Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-12

were driving through a woodland 49,
when they suddenly came face n 60
Win Two suspicious looking ~
armed with guns and wearing tho ~
uIation "siouch hats charac,er,..,-
OF highwaymen The maiden IN ~
carriage was the first to break ,hs
snort silence; she screamed. Thor
young escort in a voice that trernh,s',
SAID, What do You want, sirsy,
VIC want coon and we ar,
I" try hard to get one" said ono =,
,ne men as with a broad grin. he and
h's companion stepped aside and al
lowed the team to pass by.
| They tell a good story OF tho yo,n
IN which Father Koran of Rumf,ra
rails, secured the funds for connie,
! ing and heating the new Catho,,,
| church built there the past s,,mn,a,.
He announced that the first sermon
IN the new house of worship would he.
preached the next Sabbath.
when Sunday came it was bitterly
coid' but hardly parishioner was
missing when service began. The in
terror OF the church was barnlike and
frIsid. The floor was there to be sire
but the walls were simply lathed and
there wasn't sign of fire. The con.
gregation made the best of it. sittiny
on seats irnprovised from boards laid
across nail kegs and boxes.
The women shivered apprehensiyelv
and Struggled down into their shawls
While the men turned up their collars
ana tried to look unconcerned. One
jolly, red-cheeked fellow leaned over
to his neighbor and whispered, Sure
an it's foine thing to be hayin'
new church av our own, but for the
love av heavin I'm hopin' the father
VIII be after maxim his sermon
short"
"hen the time came for the sermon
Father Koran started in calmly. slow.
~ and with no apparent intention of
cutting things short. AS he warmed
up to his theme the audience grew cor
respondingly chilly, and when he
reached his peoration there was an
accompaniment of chattering teeth all
over the ROOM
Then, as though for the first time
thinking of the temperature of the
room, he said: Yes. my friends it is
rather chilly, isn't it,"
The people nodded their heads.
We ought to have a furnace. don't
you think"
Again they nodded
But, unfortunately, our fund is en-
nausted."
The audience looked blank.
And it will be necessary to anno;nt
committee to solicit funds. for you'd
late to have to worship in this church
all winter without a fire.
The people unanimously assented
so, OF course, you'll all be glad to
contribute a little to help the matter
with the rising infection of
persuasive questioning
And what could the congregation do
'ut accept defeat gracefully, chip in
md make up the amount? They did
cheerfully, and while they were
bout it gathered in enough to plaster
he walls, as Well. The furnace is now
'eing set. and next time the good peo-
Die will worship in a comfortably
warm church.
rather Koran is just as kindly as he
shrewd. A little incident which oc-
urred in the woods just above here
he other day shows this side of the
nan. lumberman was badly hurt
" falling tree while the father was
camp. He was brought in uncon-
'cious and the priest bent over him
o ascertain how badly he was hurt.
He is dangerously wounded and
must be taken to the hospital" said
ne priest to the bystanders.
The boss of the camp, who had been
ooking on in semi-interested way
low spoke up: Don't bother your
lead about him, father he isn't one
# your flock.
That doesn't make the slightest diff
erence in the world" retorted the
PRIEST. scornfully. This man is bad
y hurt. and if l can do anything Ia
ieip. rest assured that creed shall not
prevent
Inc man was sent to the hospital
md lived to thank the priest. who out
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