Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-10-19
A DISTURBED WoRsHIpPER.-We

sworn with due Bolemnlty, ana Ill
disturbed worshipper first put upor
the stand. He averred that grea
revival was going on; his own sou
had been blessed; some brother wal
fervently praying, and himself Al
work earnestly soto voce. At this
iuncture Mr.. P, who was sitting by
witness, reached over and said to him
-"you - old hypocrite, don't you
dare to pray tonight f.
Mr.. P. Gin open court, )-"You are
liar !"
The justice admonished Mr.. P. tc
put weight on his chin, or he would
be compelled to commit him for con-
tempt.
Uncle Charlie looked indignant.
The justice asked Mr.. P. if he de-
sired to cross examine the witness.
Mr.. P. Ito Uncle Charlie Ibid l
take the name of God in vain in the
church ?"
Uncle CAurIe-"I don't know
whether you took it in vain or not
but you took it."
Some brother was called up to cor
roborate Uncle Charlie, which was
done in matter of fact style. And
then another, who showed that he
knew what he was talking about,
This evidence related, however, to a
conversation which took place on the
way home from church, when Mr.. P
repeated his energetic structures upon
the genuineness of Uncle Charlie
piety. He stepped upon the ofside
of the latter and remarked to brother
House that "there were better chris
tians in hell han Uncle Charlie i
A very pleasant looking young lady
witness heard this also, and other re-
marks of similar nature.
Once when one of the brethren had
concluded his testimony the justice
asked Mr.. P. if he desired to cross-ex.
anime. BE replied-"No; I won't
asks questions of no SIGH men," The
witness winked knowingly at the JUS.
tice and sat down.
| Mr.. P. brought up his witnesses
all of whom testified that he made nc
demonstrations in church that EN-.
barrassed anybody but Uncle Charlie
The latter interjected an explanation
in which he stated that Mr.. P. cor.
dered' him to stop praying.
Mr.. P.-'I didn't order you to STOP
praying"
Uncle CAarhe-"You didr"
The justice stopped the parley over
this point in due time, though Mr.. P
announced that it was the word of one
man against another, but he could
bring twenty men here who would moi
believe Uncle Charlie on oath. He
added that there were many things
in this business which the justice
didn't know anything about"
Mr.. P. had previously declined tt
be sworn in his own behalf, but when
Uncle Charlie spoke of something that
took place when he was lat pra'r, Mr.
P. responded-"Now, Mr.. Magistrate
I wiU be sworn"
This done, he proceeded to state
emphatically that Uncle Charlie was
not Eat pra'r," and spit out a good
deal of venom upon his opponent. II
was settled finally that Mr.. P. under.
stood Uncle Charley to say he was
leading in pra'r.
The irrepressible Mr.. P. kept up 8
fusilade upon Uncle Charley that was
witty in manner and cutting in mat
ter throughout. The spectators and
justice were much amused at the earn.
estness of all the parties, but the dig.
nifty of the court was not marred.
The justice read the law to Mr.. P
with comments upon its equity and
propriety, and advised him to avoid
churches as places to wreak vengeance
upon his offending neighbors. To all
of this Ms. P. assented, but when
the justice smiled upon him to the
amount of S. and costs, he settled into
long and deep meditation upon the
panic and its disastrous effects upon
the lower end Of Allegany county
He forked over, however, but Uncle
Charlie has roaring lion still in his
4 path.
\ PERSONAL. - Henry Loveridge
Esq, of New York, President of the
Maryland coal company. spent last