Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1893 — About a "Pillar." [ARTICLE]

About a "Pillar."

I'hUa'telpbla Press. He was a pillar of the church. At least such was the report passed around by other “pillars.” At the evening service he was late. That in itself was sufficient to cause comment. But he was doomed to suffer keen mortification. As he walked down the aisle to his pew the choir was singing an anthem in. a sad, reproachful way. The words were: ‘Late, so late, so late.” The tardy pillar was thunderstruck. He stood, stock still in view of half of the congregation, turned half around and glared at the choir. Then he seemed to realize that nothing personal had been meant, and he sheepishly walked to his seat. It seemed as if he heard suppressed laughter escaping, but he was not sure.