The Lamar register., 1891-04-25

they becoms' Fir; with him9 Shes
There were plenty Of others. He need
10, have thought himself especially
singled out! Had he fanoied she would
ihroE herself at his head. be only too
glad. TOO cager' II man wanted a
woman very much he could sue more
than once; not expect that he would be
caught up at the very fret intimstion,
All lie was 80 very proud. was he?
Well Vernon Leigh surely could show
. iAIe pride also,
'Brcdrcn. God love YOU and Brudder
Smith love glory, hut God do hate de
way you goos on aud Brudder Smith
hat. r. Hyar | been u-wortiin fur a
quarter Of an hour an amt made no
way at ullm Thus spoke Brother
smith tho ruviyalist, at Honiny Grove
Church t7ro nights after, interTupting
himself In tho sermon that by mount
Ing DEGREES. was 10 reach a point OF
intensity 20 vibrant that every sinner
prc-ont wns 20 be brought to irresistible
conviction Of original iniquity and need
o. grace.
Naturally the prolonged ;Inmping in
and out Of the congregation. the in
vCtcrnie prepondeguncc OF late comers
and ol early comcI-s, who were served
with sundry marital prcteNts for going
out. that they might again re-cnter,
Eere stumbling blocks In the ascend
ant progress Of Brother Smith. Rap
ping his fat oily knuclgles upon the
cover Of the good book and glaring
with onlnous significance and majesty
from the platform 20 the swnrming
floor below
''lIe divided De righteous from DC
unEodiy. read or paraphrslsod Brother
Smith. like dem what has been pos.in'
up nud dosn dishey house tonight.
Brcdren BrIddcr Smith, goin' TO be
angry with you right soon"
This was trying moment for Eunicc
to De making her way precisely across
the aisle. and under the awful shadow
Of the platform Itself. Half the glory
Of the moment seemed saAtched away.
Those new shoes. those loose wristed
Suede gloves, that pale blue feather
on the yellow hat, the white veil wound
about her youthful visage and-crown-
ing baAtI,ude-thnt India silk gown
with the vines Of tiny rosebuds on a
pale green ground to have swaved up
the aisle to tho worry furthermost and
topmost bench. in the sight Of the full
congregation. with all these beauties
Of apparel that would have been an
Instant to live for. Now. family
abashed. Eunice squeezed into tight
plnce on a near bench while the three
stnrched skirts under the India silk
Gown crealzed and rustled in protest.
.Dey was pulled out wild pride and
paraphrased Brother Smith
anew, dnrting glance in the direction
Of the offending starch. 'An'-wid
de richc5ness of de iristocracy."
Again he looked up from the book
md stamped his feet upon the plat
form and beat his cushiony hands
together.
..Yes-ye-es murmured Elder
johnson, beginning to rock to and fro
in his seat
Eunicc felt a rill as OF cool water
trickle down her spine. Brother Smith
had been looking straight at her
again.
..Dey was pulled out wild de riches
ness OF de iristocracy." aptly repeated
the revivalist, feeling that he was
making way at last and that the OK
citement was beginning to mount.
"Ye-cs. OATS so.h
..Bress de Lord!n from a sister in the
bacl, Of the hall who was beating time
with her feet on the floor. One or two,
then six or eight then twenty and
forty. took up the rhythmic stamping
and Elder johnson accompanied 1t
with a beating OF the palms on the
knees in unison.
But God is too smart for a sinner
manm suddenly whispered Brother
Smith. -,
Brother johnson was seized with
eonyulsive laughter and Sister ChIoe
threw out sharp Shrek
.Ye-es! Ye-es!" ran down the room
and one elder slapped his thigh in
hysterical enjoyment
GLORY TO de Lamb'
They were fairly started now.
Brother Smith had prayed at the be.
Ginning of the '.protracted meetln
hat This might be the most bustin
IN revival disher town OF Hominy
Grove had ever known and 1t looked
as II these prayers were about to be
nswered.
DO debil was one OF de great
ongels. went on Brother Smith, more
intent upon thrilling his audience than
upon sequence of discourse An ne
aeht wild God for de sinner mari pe
debil he fight and de angels dey nght.
Dey fight wild de dragoon. But ! teil
vn,I. bredren. de debbil is de mightiest
of dem all, think see him. Jump