New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27

| Rmt Won viii he bankrupt in a month, Miss
! "Nonsense | have few expenses mere NJ
know that the profits are enormous. anu on n
| want to pay my way, not 10 make fortune ou'
| of these people" , >, :. ,o,o
The barman scratched lis head. shook 1t more
| monrnfully than ever, but said no more. -o.
| Then Miss MalOney made few other ci'" r3sio
She frightened up her dingy bar parioi' lh" t
cocoa and coffee there, and had supply OF VIM i,
| some food for any customers who would nay ~
She provided also supply OF whoes9Dgr r. MAJ tHnt
! tuIe but few Of her customers cared ior uuao'
except sometimes the younger ones. NeN oi '"",
| less Mary found that the get of men VINO liau 20.
| into the habit of spending thelr evenings az
Maloney's' still came, end sometimes one "ouiG
read the newsPapeIs along 10 'f into .ho warm
! cheerful room, and sleep until they were '"r"'"
| out at closing time. . ,lo,
books" said Mary, al last, and She sent lot hei
| piano and told the barman 70 find her go0d
singer. When he was found Mary PLAYED wnlle
, lie sang, and the men and women came IN mum
bcrs TO listen to his fine old sea songs ana PLAIN
tive ballads: and Mary grew more and more de-
| ternined to keep on her public house
The Vicar of St Matthias-in-thc Fields was
speeding along the streets not far from
"Maloney's" in passionate haste. The Fields,
as the title Of the parish, was only pathctlc re-
membrane of the days when green meadows ana
golden grain were TO he seen instead Of squaiid
courts and dingy blocks Of buildings A popula-
ton of ignorant and usually vicious humHn Great
ures crowded the wrctched dwellings; and an al
most hopeless mass Of poverty ana wIe'ThrdneSS
wetered and Suffered around St Mat'hias,in-the-
Fields. II was the lot Of Tie vicar 10 live Ill
this of wretchcdness: 70 combat IN" wee
and ignorance, and dspel, so far as III MN lay,
the gross darkness. And zealously,it sometimes
with the zeal that lacketh knowedgc-hc threw
| himself into his work; lie held advanced and
rigid views on Church matters advocated the
and personally drilled his cfoir. His church
was crowded on Sundays-not by the pco-
pie who lived in his parish. but by n
fashionable congregation. attracted by, tile
fine music, the clio iuent preaching the well known
saintness Of the vicar, and, perhaps in the ease
of fair devoeeS, by sanity admiration of the
celibate priest.
The Rev. AlgernOn Lamotc was Of high birth,
and had ample means. lie was tall. handsome
man he had beautiful voice. and the expression
of enthusiast No wonder he bore the char
aCtcr of saint wonder if lie WAS sometimes
tempted 10 think bis ways infallibly right, and
all who in manner thwartcd him unqucstl0n-
ably wrong; B1i even saints, il may be presumed,
have their bad days. and Mr.. Lamotc as he strobe
along the dirty street, neither looked nor felt as
If he deserved canonization Refined and ascetlc
features have a tendency 10 look plnched ara
meagre on q cold day-and it was a very cold day
The biting east wind blew the tails Of tie vicar
coat about; IL bent his long neck 10 keep the
low felt hat from being blown of his head; The
hastOncs made his ears tngle, and he was
thoroughly uncomfortable. But this Was nothing
to the bitter storm which ragged within his breast
If the Reverend AgcnOn had one vulnerable
point land all heroes have one at least II was
his choir That was lis hobby, his eve lamb
On il he lavished the tender care and affection
which moro carna minded men bcstow upon wiie
and children If the vicar had Ole enemy for
whom be found it hard to pray, II was odd
Moloncy." He had been his chief adversary ever
since he came 70 the parish. And. now. though
cid Maloncy, TO Mr.. Lamote's great sltISfact3n
was dead the evil Influence Of his aboInnabir
pu lic-hOuse seemed 70 bo more potent than ever
This morning the vicar had heard news when
had reused his righteous wrath. The daughter
of old Maloney keeping on the public-houee
and not content with running the bodies ana souls
of bis flock by her vile traric was capable OF
stretching forth unholy hands 10 rob his most
precious and peculiar fold.
Every one has heard OF, or has met. at some
time or other wonderful genius who ought II
have been iandsecr. Tennyson, an Irving, or
a Mario but who, through misfortune or iTall'F,
poses before the world - the end as meIauchOI
might-havc-leen." The vicar Of II; Matthias-ln-
thc-tields had been fortunate enough 10 discover
q tenor singer whose voice was uheg uali"d IN 'oi"
and sweetness tenor afflicted unhappily with q
ianurgic thirst. However, the vicar had secured
him for the choir, and had expended unheard-of
energy and watchfulness in coaNinq and preaching
Tom Grindley into sufficient degree OF soDiietN
10 wear the white surpce on SUNDAYS without
scandal The new tenor had brought extra ZANE
10 the services at ST Matthias, and the vicar was
proud Of his prOtcQe.
And now. two days before Christmas. the awful
news had reached the Wears ears that Tom had
been dccovcd By Miss Maloncy into singing every
evening az her notorious pubhc-hOusc. lie l|N
Algernon felt that such sacrcge could not be
tolerated As he sped along the streets MS soul
was hot within him. Though Apollyon himself
wthstood him, he felt strong 70 night to reecue
this brand. and when he reached " MaI"n'Ns
was as though Tie spirit Of a Hebrew prnp'"'
had descended upon him, and he was ready 10
ec0rch, with mis- burning words. the painted JtIo-
bel who had dared 20 tamper with ms precious
possession II never occurred 70 hiin for an m
slant that Miss Maloney could have any reasonable
excuse 70 offer, that Tom Grndley was free
TO make use he chose OF his gift
When The vicar pushed open the swing door
the outer bar of the pubc-house was empty, but
for the barman busy behind the counter. and TWO
or three ragged children waiting with dish for
some broken meat. They shrank away from the
vicar-for even a saint looks ugly with The cor
ncrs OF his mouth drawn down and his eyes
fierce: and Mr.. Lamote pushed past them and
entered the parlor An old man, who many times
crouched in "A warm corner, and mu't"red some
thing about "a id porson, as he caught sight
of the tall. black figure. Mary. With the food
for the children in her hands, nearly run against
the Vicar and started and blushed "guiltily -
as he noticed. when he began " Miss Maloney
| have come 10 speak very seriously with yOu.
His voice was hard and rasping. As rule
chivalrons to Il fault in his conduct toward
women he was just now too ierccly indignant
with Miss Maloncy to hide his scoIn and anger.
He did not remove his hat as hc spoke. lie
looked her full in the face, and made mental
note of the painted checks, and frizzlcd hair, and
bold eyes which were what he Ind expected 10
find Poor Mary blushed painfully. partly be,
cause it the first time "a gentleman had
spoken to her since She began this new lie, ana
she was conscious all at once that she was no
more TO be treated as "a lady Her hair was
always wavy, and Of the color Rosseti loved to
paint: and her clear, gray eyes had never learned
IN droon or finch for shame or fear SO she
faced the clergyman, and he. for the first and
last time in his life. far forget himself in ais
wrath as to be rude to IA defcncclcss woman.
Miss MalOney, you not ashamed OF your
self to enter upon this vile trade. at your time
of life and 70 make living for yourself by being
a curse TO your fellow creatures? DO you ever
think what this drink traffic means? Do you
know that every penny you take from these
ignorant wretches who crowd your doors. is the
price of their misery? Is it not possible 10 waken
you to the fact that by making THIS infamous
Mace attractive YOU are Turing men and women
to their ruin, that your very existence here is
perpetual blight upon their eXistcnces that yonr
profit is their eternal loss ,?
For an instant he paused, and Mary tried TO
speak but he would not listen 10 one syllable
" Look al those emaciated. stunted children.
You do not even spare their innocence; you sell
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