The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-28

( permitting. his glance TO turn to the
I empty space where the missing quartete
would have stood. He prayed feT~entIy
for the happiness of our Dsent brothers
and sistels but there was nothing else
in the services that could be construed
into an ILLUSION to the strikers, The
organist was in his place, but the. rest
OF the choir gallery lOokeds Woefuily
! bare. When the first hymn was an
4 nounced the congregation arose and
looked at one, another doubtfilly.5 They
1 had so long been dependent ltDoTE the
choir to leadstheln that they felt quite
I HELPLESS. Then the hymn began and
OH at once the eongTesation found that
4 they were led, and by a single voice.
But such a, voice. A mezzo-sO pfarl9
7 Gear, rich, true and strong The con-
Z gregl alton locked at one anothef again
4 Those red curtains across the frcnt OF
Z the choir gallery were hiding the
singer. Who could she be2 Was there
7 any Voice like that in the village
! When they sat down it was with a feei-
/ ing akin to regret.
The next hymn went even better. The
I voice behind the curtains was 1nsplr-
+ ing. The congrega ton sang its very
+ best, The quartette was quite forgotten.
I hen, when the taking of the eoilee-
, ton was announced, a slender figure
I appeared above the curtains The figure
of a young woman in qUiet. garb with a
neat and tasteful hat of gray material
surmounting her red-brOWn hair. Ana
while the plates We're beins passed the
Young woman sang The al. was noble
( the words were Sweet and rexerent--
and the voice glorified music andswords.
Anna Brown was determfned 70 make
a good impression. Her pride Was
aroused, she, put forth all the resources
Of her art Perhaps she was helped
( by the fact that the inRalid girl ia her
I pfllowed chair in the pastor retiring
room was watching her through the
I open doorway with worshiping eyes.
1 AS She sat down and the organ strains
died away the old orgaRisI turneds 10
/ her with shining eyes and catching up
/ her hand pressed his lips 10 1T in Old
4 fashioned homage
4 1t is to be feared that the congrega-
J ton, vending it's way home, talked
I a good deal more of the new singer-than
! they did of the Rev. AbneFs sermon.
! But the Rev. AbTler was happy His
( face. wore "a look of relief as he pushed
4 the fnvalid's chair homeH9rd with
Anna Brown demurely Walking. beside
it
1 That evening the church was filed.
/ The fame of the new singer had swift
! " spread about the little town, ''0h,
it's all because happen To- be the
, reigning novelty, : laughed Anna. 70 the
pastor as he walked home with Mrs
I Folsom and the singer. a4l.3
NO think not said the pastor,
\ gravely. Yours is a gift that has a
/ perennial char 4 and freshness
.
her Corona experiences was concerned.
I The church IS as crowded at every ser
vice and people came from all the
country. roundabout to bear the. Won
( derfui voice. And not only " as the
i church, crowded, but it's income stead
\ ify grew The Rev. Abner noted with
y pleasure that the collections were tut
K ~ double what they had been before
Anna Brown came.
1t WAS on the fourth sunday Of her
( staystl1a1 Anna spoke-tosthe pastor cons
i corning the church debt go u.
what is the aDnount2 she askeo4e
! = ut isn't large the pastor answered
Il Three, thousand dollars shoufdn't both-
: er us. and vet it does. You see +NHe have
\ so many calls for our money, and our
( congregation is not at all really a
I wealthy one, although yolir singing
z seems ITO have drawn a number OF
raoneyed people to our doors # we
had 81 600 cash we could pay the, debt
A wealthy fffendsof the cllufch, Aan ee
centric old gentleman, has agreed 10
sgive us $1,000 If we raise $1,000, and
\ the two amounts rogethers would Just
settle the. debt. With the church en-
tirely free from this incubus ] know
we would get along famously and do
no end of1goed. lres.ss4a
| Anna. lacked7 up at the pastor.
MIR Grace she said. I want to
have a benefit. ~ -
81 don't understand" murmured the.
Il want a benefit repeated Anna,
/, a concert, YOU. know, where / can APP
pear, and some of my friends can APP
pear. and the hoIfse VIII. be full ana the
f 81 know nothing about that sort Of
thing said the Rek-- Abnef IN a hefp-
rfess way But / am sure you are en-
I titled. to il, and I'm sure that Corona
would be glad to testify to its esteem
in the way you suggest"
@Vefy vel" = said Anna BrowIl-i fGAil
I wanted was. your approval y ow l
can go ahead and make the arrange
ments And please don't think me
mefcenary person. -
Anna Brown suddenly became, a very
busy woman. She wrote letters here.
and there and she sent. telegrans. And
one of her first responses came in the
share of a dark-skinned young man
with Keen black eyes. who at once set
t., work in Vigorous fashion. He wrote
NEWSPAPER notices, he arranged for the
hall, he put a number of Anna Browne
portraits IN the prominent windows of
the town, and he made himself gelaer-
ally and continuously useful. - -
In twenty four hours the town awol1e
to the knowledge that Miss Anna
Brown, the wonderful soprano at Par
son drate' $ Achurch, was 70 give a
benefit concert Three days hitter il
was knownstl1at Miss Brown would be
assisted by a. famous xiolinists a stilI
more famous pianist. a rising tenor.
celebrated ccntraltO. and by r4Rauline
Tabor. the young American prfInh dom
ma, whose trfumphs abroad were ho1se-
hold stories. 1t was evident that Coz
roma was to have its money sseNortb.
And nobly did Corona respOpd. The
seats were 81 each.f q somey la ign.
price for Corona spocketloooks to meet
and yet. there was a long line Of buy
ers Stretching out from the door ;of
SHARPE music store and. by 8 O'Clock
the next evening every one of the 11e0
seats in the Corona. lecture hail was
sold.
n am CERTIFIED To know that yepr
benefit promises to be- such a success
said tilestIssx. Abner to Anna Brown
the day before the concert.
es. she responded, my. friends,
both private and PROFESSIONAL, have
been very good to- me-
BY the way, said the Rev. Abner,
the quartette has. eheerfulIy signifed
its Willingness to return ia duty next
Sunday
m glad of that laughed Anna.
II they rebel again Just threaten 10
send for ma.
There bad never. been such. a concern
81 III. - Il