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Then to church, and placed myself in the Parson's pew under the pulpit, to hear Mrs.
''Umpage is a bachelor, or gives himself out for such, said his uncle, charitably. 'Then those young ladies are they residents here? 'Which young ladies? 'In his pew, said Mark, a little impatiently, 'the little girl with the long hair, and and the other one? 'You don't go to church to stare about you, do you?
They might rove far and long, but the end of each journey round that dull interior was ever in the Provost's pew, and, as if by some hint of the spirit, though Betty might be gazing steadfastly where she ought, I knew that she knew I was looking on her. It needed but my glance to bring a flush to her averted face. Was it the flush of annoyance or of the conscious heart?
"I pay ten dollars pew rent, and give ten extra, besides," was the answer. "And you," speaking to another. "The same." "And you?" "Thirty dollars, in all." "While," said the Bishop, speaking with increased warmth, "your minister gave two hundred dollars." This, of course, took them greatly by surprise, and they asked for an explanation. "It is given in a few words," returned the Bishop.
"I suppose you'd rather set in meeting and look at the back of Persis Dale's bonnet than to have a nice wife of your own in the pew beside you." "Well, since you ask me, Nellie, I would." "She's made you a laughing-stock. She don't care any more for you " "Of course she don't. Why should she? A woman like her." "Then I wash my hands of you." Mrs. Gibson's voice suggested tears.
She seemed to hesitate for an instant, but ended by slipping into the pew by the pillar where King had been sitting, and to which he pointed her, as the most sheltered spot at hand, where the group of people at the front of the church were hidden from view, and only the now low and throbbing notes of the organ could remind the pair that they were not absolutely alone.
"We sat in the gallery just opposite to this pew, and I was in the first row; and as there was no teacher nor governess near us, I could whisper to the little girls near me about these ladies.
When the short and simple ceremony was over, the Elder led Draxy to his own pew and sat down by her side. After the little children had been baptized, the usual announcement of the Lord's Supper was made, and the usual invitation given. Absolute silence followed it, broken only by the steps of the singers leaving their seats in the gallery to take places below.
Now a palanquin means a native lady all the world over, except whin a soldier av the Quane happens to be takin' a ride. "Women an' priests!" sez I. "Your father's son is in the right pew this time, Terence. There will be proceedin's." Six black divils in pink muslin tuk up the palanquin, an' oh! but the rowlin' an' the rockin' made me sick.
Cooling, did get into the play, the only one we have seen this winter: it was "The Five Hours' Adventure:" but I sat so far I could not hear well, nor was there any pretty woman that I did see but my wife, who sat in my Lady Fox's pew with her. The house very full; and late before done, so that it was past eleven before we got home. 17th.
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