The sun., 1897-03-14

e. rprIses myself always tel the boys that
n they've any surrri.cr for ne. TO let me Know
expression. What I don't like nb'ut a arr.
prise "a & have IL sprung on me wlth4ut ns'ng
shouidn't mention thIs, but the church war
duns and the vicar and number of the par
ishnners have resolved to increase YOUR salary
Siad to hear Il. and said so. 10 show our ap-
preciation of his music were the exact WORDS
Of the vicar. splendid old chap. the vicar-i
Iinrmey walked up and down the room as he
talked. never glancinr NJ hi@ listener. Lang.
lys eye~ filled with tears: be tried in speak. nut
and buried his f.ce in tho pillow. Hts VISITOR
p"tice Of the other's .moiion. until LaDrly, re.
covering him self. said .rntefully: -
1T u, very. very good ct them. They havo
always been exceedingly kind 10 me. -
''uh. it's merely matter OF business. They
don't want some other church 20 lure You
up to snur. Now. Lnnpy. .ynu must come
with me. lfyou re-i.t. III pick YOU no IN my
arms and carry you down S. to my ola hsnn@ nan sp
corrU alor!..'
Falntiy protesting. but in his y7eakness max.
LiIht street. leaning on Ba:neis arm. IN
nbout half an hour comfortable dnini"ir
sent hack Z, Rose Garden Court !. fetch the
M, slcinns belongings.
The wedding ceremony vas all hnt tho
Never had old 81. MARTYRS seen such ahril'
Ian rs-cmblagc. TIE splendid Wedding
march was triumph. filing the resonant
mon!es. and IL was played AS no inarch h had
49,. been played l-forc.
Barney stul. moment. while friends were
pressing around th" bride. AMI drew Betson.
the chief nrre,-nan present into u corner. =,
1T WAS glori u.s." replied the journalist.
''Df course ~ was Hud prepared specially
for q Is occasion. retneinher. ,, You may abuse
anything wrong although ! cont think thrr"
Is las tho blame on ms: bn, o..e thing leg
OF you. and plrure tell the other fellows this.
won't your CIV" II line or Two nf deserved praise
I" the orinHist and I'll" music. DO. u yon
nov" , IN, me, Kei,on n IN. .I mans ..5ough e1h' ss
the first to recognize the fact. You'll nut IN
something nice about him. wont yrnF and
.,Tll co ard see him; then can do a special
articl. oh him.
shS. and u he suspects your purp!s" YOU
;on't get anything out OF hun. Hes "a re-
clue. Talk to him about organs and inusir.
aud let him think you're merely fellow EN-
Newer fear: I'll mannrc him"
For "a week Langlv aad feared he would not
BE- equal ~ the ord al that faced him. He
was anxious. tor harn"y'S sake. to acquit
himself we'll: but he wa, scarcely able TO
though. when oLce seated before the banks of
keys. rene we'd lite serm"d TO animate his
II tlaying passed away he was left more deeply
depressed than ever. Mrsic was now stim.
ulaut 10 MN. ana the longer tue lEtONlCatiOn
oil sound lasted the greater the reaction after.
His whole frame trrLbled when hc saw
how large an audience was to lis'cn on the
wedding day. aud lac PRAYED that STRENGTH
might be- given him To perform his pnrt flaw
lesslv. When at last the supreme moment
came he looked with lrcat liess fear ut his |
shaking hands hoveriag over the keys: but
when he touched them lie heard the sweet.
pure. liGnid. low notes come nrm ard sus.
tanned like tones from mellow nui-. and |
his whole being 'hril-i when lie became con-
c0us of the instantaneous hush thar ieli on
the vast as~embla:e. a. though all Lad stimuli /
tHneously ceased to breathe. fearing TO miss I
a single eoiien thread OF melody. or the Ell !
chanting minrl,ng of them into the divin"-t. /
I0ost subdued harmony. ~ II n choir OF night f.
ircaies were singing far OF. almost. hut rot t
uuit". beyond hearing distance. When the |
mus!c. swelli1 nc from it, SOFT beginning. rose !
toward ~ climax. lRnrly knew lie mas
ter OF the instrument rs he lad never heen he. |
fore All fear left him. and II wild -xultation +
toos its place. IL matter-d nothing whether I
one or n thousand listened. As lie nszed ui,- /.
ward. with rirt tCstaiic fare. It seemed to :
him that IL. sounds touk the form OF an in !
Vulnerable host nj angels. living about the !
bcetiinr rlin Of pipes hat lowered above him.
and his own SOU noatrl there also. Mar B
vclllns at this aerinl vision. he vet play-d 4
with his alto jst miraculous skill too the end; /
and ne the last notes died away he saw the ,
angels drop their wings on. by one and fade .
into She empty ai-. lie pushed in the stop /
that shut of tie bellows motor. ard for mo- /
ment his ncrvrless fingers touched the silent |
manual from whicl III, breath OF life had de- 1
parted. n mist lowered before hts eycs. his |
head sank SLOWLY forw rd. and Death pillowcd !
n.lt lntHa