Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-02-28


new music committee (who was just at
that time hugging himself in happy an
tlcipation of something glorious in re-
turn for his hard work and good judg-
menO, and that gentleman soon ap-
peared, accompanied by the sexton.
They conferred together, and then the
sexton was hurried to the pulpit TO ex-
plain the delay. When he returned he
found himself elected to the labor. His
eyes bulged out in dismay.
"What! me! me blowa"
why, yes, just this once"
"What! meP''
Yes, why notf Don't you see the
straight we're inP''
what! mep Great Heavens! only
weigh a hundred an fifteen; and, be-
Sides
"Well, whatP"
I'm all nigh broke up. kin man
ago furnace fire, an sweep out, an
pint out pews an that sort, but can't,
in my kindition (and here he dropped
his voice to a confidential whisper)
kivered all over, as am, with beller-
donner plasters, lf' ton rs often
times minnit as You want. can't
du ii! l must remember my family"
Call it 81" said the chairman,
willing to do most anything in the
strait they were then in.
81 cant, Mister Jones, jes' can't. ="
"Call it So"
"No can't. can't murder myself
for no SO. jes' can't"
Just here the kind and accommo-
do ~ nf ha
ing. with cold in his head, came into
the singing seats.
The organist erasped at him.
Certainly, certainly; anything TO
Accommodate, said the obliging bass.
soothingly; and, with an air of proud
distinction, he opened the door that
lea into the blowers stand, took off
his new spring overcoat, moistened
his hands as do laborers who saw
wood, grasped the bellows handle and
waited the signal.
1t was 1880 M, when the organ
ist commenced his voluntary. He was
vexed, nervous and excited. His first
few touches showed him that the in
strument was out of tune; besides this,
his inexperienced blower gave him
wind, now in furious volume as long
rs his energy lasted, but gradually
easing off to intermittent gasps that
made sad havoc with the music. Tn,
organst had been improyising, anC
had been gathering himself for :
brilliant effort-a grand burst of The
full organ. The first gasp came wher
he had both hands full of coupled keys
and both feet treading the full of The
pedals. The wind went out with ,
great SOB, came again with a hcsi
tatinr. haif-frinhtennh ornnt and ther
died away almost before he was aware
of it. The startled congregation looked
around, the choir grinned, and th'
members of the new music committee
on their several seats turned scarlet
From state of dismay, the organs
sans TO the depths of angry despair
and, quickly signalling for more wine
(Which hardly came), and kicking OF
his combination and punching in hi
couplings, he played triilingly, ye
viciously, upon the lighter stops in tn
swell awhile, and then glided by mod
ulation into the key of the openin!
anthem which the choir caught NJ
and houndered through in the mos
wretched manner. The tenors 10
themselves down by the flats, and tn
sopranos raised themselves who'll
sharps at q time. There were no deep
steadying tones from the instrument
and the basses somehow got over tn
fence and wandered of in compan
with the altos, who were PRACTICAL
nowhere, whilo ever and anon coul
be heard from away in back the rasp
ing tones of the bass win coId' VINO J;o