Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-29
GRAND RAPIDS HERALD SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER % 1oa

. good servant and h~e "a sPF<tlfs that
VIII ear my visit here s1ert b. web
At pxs.sns en- - isdsinss. kssry-
BODY advises yoa % tais lodgings here.
and very likely IL wo1ld - good thing
n - could always kaow what they were
% BE- hns osnld b good dssl bsstsE.
for ne andlsdy 49, sesn hstssr dsSAr
Psfh.ps BED net s&y any more tAza
fnak
Hoxsvsr. 10 isa eass where ths Husband
iosfnliy did sso~s Is years go .nd left
he vifs lHnd,sdy wiki quitsr n her
voice nd no idea of kssping house. You
80 such Gases everywhere. bat more
here perhaps. More people eoanscted
By the eyslids with the Established
Chsrch dis hers or loss their lohs and
lssss witlsss relatives 10 cling 70 world
~ peopls who are on salaries than else
where perhaps
! am senzitiss 10 the Geld. and England
Il cold. People who are used % n. Of
course. DO nos mind q. bus 70 dwell with
this never dying chill 81 ones heart. sur
rounded BY pail of shivers and dark
nsss. and darkness such - today per-
vsdes my room. and confronted By such
. are - have. 10 the kind Of thing that
makss ons beg for death or IN early
steamer.
Ny are 10 made In al iron sconce Just
BIG enough % hold . black brick This
brick - coal dust and dirt mined with
tar OF New Orleans unolAssss OF some
thing and then Compressed IL Is - In
combastibls ~ . belgian block. and
when Tn its Wild fury II turns red and 10
really In It's meridian IL IL rs fercely hot
- new laid egg.
ash Clarence 20 stir il mp. but he well
asks how ono can stir . brick that Il
wedged in the chimney. put on more
ovsrcoAts and sit on my feet. They are
90 chilled that am meet afraid l will
take cold sitting on them
Last Sabbath attended divine serv-
icrs ss Westminster abbey and wore my
new clothes made here. There was q
slight futter Of pleasure. fancied. as !
passed down the aisle. The clothes are
not 90 loud as some that was tempted 20
get What wore was subdued or sort
Of protested check made In . box plat
jacket. with hat Of same. trousers half
tight 6tting-i. e. tight below the knee
and very full above-plaid tennis shoes
and white ''spats."
Westminster abbey has q good choir
of si&gcrs. who live here in town. and
an organ that Is paid for. The voice OF
that organ was very comforting 10 me.
a stranger with sweet memories only
for company. and on its velvet mantle of
melody my heart rose. l believe IN an
honest but voiceless prayer.
The service was swallowed mp by the
mighty galleries. where, In the dusky re-
cesses of the lofty building. the gold and
ruby and green sunbesms from the vast
and glorious window were straying. bat
the voices Of the singers and the bugles
and thunder and flutes of the organ ]
could not forget
They were not the same, but they took
me back TO the time when used TO 20
and wait all through choir practice in
order 10 40 home at last with the young
lady organist.
II was 90 grand, 50 deep. 80 memory
stirring. that for the moment forgot
my costly raiment and was back again
IN the far west of America. without over
CATERS. il il true. but with heart full
Of JOY and with q small gloved hand on
my coat sleeve. where can feel IL vet.