The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-06-18

"Hello, DIR. Browne"
"Hello Billy boy. say, I've left my
| gloves. Could you get them?"
Billy went, and, after long search,
| found them and took them to DIR.
Browne in the vestry just five minutes
| before the ceremony began.
"Thanks, awfully, Billy, you're fine
boy"
"You're welcomed" and the child
turned away, far-away look in his
eyes. IL seemed very hot, and there
were so many people.
81 say, Browne, why didn't you give
The little chap a seat in tho choir? lie
could see and not be seen"
"Never thought of it. You can't ex-
pect fellow to think of every thing at
this crisis of his life. I'll give him a
quarter tonight"
But Billy didn't want "a quarter"
He squeezed his way through the
crowd to the church door, where tall
usher met him with "No more room"
'But I'm Billy"
''Who?"
"Bllly, Susan's boy, you know
The tall usher nodded, he knew. An
usher has to know great deal
81 think you may go up to the gallery.
There were orders not to let up the
crowd, but you may 60"
Billy nodded and flew up the stairs.
The organist smiled at him. They were
great friends. 1t was an old church
and the organ was still in the west end.
1t was a fine place to see. Then an
usher came to the top of the stairs and
waved his handkerchief; the organist
nodded and began to play, but-not n
| sound came! Where was the bellows
boy? Gone! The organist metaphor
ically tore his hair and raved
81 can do it" said Billy. 81 did it for
Miss Edith once" His face was flushed
with excitement The organist looked
| doubtful, but there was no alternative.
"Well, so ahead;" and never did Lob
cngrin sound more beautiful than as
'Miss Edith" on her fathers arm
walked towards the chancel and a
small boy with very red cheeks pumped
| and stopped to take breath and pumped
| again until the bridal party reached
the chancel steps and the clergyman
began: Dearly beloved" Then it was
easier, for the organ merely breathed
softly during the service and once Billy
pumped it full and ran to the edge Of
the loft to look over; but the organist
frowned, and he ran back and blew
again, and it took great deal of wind
when Mcndelssohn sounded out in
glorious melody.
Then it was over and the people
began to pour out of the church, but
the organ still kept on in a loud rip
ping strain as if ovcrhowing with
gladness and trying to tell it better
than the bells. The organst seemed to
have something on his mind as he was
pushing in his stops. He was thought
full man, but usually he let his music
speak for him.
You're fine boy, Billy, a very fine
boy - Then he stopped, for there was
look in those brown eyes that went
right to his heart; for he had heart,
big warm heart, though he hardly
knew what to do with it. Billy knew
he was a fine boy. He did not care to
hear it again. All he wanted was one
look at Miss Edith" He was the only
one-even the organist had seen it all in
the little glass over the music rack.
But they were gone, and by and by the
sexton locked the door.
He knew how it would be at home,
all hustle and confusion behind the
scenes, and in the drawing-rooms a
buzz of gay conversation and dazzle of
| lights and fine gowns; for he well re-
membered Miss Edith's Coming OUT
ball. He determined to wait in the
churchyard and see her go by on her
way to the train. He waited a long,
long time; the sun was long set, and
one by one lights came out in the viii
lage below the hill, At last, he heard
the sound of wheels. There she was!
How, lovely she looked in her pretty
blue gown with one pink rose! And
She was going away, out of his little
life, and he would have to stay behind,
alone! He bravely kept back the tears
and scrambled to the top rail of the
fence and waved his hand-"Good-b by,
Miss Edith" but she did not hear. She
was smiling at something her husband
said, and Billy thought what pretty
even white teeth she had; and then as
they passed he wondered how she tied
the white veil so compactly above the
| softly-braided back hair.
He stood on the fence some time
longer. The train whistled for the
station, snorted impatiently as it
waited, and then started off with three
puffs and one long roar. He saw the
smoke from the engine and the three
brilliantly lighted cars. Then all was
still, except for one lone 'Katydid" who
repeatedly reiterated it's assertion until,
discouraged by lack of opposition, it
subsidized into quiet.
1t was almost dark now, and though
the whole western sky was suffused
with a delicate primrose light, it made
the trees look very black and dreadful
and it was growing very cold. Billy
| got down from the fence and gave one
| little sob.
Anyway, I was her first love!" he
said, ''she told me so. o."-Housekeeper.
THE COMPOSlTOR.