Sharp County record., 1881-07-28
The jug FestiTaI-NOyel Entertainment
By a COIOred Church.

DIV NUlOEtu Nuul CAs
The entertainment was novel and
5ririnal. and worthy Of the Suez Canal
projectors. Several weeks ago thirty
little stone Jugs were given out to trust
worthy members Of the Church, and
last night the jugs were brought IN to
have their noses knocked OF with a
hammer. the money counted and the
most successful cashier duly rewarded
with presents and the smiles and con-
graCulatiOns Of the sisters aC large. j
TUure Of an hOur-gLass suspended over
the pulpit, and above il the word,
s.Eteruitv'' was printed, with the IN
quiry tersely put, How shall 1 spend
ii ?'' Anime o clock the seXtOnappeared
with formidable hammer for the de-
moLition Of the jugs. While the con-
gregaCion were waiting for the vessels
to be smashed. the secretary said q pie
would soon be brought over with three
live canaries imprisOned IN its subter-
rauean department. At g:l5 most OF
the belated Jug holders had arrived and
deposited their wares on the tables.
The scene IN that part Of the room was
mostly antique pottery not unlike the
stOneware baZaars Of AlexandrOpO-.
where American iugslend an ancient and
picturesque air to those sidewalk booths.
Babies were wheeled down the aisles OF
the lecture room BY their fond man.
mas bright juvenile shavers in checked
frOcks sang quaint little ditties as they
pushed their way among their elder
sisters in high heeLed shoes and tight,
notwithstanding dresses.
Mr.. Johnson here is your JUG" " be-
gan the master Of ceremonies. \
5reathLess silence followed. Il am
going to dislocate the jugs nose with
this hammer Not a muscle moved,
not q [ip quivered. and. with a remOrse-
less. unerring blow Of the BIG hammer,
the superintendent smashed the jug
into a hundred pieces. Two dollars
and thirtv-eight cents to Brother john
son. Mr.. Secretary, please record It. '
. The secretary did so, and the smashing
. Of JUGS went on to the end Of the feast.
. Every time the hammer came down on
. the iug the noise was exactly such rs
one hears when Professor Marsh caves
. in the peJriled skulls OF the DeTOnan
/ Are at the Yale College laboratory. The
broken Jugs were thrown into box
. near the pulpit, and the money care
fully saIUed down in q stout linen bag.
. The parson. who was closely scruriniz-
ing the proceeding, began to breath
quite freely as the BAG rIIed up. The
. deacon congratulated him on the out
look. and presently the young cOlOrad
sweLIs. who had cautiously remained
outside the church to avoid undue as
. sessmeuts. began to tile into the sacred
ediHce and make themselves quite at
home. much to the satisfaction Of the
duskv bellies in high Leeled shoes, who
kept their eyes glued in the direction
of the ice cream. Prizes were then
awarded to those who had collected the
most money in their jugs. A hugh
meat pie was brought out, with q small
CAGE inside of it. The canaries were
enclosed in this cage. and consequently,
could not participate in the devOuring
. of the interior Of the pie, but they did
a powerful heap of smelling, ' remarked
Chaplain Cooper, as he handed ayoung
man thirty-cent plate Of ice cream
with q strawberry in it. When the pie
was opened, out few the birds, and
there was a-generai and 'hIgnly exhiIa.
. rating prize scramble to catch them.
. Several liquids and fruit stands were
upset but the birds were finally caught,
and the fortunate captors carried them
home. Pastor Franklin and his staff OF
assistants gave thanks to the brethren
for their aid in conducting the novel
scheme for raising his salary, and at
half past ten o'clock those VINO did not
have carriages took "a short cut for
home, and the ianitor sealed up the
door as carefully as if it were the
National Park Bank.-Nslg York Herald,