The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-02

die. He was a drunkard, a blasphem-
err and an evil liver. But. like the
rest of us, he had his redeeming fea-
lures. He had inspired and kept alive
for a period of ten years the love of
his wife-a feat which many an ex-
salesman, buried beneath a mountain
of expensive masonry, adorned by an
epitaph beginning. well done, good
and faithful %servant!' has signally
failed to accomplish. lie sat up now
"Ah niver 'ad nowt to do wi church
es or chapels," he began defiantly.
But All knaws this. When my Mag
gle were lynn badly four years agone
and us thought she was goin' to die
she asked me to go and fetch her pas
tor-thats what she called him. All
ran along to his house and begged him
to come. He said"-the mans voice
grew thick, and n could almost see
his somber eyes glow in the gross
darkness-"be said he was busy!
There was "A swarry that meet that t
was his duty to attend. and next day
IN '"' cih III w ~ pOiititat
TO protest against Z education bill or
summat. He said. too. that he had
enough to do ministerin' to the wants
o them that deserved ministerin' to
wi'out comm to the house o. the likes
o me. When had he last seen me In
t chapel, he would like to knaw? Yes.
that was what he wanted to knaw!
He wanted to stand and ask me uues-
tons like that when my Maggie All.
cursed him and his chapel and his fat
bellied deacons till All were out o
puff with it: then All went off down
the street half crazed. There All runs
straight into a young Teller WI a
soft black hat and long legs. He was
standing outside t door of his lodg-
ings, smoking a pipe In the dark. He
was { curate at t parish church, and
when he saw ALI wasn't in liquor he
asked me what was my trouble. All
telled him. rs that alp says he.
Will All do? Alive just come off my
days work, and All amt got nothing
to do but amuse mysen now 1t were
nearly 10 o'clock. Well. he comes with
me, and he sat by my Maggie all the
meet through and sent mi with a note
10 a doctor that were a friend of his
and only went away himself at Z
o'clock next morning because he had
to get shaved and take early servace
or summat. That's all your chapel
folk ever done for me, Amos Entwis-
tle"-
THAT was a special case and proves
no rules. Besides" said Entwistle So
berry. ''this is no time for religious
differences. We are in Gods hands
now, and l doubt We shall all be In a
place soon where there is neither
church nor chapel"
would it no be best for US all tae
keep silence for n matter o. ten min
utes," suggested Wilkie. land pit up Il
bit prayer each OF his ain. we bein' no
all of the same way Of thinkin' in these
matters? That gate, wi so many
prayers o. different denominations goin'
up. yin at least should get through the
roof of the pit. Are we agreed. chaps?
"Aye, aye" said Entwistle.
The others all murmured assent save
Master Hopper, who shrieked out in
sudden fear. The proximity of death
had become instantly and dr~eadfully
apparent to him on Mr.. Wilkes sug-
gestion.
Carthew reached out and pulled him
to his side.
Come over here by me- he said.
Master Hopper, greatly socthed. crept
| close and settled down ~cCntentedly
enough with an arm around Carthew's
shoulders. Presently Carthew heard
him repeating the Lords PRAYER to
himself in a low and respectful whis-
per.
The silence lasted longer than ten
minutes. For one thing. the suppl
cants were exhausted in body. soul and
spirit. and their prisons came slowly.
For another. there was no need to hur-
~. For nearly an hour no one spoke.
At length some one sat up in the
darkness, and the voice Of Atkinson
said:
"Mr. Carthew, sir. I think a SOM Of
praise would hearten us ALL"
Il believe it would" said Carthew.
He was not enamored of the coryban-
tic hymnology of the Salvation Army,
but the horror of black darkness was
beginning to ca. into his soul. and he
knew that the others We're probably in
the same plight. What shall we
singT
AT the meeting where l were saved"
said Atkinson deferentially, 1--WE con-
| cluded worship by singing a hymn l
have never forgotten since: Hold the
Fortr"
THAT sounds a good one" said Car
thew. struggling with an unreasonable
sensation of being In the chair at a
smoking concert. Does an n else
here know Hold the Fort?'"
Yes. Entwistle knew 1t. Master
Hopper had heard it. Mr.. Wilkie had