Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-10

au1/ /tho drinks are
afessff. came to his
led theluse of keyboards,
and rnilows, and Jack
er ATTEMPT The effect was
4 s. ard the success Of the second
S r. complete. 1t was indeed
,f ontastic scene. AS il by magic,
I'D eave that of the organ was
he'd, and a. hunqrea Ge0Pet4uTes ptt;trTe9
yod .esthered IN Iesuul astl.uue0 t;n n,'t
gro,fnd. it, whle this enthusiastlG ouu,
Hcast. for thoSirsttime'en recoIu, PsaSeu y
the holy strains Of ~Bock Oh ages III "
Western gambling baA
Itisnot The purr, zof the writer TO
dwsii Il anon the history Of that organ at
STbe Little Casino, nor to particul!arlIze
y. to its many successful 3ecltais'
suffice il to say that it proved the mar
binoer Of stuLendous run OF luck 10
lack Bowdoin, and he made SUCH
ronid advancement as an organlst thaC
Within n month he committed to memory
ovorv selection he had heard III the III"
tie brown church.
To effect this result he was forced 10
mass through the same fiery ordeal OF
ministerial anathema whenever ne az
tended service, and that was twice every
Sunday. He felt that whenever Vlc
worthy pastor shook his finger at mn
and shouted the usual cumbersome plat
itudes. he was being held up before the
congrepaton as terrible example, puU
he bore it all patiently, and his uneasy
twie+inos in his seat ceased whenever
the choir began to sing. He drank III
avarv sound of voice and organ WIN
s,udious avidity, and when service W., Was
over he would duplicate them IN Inc
Little Casino. o1 -
After a time he grew dissatisfied at
the brevity and simplicity OF his TepeL-
tory. for the selections OF the chuIcn
choir had grown to be tiresome series
cf repetitions. He purchased volume
after volume of organ music ana reao
The titles OF hundreds OF otertorles
eonatas. and TIE Deums by the grea'
masters but the notes were as unintel-
Iigiblc to him as the signs Of the Cabala
and he was all the more helpless because
the Professor" could not read note o
music
There was but one way out OF wha
had grown 10 be serious trouble; m
must take lessons from the lady organ
ist. and as she could be reached oni1
through the minister, that worthy mus
be Interviewed without delay.
Tn less than half an hour Jack wa
knocking at the door OF the parsonage
and tha minister's wife, opening II
stood eying him with an inquirinI
;. glance.
al want to see the parson:
who shall sa p'eafe'
"Er-ah--Mr 1lompson, o.. ptn''i
on most important business
~Not the Rev. Mr. Thompson
, "Well--er-no, mum. nc "a II
I'm his brother,
-eEFe r9'l 81 e'af - s~,~ .a. ,i
f sure. You VIII fra hn nero IN h'
study. And she indicated the drectio
Of that sacred snuggery BY a wave
her hand.
, Jack entered the room and stood mel
, vous and uncovered in the presence
: the Rev. Joshua Sampson. He ha
+ far rather have faced par Of loadc
revolvers, but although he never for
> moment lost his self-pogsession, he wa
: doubtful as TO how to begin the intel
view.
t Finally Mr.. Sampson broke the
D. lence, which was beginn ng to gro
+ painful:
r "Mr. Thompson, of Denver, I think
G heard you say?"
f "well-er-yes, I did say 50, but, yo
see, lied.
= And was that necessary, my goc
4 friend?" This With an expression
!; mingled urprise and pain.
Yes, I reckon it was, because II l
= given yer my real name yer wouldnt t
= let me in. I'm Jack Bowdoin, the gan
: bier, and I'm no good. Hold on, don
& throw me out-Ill make it all ri9h
: Name yer price, and whatever it is L
pay it; but l tell yer, Parson, I'm
trouble"
y Don't get excited, Mr.. B Jwdoin, r.
torted Mr. Sampson, kindly. Il had
intention of throwing you out, as yC
) call it. and if you are in trouble it is n
Q duty as minister of th gospel to lei
d YOU q helping hand. You are welcome
g What, me! Me welcome in the hou
u of the dealer Of a Bible game? Th
one little word comm from you opens
corner O. my heart l never knoweo WI
there before. Now, look a-here, Parso
YOU amt got yer church paid fur yt
; You've been tryin' to raise th0usal
dollars and can't do it. Wei. ca
j and there it is.
Il Il And taking a huge wallet from b
. coat pocket, he counted ont the su
= and spread it upon the table before I
o astonished Pastor.
h You're very kind, Mr.. Bowdoin, ," sa
the good man, rather nervously, with
= wistful glance at the money. Ma
). nanimous; in fact
:, Il know what you're go,n' to sa
= You've refused money before that L W
gamblin'. But supposin my old moth
had sentit to NE to invest in just such
game?"
II should receive it cheerfully a
with thanks.
An inward sigh OF relief that the
tended lie had turned out only whi
one, and he said:
Then put it in your pocket, and 6
no mere about it. tell you, Parse
gmoney talks every time, and we've G
} 10 get that there little church out
debt"
? the worthy pastor made no furtt
j objection, but after profuse thanks to
| the money from the table, placed
y carefully in the drawer, opened his 81
scription book, and, with pencil in har
said
F. ct bo-o rotioad vOu in church on So