The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-28
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The two churches and the Court House
had been friends for years.
It was natural, too. There they were,
thrown perpetaally into each others So
cissy, high above the heads Of the world,
and thus regarding everything from the
sane lofty standpoint. They saw the fret
ting, fuun1ng pOpaiaoe, ever busy over their
trumPEFy affairs. They saw them making
so much Of 50 little, and as they looked
down IN calm oonpanionsLip they often
ASKED each other pityiRgiy why poor NOR
tails could not pass more restfuI exist
eRoe-
The hum on the streets, ascending drowsi-
" to tho spire OF the Episcopal Church, Of
ten caused that orthodox structure to
swing IT'S weather vane impatientIy as 10
passed thsqusry to the great tower of the
COUrC House, who. IN turn, handed it 10
the two steepies Of the Cathedral across
tts street. why this everlasting noise7
What do they expect to gain by il? What
Is the use OF IL aIlr''
And yet there was = great deal OF Synpa-
thywith human affairs in all three Of the
towering edifoes.
The Episcopal Church was never so hap
and full many a time it felEa thrill to tho
very point Of its spire that was not due en-
tireIy 70 the reverbera5ion Of the organ,
vheD p knew that the momentOus. cere-
n0ny was joining Dor life 5gvo young peo-
pie whose love had been born and fo6tered
within theshadozE Of It's walls. The Church
was not 50 tall as either the Cathedral or
the Court House, but it held a sufficiently
- .
went on within q mile or so Of its base.
As for the Cathedral although it had its
share Of weddings, it never was allowed to
forget that death Is surer than maUrimony.
Every day its doors were thrown open to
admit one, two, half q dozen funeral
trains. It was more familiar with the
''Messrere' than the "W edding March
and the Two light iron fihgree crosses,
through which the wind ~histled as IL
circlsd about the great Gothic steeples,
often vIbrated in q sad accompaniment to
the voices Of the priests and choir as they
Chanted a Clrge TO the memory OF the dead.
No wonder the Cathedral echoed and re-
echoed the query, ''What Is the Use Of IL
aIlg'
The Court House. although gigantic and
pondeTous in its build, aud weighted with
the dismal knowledge that It had a Jail at
its back which was inclined TO OstenJa-
tiouLsly assert its relationship at all times,
took lighter view Of the world than either
Of It's clerical friends. It was younger than
tho others for one thing. It had not yet
become weather worn and GinEv as to its
outward appearance. The light coIored
bravery in which It had BEEN arrayed by
its architect was still unsulllad, and IL
shone ID the rays Of the sun as brightly as
on the day on which IL first stood forth-a
beautiful, completed thing-for the world
70 admire. Even the angular Latin in
scuVUion across IT'S front could not bring
down its spirits, although II had c0nldel
70 the Cathedral more than once as 10 a
friend VINO did considerable business in tbs
LATIN tongue itself that 1t wished IT'S ''J's'
were not shaped ike rs" and that its
Us" were made in the modern style, in
stead of being pointed into VS."
Although from their ebevated positions
tIe three bZEi55fnzs yvere enabled to take a
broader aIsd more comprehensive view of
things n s-gnsraI than Is vDucslsafed 70 the
uufOzruE1a1ss ~ 40 Cau only walk up and
down narrow streets, and whose vision Is
bounded by the Gall houses upon every
side. they had ghFir fzv0rilas among NOR
tails, too, and they watched their 0O4ngs
with a paternai interest touching TO seq.
There were certain young lawyers about
the Court HoussgaAt w0ald have felt very
much fagoe1ed had they known what con
versations took plaoe about them a hun
dred feel or 50 above t2eLr heaas. The
Court House watched the career Of its
young men closely, and II could tell as
soon sEhe srhOes OF a maiden speech runE
from one Of the CJ1yo rooms into the tower
What the prospects were for the speakers
sI71sSs II ms profession
The Csahedrai and the Episcopal Church
vveTs often told with q chUclle that
young FeIdsSad has che right STUFF IN
him" or that the srEUmenD Of young
Smith u the orphans court was as lucid
and strong a. any ever heard the-o-'
Then the Court House would chuckle
again. aud 50 viJleutly that old Ce-be-us,
the t4IsstsEe, crossing tie court yard Was
constrained 10 look up at the tower and
wonder whether Il really vas shaking or
whether II was al optical illusion Of his.
Taking about your young men,
though" said the Chnrcb one ~s-m sun
Gav evening. - wish you could come over
here and listen 10 this soprano Z have
i can hear her" remarked the Court
House, 10 whose turre; windows tae notes
OF . clear. girIlsh voice IL hymn came II
q gentle sweep from the church.
what Is taat about sopranos asked
TIE Cathedral softly. fer vespers were IN
progress Il have a voice hsre that = as
sweet Us anything know or. Listen now
as ne takes his high C."
Beautiful said the Court House. rais-
ing It's oaDsJone a few inches il honor OF a
really iiue tenor Il am not very good
Judge OF music, except and here there
was another OF those chuokLss that always
disturbed old Cz-5erls-''eGoepI chin
music"
The Cathedral snd the Episcopal Church
very properly took nc notice Of tAis slaasy