The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27

~, rbe very day NIr. Dobinson took pos
or his manse at Whimford dt was
-. erst one) the sale of old Hudspeth's
a+s took place, and the young minis
+r,urbt he could not do better than
bimself familiarly at such charac-
-...s,ic assembly. His mother supported
~ idea telling the girl JEANNE that he
ala he better out of the way whilst they
.to remainder of the things into order.
5,,so,ever he might be in the pulpit in
.-.,,i,o mn a house Cornelius was pro
...r,ea ont of place So he went.
no expected, nearly all his flock was
present. as well as that of the rival estao-
,.l,sd denomination, including the clergy
~ the Rev. E. G. Hollonutt The
tier was kind and affable. fraternaily
.,,n, ms young friend" and fellow
'a,,rer and pressing on him all the kind
.asez in his power. This naturally
,.or,tbened Mr.. Dickinson, and his ner-
..a,sness resolved itself into an effusive
,,t quite genuine cordially.
ma. you've just missed old Hudspeth'
marked the vicar, as the sale was about
'.'ho,.o He'd have been a problem for
", MIR. Dobinson, worthy of your novitl-
.,e FTe puzzled US all and slipped us all at
iast But rest be with him.
'"Aren heartily" the other exclaimed.
mia he. then, belong to no persuasion
-, ali he steadily asserted. Certainly
Ia enumerated us all with catholic Impair
to,i,y But l believe he was Shaker
in his heart.
"A quaker"
"A shaker-don't you know the sect? An,
,su TN explain Il to you another time.
ccored I suppose, because they shake
,-.rt established order hal ha! Level US
al down to uniform insignifcance. He
roi,l5 have given you a problem in con-
p,,t the auctioneers voice sounded, and
all crowded to the first lot
u was at his sale, some two hours later,
that Mr.. Dickinson bought his bureau he
SiT1,t nossess one, and as ne felt it right
80 Cor a minister to have, he ventured
an the f3 to which the article in ques-
non was carried by the one broker who
,ras there. universal applause greeting the
sririted victory of the young minister. Al
tbo1qb Mr.. Dobinson was far above the
consideration of any ignoble effect OF ms
a.rs he was not disDleased when told al
tervard that this piece of behavior alone
had decided two Tecalcitrant members OF
his meeting TO give him a hearing
Truly. the workings of the spirit are be-
vond our ken, as the minister himself OBJ
served producing this incident to MS
mother in extenuation of what he knew
Il savored of extravaganza and pride. NOT
was this the only effect to result from the
purchase of that bureau.
There was nothing extraordinary In the
niece of furniture itself. II was made of
oak with a slanting top and drawers be-
low, with brass handles, and looked service
able and businesslike in the room Mrs.
Dobinson had plainly furnished as her
sons study The young minister was
intensely proud of 1t. He knew this ana
frequently rebuked himself when, pretend
ing to compose his sermon, he would lean
hack in his chair and goat over the novel
possession like a boy over his first trous-
ers. In particularly abandoned moments
he got up and eyed the article from vari-
Gus parts of the ROOM bending his head
this way and that to highten the effect
of it, After the fatiguing efforts, there
fore. Of his first Sabbath, il was not sur
prising that he dreamt, not of his congre-
CATION but of his bureau.
1t was a striking and a vivid dream, and
one likely to make deep impression on
one Of simple mind like Mr.. Dobinson.
He narrated il all TO his mother the next
morning and on her advice to the Rev.
Il, G. Hollonutt later in the day. Briefly
1t this:
me young man dredful Indt, entering MS
study he saw old Hudspeth sitting at the
bureau with an open folio before him. AL
though he had never known Mr.. Hudspeth
in life, he knew Immediately that the fig
Ure was his, and from the description ne
gave OF it 20 the vicar. what was stranger
SIN was that vivid likeness of old Hud-
speth it actually was, down to the very
hair on the tip of his nose. The old gen.
tlcman rose and shook hands with him
Az boL rer iDt sod
vicar facetiously-aud congratulated him
on having obtained the bureau. In no
hands could he leave it, he said, with
more satisfaction. Only he must attach to
it one condition. 1t was the recollection
Of this particular moment in the inter-
View, said Mr.. Dickinson, that thrilled him
more than al. for Mr. Hudspeth fixed his
eyes on him with a peculiar expression,
and at the same time, without lowering
his eyes TO the book itself, placed his fin
ger az a particular passage on the page
Which lay open, seeming to direct the
minister TO read. He did read, and re-
rendered clearly, being much struck by
the words, although he could not for the
lie of him recall a single one of them,
Those words apparently constituted the
condition, for Mr.. Hudspeth said no more.
Indeed as Mr.. Dobinson looked up from
the page, the old gentleman had disap-
reared and the minister awoke
Mr. Holonutt pointed oul the inconven-
ionee of having a bad memory. and asked
the minister how he proposed to recover
me condition upon which the bureau had
been entrusted to him This had puzzled
me dreamer, but he hoped that the words
az It might recur to him at some unex-
pected moment like other things did which
were temporarily forgotten.
Let's hope, at any rate that he won't
deprive you of your bureau for not fulfill
tI, al.4a-