The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-04-15
4 Cow Teaching Theology.

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Old Mr.. Bunnel was a peculiar man.
When q little child he was peeuliar. 5
he dldn t. want to rock, OF. creep, or
walk like other children. He seemed
70 prefer to- creep sideways or back
WARD, rather than forward. And when
poy no play suited him, no plan was
exactly right. When other boys wanted
10 skate he wanted. to slide. When
they wanted to slide down hill he want
ed to run on the ice. When they learned
70 read in the usual way he turned his
oooR potion upwards, and learned to
read IN that way. . Not that he was
Cross or smorose, but peculiar. He
wanted every thing done in his own
way. When he became a mansa and rode
bareback, when other people used the
saddle, and MIXED his COW on the right
side instead of the left, and used an OK
harnessed with the old horse, why, peo.
pie said, "Mr. Bunnell is a peculiar
man." and let it all pass. % is,aa 3asp;
But there were places when he found
itshard to travel with other people, Es-
peciany was this SO on the Sabbath. He
never could enjoy, the singing in the
church, because the chorister always
got hold of the wrong tunes, and he
could not enjoy, the prayers, because
they were too long or too short, too ab-
stract or too common. They were al
ways out of joint, If the heather were
prayed for, he thought that the heathen'
at home might as well be remembered.
Ii the nations were. mentioned he
thought the Jews ought to be mentioned
by name! In all cases, somebody was
/ left out or put into the prayers that
ought not to be. He didn't stmean to
scold or find fault,e he said, ,ybut he did
Glove = to have things done. right"
right! ssasAefsSs 80 s,9't ,s-ssgsSsssgssb xs.
But . greater trouble was the preach
ing. He protessed to like his minister,
and did like him as well as he could like
any body. 8, But there we're awful mis-
| takes in the preaching. Sonaetimes a
I most important point, as he Thoughts.
was left, out. Sometimes things were
! put in which nobody could understand
Sometimes things almost heretieal were,
broached. What could he ydop He gave
hints and propounded queries to- his
minister, and his minister so gently and
kindly passed them off. that it seemed
like pouring water on ducks back. sas'
Atlength, when patience seemed about
to give out, and when he could stand it
no longer, he went over to his neigh
Dor, Deacon Wright, and apepredThis
troubles into his ear. Now, Deacon
Wright was a quiet man, said but little,
but thought more. When he did speak,
it was always to the point. He, knew all
about Mr. Bunnell, had great patience
with him, and great regard for him,
He used to say, Mr.. Bunnell loves to
growl, but he never really bites"
The deacon was just going out to the
barn, to fodder his CATTLE when Mr..
Bunnell came up and bid him Good
morning - if L can call such % cold
morning good.'i' ,ss ee a,,;n. u. 90.
Snow, deacon, I've just one word to
say. Ican't bear our preaehing!1g I git
no good. There's 50 much in it that
don't want, that / grow lean on it. I
lose my time and pains. isNss3 esoTt
tsMr. Bunnell, come in here! There's
my cow. Thankful--she can teach you
theology..''sssssa Aas>ssE!s .gys@d0g a
z ga COW, teach theology! ~ What do
you mean?,"
Z ..Now see. T'have just. thrown sher
a forkful of hay. q Just watch her.
1 There now! She has found q stick
! (you know sticks will get ins the
hay), and Observation-Disclosures it
one side and leaysss it, and goes on
to eat what is good. There again!
She has found burdock, and
she throws. it one side and goes
on eating. .seo. And there, she, don't
/ relish that bunch Of daisies, and
sshe leaves them, and Agoes on eating.
Before morning she will clear, the man
ger of all, save few sticks and weeds,
and she will give milk. There's milk in
that hay, and she, knows how to get it
out, albeit there may be now and then
4 a stick or a. weed, which she leaves.
But if she refused to eat, and spent the
time in scolding about the fodder, she
too would 'grow lean;' and my milk
would be dried up. just SO with our
preaching. Let the old COW teach you.
Get all the good you can out of it, and
leave the rest. You will find. q great
deal of nourishment in it. - '-''
Mr.. Bunnell stood silent q moment,
then turning away, saying, 'eNeighbor,
the old cow is no fool at any rate. y
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