Smyrna times., 1875-12-01

| S'O 'iiiy " WIKI lie was down on you anC
MT you tap with his stick. know one,
Lem Sudoc just wrote two words in tb,
psalm book and passed it to Keziah LorI,in
ana the Deacon gave him such tap tina
Lem grew red as beet, and vowed he'd h,
up with him some day for that.
Wal, Lord massy! folks that is 60 chin
per and high steppin' has to have tbci,
come downs, and the deacon he had to no,
his.
THAT ere Sunday remember if now
jest as If twas yestcrday-the parson he
gave us his great sermon rcconcilin' do.
cree and free agency. Everybody said that
ere sermon was a mastcrpiecc. lie
preached 1t up to Cambridge at a com.
mehcment; but it SO happened that it was
one OF them bilin' hot days that come in
August when you can fairly hear the Luc.
kle0erles sizzlin' and cooI<in' ON tho
bushes, and the locusts keep a eratin' like
a red hot saw. Wal, at such Times. do.
cfeeS or no decrecs, the best on us will rot
sleepy. The old meetin' house stood ,;ll+
uo"h at the foot Of hill that KEEP off all
the wind, and the sun blazcd away at tbom
great west winders, and there was nrot+,
sleepy times there. Wal, the Deacon ba
flew around a spell, and woke m the obil.
dren and tapped the boys on the head. and
KEEP everything as straight as he could until
inc sermon was most through, when he
rally got most tuckered out. and he took q
char and he sot down in the door ri,I,t m.
poSlte the minister, and fairly got asleep
himself jest as the minister got tup to mako
the last prayer.
Wal, Parson Morrcl had way Of pray.
IN with his eyes open. Folks said il warn,t
the best way, but it was Parson lTorreJ,s
way anyhow; and 50, as he was pravin'. he
couldn't help secin' that Deacon Tjtkins
was noddin' and bobbin out toward the
place whore old Dick was fcedin' with tba
sheep, front o the mectin' house door
Lem and me was sitting there where We
could look out, and we jest sees old D;cI,
stop teedin and look at the Deacon. The
Deacon had little round head. as smooth
as an apple, with nice powdered wiz ON
II and he sot there maxim bobs and how.
and Dick begun to think il was sutb;n' sort
personal. Lem and me was sittin' lest
where we could look out and see the IpIi
peter, and Lem was fit to split.
food, now, says he, ''that critteI'Il pav
the Deacon oil lively, pretty soon"
The Deacon bobbed his head a spell. and
'ld Dick he shook his horns and slammed
1t hlm sort o thrcatenin'. Finally to
Deacon he gave great bow and bronrbt
us mead right down at him, and Old Dick
le. s)t out full tilt and come down on hin,
ierchunk, and knocked him head ovor
reefs INTO tn" broad aisle and his wiz flew
me way and he t'othcr. and Dick made q
ange at it as it flew. and carried if or on
lis horns.
Wal, you may believe that br6keuntbo
aeeth for one while. for Parson MorreI
lughed out, and all the boys and girls they
tamped and roarcd, and the old Deacon [
e got up and begun rubin his shins-
'ause he didn't see the joke ont.
ou don't orter laugh" says he. its
o iaughin mattcr-it's a solemn tbipg" '
'ys he. 81 might have been sent into :
arnity by that darned crittcr." saws he
hen they all roared and haw-hawcd the f
lore to see the Deacon dancin' round with
Is litt!e shiny head, so smooth Av would i
lP up on It, believe my soul you'd /
ugh to see me in my grave" SAYS he. 5
wal, the truth ont was, twas list one i
them Dustin up times that notur' has
hen there amt for it but to give in. twas /
ST IKE the ice breakin' up in the Charles :
Ver-t all comes at once and no whoa Il
l. sunday or no Sunday. sin or no sin. $
le most OF EN- laughed till they cried, and Il
'uldnt help it. h
but the Deacon he went home feelin' I
.'''y sore about it. Lem Sudoc picked up
IS wig and handed it to him. Saws he $
DICK was playin' tithingham warn't he,
eacon? Teach you t omake allowances o
other folks that get sleepy
" Then Mrs. Titlins she went over 70 ,
unit 1erushy Serans and Polly Hokum's. i
ld they had a pot o tea over it, and greed q
was awful of Parson Morrel to set sicb
example, and suthin' had got to be !.
me about it. Miss Hollum She oIlors u
iew Parson Morrel had no spiritooalitv.
ID now it had broken out into omen sin u
"a led all OF them into it; and Mrs Titkins OF
Us such man warn't fit to preach; and
lss Hokum said she coulndt never bcor W
m agin' and the next Sunday the Deacon t'
q his wife they hitched up and driv eight
les over to Parson Lathrop's and took ne
mt Polly on the back seat.
$ Wall, the thing growed and growed ill "a
seemed as if there warn't nothin' else TO
K about, cause Aunt Polly and Mrs. Tit. "
rs and Jerushy Scran they didn't do !,
thin but talk about it, and that sot -
erybody talkin'. VI
Finally it was greed they must hev
incilto settle the hash. Soall the women Wi