The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-13

gray eyes and classical face had wroupb+ i,
havoc with his heart. The n. B. waistcoc.t :
which covered it-Sylvanus was orthodox 81 )
least in his attire-might have been Of wet +
tissue paper for the little protection it had af.
foiried him. he had not until now met the ,
woman he wished to make his wife, although ,
his single state was in no wise due to any
views as to the peculiar fitness of ceIbacy for
the priesthood. Sucl, iniquitcus doctrines he
secuted, as they deserve to be secuted. by all
who owc anything to the fierce, brave. VULGAR
coarse and truly human refor1ner who boi;;];
asserted that comforts OF married life we,,n
not supe1.auous Injuries. After Miss C,auscn
had been at Hazlawcod House for q mont,
the c,lratc knew that a crisis in his fate was
approaching. He slapped himself heartily On
his broad chest and told the Rev Sy!7a.lus
Mordlle that here at last was the one maid for
him.
This, SO fer as it went, was emnet,tly sa..
isfactory. Unluckily, or luckily, there ave
two parties 10 every bargain, two sides to
every hedge, and the curate felt that the
hedge between himself and Miss Clauson " ss
a high one.
Nevertheless, like a bold man, he went to
work to climb it or break through it. 1t
was, indeed, high time he took some acticn.in
the matter. Under the present circuu,-
stances, he found his enforced habit OF ap-
| pearing cheerful to all, even himself, bccola-
ing great strain upon his resources. There
were times when lie felt tempted to seek some
secluded corner OF his parish and sigh dole
fully beneath its famous oaks. Times when,
in his own words, he felt inclined to go out
and bay the mCcn, or generally do what is
consoling to unsettled lovers
All this and more, for the sake of Beatrice
Clauson's gray eyes, brown hair and straight
profile! The Rev. Sylvanus was, indeed, in
a bad way, and knew he should not be his
own man again until his love was crowned,
OF kicked into the gutter.
So one Sunday evening he preached crisp,
exhilarating, detonating sermon, i'll which he
showed his parishioners how right it was that
man should choose helpnleet. He preached
it really to encourage himself, but its inlme-
next Sunday the banns Of marriage between
no less than three couples We're called; so it
must have been a most convincing discourse.
On the Monday he mounted his tricycle.,
and, after going his parochial round, drove or
propelled himself on tremulous wheels tc
; Hazlewood House.
{ Sylvanus en- his tricycle. was lovely sight
but one which, upon its first Introduction
filled Oakbuly with consternat;on. To see c
clergyman, in long black coat and broad
G brim1lled hat, working vigorously with mus
:; cular legs, and sending himself along at the
Il rate Of ten miles an hour, was an upheava
G Of all traditions. Only his popularity savet
e him. Indeed, old Mrs. PieTepont, parish
y io,ltr in chronic state of aggrievednes'
c wrote to the bishop On tho subject. sh
l. called it ''bicycle machine, not exagserat
4 ing, but diminishing, SO far as wheels Went
S. The bishop was startled. A curatc carecIin|
le about the country on couple or wheels Gil
le seem out Of place, So his lordship wrote t.
e. the rector OF Oakbrry on the subject, and til
t. rector handed the letter to sylvanus' 80 ia
n. ~ es he the rector was concerned his curat
- might have flown about on Il Lroclnstick !
y, by so doing he kept the bother of the parisl
", of his superior's hands.
~, ~ Mr. Mordle, who was unable to sec that hi
-, -, ordination vows deba,Ted him frcln usin
~ such convenient vehicle for getting fron, ol,
i. end of the parish to another, did bold thing
rt Knowing chat the bishop was staying at
~, country hyuse some tN cntyiive miles away
w. he threw himself early one morning into th
,,e saddle or the seat and used his lether lin!
% to such purpose that just before lunch tim
od his card was sent il to his lordslip, and III te
de minutes tine bishop was gravely inspectin
what Mrs. Pierrepont, when speaking to he
&c. friends, called u diaboiical machine.
For some minutes the bishop stood on II
~. doorste:,s, weighing the innocence Or guilt {
- tho inani,nato creature at his feet, Sylvan
the while pleading its ca,i3e with his us'l
brisk vehenlence and ti2rSy dexterity. Z
expatiatcd on the size Of lis parish, and on Il
wc..t,erful assistance he derived from til
modern invention for getting quickly ov
the trrC,,rti He showed his lOrylsilip the co
;c,,:ent little bag attached to the beck,
which he carried his books Of devotion, c
when OCCASION needed, some small creatu
cc,ufcrt Ter tie aged sick. Ee explained t
action oe tl.o machine, and SO raised tho ep
copal cu.ios;tT that an unhca,l Of thi,
occurred Iii; lorlsLip, CATERS and a
e,uyely installed hil1sclf in the seat, and,
the .,,.nt :erul:!e delight Of several ladies' al
gcntlc,acl, who were gazing through t
drewirg-rocm windows, in q quiet, dignitie
leisurely wey, as bc.,ocvcs q bishop, actual
propelled his sacred self down tho gravel pa
and u, again, with no further damage til
outline l1p tie edges Of his hosts lawn a
kroc];inca q couple Of stones out Of 3 rocker
The tricycle. t,!u,nphed! Although the Dish
lid not embody o eulogistic notice OF it
his next charge to his clergy, lie has be
known CT. several occasions 10 fecohiillei'A
use il, outlying districts. -.
Ti,e ,,nnv other useful innovations, IS
SIN van,,s and lis tricycle. lived down prej'ds
slSa w.; r,,,r, o1,la IN accOmnanv each other
Cd; Tay7e,:ooa House tl,i:, particular afternoon
July.
fsct The :.Tsbbies" had driven into BlacktoN
I'LL h,,h ATiss C,aus,n was il tie back gard
ould ,,,n, his t7.;cy;Ie aside, SO that
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