Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-25
%he $i1enee Of
Dean QaitIand.
IN ME><MELL GREY

! the Very Reverend yesterday, SAT-
Winnie. Gle wrote very hurriedly II
answer TO business letter OF In
grams, but he said that Lennie's shiI
"a coming home with the squadron
also that the rumor of his engagement
to that girl at Malta Is well founded
80 we suppose there will be Mrs
Lenne before long,
"Fauhcr and | have long been pre-
pared to receive the girl at Malta,
Lillian said; and she opened an album
and showed Everard the photograph
Of n fine young naval officer, whom
he recognized as his old pIay-felloW
Iennie.
They were setting off for the church,
when n lady, dressed In convcntual
garb, entered the gate and came to
meet them
~ am quite disappointed" she said,
with n smile that brought back old
times to Everard; II wanted to be the
first to meet Doctor Everard, and wei
come him. see that you have forgot
ten Ethel Swaynestonn, Doctor Ever
ard"
~ was not prepared for the dress"
replied Everard, wondering at the
bright flush which oversprcad her
thin, delicate face; for he did not
dream that the romance of her life
owned him as It's central figure.
Doctor Evcmrd has not yet seen
the hospital Ethel" said Lillian; and
then 1t was explained to him THAT
Lillian had caused two cottages to be
built, one for cOnvalcsccnts and one
for sick poor people, and had placed
them under the charge of Miss
SWayncstone's sisterhood, Il sister
from which always lived there, and,
with help from Lillian, nurscd the par
ish sick In their own homes or at the
cottages.
"rhc question Is, what does Lillian
scolds Ill the drunkardh and srampS;
she arranges all the matrimonial
squnbblcs Winnie and dare not for
the life of us have a comfortable
wrAngle together; she cXhortS the
naughty children; she makes up the
quarrels of swccthcarts; she makes
peoples Wills for them; she keeps an
asylum for aged and useless beasts of
every descriptions; she engages ser
wants that nobody else can put up
with, and turns them ont marvcls of
pcrfcction; she entertains dipsomaniacs
and other bad characters ut the roe
tory, and sends them back candidates
for canonlHatiOn; she tnmes unruly
animals for miles round, and heals
sick ones; nobody over dreams Of get
ting married or born, or buying Il field,
or going to service, without first ask
ing her adyice-in short, she Is the
most fearful busybody at large. And,
to crown all, she insists on marrying
a tlckct-oflMyc man." he added,
within himself.
II was delicious to Evcrard to 80
through the old Sunday routine again,
and think that this simple, quiet,
wholesome life had Leon going ON all
through those weary prison years.
There was Mr.. Marvyn, HE curatr,
who had instructed his youth, preach
ing the old familiar sermons, with
their scraps of learning and difficult
theological and ethical problems,
which flew so far over the heads of
the slumberlng congregation; there
was the harmonium, a little touched
with asthma, and played, as of yorc,
by Mrs. Wax, who. with her husband,
had survived all the changes, and
gnlantly faced all the requirements of
new education codes; there were the
whole clan of llalcS and Strauu. and
the discontinued tailor, whose tliScon.
tent was now silvcrcd by the dignity
of hoar hairs, and William Grove, ana
his mate lem.
lohh Stubs, the choristcr whose lev
ity had been publicly rchuked Ivy his
pastor. now sat among the hasSCS,
and thmdcrcd ont deep chest notes
from beneath his white surpllrc him
self the parent of light-heartel boys
and girls: picky Stevens, also huS
lmnd and father, sat near him. rs Of
old, but led the tcnors instead OF the
trrhlcs. and sent his naughty boys to
he tanned by the hand which had re-
drrmcd him own youth from the tyr
amy Of the s,ick. In the afternoon
Mr. Maitland preached In the sweet
patcrual, simple strain That had 81 I'M
pressed ENrmrd's youth, with the
beautiful Maitland voice and manner,
aud the pure diction he had loved
II was easy to see whence the deans
great powers were derived: 1t was inn
possible not to think that talents as
great, nay, perhaps in some respects
greater than his were buried In this
humble little village. His sons sad
den flights Of inspiration were indeed
wanting In the village priests Quiet
elouucncc, but his sermons had some
thing that was lacking In the deans
namely. the steady glow of Il fcrvid
and unaffected picty. which only
aimed ut making his hearers better
men and women. and thought not of
a q ~ u