Back to the cathedral, Saeed Anwer [top novels to read .TXT] 📗

to twenty five years ages. They were having tea with dried finger length sticks of deer meat on a table. John advanced to them in landlord style, greeted them hello in higher tone. John’s extraordinary behavior and look, stopped everyone mouth chewing food and hands where they were. They shocked for a moment and started to see one another, widening their eyes. John arrived at their table, took off his hat with left hand and with thumb and index finger of right hand, he picked a stick and bouncing it some feet high he coached it with mouth and ordered to hotelman for a cup of tea with little sugar, taking place on the table beside Stiffen, a twenty three years old, the oldest young man among them. All young men laughed, and laughed and laughed, made a lot of fun of him.
Because John always feared of his father and could not live freely like them, they used to say him Slave. Stiffen hit on his thigh with hand hardly and told.
Hey slave what is this? What changed you like this? And he squeezed his thigh couple of times. It made him bit sexually excited because of recently changes.
He uttered “oh no, I‘m excited because I m not a boy I m a man now”, holding his color of overcoat.
What? What? Many of them simultaneously spoke.
“I’ m a man now, all rascals; I have a power you know”, John said proudly.
“Oh Jesus, it means his bell rang”. Stiffen joked looking at others pointing to John with finger, laughing loudly.
“Wow! Now bull needs cows”. Simon eighteen years old closed to his family added.
Anthony a twenty one years old married young man stood up from his place and settled him beside John, (so now John is between Stiffen and Simon, put his hand on John’s shoulder and whispered with stiffen
”so dude let’s take him to enjoy tonight” others put their ears to listen to their talk.
“Yo,ho, yeh we must, I see slave has got free now” told stiffen squeezing him with Simon.
“So what is plan dude tonight? Are you ready to come with us at club?” Asked Simon
“Huh, at night? No, no, I’m not allowed dude” John replied.
WO, wo, wo slave is still slave. Poor, I think bull didn’t overflew said thirteen years old Smith who was over wise.
Was your pant dirty with red? Asked Joe another seventeen years land lord to make fun of John.
John didn’t reply.
How was color man? Prove your adulthood us dude.
After some confusion John said “it was creamy like butter”.
Really! Then bull overflew indeed, cleared stiffen and all clapped their hand laughing loudly, making fun of him and made him pay bill of hotel. It was party from John.
John felt pride among them.
Really! John has been growing differently since today. Why not, future great man always grows differently by the grace of God.
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Day was going fast. It’s nearly one hour remained for time to change day from pm to am. Angry Mariana was sleeping in the corner of her house front room. She was lying on land which had neither tiles nor wood but only flat soil. Her granny made her upset in the morning and she slept without having breakfast. She had just lain down to be relaxed but she was sleepy after some fantasy of married life and sexual relation between man and woman. The morning scene of Vicar’s home let some romantic thinking allowed in her mind. Eventually she was a complete female of human being who was losing her romance time. She was very religious because Mrs. Vicar was her best friend and her company affected her in God relation. She was very safe from adultery the commandment of God. She kept her busy in all day to house hold work and when she was free she prayed to God.
Dolly one of the street sixteen years old single girls entered her house. Seeing sleeping Mariana she came to her and tried to wake her up with right foot while standing. Mariana woke up and sat down rubbing her eyes.
What made you sleep yet, are you not ok? Dolly asked.
“No I’m fine, I just lay and got sleepy” told Mariana setting her hair right with both hands and yawning.
“Let’s go to river, I have lots of clothes to wash today” said dolly.
“Ok let me have something, I m so hungry then we set off” Mariana replied.
Dum……Dum……Dum…….Dum……. there was noise of drum in the street.
It gathered all the people of the street in circle, eager to know what Vicar wanted to announce them who was waiting for the last one continuously playing drum. Soon there were circle of all the people of street of women, old men who is unable to work, all unmarried girls and innocent children of one day to nine years who never care anything out of playing. All man including boy from age ten to up had gone to work at landlord’s farmhouse.
When they all gathered, vicar began his speech---
” in the name of the Holy God all praise belong to him and whole universe is under his control, he is the lord of each and every creature. Everything is his property, he listens to each who is faith full to him. He helps to him who ask for him. Oh our dearest lord we thank thee for your kindness to us. Bless them who have helped us for thy pleasure and give him best reward. Amen……………. “
Dear people of Dencastle you always believed me and listened to me with your great trust in me and the Holy God. I always used to say to be patient and continue to come in church regularly so our lord almighty has helped you and arranged a lunch for your children for ever. So, o people of Dencastle thank our lord and pray him so he keeps his blessing always upon us and give his mercy to us to adhere to church and to Christianity forever….
As he finished his speech, all people jumped with glad and recited praise words of Holy Bible.
Is it not for people like me Vicar? Asked Gordon the oldest man of the Dencastle who was lame with his right leg and couldn’t go for work so he always had to listen to his son and daughter in law and he was a burden for them.
Vicar kept mom for a while then told “why not, though it’s for children, there is no problem for people like you”.
“Go all children to church” a lady told to children and they all started to go towards the church making noise.
“Wait, wait, wait please not now” told vicar and stopped the children.
Please send them when it’s really noon and lunch time, don’t send them early please ladies. Vicar Implored.
Ok, ok all aged women spook and turned to their house without thanking vicar but Mariana and all young girls stayed there and went to near vicar, they were nine in number who were ten to sixteen years of ages except Mariana, first they thanked and then they asked him if he needed their help.
“You most welcome girls; they are thirty in numbers including you all unmarried girls, because we have included all single girls in church so it’s easy for us to prepare but if you wish you can come early for help to Mrs. Vicar” told Vicar.
Vicar was very careful. He had all record of Dencastle population and also about nearby farm houses.
All girls happily took way to cathedral because soon it was goona be noon and lunch invitation to poor people had already made them hungry. All little children were jumping with glad.
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There were noises of children on the verandah of the church. They were seating in two rows opposite to each other. As vicar arrived on verandah, shouting them to be quite with long stick in his right hand, there was silence. Vicar began to walk in middle of two rows, praying verses of Holy Bible.
“Everything is ready father” a young girl came and told.
“Ok then bring them here” vicar replied.
Girl turned back running. It was first day and every one’s face was bloomed with smile. Children eyes were in direction of Vicar’s home, waiting for their first lunch. They were sure that they would have lunch today with full of stomach. Their mouths were watered with test of lunch. The most important thing was that the children had been assured with words of Vicar who always taught them about God and God’s mercifulness. Hearts of innocent children, who were free of responsibility of life and always knew that there was nothing but play, are now full with trust on God. There was a big change in their blank mind. This was a real period of carving their mind towards Christianity and love of the God. Really the holy god has opened the gates of his mercy upon Dencastle.
All Girls along with Mrs. Vicar arrived with lunch. Sara and Jennet ten and eleven years old respectively, started putting a dish and a bowl up before each child, Dolly and Lucy were pouring lamb gravy meat to their dishes and Mariana was filling their bowls with cow’s sweet milk while Slim and softy Linda was serving bread before children. The first Lunch was great and water of everyone’s mouth began overflowing outside now, it was too difficult to be patient. Gordon the old lame man who never had had food till he was full, couldn’t stop himself,
“Sorry father I can’t wait for prayer” took bowl of milk and poured into his stomach with a very big sip. All children kept looking at him uttering “wow”. Vicar couldn’t wait more, and began prayer.
“In the name of father, the lord of the universe we start our foods. Dear lord almighty, by this food give us power who make our brain think of you, give us power which fight our desire which is against you and, and keep us always towards you to serve Christianity. Amen.
“Ok now start your lunch” commanded vicar and all children jumped on their food. Vicar eyes were full of tears seeing all children, having food with extraordinary glad on their faces. Moreover they were smiling looking at one another.
Vicar entered the church and stood before God closing his eyes and began to pray “Dear lord it’s thy favors upon Cathedral Dencasle and Village Dencasle. You have started with children, I hope they will be full always with their stomach and they will never be crazy of foods ever after and I hope you also will send your mercy upon all the rest of the people of Dencasle.
All children had been having lunch until they were full. Some had more milk then some had more meat. Even old lame Gordon had milk three full of bowls. All dishes were empty and no one was asking for more because they were full. They had had so much food that today they won’t be hungry tonight.
“Ok then you all has done! Haven’t you?” asked vicar.
“Yes father” there was reply and Vicar began after prayer, all children took their way with joy, with smile on their faces, with great feelings of love and faith in God in their hearts.
“Now it’s your turn honorable ladies, thank you all for your services” Vicar said and he was about to go. As he was about to go Mariana called “wait father, we’re not gonna go to have it without you, so please have lunch with us. “
“Please father” requested all others girls too.
People loving, sincere and kind Vicar said as fun “how can I join you without