West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-02
OUR MUSIC TEACHER.
a Womanly Heart Just Saved
from Bitterness.

nom Bitterness.
was not a Roman Catholic, hut
liked to 20 to that service, particularly
after the new church was built, which
pleased my eye with its pure beauty,
and appealed to my recollcctions in a
way, faint to be sure, but delightful
TO me. In those glorious mornings
would hurry along the streets, hug
ging my cloak about me, the keen air
bringing the crimson TO my face, my
eyes idly searching hithcr and ththcr
under hats and bonnets for face that
should strikemy imagination. and about
which | could weav" strange, fanciful
histories Thus | walked on till came
TO the less thickly inhabited portion of
the city. Sharp breczys came from the
bay, whose scintillatiny surface was
now in sight across the plats of land
not yet built up. turned rapidly
round the corner, and came i'm sight of
the church which was my destination.
| looked with admiration nj its heavy
stone facade; | did not even scon the
fingers that dipped into the holy water
in the Ncstibulc. My childhood had
been spent in Montreal, close by its
imposing cathedral, and the elittcrinc.
Impressive ceremonies enacted there
had remained in my memory like the
shining phantasm of a dream So. with
all my conscious pride of intellect and
education, | could never despise the
devotees OF that religion.
stood just within the door that led
from the yestibulc glaucing through
the new corners, watching the degree
of dcvotedness on each face as each
forehead WAS believed with holy water.
The majority of the couutenanceS were
those OF working pcople-som pretty
--tI1ow and then an aristocratic form
and dress swept up 20 the marble basin,
and then passed me to the seats OF the
church, leaving slight perfume behind.
The lights at the altar were cleaning
out below the picture OF the N1ify' In
macHiUiN. | was about turning to find
a seat, when a slender figure came up
the steps. Here was a face to dream
about III had come twice "a, far this
cold morning. 4 should have been re-
paid by the interest this girl instantly
excited. She was not dressed like the
wealthy people who had passed me.
but she was more thoroughly an arts
tCcrat than any OF them Her clothes
were almost poor, but worn with that
manner which the well dressed would
have envied Was she Catnolic9
As she came mp / caught the CLEAN
Of rosary Of pearls at her belt.
whose heavy red gold fastenncs were in
entire contrast with the rest of her dress.
But she did not stop 90 sancfiry her
self with the holy water. thOugh She
half paused. as if feeling an inclination
90 do so, then came through the door
anil stood near me, waiting for seat.
She, too. was a stranger / stood fur
lively watching the face Of the GIRL. a
proud dark face, not naturally uale.
but pallid now. from suffering.
thought; handsome. with IT'S full lips.
albeit SO coIprleS now. and n hazel
owes, though they looked cold and dis
taut now cool with that hopeless. dis
trusuH look that must have been
caused by pain. In some people such
life siruggl a. ] imagined for this
girl would have Civm q pleading. sup
TieafinU expression For her they
wore doing worse. they were freezing
% nature passionate and imumsIyc. In
n moment n gentleman came mp and
asked
Would son Ike scat miss and
your fricnds
The question WAS addrc. -rd tome. I
bowed assent. feeling more pleased than
I'll. Olca .i0n would warrant u thiuk-
ing THAT thi. stranger would 80 with
me- We both followed our conductor.
AVID sat down side Dis .dc 90. tnr first
peal rt tHc organ burst 1u thrur Ms