The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-01-17

that before the church bell began he had
them all dispatched and turned of And
then their countenances were glorious.
and shone IN the sun like unto the face
OF mirror and felt as smooth TO the en-.
amored finger AZ the chin and cheek OF a
maid Thus does art Improve and cor.
rect nature The savage who wearcth
beard knows not this delight
II was day on which something out OF
the common was 70 happen day on
which expectation was on tiptoe aud
when at 10 O'Clock the first stroke OF the
church bell began. all the boys with one
and the same design turned their steps
slowly at first, and as II the business did
not greatly matter. yet should be seen
into--toward the churehyard They were
all In Sunday best, their hair smooth,
their hands white, their shoes brushed
ard their stockings clean, they moved as
II drawn by Invisible ropes. as II they
could not choose but go; and whereas on
ordinary Sundays not lad among them
all entered the church till the very last
toll Of the bell. on this day they made
straight for the porch at the first. and this
although they knew that II they once set
foot within It. they must pass straight on
without lingering. into the church. and
so take their seats. and have half an hour
longer to wait in silence and good behav.
ior with liability to discipline For rod
Is ever ready In church as well as at
home. for the back Of him who shows
himself void OF understanding The
fugleman. who welded that rod was
strong of arm; and no boy could call him.
self fortunate. or boast that he had es-
capped the scourge Of folly till the service
was fairly done.
Out in the fields. and in the fair mea-
dows. and down the riverside. and along
the quiet country paths. and among the
woods which hang above the winding Of
the Coquet. the sound Of the bell quick
ened the steps OF those who were leisErely
making their way TO church so that every
man put best foot for'ard, with q
Hurry up. ladl Lose not this mornings
sightl Be in timel Quick laggardl" AMI
so forth. each to the other
At Norwich Mill. Mistress Barbara
Humble would not go to church. though
her brother did Nor would she let any
other of the household 60. neither her
man nor her maid, nor the stranger. If
any. that was within her gates; but at
1890 of the clock she called them together
and read aloud the Peniteltial Psalms and
the combination service
The show, meantime, had begun. AT
the first stroke of the bell there walked
forth from the vestry room little process,
sior of two First came tall. spare man
of go or so, bearing before him a pike
He was himself as straight and erect as
the pike he carried. he wore his best suit.
very magnificent. for it was his old uni.
form kept for Sundays and holidays-that
of sergeant In the Fourteenth. or Berk
shire Regiment of Foot, namely. black
three cornered hat. scarlet coat. faced
with yellow and with yellow cuffs. scarlet
waistcoat and breeches. white garters and
white cravat On the hat was In silver
the white horse of his regiment and the
motto ''Nec aspera terrent" lie walked
slowly down the aisle with the precision
of machine. and his face was remark.
able. because he was on duty for having
no expression whatever You cannot draw
a face or in any way present the effigy Of
A human face which shall say nothing.
that is beyond the power of the rudest or
the most skilled artist but some men
have acquired this power over their own
faces--diplomatists or soldiers they are
by trade This man was soldier He
was so good a soldier that be had been
promoted, first to be corporal. then to be
sergeant and lastly to be fugleman. whose
place was in the front before the whole
regiment. and whose duty it was to lead
the exercises at the word of command
with his pike In his age and retirement
he acted as the executive officer in all
matters connected with the ecclesiastical
and civic functions of the town. whether
to lead the responses. to conduct bap-
tism, a funeral or wedding, TO set man
in the stocks and to stand over him. to
cane boy for laughing in church. to put
a vagrant in pillory and stand beside him.
to tie up an offender to the cart tail and
give him five dozen. or. as in the present
case. to wrap lad in white sheet and
remain with him while he did public pen.
ance for his fault. He was constable.
clerk and guardian Of the peace.
The boy who followed him was a tall
and lusty youth past l6. who might very
well have passed for lS; a boy with rosy
checks blue eyes and brown hair. but his
eyes were downcast. his cheek was flushed
with shame because be was clad from
head to foot in long white sheet, and he
was placed so clothed. for the space Of
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