The Greenville times., 1875-05-01
L iIissauri Clergyman accused.

she sank almost breathiess lata
the waste basket, putting tie po- !
ems and stories il contained to the
ouly press they VIII ever knew.
There was 4 troubled, anxious |
look on her face, a pair OF green
speetaeles on her nose, and gem
eral air of sorrow and exhaustion
about her that appealed at once
to our tcnderest feelings. The
feelings answered the appeal and
stepped respectfully forward. AT
ter the aged female had recovered
her breath, she asked:
SIS there loryer's Office in this
buildin'sa
We answered in the affirmative,
but were sorry TO say that the le-
gal gentleman was out OF town.
"Out Of town, chi Well, Isul-
pose I'll have to find some ether
loryer. | kem i'll town purpose
to have this thing fixed up, and
aint agoin back until know whe-
ther there's any law and ekity III
this country"
ventured oremind the dame
that law was 4 losing business III
the end aud should be resorted to
only iu the most aggravated cases,
Aggravated eases." she erred,
and the manuscript IN the basket
ratified violently. Young man,
it is the most aggravated case you
ever heard Of. You can never
know the anguish of mothers
heart when her only dcrtcr goes
astray dtollers arter falseidols.n
"Yonr daughter has had trouble
them
"No, it's INC that's havil tho
trouble; F; but she's a causin' it-shc
and that tarnal shcop-faccd preach
er."
"Ah! a minister in tie easel /
| think | understand. Such things
are becoming too common; alas !!
too frequent. The cloth Is being
brought into disrcputc by such
scoundrcls, who steal the livery OF
heaven to serve the devil in. Poor
girl"
Poor nothing She's brazen
! hussy to so back Oh her mothers
teachin'. Lord knows Pse allerS
tried TO raise her wight"
"But you must consider, my
good woman, that your daughter
: had peculiar temptations. You
must make allowance FOR tho fact
that the tenpter came to her III
holy garb, imposing upon lor con
iidcncc in the assumed character
of q spiritual adviser, silcncina
. the voice of her conscience with
. cunningly chosen scriptural quo.
Ltations. You must not be severe
On her"
swell, she's been a 'beslicnf
girl till he KEN fooin' around. lis
, ken to the house putty often, bui
. / didn't sposc notlin' was wrons
! till q week ago, WHOM Hammer toll
I nc. Then | guy him Il might.
J big piece Of my mind.'
: +" lie denied it of course
s No he didn't. lie said he has
Q his dooty as Christian. And hi
congregation are all ticklcd ovc
] it, and that's what makes me bile
+ "a bin has passed The Lcgisla
ture which makes il obligntor.
. upon the man to either marry I'll
Y woman or support the Chi"
What!' shriekcd The woman
spnnging up with q suadeniles
flint snfit the basket Of uuact.uon-
ledged genius half way across th
room. " You barril-headed IDIOT
. Ny girl aint no such fool as that
! You editors are always s'posii
y things wusser'n they are. Py
been lifelong Methodist, an
y ryc tried to raise my dortcr il
. tho same faith, but that tarna
is 'Piscopalyun preacher has got he
to gree to iine his church. II
:. her natural garieen and aint
d goiil' to allow her to do it. Ef sh
Il can't get along with the same II
!, ligion her mothers got, she shan
% have any. That's the whole cast
" and there aint no marryin', no
le s'portin' nor Beecherin' in it.
u from the way the old lady bun
10 ped along down the stairs VIC fen
;" she was urduly agitated.
8, We shall never jump to anoihe
TO conelusion-no, not If it shoul
G. lie within m inch Of our most
n. and pointed proofs were pfcssin
T. against US on each side and b.
p hind.
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ss Tra9e Davis. Of the Snpren