Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-07

hostess, with emotion, ''in havin' Mr..
Perley with us. He's goin' to lead the
meetin'.'
The Rev. Mr.. Perley-reverend nv
courtesy; he had never been ordained
stood up, cleared his throat with vipor
rose an inch or two on the toes of a
very squeaky pair of boots. sank to
heel level again and announced that
every one would join in singing ..hvmn
No. 40, emitting the second and fourth
stanzas; hymn No. ITO, second and
fourth stanzas omitted" The melodeon.
tormented by Mrs. Laurania Bassett.
shrieked and groaned, and the hymn
was sung. So was another and vet an
other. Then Mr.. Perley squeaked to his
tiptoes again, subsidized and began a
lengthy and fervent discourse.
"Oh, brothers and sisters" be shout
cd. here we are a-kneelin' at the al
tar's foot, and what's goin' on outside?
Why. the DEVILS got his clutches In our
midst. The horn Of the wicked Is ex-
allied. They're sellin' rum-rum-in
this town! They're a-sellin' rum and
drinkin' Of 1t and gioryin' III their
shame. But the Lord amt asleep. He's
got his eye on 'em. He's watchin' 'em.
And some Of these fine days he'll send
down fire out Of heaven and wipe 'em
of the face Of the earthw r'Amen!
Glory, glory, glory")
Iohn Do Dc l.
face working, the perspiration shining
on his forehead, his eyes cleaning like
lamps under his rough white eyebrows
and his clnched fists pounding the
back of the chair in front of him. His
halleluiahs were the last to cease. Cap
tain Fri had to use some little force to
pull him down on the sofa again.
Then Mrs. Small struck up, "Oh,
! brother, have you heard?" And they
sang it with enthusiasm. Next Miss
Mullett told her story Of the brandy
| and the defiance Of the doctor. No
body seemed much interested except a
nervous young man with sandy hair
and celluloid collar, who had come with
Mr.. Tobias WiXon and was evidently
a stranger.
There was more singing. Mrs. Small
testified" So did Barzilla, with many
hesitatioLs and false starts and an all
of relief when it was over; then an
other hymn and more testimony, eacf
speaker tienouncing the billiard sa
loon. Then John Baxter arose ant
spoke.
He began by saying that the peopl'
Of Orham had been slothful In thu
Lords vineyard. They had allowed
weeds to spring up and wax strong
They had been tried and found want
ing.
81 tell you. brothers and sisters" b
detained, leaning over the chair bac
and shaking thin forefnger in MI
Perley's face, "God has given US tas
to do, and how have we done it
We've talked and talked, but wha
have we done? Nothin'. Nothin' a
all. And now the grip Of Satan Il
tighter on the town than it ever ha!
been afore. The Lord set us watcf
to keep, and we've slept.on watch. And
now there's trap set for every youns
naA III ILLS muHlty. 10 you InlnF
that that hell hole down yonder is go
in to shut up because we talk it IL
meetin'? Do you think Web Saunder
is goin' to quit sellin' rum because W
say he ought to? Do you think God
goin' to walk up to that door and maj
it up himself7 No, sir! He didn'
work that way. We've talked and tall
ed, and now it's time to do. Ain
there anybody here that fees call
Amt there axes to chop with and fir
to burn? l tell you, brothers. wHv
waited long enough. I-old as I am
am ready. Lord, here 1 am. Here
am
He swayed, broke into fit of cougl
, ing and sank back upon the sofa, tren