Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-04-09
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following anecdote from the New Hampshire
Telegraph is too good to be lost: . ""f
Many years ago there was in the eastern
part Massachusetts, worthy old D. d., and all
though he was an eminenty benevolent man
and good Christian, yet it must be confessed
that he loved a good joke much better even,
than the most inveterate jokers. It was before
church organs were much in use, it so happen
ed that the choir of the church had recently pur-
chased double bass violin. Not far from the
church was pasture, and in it huge town
| bull. One hot Sabbath in the summer he got
out of the pasture and came believing up the
street. About the church there was plenty of
untrodden grass, green and good, and MI. Bull
stopped to try the quality, perchance to ascer-
tain if its location had improved its favor, at
any rate the reverend doctor was in the midst 2
of his sermon, when g,,a .E.:,. -.4.. , 4 '4
"Boo woo-woo," went the bull. &, ,..-..-s
The doctor paused looked up at the singing
seats, and with % grave face said: " q. 5f@ O 81
81 would thank the musicians not to tune
their instruments during the service time, it an- g
noys me very much" --,,s. ....-se >. -...-
The people stared, and the minister went
on. ra ia asa FL ,s2G&+2 }E@ ,@-'aa& II EtE ~.
"Boo woo-woo,n z went the bull again, as he
passed another green spot, .ae.. ;.s,ssae 5 =.as
The parson paused again and addressed the
choir:
"Ireally wish the singers would not tune
their Instruments while / AMI preaching, as s
remarked before, for it annoys me very much" &
F. The people Uttered, for they, knew as we'll fs
as any one, what the real state Of the case was
The minister went on again, with his discourse,
but he had not proceeded far, before another
Y. Boo woe-woo,' came from Mr.. Bul1 sdaG liz
claimed:
81 have twice already requested the n,usi-
clans in the gallery not to tune their instriI- 1
ments during sermon time. / now partcnlar ary d
request Mr.. Lafevor that he will not tune his ,,g
double bass violin while am preaching" "'i
This was toe much Lafevor got up, too =
much agtated at the thought Of speaking out
in church, and stammered ont: sx aid, - Ill .6
"It isn't me, ,parson B, =, its that id nj,
town Bull .'.'''7' ''"@' e '',''' .4'''.'
# Clear as Mud.--aMr. Cheetum, I've Just -
dropt in to engage your services in question 81
atlaW.,xs Yraf4 aps2R r,f e9~aT@ VI a9sH YsttE
= "Ah Mr.. Green, there's nothing, in the uni nss
verse like law and justice. What is the trou-..
"Why, you see, squib across the way, yves
me five dollars for bu! dog he bought Of me-
about month ago; the dog has run off and now
he refuses to fork over the. W sss bah AVeEs
: "A,most difficult case, Mr., Green; exceeding
ly difficult, and it is fortunate that you came 70
me for. Thave him Hike a breeze: You see, we
first mus prove the identitysof a:dog by anss!
alibi, then after sauashpg the writ ofmongri-
das feryfGclq issue caplas colorugs aud levy
goosibus pandelarius on his insignus tat1ii, then
We call ncpopitum jury and after conclusively S'
proving the sire qua, have the case unanimous.
y decided in 'onr fasor,3 by virtue oftile dgus-f
,6us ploPofa eronas' s4sbasr ru9 9a gaitHst1s a6.
II "Lord! Mr. Cheetum, !: see threugh it all; r,,;
low easy it is to folks that can understand ~ ~
Rapp,ngs al say, Bin did you ever see tfie' +
ables mose'by the aidof spirits the spirit ma
yor!d.,, }af*ax ygtH.,a sssa&a:. ef+sE .G0E& 1s-
r. "No, Sam. but ! saw a stool move, and Il ,,s
anne towards me With perfect rush" ''''" >,
"Were you not a little frshtened!1 2s'a E'a' '7'
sYes, hutl lodged Pho s2is" 4 h1e ssslsesos
si"Who made it, move, Bil!!' no4 q. s4ysv liz bas
s"Why my own sweetheart! she throwed il at .,
ne because made fun Of the way she puts her
air up In paper" 1ssfi7fF74s' ''s s.F' u s''a7
90 get outs Bill; syou1are ignorant of The osw
cience of knockers-I mean spiritual doings.n, saE
"Well, if you'd been there, you'd thought
here was both knocking and spirit in the msve-a,
1ent." """f' a''",' ..
'r5-aPuneb" say that the heirs ii Robinson, Ta
;rusoe have instituted a suit forlthe recovery
f the island Of Juan Fernandez. the ground grl
hat their great ancestor was monarch of oil ,.,
e surveyed.
pFranklin Pierce is the fourteenth Presi- s
ent Of the United States. His initials stand
Or it, and.his name in fun conuts fourteen let~