The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

wildly gesticulatins from his pulpit in the
tower. This exciting event i'm the early
history of Iowa (bty was promptly en-
balmed in verse by a local poet In the
following fashion:
In the Presbyterian Church pretty high
up in the steeple,
Hung Understanding bell to call togeth-
er the people.
That bell was held in high esteem by all
who knew It's sound;
It rang so loud It could be heard for many
miles around.
The minister who labored there did not
exactly suit.
The people thought they'd LET him slide,
but he was rather cute
lie did not get his salary, for which they
had agreed,
And he was bound to have 1t. and he
knew he could succeed.
For he had formed a plan which to Mar
grave he did tell
He would ascend the steeple and let down
that handsome bell.
So he mounted a long ladder and climbed
through the steeple door,
And soon the bell came rushing down and
landed on the floor.
Then followed fast his trouble, for the
ladder was taken away.
And he was up in the steeple-and there
he had to stay:
And there he preached sermon far loud
than before;
Some said he threatened vengeance and
others said he swore!
The Chimes of ST. MichaePs.
The chimes of st. MichaePs Church in
Charleston, S. c.. have Il peculiar history.
The bells are nine In number and of uu-
usual purftV and gUeetnpsa nj tone Thau
were cast in England when st. MlchaePs
was built, about 1870 years ago. When the
war Of the revolution came the bells were
sent to England for safe keeping. After
the treaty Of peace had been consum-
mated negotiations were opened in Lon
don for the return of the bells by the
first American minister 10 Great Britain.
He succeeded and the bells were sent to
Charleston, and upon their arrival were
received with triumphal ovations and es-
corted by large procession to the church,
In the befry Of which they were re-
placed During the late civil war the
citizens Of Charleston were DESTROYS of
protecting the bells from danger and as
the steeple of St MlcnaePs were made
the target for the cannon of the be-
siegers, the bells were taken down and
sent to Columbia for safe keeping When
Sherman's army took Columbia the sheds
in the yard of the state house. In which
the bells had been placed, and which also
contained the marble friezes and other
sculptures intended for the decoration of
the capitol, were broken in and the sculp-
lures and bells were smashed into frag-
ments and the sheds were set on fire.
At the conclusion of the war the pieces
of the bells were carefully gathered to-
gether. boxed and shipped to a CONNER
cial house in Liverpool. together with
extracts from the records Of St Michaels
showing where the bells we're cast, and
the proportions of the metals forming
their component parts. Upon inquiry il
was found that there was still IN ex-
istence in England the firm of bell found
ers, unchanged in name, and consisting
Of the descendants Of the proprietors at
the time the bells were made The records
of this firm contained descriptions Of the
bells, and the proportions there given
were found 70 correspond with those fur
nished from Charleston. The bells were
made anew, therefore, of the same metal,
and for the fifth time they were carried
across the Atlantic and arrived safely at
Charleston. Their return was made the
occasion Of great rejoicing In the city.
Capt. Colin Keppel Is the youngest
aaptafp in the Rriffeh ra.,,, h.th,. --t..