The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-10

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church, and before the tenor had
time to explain in whisper to the
soprano, and she to the alto, the
voluntary had begun again.
A little result of excitement passed
over the congregation, but as the
majestic melody rolled on, swelling
more and more grandly to its close,
the listening people grew quiet and
when the music ceased the service
went on as if there had been no
interruption.
The touching resurrection service,
and the music more beautiful even
than usual, came with comfort near
to many an aching heart in that
great company.
Particularly to one lonely woman,
who, dressed in heaviest, richest
black, was sitting in the front pew,
lust in front OF the choir, it all came
with a sense of wonderful tenderness
and the tears which fell so fast be
hind her thick veil, scalding though
'hev were, brought the first comfort
she had known ior months.
Mrs. Matthew Brandon had buried
during the year ust past he, aus-
band and her son, an only child,
and though she had health, wealth,
friends, and beautiful home, she
had felt ever since she had been left
alone a. ii all the blessings left to
her counted for nothing and she had
nothing left to live for.
For weeks at time she would
! not leave her house and since the
burial OF her boy some months before,
she had not been within the walls of
St. Bethany until to day. What
motive had induced her to come to-
day she could not have told, but
once there the service had brought
wonderful comfort to her and she
felt the trust in Gods goodness
which she had told herself so many
times had gone forever, returning
with all Its blessed power to heal and
help.
The long service was nearly over
and the choir was singing the closing
anthem, one of the most majestic
specimens OF all our Easter music.
| Near the end is famous soprano
solo and as Madam G-'S wonderful
voice rang out higher and higher
still, sweet and pure as we imagine
an angels voice must be, "For
Christ hath risen and they who sleep
shall live again" many head in
that great company was bowed to
hide falling tears and there we're few
who noticed, or il they noticed
thought it was intentional that
the organs notes had ceased
and that the singer was bearing the
melody a'oft alone.
For an instant when he found the
keys OF the organ were silent again
beneath his fingers the face of the
organist expressed dismay, but in a
ment he had recovered his sell
possession. He knew that Madame
G-was too well trained a musician
not to be able to comprehend the
situation and carry her part to an
end successfully alone, and SO le4v-
ing his seat for a moment, and
screened by the flowers massed all
about, he leaned over and whispered
to the clergyman nearest him. AM
so it followed that as the last clear
note of the solo died away, the
rector came before the altar with
uplifted hands to close the service,
and afterwards as the congregation
slowly mace their way out into the
street, there was hardly one that
suspected that there had been a
a second break in the order of exer.
cises,
Mea"while the organist had hur
ried into the little room back of his
instrument, his mind more intent
upon c''astising his new organ boy
than rewarding him. The tenor
followed him more leisurely, the
bass stopped to talk moment with
the alto, while Madame Chad let
her place to speak to Mrs. Brandon
who was an old friend OF hers, anc
who now stood waiting tor the
crowd to pass out.
Half way through the passage the
tenor met the organist hurrying out
For Gods sake come here quick
| believe that boy is dead. I'm
afraid that work was too hard fol
him, that last anthem was long
one. Fact, | believe he's hal
starved, he looks so thin
They were back in the room now
where the boy lay stretched on the
floor just as he had fallen excep
that the organist had turned hin
, upon his back and stretched hi:
senseless form on the floor. Appar
emily he did not breathe, and hi.
. face from which all trace of life hac
gone, did look most woefully white
| and pinched, as if, as the organis
had said. he had been starved.
) While they still knelt beside him
: the bass and the alto came down tht