The National tribune., 1882-10-26

more'n the rest of 'em, but I don't 90 to on
church very often"
Then. you are not a member of any church,
1 concluded"
No, ma'am, not exactly; but Pm sort of
connected by marriage. Sallie joined the
Methodist meetin as many as five years ago"
Pretty good! Pretty good!" says Mr.. Nc
Catfery l9ughin' out mighty loud.
"Now, last Sunday mOrniu' We went round
to that air big church Just above here" goes on
Jim, - and 1 must say it seemed a whole pack
of nonsense to me to see 'em all gettin' up and
sittin' down again every two minutes, and bob
bin their heads the way they do. l was bound
| wouldn't move one blessed inch, so Just sat
there a-watchin' the rest of 'em. l tell you,
though, thesinGin' was mighty fine! Iforgot all
about its bciu' church, and grabbed my cane
and was Just goin to bring it down on the floor so
as to make EN- sing itaII over again, when Sallie
she give my arm a good pinch, and then l come
to myself, as it was. / said, when we was COMM
home, that l felt as if | had been to a free
show, and pretty good one at that. I suppose
I'd get tired OF it after while, but it was first
rate fun just for once. tell you it was lucky
all Of 'em had progrlmmcs-I mean books YOU
-kuow-causc ! couldn't hear one single word
that air minister said. thought first he was
tryin' to sing, and must say, it was the queer
est tune ever | heard | says to Saliie that I'd
be a Catholic and done with it, before I'd 90
half way like them high-church Episcopals.
Like as not, though, they think they're just a
little mite bettcrn other people. | never cOuld
see the use OF havin so many kinds of religion,
but ! suppose it gives pious folks sOmethin' re-
spectacle to quarrel about, and they has to
have recreation just like US sinners, you see.
It's most probable, if | was a Baptist, for in
stance and couldn't go TO the theatre, or circus,
or nothin'. it would kind o ill in the time if I
could get Methodist or an Episcopal into q
corner once in a while and pitch into 'em right
strong for bein' so dreadful afraid of cold water
1 suppose sometimes, too, they have nice little
church rows 'mong themselves that is Just
heaps of fun. So it keeps the ball rolIin its
all right, s'pose, but l never could sec why
they couldn't have one church for every
| body and behave 'emselyes like they ought to.
| They'll have to come to it when they gets to
| Heaven, and they might as wei practice down
| here a while, to my thinkin'.'
"That's so! That's SOL" says Mr.. McCaffery,
laughin' again.
well, Mr.. Miller" puts in Mrs. McCafery,
| 81 think, with you, that there should only be
one church, but that one should be the Episcopal
| Church."
Are you an Episcopal, ma'am? Why didn't
yoa tell me before l went on so about 'em?
Are you one, too, Miss Ebbs?"
90, yes, indeed. wouldn't go to any other
| church for the world. All the incest people in
Milwaukee are Episcopalians. We have ele-
CANT church socialS, where we dance, and have
Just lovely times. Our rector is perfectly splen-
did,"
"Is he married MANI" Jim says to her.
"No; he's widower. His wife died last
year"
What pity! hope you young ladies try
| to cheer him up a little, seein' he's in such
affection. You ought to all 90 to church regu-
lar, 50 as to kind O. encourage him in his piOus
work"
| Indeed, never miss a single service on
| Sunday, Mr. Miller, no matter how tired I
am"
! Just then I caught sight of Annie out in the
| hall, bcckOnng to me with her finger, so l slips
out of the room and goes to see about supper.
ITO be continued