The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-05

bt 81 Fisak pscssit, siiseoea W sbloi
y vss rod sststdi,s up thfossh iss hole
10 corner Of ths pulpit 3sst, shsss b,
oosli reach u D, giving . sinsls doss
vna rs,h Oh this ro3 be- ssala eouplst'
, !, c'o.s thai little sap. He slso DIRE. ib'
: nails from tso Of The broad boards si 10,
pulpit gocr. % that they eanli BE- lst,r
up aaiskly.
Quite npsnspisious Of this usp. f,s ol
! as etsslsd toto the C.i.boo 90 tie fslios
iss Sandsy, 70 hsvs . little ioiii6estiou
sod pin . My bsskst iroiic. Mshlon
B.tchsldsr ssd Boo fIo.t had nisirnsiss
sonsihips The prsviOas saaeAy. sad did
Dot 40 TO- Ba, ohn sJlssslsr. Nssnsp
D.nlsy, Nod wilbar and tee nors si us
clipped 10 ja,t - The service bsssa and
,be people we're going to ,ssir psss.
Tso Of a., st issst. hsd not been 10 the
C,i.bo1 bsiers Tor liz pon,hs. snd, 10
lsot. bad never irtqusItsd il - Alfred end
Ben bad done. bat - paid the pspslty
at the s,ms. Itis Usually the o,ps aud
ipsxpsrisr csd nice that isll into the trap.
We kspt pretty quiet dovu there during
the prayer and hymns. bat shortly alter
Mr. Gibson bsssn his sermon. Ned sod
otiu 60. to playing, and the former suick
cred sload,
Immsdi.tsiy ws po,sd that Mr Gibson
stopped speskiog. Then vs heard him
ny:
Imusl Ssh the 40 uiisnes to eIcoss me
moment aud to ii. quistly 10 their places.
A part OF the congregation appears TO be
undsr lhe meeting house instead Of proper
~ 10 II.
Al that va made dive Tor the hole, bat
before the fut one Of us rssohed 1t "
"hosri somsthing drop" 40 to sps.k. Mr.
Gibson's plank s.ts hsd olosedl The next
moment the two d 'or boards wsrs rsissd
and ve hesrd The MINISTERS voice saying.
Come up, every one OF yool
Trembling aud terribly frightened. vs
slulk into tbs darkest corners OF The cud
dy.
Come up, or shall eoms si.:r yosl OK
claimed Mr. Gibsoo, 10 tones that made 10
think Il might be b tier 10 comply,
Then but oh. Win What woiul r.luot
snc.i hrN DIN. then Nswm.p, and then
the rest OF us put opr heads snd arms up
through The spsrsiure. and wsrs bslped
oat by the young ministers vi sorous hsnd.
Ned bad made . Wild effort to pull the
plank from the gsp thst led to liberty.
bot it was uselsss.
When satisfied tbst the last boy was ont.
Mr. Gibson Looked over With . grim smile.
You shall bs boaorsd with . sest 10 the
pulpit, he said. Sit down. sad be point
ed to the ss,ies. or long bench, having .
cushion covered With red b,iz,, that sx
tended along the wall behind the pulpit
desk.
Bot wsit, Jon have forgotten somethiue
he suddenly exclaimed. G, b,ok, you,
pointios to Odn. and hand up your inpls
msnts OF var snj music That old violin,
that suu and ths. pumpkin Taos
Hali-numb from oonstsrnstion. Orio
clunsily obsysd. and wM oncs more hsul
ed up and seated With 10 great gentlemen
bssids a. on the long bsiE, cushion where
visiting eltrsymsn we're accustomed to
cit.
Oh. bat the syts OF that whole sossrs
cation AIsd upon usl 1t seemed to ne {
that tho sudIsncs Vas oil syssi Eyes Of
reprooil Eyes Of rsprobssionl Ey" Of I
snd sriuniss msliesl We we're ,
hali s.upsnsd from the shame oi IL. /
hardly hoard what Ar Gibson said next 4
but hs iorosd the fiddle into Orin's inert ,
hands, the gun int, Newmsns. sci The /
grinnipg pnmp pkin Jsck.o.lsslern on Nsd's {
Insss and gave me the little lead caunes. d
What . spectacle W msdsl The older o
psopls we're too indignant 10 laugh much, =
Dnt oil tAs yeuusster, were soon on the
broad grin.
After looking Ne over again with crash l.
ug irony 10 bis glance, Mr. Gibson turned Il
bic bsck on as and took up clip Of paper 4
10 which we're the notes Of his sermon. b
Nov that have ny sonsres .tion 10 the d
,ouss. be ssiI. 10 . tone OF great serious
,e,s, l viil rssume my sobj 'ot. Z
Ba, / can hardly believe be sss svsrs q
u The torlurss endured BY tb,t row Of o
,oys bsbind him. suppose the sermon =
as,ed ten OF ni.ssn minutes longer. bat II il
semsd . lifetime, century oisnsms sad =
d
And When Of lest the bsnediotion vas =
,ropsunosd end the people began going o
,ut. With smussi gl.noss, vs s.ill sh b
here, s,iG With morti6ostiou. What vss o
'omins nsXt vs hsd little ides. but ws
ooksd for severe mea, ures. |,
Whsn the house vss olssr Mr. Gibson
urnsd 10 o. He seemed about to cay q
onstbing s,rcss,ic. bat be psrosivsd our !,
liter depressed. vosbssous appearances. o
md buts. out laughing iustesd. BE prob b
,bly rsslissd nov thst ss we're not the b
,ardsnsd sinners be bad at 6rst tbouaht A
10, n
Perhaps I h.v, been . little too hsrsh h
nth you. boys. be sid. You nsy take :,
'oar property sad 60 l DO no. think
'ou will b. osssht there sesin. Try to be ~
lors manly and strsi sbtior ssrd hsrssitsr, o,
I'D vs sill 10, bysones bs bysonea l
Ill BE- yosr good hissd sitter this quite -
nothing bsd hsppspsd, snd Jos usy lslI