The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-13

.u'%S ffHASOl il1T"T hef 1Dprn'hEc' 'H'f'
Hp rA;l' o1s her arm,
busy day to thinl. Of anything save the af-
fairs of the house, AIT. as many p.eri0i, min.
t.tes had l.een TASTED IN making Inquiries al
Eacktors station the brothers we're hardly
pressed for tine-so hardly pr''.sed that
when, about four ','"!Ock, the c,lrate called.
they sent their apologies by Whitaker, naj
left their visitor to b. entertained by Mis-.
''lansoU.
The Rev. Sylvanus Mcrl!c, when he
thanked Heaven for the many blessings it had
bestowed upon him. slway5 "y""i,ted the mans
lie bore from the list. It. was, h. tol,i E:.nself
particularly terrible llaI!e--do,s,ly 81 uhe,
its owner was a clergyman. He falt t TO l.:
provocative Of laughter. if net Of contempt
Even es Howard, Talbot, q ,.iontmotency,
or a Plantagenet is called upon to live up tc
The great name he hears, MIR Morc]l. found II
Incumbent on himself to cn,lea-or to live
cay from his singular designation. Tc
. ,;lntercrt ths sinister effects of such a
name he fclt cor,pallsd to affect an ri,
If ,:,.o, f,.lness evcn ,:ndnr The most :,y-,,.r
~;rcun,ssanres whici. fr'ly just Y man.
looking luguh~ious. tIc considered III:
name ssrea5 drawt;. !: TO him in h.
professional career. The gilt which evcri
,-0.mg clergyman faG.Ies hn possesses, Ct
2"aachins, i.upas:ioEcd Sermon, was sail.-
Bora b. his name. In this perverted ogc,
'Thau 'u?8 ere not considered signs of sGc.a!
7>crnvity, Fir. Mc!dl2 felt su-c that q tear l..
IS e,'e--1 ven Tie tcli,-e,y Of a pathetic ser
ll,y:l would be fatal. Tho least Iacnry,nose
tendency in nl2...!'" CT words would present
TOO great 81 temptation TO be resisted by weak
i:u':un iitIlrc; in spite OF the best intentions
TIC word '''nor'!ling' r.,1st suggest itself.
a s'!rn1G!c one can not choose any NOR,
than enc can choose q dark or fair skin
but whilst thu cuya;e was willing to allow
| that the name Of Mo-llo was a., una voi,lable
congenital misfortune, its conjunction with
| Sylvanls he locked upon rs foul crime, and
revi,ed tho godfathors end goir,othcrs who
| had tackled such Il sost-sounding upDellation
on to Mortlle.
On tho principle of living it down, he wa
always brisk and cheory in his manner. 1t
was never too hot, never too cold, never toe
sunny. never tho windy for the s,ylvanUs
| Mordla. He preached almost merry sclnlcns.
| conveyed in short, incisive sentences, ratified
ont in quick, decisive, quite s-beyontl-doulh
way. His phrases followed one another like
the detonatons Of n cracker They seemed
designed tn slap tlc listener OH The breast.
and hammer and hammer away ut that sin
hardened receptacle, as if meaning by series
| If repeated blows To enforce rOnvicticn and
obedience. They were crisp, strong. muscular
exhortatio,is cl.,incp:iy suited to the sDirituaj
needs Of the poorer pal'i,hione,s Only when
he preached IL funeral sermon could Mr MOI,
dies style la acavillc,l nt On such M occasion
ho was l.lrl tn be dolb,y careful not to Get
L.; 1narn,er rixed up with lii; na,ne, SD some
cine; l:' discourse did not quito satisfy the
boleft relations ard l;r'es ing friends.
Pct lu!:"rai s,";l"r was only due to Il de.
CEASED i1la:3llmr Of gro OF the families of
position: narrower, Noi.bury is n healthy
spot. as'd W! II ;i'' G .>Hsant death did o,rl,r
th'' rector - n3';,E in r;s place to do hi
! .luty So ''' n"y SVtvanus managed very
Hel.
For the rest. he was a man Of about thirty
pleasant -lo> ii:rrs al popular. not disdainful
oi tla good things of this world vet not han
Ic';ng a iter the,n-,org the whole work OF a
c"fn'a and thr~fo'rt!s Of tha5 of a rect,,.
for "'a l'''1irrl and t~cnty ,An,::3,; Year
1t was nrk. hc had n gool cous1 i. u; ion and !,
>na! fortune OF his own!
LIS afternoon Mr.. Woyt,la fe5 the Tai
hirt'' eN'1acs no sii:;l.t to himself. He
II ,,oGs'i i.A' hlf'iins n,ia ahi not br disturbed
| II" "'.' HG;'' rnnt2H: that Miss CIc,,son
| >aoul'i cn.2r".n him feic-1-tctr a, lonr as
I">ahl" lie inquired if aiy news had a,.
rived about the missing n!other; then. turn
ing his attention to tn, child, went through a
variety "s those iitt!c actiouS which grown-up
people. rightly or wrongly, suppose in"ru-
tiatr Children. N,tir;ng how the pretty bow
',a.!E to Ecasrr> ha ,onlp!invuted her ON
her rapid conquest * his at.'ectious-a com
1'''nient III wlicl, Miss t'lauson MIGHT ha;,
'"'''ld deeper n.raGiinss lurking had she
cared TO hook f"r it. lIc would have called
nitch carrier to l'arn what had transpire|
h"t had been c''icp"ll",l to attend a funeral
several '''as "'!. II" a.llded 10 the melan.
rho'y reason for li> delay with Us much
rheerfnlnpSs rs many peN).,. n.cution = ws,-
ring
Ana Wher' are your uncieS." lie asked.
IN the h"1!sekeeprrS room,n answered
Beatrice, tlenluIcly.
busy. "f cc;ii>''-Satur,,;v Bad day to
call. What arc they about now
As he lerked out his short sentences
Beatrice glanced at him and saw his ewes
| twhkiing. Si:rcCultl not help smiling,
HNell-what is it, asked MIR. Mord.c
Inc girl .ave a little gurgle OF laughter
1he c.r:te once More repeated his question.
oh. M. Nor!lc," said Beatrice, ..tley are
doing the r.a'nes,''
). "(h'i!e right: sonle one must do them
Now wonder, he continued in a more r..
Elective way than usual, IL wonder if they
look them out for the wash on Mondays"
"ol', no: not SO h.d IS that But did YOU
ever know anything 50 fu,my!'
Took you by surprise, Of course, said the
curate briskly.
YES had heard something about il. hut
the reality overwhelmed me. Uncle Horace
doing woodwork was my first experience,
no next morning | found Uncle Herbert
dolinS out stores to the cook. And to 500 tbo,,