The Falls City tribune., 1909-08-06
THE BOY
ORGANISE

explain the reason Tor things and TO
make Investigations into phenomena
both of mind and matter. The p~articu-
lar department of knowledge on which
he loved to discourse was theology.
Mrs. Deacon Smith, looking from
the sitting-room window, beheld Abb
ner close in discussion with Deacon
Hubbel at the front gate. She knew
the general collection of laws and
principles which governed their lines
of argument, but was curious to know
what subject gave them new and par.
ticular interest.
Up went the window.
"Abner! l should think it was too
hot to stand in the b~roiling sun at
midday. | wish you'd bring in that
b1shel box of tomatoes you were pick.
ing to be canned"
Abner and the deacon drew apart,
came together, alternately retreated
and advanced, continuing the discus
sion, and finally parted. AS Deacon
Hubhell passed up the road Abner
came slowly up the walk and, lifting
the box of tomatoes, bore it to the
back room. Mrs. Smith arranged the
ripe, red fruit in a shining pan, pour
ing sealding water owe them to loosen
the skins.
Abner stood thoughtfully by.
well, I guess it's about decided to
have Mr.. Playwright for the new or.
ganist, . he began. Hes got style in
advance of most
Yes shifted Mrs. Smith, and ex-
poets a salary in advance Of most. He
can play hymns like popular airs, and
as to yoluntary-why, Deacon Turn
pike trotted down the church aisle
something s%candalous because the vol
untary started just as he came in to
the meeting, and he's used to keeping
step with a sort of dignifed way"
Abner listened meekly.
Nov, if it was that young fellow
we heard two Sundays ago, he can
play devotional music as if he liked
it. He can play hymns as if he felt
'em, and as to the voluntary, why,
you could see angels gliding UP and
down the aisles, it was so holy
When lis wife saw visions Abner
became helpless. She was silent SO
long after this that he thought she
had finished and turned to move away.
She called him back.
"What our church ought toldo is to
engage that boy. He needs ~oncourag-
ing and We need to save. Why, he'd
saw us half the interest N the church
mortgage for half a Yaarl"
Mrs. Smith began peeling potatoes
with a business-like air. Deacon Smith.
the boy organist on his mind, moved
away to the hayfeld and pitched hay
as though he saw silver dollars saved
toward the mortgage.
Never had Mrs. Smith seer her hus-
band start for church meeting more
complaeently than that night. And
? never had Deacon Smith had more
business on hand before the meeting.
talking to this n and that. and draw.
ing about him Silas Turnpike, Mr..
Huber and Deacon IIub5al.
When the meeting WAS open he was
the first to his feet and uhburden his
mind.
"brethren,o he began, "wben the
question of The new oesanist was first
raised in this community / was of the
opinion that the best thing we could
do was 10 engage Ar. Playwright, but
stand here tonight holding a differ.
ent opinion,
"We are a small community. Not
one OF Us hero but has put his hand
down into his pocket and found less
there than he needed TO provide for
his family aad give to tie church and
the noor. We're en- the point of
pledsiag more money fer music than
we can afford, and I fer n hold the
opinion THAT it would be better to
hire the boy organist at q simpler
price and see something saved toward
the interest on the mortgage
He sat down. How would the chair
man Of the music committee take this
statement. he who approved 3Jr. Play
wright and had been running him fer
the past month?
Silas Turnpike rose with an apollo
getic cough.
brothers. I may net understand the
philosophy of the thing said he, but
l do know that what Brother Smith
has said IS true. We put oNr hands in
our pockets and find not enough for
u families and outside wants. I hold
the opinion that that boy can play as
well for rs as we can well pay for
Gazing into space, the chairman of
the amusement committee remained
i~mmovable.
A silence ensued and a pause broken
by his rising. brethren" he began,
when I was a boy l loved music bet.
ter than anything in the world. l
liked the study Of it and the practice
of it. meant to play the Lords music
in the Lords house, but I had to take
the fourth sons share of work on a