seized the
oroflered greenback with glistening
eyes.
Thanky, Miss Kate-merry Christ
mas, please ma am" cried the boy, seiz
ing his cap: "Ah!" she's a brick. she
g, said Jimmy to himself, as he clat-
tered down the steep stairway. mo
body among all the singers ever thinks
80 bn lox, hot = hn hall oxx
'cept her. Don't just hope she won t
marry that long legged rooster that
'scorts her there sometimes, and leave
the choir for good"
Still a few moments longer fingered
Miss En- lehart on her knees; then she.
100, hurried down the stairway and ut
into the shining GOODNESS Of the starry
December night. High and white and
green yule" this 10 make fat the kirk
yard. Cloudless and blue spread the
sky, filled with sparkling Christmas
stars. Could that other night, SO long
ago. when the shepherd watched his
flock in the great Galilee hills, land the
glory of the Lord shone around them y
nave been one whit fairer than this ?
Katie"
With a great start the girl came back
over eighteen centuries, from Bethle-
hem TO the town of Southport. A tall
man had started up in her path, and
spoke her name.
You, papa!' he girl said, in doubt
and surprise, the color that had arisen
to her face fading out.
. "I-Katie." He drew her hand under
his arm with laugh. did you think
-. n,r, uot+one Wa1I II ia alr,O #
as good, for l have come to talk to you
of him"
Miss Englehart looked up-a sudden
trouble in her brown, tender eyes:
81 thought you had done taking OF
him, papa" she said, tremole IN ne
voice. II thought yesterday lad nm
ished the subject forever :" :.
LET me see. What was it did say
Yesterday 90 saws Mr.. Englehart, bland.
". "Ah! / remember! that nv stiff
necked, doting old client, John Hatton,
had made up his senile mind TO iorg We
his runaway daughter ano dlslnnerl,
Harry. Under these circumstances,
very naturally tod you that you were
to meet Harry no more. You re gooe
girl, Katie-a very good girl! MI
Englehart pats paternally inc nselt
hand on his dTUu- 1uo 0o "nJ $3.50 ~~
to yoursel. you would have obeyeo me
I am sure. My dear, it affords me great
pleasure to inform you the sacrlhce VIII
not be required" ho,,
!" Papa!" the girl cries, her who's
face lighting up" you will let me MARI!
Harry. poor as he is. On, papa! ! al
not afraid of poverty-not AFRAID 0
work: neither is Harry, and"
"Oh. pooh! my dear, pooh! nothinl
of the kind. My opinion on that pom
has never changed, and never VIII. No
no: it is something infinitely bett er thal
that. Old Hatton died suddenly las
night, before making. the proposed ne'
will. and all is Harry's." 60.
katherine Englehart uttered ialn'
startled exclamation, ~ .
And the old will. leaving au !! !:
Harry. stands, and his only daughter
disinherited and left OUT
"Left without silver, my dear, an
serves her right, say l. She ran ava
with a worthless scamp. against ne
fathers will, and, like ali fools, has pal
the penalty of her folly: She support
herself and her Ave children by seWlne