The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-17

the general question. did you really
get any ticlets7' An exhibition of the
generous package increased the excite
ment, and applications came from all
sides.
Before distributing them, however.
1t was considered proper to state the
conditions OF attendance. and these I'M
mediately produced an uproar of re-
monstrance. The six or eight l,rotes-
tant clergymen who were present de-
clared that they would not go, and
that no good Protestant could go: for
to kiss the signet ring was to acknowl-
edge allegiance TO the papacy. and to
repudiate all Protestant principles.
Two or three OF these gentlemen made
excited speeches 10 such as would lis
ten to them, reiterating this view, and
above the hubbub could be heard,
Treas son. "ApostacyH Don't give
up your principlesv' 1T Is disgrace
fulr' what would Luther have
thought OF this?" HAS Protestanusm
no meaning?" "Will you go back on
all our fathers fought to secure?" 1t
was insisted that to kiss the signet
ring on the pope's hand was TO &C
knowledge oneself a Catholic and a
subject of Romanish church; and the
example was vociferously quoted of
the young Christian girl under the
Roman empire who scorned 20 offer in
to martyrdom in preference. We'll.
thing she was a fool" was the COM
ment of one of the ticketholders. The
| contest waxed very earnest, and one
tall and fervent clergyman, who was
| a good singer went to the piano and
filled the hotel with my Country, It's
OF Thee!' sung as a rousing solo. Amid
the turbulent roar of his singing and
| the hand-ciapping that succeeded It,
could be heard arguments as to the
real Significance of the ceremonial
those who took the tickets generally
| satisfying themselves with the declar-
| alton that to bow to Queen Victoria at
| a reception at Windsor Castle. and to
| kiss her hand. would not be acknowl-
| eding her as sovereign Of the United
| States. Some gladly accepted tickets
and then sadly brought them back AFT
| ter listening to the remonstrances OF
their ministers: but more than sixty
| were disposed of. nearly all that had
| been granted.
| Then came the question of the cos
| tune required-the official garbage"
| as a youthful Joker insisted on desig-
| mating It, The problem Of wells SEEM
ed difficult to solve. because it was
| late on Saturday night; but dealer
| in headgear speedily heard of the di-
| lemma and invaded the Hotel Minerve
| with boxes of laces and black tulle.
| For an hour the ladies bought wells
ranging In price from so cents to SIS.
| The gentlemen of the party hustled to
find frock coats and white ties. Some
hired them from the walters, some
from tailors. and one or two had the
audacity to borrow the necessary tog-
gerry from Disguised clergymen who
had conducted the A. p. A. exercises
and sung themselves hoarse in opposi'
tion to the fearful signet ring. Some
of these crusaders will probably preach
next Sunday in coats that have done
supplicant homage to the pope OF
Rome.
Next morning there was hot haste
Dreams were cut short. Early rising
was necessary. Breakfast was at z
and as each Hypothetical penftent ap.
peared in the breakfast room arrayec
in mournful toggery borrowed for the
occasion, there was a greeting OF good
natured laughter and ironical applause
They were undoubtedly miserable sin
ners, but their most conspicuous sir
seemed to be bad dressing. Every
body had on somebody else's clothes
Hello! Where did you get that? ?
was the question asked between
mouthfuls. They were victims of th'
rules of the Vatican. and 1t was anus