Deadcitizensstickuponthewalls,andliepulverisedonthesounding-boardovertheclergyman’shead,and,whenagustofaircomes,tumbledownuponhim。
InthisfirstexperienceIwassonauseatedbytoomuchsnuff,madeoftheDowgatefamily,theComportbranch,andotherfamiliesandbranches,thatIgavebutlittleheedtoourdullmannerofamblingthroughtheservice;tothebriskclerk’smannerofencouragingustotryanoteortwoatpsalmtime;tothegallery-congregation’smannerofenjoyingashrillduet,withoutanotionoftimeortune;
tothewhity-brownman’smannerofshuttingtheministerintothepulpit,andbeingveryparticularwiththelockofthedoor,asifhewereadangerousanimal。But,ItriedagainnextSunday,andsoonaccustomedmyselftothedeadcitizenswhenIfoundthatI
couldnotpossiblygetonwithoutthemamongtheCitychurches。
AnotherSunday。