Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-07
A Sequence 10 savory Sausage.

| sgo contained the following sausage sto.y:"
"A very lsughable story is current about
minister in Hartford county. IL is as follows
Ooe Sunday, not very long ago, be had to at
tsud fureral just before the hour of mo.nine
service. An invitation 10 take breakfast with
a reigbbor had been accented by him, end be
arose early, stopping at his friends dwelling on
| the way to the c:metery where the turlel was
to take place. Some prime country sausage
was served during the morning meal.
Now the pastor was very fond of SAUSAGE,
and whilst buslly engaged in discussing hot
buckWheat cakes, coffee aid ether savorY vlaode,
be praised the quality of The sausage highly
Seeing that the minister's palate was ,ickled
with the compound, the guild wife presented
lard, when he left them. ThaDkicg her, the
clergyman slowed the sausage sw ~ in one Of
his voluni ious coat tail pockets, and, bidding
them good day, proceeded on to the ctu On
yald to perform the Is sad ri'es for the dead.
"Soon the funeral train arrived, and taking
bis position by the grave the minister tegan
to read the burial service. He had goi:eu
about halt way through when be felt pluck
at one OF his coat tails, and casting glance
oehild, saw lean and hungry looking yellow
dog with 10th Yes fastened intenty upon the
preachers nether garments A sort o. cold
perspl7stion dampened the reades's brow fur
an Instant, but be proceeded calmly and with
out hesitation.
Another minute passed apd neither the
dog nor tie minister changed positions. At
the end of that tma the odor of the succuept
sausage again ticklsd the animals nostlils
and he snesked up c'ose behind the good man
and got hold Of one end of the package, wbic
projected slightly from The pocket. He got
the lining of the ooat also 10 bis teeth and the
pastor telt for the secoud time a pull at bis
garment.
Without looking back be drow up bis foot
and Flcked at the brute. The dog let 20 bis
hold 90 the package and lodged. For some
minutes the situation Was unchanged, but the
temptation was too strong for the d,p; be
made sudden bolt AID grabbed the whole
end OF the oost in bis teeth with a sudden
ness hat caused The minister to uubler. He
kept his feet, however, and let OUT kick b.,
hind at the dog which would have pulveriz I'd
him had it taken etftct. As it was, the miui;-
ter's specs we're iJlted down on the eud of his
nose. aud the wild effort he made to keep bis
balance caused some small boys at the back Of
The m uruers to smoker ont loud.
"A sharp, reprovng gancs from the clergy
man caused them to cease and the burial wes
hoished without further interruption. But tbe
trouble for the dav was not yet over. The min
is or went into chuIch aud the service prccsed
ed smoothly until be was about to begin bis
sermon.
Just then deacon r.coll;c,cd notice
whlco was to be given out, aud be went around
10 the rear of the pulpit, the steps of which the
mioister had juss asoeuded, to tell him to Give
the not c. before the sermon. He knew of DO
other way 10 call the preachers attention, 50
nc went up one or two steps and pulled bis coat.
tail.
1T was most unfortunate act The coed
man S Iro had bsen considerably reused by the
RIDICULOUS figure he had cut III the morning, and
thinking The deg WAS agsiu behind, he shot out
| foot, which took the deacon Just about the third
vest buttos, knocking him st upon his back on
the chances flor, with every spelk Of breath
| clear out Of mis- body. The noise tf his f.ll
| reused the minister and he hssteneG to sssist
hln to his feet, after which iu!l EXPLANATION
informed the congregation of the reason for the
Singular conduct of their po:tor,''
Ia pssasble yarn; but il is hoped no further
| attempt will be msto 10 palm it of on the pres
ent generation az original. 1t was published in
| 1855 or SO in facetious print known as Yam
kee Notions" and was probably ancient then.
1t is, therefore. high time it had become current
in Hartford county