The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-02-01
New YORK 70 look after Rev Walter

/ found him in excellent health and
spirits He was so improved in appear
ance that hardly knew him. Both
faccand form had pumped out, and ne
had il well to do look. The man actual
ly looked 10 years younger than when
had last seen him. Heinformed me that
he felt nothing but disgust for all kinds
Of liquors and for his former course in
life. He said this feeling was so marked
and decided that he was confident it was
due to his having been hypnotized, and
| added: 'Your father was right in what
he did. It has made my new course easy
for me-indeed my easiest course.
He had finished the funeral Grafton to
his entire satisfaction and was anxious
to deliver it. It had been labor of love
with him. a."gA :.
Not only was he glad of an opportuni-
ty of pleasing and obliging my father.
but also of tho chance afforded for max
| ING his exit from his former life in man
ner so conspicuous and decided. At his
first step he would rise to responsibility.
All being thus. favorable. ! wrote and
informed my father that he might safely
announce in Pasonagessit that on the oc-
casion of the reinterment of the ashes OF
our ancestors there would be discourse.
historical and explanatory. by Rev. Wal
ter Mowbray, clergyman of English
descent who had travelled in many lands.
and who had been for a few months so
journing in New York.
Ny next care was to provide for my
resurrected minister a new suit from
top to toe as fine as could be made In
the city. In this suit he might safely
have assembled any pulpit in the Union
and would have been pronounced cler-
gyman of most distinguished appear
ance. Not only was he now IMAM OF
God" in outward appearance. but also
inwardly-at heart.
Indeed he one day informed me, with
tears of joy in his eyes, of what he
thought q strange phenomenon it not an
actual miracle wrought in his case.
This was the fact that all his old rel-
eious fervor had returned to him or had
been in some way revived in his heart;
also with this had been restored to him
much of his youthful religious knowl-
edge-the love of the good men of all
times. When I spoke of all this a few
days later to my father, he said, Sam,
my boy, there is morein hypnotism than
is sdreamt of in our philosophy
When returned to Pasonagessit with
the magnificent caskets containing the
remains of Sir Archibald and Lady
Eleanor, accompanied by the fine and
benevolent looking clergyman, Rev. Wal
ter Mowbray, nothing else was talked OF
in the village. The undertaken at once
became the most popular man in town.
Nearly every man and about half of the
women of the place invented some ex-
cuse in order to get glimpse of the cas-
kets and tombstones. The tombstones
efectually dispelled whatever doubts
may have arisen in the minds of any
Pasonagessit person. They showed for
themselves, and there was no disputing
their antiquity. The undertaken would
have made good thing could he have
ventured upon charging small admis-
sion. fee. However: he contented him
self with the glory of the commission
that had fallen to him and made the
most of it. even caught glimpse one
day of the Bradford of ell the Brad
fords as he vanished within the doors
of the undertaken. Prudence and put
this down as ''good sign.
At my fathers house Rev. Mr.. Now
bray was treated as an honored guest.
My mother and sisters were delighted
with him, and he certainly made himself
very agreeable and entertaining. He
and Rev. Nantucket Sperm at once be-
came great friends, and even Captain
Shrimp heartily enjoyed him.
The great day appointed for the rein
terment of our ancestors and
genuine-at last arrived. All the truest,
bluest blood of New England was pres
ent. There was great curiosity to hear
the history of our ancestors from over
the sea. 1t had been my fathers plan to
convey the caskets to the cemetery and
have the funeral discourse delivered in
the open air, but it being represented to
him that there were many very aged
persons in Pasonagessit DESTROYS of hear
ing Rev. Mr.. Mowbray who would find
the fatigue of standing too great he al
tered this part of his programme IN DEF
erence to the generally expressed wish
of the villagers. The people of the town
begged that the discourse be delivered in
the principal church, where all could be
comfortably seated. My father cheer
fully consented to this proposition.
This change greatly pleased Rev.
Walter Mowbray, the dearest wish of
whose heart was once more to ascend a
pulpit.
In conformity with the change of
programme all the caskets, seven in mum.
Der, were transported from the under
takers to the church, and the bright
array was surveyed by my father with
infinite satisfaction.
was glad to note the presence OF
Amariah Bradford, even though crouch
ed in an obscure corner. Prudence was
of course present and thought looking
somewhat anxious, for she knew not
what would be the tenor of the discourse
and feared something might be said that