The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-02-14
JOHNS MISTAKE.

Heres 60 - mut,erei John Sanseripi under
his breath IA,i saturday as he Iokei up the ere
in the pArlor CRATE. here, 70 sure ~ shoot.
in The o. woman has goEs aud nyited her min
istsr 10 dinner. and m 90 entertain him when be
come. while she dishes up the hash. May old
Nick ly Away with the preachers =" And san,eriyt
kicked the eat through the doorway With such force
iha; tie poor creature dislocAied tao teeth by
eussion with the -ainseo,ins on the opposite side
Il the hall. Pus. SUNK Away licking her bleeding
chop. wondering whether the house bad fallen On
any body eiss. while SAnscript banged the chairs,
aud continued his soliloqay Nos amt used 10
preachers. aud 10 dosbt IN make = mus Gift
Ia sooner trim the eorns the hind fee, Of Q
mule or comb the nAne Il I Eele John Robinson's
bos. lion than sn,srtain . minister What will the
old lufer want 90 ials about. ! wonder II be
sling. any Bible eonunIrums at Ine I'm lost. |
never di take much stock ia the Bible. don;
hold very strong hand ia religious learning. and
preacher have such knack of ss,;ing up the
deck that they deal thsm,elves = fall hand every
time Wonder. aow. j; could stand Pat; and blgH
the .nooSer high since come to think
q ii I'm n; ighoran; after all ii's betn .
long while since usn; 20 sunday School. tg,
Fscollsc q the price stories learned there
Lei's see'-aui Sanscripi sat do~n g. think -
intent "a. his mind rammAsing around ia his
brain Tor the dusty lore o. his almo.; forgotten
Sunday School days. ;hA; he bah never noted the
fast that he hal -; upon his wifes ;sen,y dollar
bonnet. which she hat cafelessly LEFT lying upon
the sofA. Lets see. nov ma.si John tapping hi.
forehead. There wAs something about Daniel
going to the Biological Gsrjsa. aud falling into
the hsarpi;. gc;iin. b.; by a camel forget
jus; exactly the nature q pAn's accident Then
shat vas the tough yarn about some little Jeu
boy. Who we'e thrown IN q rolling mill ani came
out without singeing their eyebrow oh. yes
wasn't !; Goliah Who licked tweniy miilisn In
dams Nth the jANbone Of a mule aud then -;
down aud ba.lei because there wasn't any
tsfsg \aNsF mind IN -fxe sks ola hnoAlunn
pretty good tu'sie. ! reckon. Ani n don't raise
him right out of the PIT the Gre; deal it'll be
because lack gall. |; becomes me TO be agree
able 60 the old lead beat any hew. because Mrs..
Sanscrpi said u made good impression "a him
she wouldn't insist . new seal skin sacque this
winter. and seal skin sAeqaes don't gro~ sn trees
There goes the hell III be; zen rcd one, that's
hin.'
SAn,cript .mooiheI his ruflsd hair With fsw
sirokes of his hands. cleared his throat. pulled
down b.. vssi. and wAlkei out into the hall and
opened the d"ef. pale cAi.vefcus looking young
man. With long hair. uaisry eyes. high cheek
b,ncs. large mogth. Roman nose. and clad in =
Shay black salt. bossi aud smiled .; the master
of the house benignly. Under his arm he carried
large book. Which Sansefipi thought Of course
wa. Bible. some large work theolOgy.-
| Grasping the visitor by the hand. John ife~ him
| into the hallway With q cordial inisn;, and Goa
tinuing 20 squeeze and shake. said;
My dear cir. this 10 indeed pleasure. We've
| been expecting you. Come right intothe parier.'
With beuildermen, written all over his face, the
young man tAeifiy followed
Have this chair BY the Gre. Give me your hat
Mrs. sanseuPt Is di,hins mp the Cruel nov. l
smell IL. pon't yous"
tn. Young man ,niasl the air. and his face
| lighted up With the sxprs'siOn Of hungry and
| espeeiani stomach.
yoa--is the stafhn for the duck. ioa like stuffed
duek-don't you ?"
lin fcnd % duck vsntared the young man.
drawing his coat sleeve across his Watering
mouth.
That, good. I ,housh, you'd Rk. assk.-
Thems What the children of Israel led on whsn
they ven; doun into Turksy-if FscOllse, right
Iy."
Sanseript reeonnoitsfei from the corner Of his
lsft eye fuf the eject of his frst theological shot
You see he not qaits sure he had biz the saiis
eye. hot the young man smiled and nodded.
which Addsd eonhdenee 10 the host's assurance.
''Ilad we not better transaet little business BE-
fore dinner. Mr.. Sanscript,-
/ s0h ah certainly 20 be sure. HSu stupid in
me, nov. ! never thought about IL. that you al
Ways have prayers hrst shall call IN Mrs.. San
script. or can yca and do IL aloneg The old
-omaa can hardly leave oa her cooking. and II
she sheufd gst tangled mp in that long prayer of
her'n everything veuld barn into . erAekiin."
Excuse me- s;ammersi the ySsng nsa. as he
flashed aud took On . wild. dsrsd soEt of look-
-exesse ne. sir, bot never said prayer ~ ny
ife"
what! Never said-Oh. you're jetisg.'
"UPoa NY word I've net. nseh ~ am ashamed
% own IL"
sanseript s;roksd his chin. tried hard 10 eslise,
his scattered thoaghis. and msnsAlly observed:
"weli. here's - of . preacher! Nessr
| prayed! Wonder ~hat church Ss bsl0ags tol-
II thought maybe yoa'd like - sshsrEihe."
mildly eontinuei the yeung man.
'-ssubseribe. Oh, yes! % be sare. Why certain
ly- Thea % himself: The msrcenasy william
He strikes me Cor 6vs before the dust settles
Thea aleud: ~This is for the ksathsa. suppose"
-Beg parloa!-
TO ssnd soss oss is,o HOsisnis, 20 ssss seals
that are prshably less.-
Il dont exactly catch your menning.-
~for the missi0aaEy fsnd. I suppossy-
(Which missionary fundg-
~IIs~ shesld knowg Asy of 'sn, gssss
you oughs 10 knsu.-
~Psrhaps. Bot wiIl yea suhaerihe,-
~why. esrtainiy Hes 1ssA Is i.--
'Ssren dsllars.-
sanseriPs vsas dsvn into his Peeks;, PrSdses1