Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-08-22

Al Clerical SUIISSfOnuon' '
Gated to the Boston Courier series OF ea-
tsrsaiuing articles, front one Of which we
ss.ect severa! droll anecd3tes:
5tt,r'r ,sLxsPING IN CHURCH.
Rev. Dr.. P, OF Medfield. once con-
yersed with me on the subject OF such scenes
which we're sometimes embarrassing TO cler:
pyuen. and mentioned several incidents
within his experience were interest,
;nc and amusing. He had worthy old
narisl,oner. who worked "hard as farmer
i,uring the warm weather, and was much
troubled with lrowsiness ,at chuTch on .he
Sabbath. His sess there was at the head OF
The upper lu,n,c bench, appropriated to aged
6enIe next the broad aisle. and consequent
" almost directly under the pulpit. On one
occasion. while the doctor was preaching.
he could not keen his eyes of the good Ola
man. who had adopted the singular exped''
e,t Cor keeuins Himself awake, OF taxing a
hin be,waen l;s thumb and finger, and hold,
ing it in such position. .that II ne nouseu ..
it would touch his nose. The preasa'ct e.e,s
moment expected the catastrophe " 'ane ae
place, as il speedily di" la consequences - oi
heavy ard fa,al rod, the pm en'e'eG s.o
old ge.l,len,an's nose, and Fseha'heN 49,
Ing fSnns IT. ,Esl'e q s1Ns':"S " " ,nto the
frmn His seat, fril tafew inn'S.h ,',to ''e ne
aisle. swhere lIgihb-wig mad ta',en' 'nas ne
recuyered aid placed upon his he"u WIZ
ti,le before, and resumed his seat a'h''iS. 'ne
irrepressibe laughter of the c"as' s'es",'o'. =.
The doctor WAS compelled to turn h's paoN
on Ills audience to recover ms SCH p''Se''
ion. &, .e
z DOG, IN cnrr-r.
a,onot,,.r time he htt lis son, an II, soE-
rig:ble lad Of fourteen At no.eo anS "I valuable
bath, to take charge OF .areI w. of yoinc
mat If that had acquired tle n''o'r ,,reaat;on m
to meeting aud disturbing the cIHs nv Master
by mounting to the pulpit attei a'' tooether
EhfIe the boy was thus ,s'.oaIeI, I he wax
,4ith the dog, in bis fathers ssuus' E;, eHond: ~
uf amusement, be tied rair OF 80 10,
that were on the study table Lou,n NJ t;,o ;,nme9;.
neck and gave him his libeFfT ine ."maris .
ately wended his way, OF course. a.;na. the
the church. whick he entered u.." 80,
long PRAYER, ascsnded the pulpit s'a'ts, p'4nd and
his naws on the door Of the EN-, rance, ran ator a"u
fixed his eyes upon Eia master, A"o 1s. n"n.
who was a large and pbwereal man. non,
scious of what was going. ON, put MS nan,' u
mon the mastif,s head and andeavofed ~
force him away; being unsuccessful he, re re-
peated effort ruttng forth more .%s ;1fengn ;ntrner
when. horrible dictu! he upset the ln'r"aer'
and he fell most .disastrously upon the oea
CONS head! 80, ~ os
"a third incident which he related was
that of LADY, who, as was not uneoinnon .,a ~
whore she IyeA. carried young tfhi'd :" 20
meeting along With her, and with it, Anall
crockery S % n;tcher Of milk, with whicatp keep
tie aniss' and which satside
snu,p n p'n, n,a - tl,at % was wondering about the
house. % FSs on nerceiving the pitcher, with dlt-
fculty thrust his head in and could not WITH Win
draw it; he therefore went off with it. sn;ss s,'ax
ing his head and making. q h,deous sr nb;Te' h;m
the milk meantime running gu over Hn,drai ai
tir the pitcter was smashed IN q huuute'
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