The End Seat In The Pew.

"It is common enough, " said Mr. Gratebar, "to see a man 6itting in the aisle eud of a pew in chnrch get np on j the arrival of someother memberof the family, step out into the aisle to let the late comer in, and then resume his seat at the end of the pew. It seems to me that I have read that this custom originated in New England in the early days, when the men all Kat by the aisle so that they oonld seize their guns aud get out proinptly in case of attack by Indians. We don 't have much to fear from Indians nowadays, but the seat by the aisle is still occupied by the head of the family. He stands in the aisle while the others pass in, and then calmly takes his place in the end 6eat, at the head of the line, as a sort of general protector. "Somotinies in these days, wo are so very free trom Indiaus jiow, tho licad of the family thinks it is safe for hiru to stay at home when he bas a headache, and then tho young son takes his place. I imagine that he talks it over with his mother on the way to churcb, so that it is all understood. When they get to the pew, he stands in the aisle whilehis sisters and hLs mother pass in. I t'ancy that his sisters arerather glad when they are all seated and no longer conspicuous, but upon his mother's face as she brushes past him into the pew there is a siuile of affectionate pride, and then ho takes his seat in his father's plaoe and sits