New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02

he waved the straeglers who could not properly oe
seated further forward in the chapel There was s
wan young woman in placK shaw VINO heJ Ide rf
women IN rusty bonnets. There was a child heir,
oG man an without hat Who slept heavily already
Possibly he had been walking during me night, ana
school children and those teachers whose unpleaS
ant duty il happened to be TO watch mem h ,ry
door behind the pulpit. and walked on tIpoe up the
pulpit stairs with the minister's water ana
duties before she took her seat in pew near the
door. ray Of sunlight struck prismatc c9i or
caretaker moved il reverently. As she tiptoed
down again. and stood for moment with her hand
ing cam. down the aisle to her. The heads OF sew,
eral wo' in the centre seats turned slightly, ana
immed inclined toward the companion male
heads. gazed movelessly toward me PUPIL rn,s
\ voioelcss whisper passed. Mr.. Simmons! ms nv,
whiskers. He whispered with bowed head 10 me
caretdker then creaked up INTO ne PUPIL aru
he returne' - the Vestry the sunlight sh""e
' ma Minute TO o"fn The REP IN had
finished IL ibutin, the hymnbooks and music,
end the oiganist AS stretching his legs to the
pedals An instructive rustic passed over the CON
freeation and there was movement o SINAI. IRON,
tipped boots in N" ery Ms Simm1 $ renov '.a
husband who sat the end Of the pew PEN; Tor con
vencncc OF exit at colectlo lime a thrlll seemed
70 from member to member OF 'ne settns
IF collars and user,knees fey iate Gomez nr :;
hurried ,d the minister entered lie was
tan uort!v man. Of reverend oepect Ills black Goa,
which rounded off the sunday morning servGe hiS
forehead went far back into I'M wni1e m1a: au
ally blamcess lie went slowly up the pulpit SAT-
timing his ascent to msg5 frcr ina vrs,ry in his
sea, The minister knelt before Bible. while the
hd Of me a% d Sn 6eaG w 9Shd boz
~ lifted. its possessor TOOK ltetl ,o % evns
rou,d lie seen peepine between parted fingers The
m in fSd ffsf nandRSrdh Sfs.' ''''
Eleven o'clock The minister rose from his knee,
and taking clean pocket ~ tUn he
pocket of his frGck Goat nefoG The IT,
star v,,th an assurance that ice Of Sunday
Warning was broken. A wave OF clean white
Rocket -handkerchiefs ripped through the Gnape,,
and an epidemic Of nosebo",n a ovep little
fcrble cough was heard in distant corner wnich
quickly subsidized. mme' TEL ds h rnsors
cough which was echoe. few seats behind A
desutory voey of coughs followed taxing OF. ore
iscIes and opened his hymnbook win a iaint
expostulatory cough the minister said; et ~ ns
eint, IN tho nraise and glory OF God, hymn NO So.
a mick cracklo of paper swept from pew TO pew
as the hymn was found and the s snmnns qrnseS
his hymnbook with both hands, prepared 70 nca a
time according to his habit Inc deai Peo ihe
bovs in the gallery slid from their seats with a
catter The minister bnked in ray OF sun sun,
and bCCkOned TESTIFY 10 - -
down a blind few stray coughs. ana the organ
Isl had his fingers waiting apoVe me misr r'U,ai
watching the minister in the inclined mirror over
his head. -, ,,., ,.i,b q .ro,.r
of nnn"yance turned hymnbook In hand. TO open
the door 10 admit n girl who had beeh sthnaIIi
irresolute Just within the door She was glrI OF
about nineteen. with a pretty lace o! u .o,nmuh
possessing Wilderness which marks the h Lond aGr
hair vas coed clumsily. leaving little ragged
curls upon the nape Of her neck whS IN ar iron, ).
dressed in soiled blue dress, fastened NJ the
throat with a silver brooch. Her large straw hat
vas crowned with two long. white feat hers. Her
hands were red swollen and work-stained. The
rongrega ton as the minister raised his hymn
hook and the organ rang out the opening chord
Tho girl was smiling nervOusy, one hand az her
waist She looked round curiously with an AR oil
familiari II was the look of frightened impu-