Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-12-07
NUMBER 40.

them. He jest leaned down and caught
Tam around the neck and held on for
dear life, till they come to tho stopping
place.
"Wal, Tam was ahead o. them all,
sure enough, and was snorting and snuff
hing as if he'd got the very old boy in
him, and was up to racin' some more on
the spot.
THAT ere Ike Sanders was the impu-
dentist Teller that ever you SEQ, and he
roared and hawhawed at tho doctor.
Good for you, DOCTOR says he you
beat us all holler, says he takes n par
son for that, don't it boys p he said. And
then he and Ike and Tom the two Hokum
boys they just roared and danced around
like wild critturs.
oval, now only think o. it, boys !
What situation that was for a minister
"a man that had come out with the best
of motives to put a stop to the Sabbath
breakin'l There he was, all rumpled up
and dusty and his Wig hanging in tho
bushes, and these ere ungodly fellows
gittin' the laugh on him, and all acause
o. that ERE hoss. There's times, boys,
when ministers must be tempted to swear
il there ain. preventing grace, and this
was one Of the times to Parson Williams
They say he got rod in the face, and
looked ms if no should burst, but he didn't
say nuthm'; no scorned to answer, tho
sons of Xernah was too hard for him,
and he let EN- have their say but when
they'd got through, and Ben had brought
him his hat and wig, and brushed and
settled him agin, the parson he says
We'll, boys, ye've had yer say and
your laugh, but | warn you now won't
have this thing going on any more,' says
he, so mind yerselves'
oval, the boys soc that tho doctors
blood was up, and they rode of pretty
quiet, and believe they never rode no
more on that spot.
"But there amt no telling the talk thi.
ere thing made. Folks will talk you
know, and there warn't house in all
Billriky, nor in tho south parish nor
center whore it warnt had over and dis.
oussed, There was the deacon and Ben
Bradley was there to witness and show
jest how the thing was, and that tho doc
tor was jest in tho way of his duty but
folks said is made a great scandal /: that q
minister had no business to hev that kind
o. hoss, and that ho'd given tho enemy
occasion TO speak reproachlully. 1t reely
did seem rs if Tam's sins was imputed to
tie doctor and folks said no ought TO
sell Tam right away, and got sober
minister's hoss.
"But others said it was Cuff that had
got Tam in bad wayo, and they do say
that Gun had to catch it pretty lively
when tho doctor como to settle with him /.
CuT thought his time had come sure
) enough, aud was SO scared that he turned
blacker'n eve" ho got enough to cure
} him o. hoss racing for ono while. But
! Cuff got over it arter while, and so did
; tho doctor there was a rumpus and "A
+ fuss, and folks talked and talked and ad =
d vised everybody had their say, but tn o
! doctor KEEP right straight on, and KEEP
his hoss all the same.
> "The ministers they took it up in the
association, but come TO tell the story il
set them all laughing, so they couldn't
be very hard on the doctor.
. "The doctor lOlt sort of streaked at fus
when they told the story on him ; ha
didn't just like it, but he got used to it
| aud finally when he got twitted on it, he
wound sort o. smile and say ANY way
; Tam beat 'em, that's one comfort