The National tribune., 1892-01-28

VIZ NV" YIN. All hour not devoted to his
II clerical duties.
was seated by him
on the stone bridge
Vrbicb spans the village stream The shallow
river makes a loop here running through Inc
bRt lands and here came the cows from the
woody slopes eisurcly munchng the tender
grass heard tho pleasing tinkle OF the COW
bells. and 10 me there is no sweetor music.
"Oiver," said T. "to tired man no sound
De- SO melow-toued as the one COW bell gives.
This Is sabbath rest 10 me, as cOns0llng as was
your sermon Yesterday" Had ] unwittingly
Touched on topic painful TO the pastorf On
yer was trembling.
What have ] done?p cried, alarmed. j
took his hand la mine.
"Do YOU remember In that busy life Of
yours 70 have, at my request, looked over q
patent claim I sent 10 youyn he asked.
1" have hundreds of such in the year. try
TO forget them ln your case did not, for IN 80
years yOH may have hOnOred me with hail
dozen letters OF course j recall 10. have
mechanical trick of remembering when want
20. Name OF party, Gaines, but what the claim
exactly WIS escapes me. What has that to DO
with your trouble2 Can do anything in ie-
ga wRy2"
II Is past your cure. God alone can save"
said Oliver Austin, soemny Then, seated on
the bridge, he told me his story.
Yes, Gaines Matthew Gaines is right. The
name was once Gheyn. ] care little or nothing
about tracing mems origins but you will see
as ] 60 on, that il must have had something TO
do with this case. ] used 10 laugh at heredlty,
deemiRg Il nonsense. still think u is rather
oyersiTRined process After seeing strange
conclusion 70 life we bark hack 10 suppositl-
tious causes Gaines 10 the Euglishiug, how
ever, OF a Flemish name.
"Thiu Matthew Gaincs's grandfather came 10
New England in the early part OF the last CEN
Ftrrr "a tot 10 fuf a
that there was a certain Gehnys in 1879 who
Get music 10 sundry hymns and WAS paid IS.
for writing the notes thereto Then, again, he
was rewarded with ss for the fashiOning OF a
trumpet which discoursed martial music as good
nE the best lie mendod pots, pans, pewter
plRtters repaired clocks, fowling pieces mus
kets also pistols likewise locks j have copies
Of al these old notices. When he died, has
son succeeded 10 the business but he, in time,
shut up his shop and carried musket and
blew a huElc during the Revolution. When
the WAT was over be settled in Connecticut and
made shoe and harness buckles. lie was a
practical aud hard working man, and when he
died In 1885 left what was thought 10 be for
tune for those DAYS which his son inherited.
There are no doubts as 10 the career Of
Matthew the third. dc went abroad, and when
be came home, sober Connecticut people were
amazed when asking the young man what
pleased him most IN Europe, his reply was:
that big bourdoun Of 81. Rombard which must
have struck some sympathetic chord In Mat
thew Gaines's brain. Bells and organs OCcu-
pied his attention. New England ~ that
time cared little for either There seems
% have been much that was visionary in the
man 3 mind. ] have found an occasional pa
per of bis, printed 10 the scientific tTAnsac-
tions Of the time which ] am free 10 confess
cannot understand, probably because my stud
ies were never directed in those lines. This
Gaines married late in life lie spent all his
money in experimenting with bells and or
gaus He end his wife died when their for
tunes were al their lowest ebb, leaving boy
behind them.
Ten years ago, before the railroad had quick
ened our dull wsys, our village had no manu-
factories, but b soon went into business. Hither
came young man q 20, who became foreman
iu Hobbs's brass foundry. His name was Mat
thew Gaines. There never was an Austin that
had not some pretentions toward music AT
least, We all could turn a tune aud sing true.
Solomon Potter was organist OF our church lie
behaved badly, was rarely sober, and had 10 be
discharged. dc got wind Of il, let us abruptly,
and 80 We were without an OrRanist
ON certain Saturday Matthew Gaines
called on me and offered bis service. j remem-
bured that once when my daughter Mary had q
headache aud rehearsal for a Sunday-school
festival WIS likely 10 be postponed Matthew
bad taken her place al the piano aud had &C
Quilted himself CTeditably still, some stories
] had heard had rather pTejudIced me against
him. lady, q Summer visitor at the hotel
had told me that she bad recognized in Gainet
piano performer she had heard q number OF
years before. lie was 60 she insisted, the
youthful prodigy OF some low performance
When Matthew asked me 10 let him take
the place Of the Orgauist on the coming Sabbath
] remembered the story aud ] hesitatcd. His
hands were rather rough, aud j suppose
looked AZ them rather than al his face.
go Mr. Austin be said your examination o.
my fingers ] do not take amiss. Copper and
brass poison tie flesh, ltli my business pleasei
me, and ] have not The least intention Of leaV
ing IL. j do not want to be your Organist
though ] believe ] could FIJI the place bette
than Potter
THAT speech Of Gainess rather displeaset
me. for thought it sayorcd Of arrogance.
taid % hin;
d" Neither ] nor the choir were aware tina
Mt. PoitcIE abilities were 10 be criticized, ~
matter what might have been bis moral fail
iuPs
=" Excuse me, Mr.. Austin, said Gaines. IA
man has been playing on the organ, which ha
been uut 81 tune Tor the last eight months II
never knew but two y0luutarics which D.
ground out over aud over again. Stranger
who came 20 service knowing something abOu
music have found fault with bis buugin
WHys Your sermons. which breaihed pcac,
hope, and charity, were followed By musiCs
WfaHRlinR, coarseness, and vugarity.'
" did not heed Gainess fattery N regard (
my poor sermons. ] asked him at once: ID
you ever quarrel with solomon POtterg'
Never, though be gave me the oppOrtunit,
End pray excuse my impulsive ways, Tor
wanted 10 break lis head
90 his BE- very bad, young man and migl
Hsk tho reason for this 0utburst Of temper
lie was rude 10 lady.
And, pray, 10 Whomf'
go would rather not give you the lady
name
But you must
Last Sunday, then, bis manner 20 Nj
Austin was wanting IN courtesy he reptile
holly.
] did not know you were sufficiently a
ouaiuted with my daughter 10 act as Ter d
lender This viii require further explains
lions was beginning 10 be angry. too
never have exchanged Eve words wit
Hiss Austin. She has sweet voice. a trt
ear aud size sang The proper note while h
playing was false. j Waa in the gallery, taki1
no part Id the music. Alter tie service. Po
tef certainly said something 10 Miss Aust
which was offensive; otherwise ID would n
have brought tile color 10 her face
Evidently ] was getting out Of my dept
Miss Austin ID not easily Initiated aud. b
sides that. never to.ls me OF any 0f these iusi
nihcaut details. Whether Potter was right
wrong bias nothing 10 DO with your applicatio
ID b. true We may be very much nut out for
while. We may have 10 dispense with tlle Sc
vices OF 80 0rRanist Reasons of ec0Bou