Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-03-24


~HERE was a great crowd aioH.
4 tile avenue. AMI it was par
~ t.eIlar.y dense AT F.fty-arst
street. where u foolish million
a.-c II bright rct automobile bad
t..,-I - cross ahead Of the procession.
Several policemen We're repFo' ius the
autDmob.l.st. who was replying acri-
mpniOusIy The crowd was jeer!ng 'Oi
naturally and had closed in 81 th.ckly
behind the ear that il could not be-
backed without creating carnage. AMI
tie oil : were large that the impatient
occupant would have 10 stay where he
was until about three miles Of lTi,lI-
men paratling in honor Of 81. Patrick
had paS>c! that point.
The incident j. Of no importance in
this narrative except that 1t resulted in
blocking the path Of Edmund Ha!i1ran.
who was on his way 10 the University
club Mr. HallOran was DemOcra, a.
a matter Of intellectual conviction. but
L. WIS an aristocrat al heart. lie dis,
lik"I crowds. ana with reason. fJr they
are yearly always undigIIifed. dignity
was Mr. Hallorau's most conspicuous
characteristic; he had 20 much Of it
that a. a lawyer he could impart Ii
even - the proceedings Of the typical
New York court
Observing vacant place upon the
steps Of the cathedral. Lawyer Hallp-
ran took advantage OF IL and for mo.
ment was ont Of the press. hut the
people surged up aud presently drove
him into the sacred elifice. As he was
entering he observed tall broad
shpuldcrcd fellow who at the first
glance impressed UalIoran as a per.
feet picture OF robust and sturdy
youth An elderly woman. obviously
his mother. stood at his right aud 4
pretty g'rl 1T bis left. When tie three
turned - ascend the steps the woman
and the girl took each an arm Of the
young man and helped him along. IL
walked with a peculiar lamouess. rs
though the soles VI his feet had hc"n
rel hot The mothers tenderness AMI
so!.c,tu1c were beautiful to bel5Ii. but
the girl seemed impatient and a little
ont Of temper
Lawyer HallOran vaguely wondered
what was tie matter with the young
man. never having seen ANYBODY limp
in precisely that way II was a pass
ing flionglIt AMI the matter would
never have crossed his mind again. Int
few minutes later. while be was on
ioying the comparative secluSiou Of the
vast and splendid editice. he saw the
mother enter and take an obscure seat.
Immediately she began y pray with
great fervOr The deep simplicity Of
her faith seemed to radiate into the at
Eospherc. and III it's circle Of Influence
more reyerent spirit The thought OF
his errand at the club and the annoy
ance Of the delay We're forgotten. and
he was glad to be in the great church
on the saints day
The woman remained at her devo.
tons for perhaps ten minutes and then
apse and moved toward the door, but
Immediately returned. as II she had
forgotten something. She had. Indeed.
forgotten where she had been sitting,
and. observing this, the lawyer thought
it his duty to point out the error He
was one who had a nervous dread of
mixing in the affairs of strangers. and
it was with some difficulty that be
brought himself to address this won
an
You were sitting here, madam" he
said
His dignity quite oyershadowed her.
She looked up timidly and thanked him