The National tribune., 1909-01-28

J ~ AheiS sddfsss. got into She oab. T6f0
had crossed the bridge. and were ns1S
Ing S0th street when the ladies ~u1)1
suddenly thrown forward. and the c6
stopped. They looked out Of the wig
dow. and saw the poor horse lying 81
In the road, and were informed ~ IT,
driver that he had dropped dead. Thef
was nothing for the ladies to DO bt4
walk the rest OF the way so Mr.. KsIl
took on all her jewelry, and put IL int
bag she was carrying suspended 0
her arm by strings. As they stsppl
from the cab a gentlemanly, weile
dressed stranger approached them. auA
IN the most courteous. confdence-txs
spring manner offered to escort thst1
t. the hotel The ladies accepted TIM
and upon reaching the Manhattan tn
stranger. with few polite word2 raises
his hat and left them. When MHk
Kelly got to her rooms and looked int
her bag for her handkerchief she, foun4
that her jewels were gone, 50 s;soretht4
1t was not pleasant evening
One of the many so-called reliRiouf
which have sprung up all over Tn
country came to dramatic end tAo
other day on the top of hill nca$
Nyack. N. Y. when its prophet, Leo II
Spangler. failed to make good. SpanG
Ter had told his little band OF followefA
of which Mrs. Henrietta Murdock va
High Priestess, that the world wsS.
coming to an end at noon on Dec. afl
when ne and his flock would be tak68
straight up to Heaven. and for the pa8
few weeks ne has been holding mse3
ings in the little village to prepare hi
saints for the occasion. The day bes
fore the great event was to take plac6
he was Unfortunately arrested for snaHS
ing himsEtfla public nuisance and take6
on somewhere, but this did not disturb
the faith OF High Priestess Murdock II
the least, so on the morning CT the 2ftA
she gathered the little band tosethl4
and they started for the hill The
prophet had stipulated that his saint4
should all be dressed in white on tn0
solemn occasion, and altho 1t was \
cold day, the misguided women an
children Swore fl!msy white cotto4
gowns, low, white canvas shoes and =
white Tap-o'-Shanter on their headk
Mrs. MurAcck giving an added touch
by her white painted rubbers. Almond
them was an old woman, whose scrae1
giy gray locks, escaping from the jauns
ty Tam, gave her a particularly rakiad
appearance and who mumbled her
prayers as she hobblsc along. It wG1
a motley crowd, surely. Followed by =
rabhle of scoffing boys, the procession.
headed by the EIigh Priestess, toiled u
the two miles bf the hill which led ID
the cemetery, their destination, and
when the top was reached Mrs. MurdooS
announced that it was then one houD
before the time set by the prophet fot
the crack Of doom. which time thoy
would spend in prayer. SO those poofs
foolish creatures, in their thin cottod
gowns, which the icy wind was blowing
away from their ankles most Of them
with their Tams over one ear, knslt II
the snow and engaged In silent prayer.
While they were thus engaged two
dogs began to fight, and made suoh q
rumpus that the silent prayer idea had
to be abandoned, and before they knsS
1t the village clock tolled the fatal
hour. The saints stood for moment
with eyes closed and hands clenched:
then when nothing happened thsy said
not word, but, looking very detected.
slowly tramped down t;iet hill and went
to their several homes.