Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24
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YE OLDEN TIME.
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The last Sabbath OF tho year IS was
far spent, and the little band OF wor-
shippers who had assembled in the vil-
iagc church OF ----. were preparing to
return to their respective homes and
digest the homily OF their worthy pas
tor, when Deacon GNvely advanced
toward the altar. with all tho dignity |
OF official bearing In his step. where.
pausing In the measured tones Of one |
who IN In authority. he requested the |
congregation 10 "tarry moment"
There was a sudden revolution or faces
"a quick rustiing OF clcaks, and rat
thing OF footatools, and then all was
still, one might have heard pin drop,
and every eye bent with enger ourios-
ity ON the speaker, who only wiHhed TO
remind them that the annual visit or
thcir beloved pastor would take
place as usual on January nrft, ana y
WAS hoped there would be n general
attendance ON the occasion.
An instantaneous CLEAN OF pleasure
ran over the faces OF the audience, fol-
lowed by n motion for the door which
was ohstructcd here and there ny
mccung OF female friends, who kept
| lmpaticnt footsteps In the rear, whilst
In audible whispers they exchanged
opinions touching the sermon, the pro-
/ poped Vlait, aud their various domestic
| Grievances. but the little church was
| III length empty, and the sexton pro-
| oecded To cNtluguinh the nre In the
| stove and close is sacred doors against
/ amy weekday lntruders. II would be
detractlnE from the solomniglng pow
era Of the respected dominic TO say
/ that the few words spoken ny the dee-
con had been more enoctunl thNn nus
well-wrlttcn discourse ON thy uenNr.ure
Of tho year. aud uucharithhic 20 sun
! posc that the church-going Villagers
thoti,sht more and talked more on thor
| NnV home, Of Viaiting their minister,
than OF attending 80 tho 0dmonit'ons
he had that day given them hha
thosgh | nm telling a true story. y
dorp nat follow fAnt the whole truth
tnupt be told. ~ let me pass on TO me
Following Monday, which dawnod WIN
out u cloud,
irhcrn was an earlier stirring hnn
usunl In the VILLAGE, particularly Ninohe
the fnrncra' wives. who must needs got
their weeks washing out Of the way
"a soon ns pnsaihle. that preparations
MIGHT commence Tor the unticlnatei
vipit which was TO take place ON wei
nesday rhc city reader may NOT p'
aware that Il wns a custom IN country
Villages throughout many ol we "'u W,
stntpp To atone somewhat TOT Nu'
mrnvrc salaries allotted to tho MINIS
tcrini department. by donations from
those whose hearts are OPENED 10 give
OF auch things as they have 10 hiu
, who breaks the "Hrcndof litc 10 th'li
souls. Furthermore II was Ho arl"ilsNv
, Inv the conaidcrttc dcncouH' wiNeh thN'
r. these donations shall be ewoctrucd on
I tho mart of the donors 10y "a social cur
r nf ton al the pargonnHc, Whch cei
. tniuiy cnuuot br considered nH Nnuui
/ ''thp multitude OF sins" which need th'
mantle Of charity for covnrlng
E by tho haity moving 20 ana iIn o.
{ AtANNuN slIln INrH
4: day 1t was evident that TN their mem
q orlcp wore logged by Bcucon craven
n thoy had thought nothing or nor nlhu
10 nnv reservations for the annual khln'l
q inf, hut to their credit be- n uaid, INC
10 wore not slow 20 act upon thl" np
custom. and dcsigncd hnylng oNetFlhln
II ia "nnple-pie order" Tho farmer Wh
"a lacked tho rich treasures OF his gran
AZ prv. corn-eHb aud frultory. wheat u
IA urood tnrpuurea. pressed down an
M oyyrfIo,yl Ing, was laid nSidri the post =
10 tho yellow corn was tclooiodi thr holy
a en- pipplnH packed systematically an
"a avon the more solid weitlth of thn p"i
,s hnrrai pave of its abundance 10 con
al nletc tho Now Years ouorinH IN
4, axo. TOO. of the wuodmnn ruanunde
5r throulh the uclghhoring torcutt' an
III many a sturdy hickory ana OAK huWr
on the willing head NJ the btlght proln'f
of adding uhCerfuluow ana N"lhiu
nT In the lNulNNNNEf NNMlNNf #fff Nf'f
Ne ambitious housewife to he putuone =
M nor lord. from the wool ana the max
sd which aho had sought and work,
or o,yiunvly with nor hands" "a Wpru
.e- portion was chosen for the pastor
On wife and her nurucry hook Nnh u
p store room held ont ~ donation
or huttcr and cheese, not forgetting On
to ,yoirntlcr matter ~ economy, yclep
TO "bIRri, buttor." 10 Indispensable 20 q
Oh rnuner'p tablet (bplnR q mixture
on onincrs und uppleH boiled down
OF gauce in sweet cider aud eaten
nd bread by the children instead OF bl
M tarl Nor was this ais DoughnutR al
&c. twisted cal,cs were soon dancing M
M rlly over the nre. plum rakca swell
III In the oven, and many little d'lch
OF rontrlvcd by thn inventive genius
on that were busy ON the occasion. Tor II
IN updctstood That thoao GATHERINGS =
to be no source Of trouble or eApcn
.ae to the ministers wife. one of I
ifr uelphbprlnR housewives W appointed
a mo hlgh office OF mistress OF Gel
elr monica. and some hnlf-duzcn oth'
nj novc at her beck and call through
W. parsonage house, making al needl
gU nrrnngoments while the LADY here
no IA but an admirlnE spectator or I
-. scene. and has only "a dress ana
lNy oclyc her profitable visitors.
'hl Tho farmers were not alone IN N
"l "lubora OF love" for the enterpflrl
~ ehupkpepera were aH busy ON thelr pl
Wy In preparation. DRY Gooda ana q
olt cerics.t read their signs, ana the sif
lvUI Of the tunes were rcud ~ the hpt
az onerlnga that were made ready Tor
l,,l day, each having the neNor OF IN
~, trade withnl. ,..,,
,,re And the day at length, arrived
wv New Years sun enllNened the bpn
lelf Of tho villagers Rlbeit they knew no
'fts ing OF Fashionable "cnlls' on TN
llln nntni dnyJ and threw open the ~
YOU III Tho parsonage, AZ mn early ~
I.W might be- seen gliding over the SURF,
INV ~ a late fallen snow, the FARMER ~
,eu' hrnrfnn It's pnndcrouH lund OF Np
low more and thnra wheelhhrfOws =
mo bnndbnrruwa grooming with tho u
thn den Of such variety nh wonid pu,
amy head 10 remember, an w"hn
the their way 10 the pnatnrH DWELLING !
ara O'clock H. NJ found the elder pori
~. ~ MS congregation, having sent u
are ififta as passport, preparing 70
hhN pcar IA person before thcir mimi
YES For once. the "Sundny SUIT o.
biuc and shining GIT was put IN ~
ltNd nitinu on work dhy' ana We W.
ora gnn, came forth from her toilet N
,uv- 49,, gown and cap, and when, ~
ALTON INC injecting bonnet ana
the were donnnd. away trudBel the ihil
the mi his "better half" leaving tile {
1ent ~ inc homestead 70 the young ~
the ,t,bo were to tnkc their turn ~ can
the I ilrht. whom II was unhefhtoou inA.
all IA faihs were Co return, ana give u
oDle a chance BY Themselves
NJ vyhc, love tho cheerful, unoH
,attnns scene, peep with me ~ imhR
I'm intn the minister's phrlor-aee
yreather-beaten group OF iaF.niei Z