The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-10-23
CYPRESS, October Is.

for the time Of the year. Vegetation
! is growing as fast as in tie spring.
! Plenty Of warm rains for the last two
! weeks.
Farmers are mostly busy husking
their corn. Very little blowing done
in this vicinity.
Turkeys are the excitement here at
present. Some Of lis Guild be willing
to pay Turkey thieves small amount
! to visit our section.
There will be dime reading at Hos
mer Chapel October 30. All are invit-
ed to attend, as great pains will be Ia
ken to make it d success.
Mr.. and Mis-. Cadwal, (of Grand Rap
ids, Mich.) and Mr. and Mrs. Gillum,
| Cot Sodorus, Illinois,, are visiting at
MI. s. Tillotsons. CA good place to
| vislt.)
! Mrs. Caslir from the state of New
York is visiting her Uncle, MI. John
Fox.
The lecture at Bristol Station on
Monday evening was better attended
than was expected, for the night was
very dark and the fog fell like rain.
The question was " Resoloed, That the
observance Of the Christian Sabbath
ought to be enforced by law.
MI. John Lacy opened the debate by
some able remarks OH the affirmative,
then MI. Il. f. Mills (Who was to be
the principal speaker Of the eytning),
took the stand for the negative. He
spoke well, and showed himself we'll
acquainted with his subject.
Then Curtis I. Shumway was called
for on the affirmative He said lie was
not prepared, but would do the best
he could. His remarks were very in
terest1ng, and prove that Mr.. Shumway
has Ieao and studied Bible History to
advantage.
MIC. Haynes, Of Antioch, mot the
holy City, made some remarks, taking
neither side, III rather on the fence
Style while keeping the audience wide
awake by his jokes, he made some very
able remarks. One would Judge by
his remarks, that he was lost Camp
| bezzWe
! r, T. Mills read a poem entitled "Par-
son Williams Sabbath Breaking, ,,
which | will send. If space will allow
please print it for your many readers
that were not present at the reading
CLIO.
Eoarsom Williams Sabbath Breaking.
On the grave Of Parsor Williams
The grass is brown and bleached
+ tt is more than fifty winters
| Since he lived and laughed and preached.
But his memory in New England
| No winter SHOWS can kill l.;
| OF his goodness and his drollness
Countless legends lnger STILL
| And among those treasured legends
| hold this one q boon,
How he got in Deacon Crosby's hay
| On Sunday afternoon.
| He was midway in sermon,
| Most orthodox, on grace,
/ When a sound Of distant thunder
| Broke the quiet of the place.
Now the meadows Of the Crosbys
| Lay full within his sight,
AS he glanced from out the window
Which stood open Oh the right,
And the green and fragrant haycocks
BY acres there did stand
i Not meadow like the Deacons
| Far or near in all his land
Quick and loud the clapS of thunder
Went rolling through the skies,
And the Parson saw his Deacon
| Looking out with anxious eyes.
| Now, my brethren called the Parson.
And called with might and main,
I'VE must get Brother Crosbys hay,
It's our duty now most plain ~
! And he shut the great red Bible,
And tossed his sermon down.
Not q man could run more swiftly
| Than the Parsun in that town.
And he ran now to the meadow,
With all his strength and speed
And the congregation followed,
All bewildered, in his lead.
| Ha not often on a Sunday
Such sight as this, ween,
/ OF a parson and Lis people,
A New England town had seen.
With a will they worked and shouted,
And cleared the field apace;
And the Parson led the singing,
While the sweat rolled down his face.
And it Numbered. fiercer, louder:
And dark grew east and west
But the hay was under cover,