The Somerset reporter., 1888-12-13

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church, the sexton had blown out the lights
and locked the heavy doors behind HIM.
Sleigh bells jiugled family away out Of hear
ing, and the slow footsteps of the sexton
crunchlug ON the half trodden snow mingled
with the tones Of the clock in the high tower
striking ten. Then door inside the vestry
opened, and out of closet where hrooins
and dust pans were kept an old man came
hesitatingly. llo made his way very slowly
| up the broad stairs to the main meeting
| room. At the door leading to the cSolr lott
he paused "A moment His hand was on the
knob, hut he turned it not. More slowly than
before he went down the aisle and dropped
into pew. He sat there in the darkness a
long time, his head sunk forward On his
breast. half hour, may be, passed, before he
rose and marched with determined step to the
choir door, and up the stars to the
familiar loft. lie found match IN MS
pocket md lit the lamp that hung
near the bench, where lleAckluh Tor more
than fifty years had sung Gods praises ana
| carried the voices and spirits oil the cphefeSa-
ton with him. Tho DIM yellu" ray luie"
gloomy shadows of the pew backs INTO rehel,
just disclosed the pulpit mt tie further emf OF
the church, gave faint hints OF evergreen les
toons on the walls, ana mere ana lh're inc
laurel worked words Emanuel, hIory 10
God IN the highest, and SO on lhau haa oeen
placed there with great tolI ny Tue young
men and women oil the parish III hohor OF tue
day so near at hand; but had you been 'nefe
you would have seen only the palflartha'
form of the chorisier with n sadly hltlef looh
on his face gazing at the gloom about the
| pulpit. Was lie thinking no" olteh nc hao
stood solemhly 'hus "hlie inc minister was
prayinGf Perhaps so, Tor after h'o''ien.
his lips Parted ana a treiiu'ouS Aiiiel'
uttered softly ON n hlbh ho'e' suns W INT
eYergreens ana the SHADOWS.
Then lleHe@han lpohe" ABOUT 'h' "tH'h III
front OF NM lie llcked up one VI t"c ne"
anthem BOOKS brought III ny tl'e Pu"' w. iio
glanced ut the cover ana 'eI II .al" i"N'"e
the lamp from lts sochoI ne heIu II 80 t,'"' nv
could see, ana presently ulc" l'i !" ''i0 "'''
cient collection OF anthems every 'u'lo III
which he Knew 10y het,'' 81 s''' W w. l nm
and yet 50 speedily hludeh away W"ele II
should serve nobody lie repla'e' t"c ,"'lP
and turned the pages to 'o'f"ha'lo"' Tue
| illst piece sung by cnor u"ic' ms "a
ton more than Lifetime ago fohuiy ~
looked at the familiar notes ana tneh' ms
chest thrown out ana MS heau heId up u'
sung the grand Old tune ana It's magnificent
words with all the ierFor ana an li,e power
that his voice ever had coIlIHlHucu' from
heShhlnE 10 Gnu Tue ny i"'' ia"G III, Tu7" '"'
deserted gloomy chureh' ana ~ " 'l'i'' u.s.
driving 10y IN haste 10 a'le'lu '-P MS 81 " i''
OH patient wondered tua1 tiie ie", "a, S'i
should nave ne'1 continue" 50 ,'''' M
the last note had ceased il'zeAian s.pol IN
the book SIN open ana ms he'a sun up ou'
the tears were eour9ins "o"n ms i"'e III
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