You see we can not afford to pay any of the singers, and indeed my people--some of them, at least--think fifty dollars is a great sum for poor little Miss Knapp, the organist.

The rest are volunteers, or rather, I should say, have been pressed into the service.

We are supposed to have two sopranos and two altos; but in effect it happens sometimes that neither of a pair will appear, each expecting the other to be on duty.

The tenor, Mr.Hubber, who is an elderly man without any voice to speak of, but a very devout and faithful churchman, is to be depended upon to the extent of his abilities; but Mr.Little, the bass--well," observed Mr.Euston, "the less said about him the better." "How about the organist ?" said John.

"I think she does very well, doesn't she ?" "Miss Knapp is the one redeeming feature," replied the rector, "but she has not much courage to interfere.