Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-04
THEY ALL LEFT.

and needless. His parents were very
devout Methodists and took great
pains with his religious training when
he was little fellow.
They had morning, noon, and ev-
ening prayers, at which he was al
WAYS forced to attend, and then he
was taken to prayer-meeting three OF
four nights every week. On SUNDAY
after morning prayers at home, he
was sent to Sunday school until
church time, and sent again after
church and dinner, and at night ne
was taken to church to hear the SER
mon, and, after he got home, tired
and sleepy, he was questioned about
the texts and the sermons, and then
forced to study the catechism until he
fell asleep.
Once when all the neighbO ring chill
dren had attended circus, and III
childish glee had told him about the
horses, clowns, elephants, lions and
tigers, he actually got so full OF the
evil one that he asked his mother
what circus was; she, devout wo-,
man. was so shocked that she rushed
down town for his father and the
minister; then the three OF them
stood the boy in corner and read
one hundred and thirty-three chap
tiers from Holy Writ to him; told him
he was on the broad road To-; lock-
ed him up in the garrett fora month
with but little to eat, and nothing to
read but large bundle Of old Sunday
School Advocates and Methodist Re-
views,
Now 1t would really seem that al
ter such wholesome training as THIS
that this boy would become very
religious man; but, on the contrary
he turned out to be one of the very
worst in the business, and when ne
came to mans estate he would moi
90 to church at all.
The why's and wherefores OF this
lamentable result have always been
great mystery to his parents.
He got along to be about forty years
old and was considerable OF wag II
his way, and at the urgent sollclta
ton of his now aged parents, he at
tended camp-meeting last summer
and was struck with astonishment a
The sinners struck with conviction
and doubled up as though they wer
struck with the cOlc-this he saw wa
the effect and the only effect of phys
ical religion.
Actuated by the Evil One, he mad
I'D his mind to break up the camp
meeting, and he looked around to ST
cure an instrument.
With the experience and insight
n woman of the world of about five an
thirty, of full habit, black hair, biz
eyes. and an industrious tongue
Mrs. Jones. Mrs. J. had four youn'
STEERS. TO whom she was devoted, al
she was full of gossip; it was Sa
that she could not keep secret
her life depended on it.
Well, the second night of the can
this wag, in the dead of the nigh
went behind Mrs. Us tent and ia
ped.
"Whos thatn asked Mrs. J. W
happened to be awake.
"Sh, madam. beg of you
speak low. Do you know my volc
"No. sir And even if | did, S
what do you mean by coming here
my tent at this hour ?" Mebbe y
think my husband amt here. n
Jones do you hear this wretch :"
II beg you, madam, to speak |
know Mr.. Jones amt in there,
cause saw him 60 to town THIS
ternoon. wish he were here,
could tell him what feel compel
to tell YOU. He is a lifelongtrlenC
mine: we were buys at school
gether, and that's why take sue
deep interest in your little darlin
but before ! tell you, nam, | N
say that itisa professional secret,al
do very wrong perhaps in speak
of it, as have promised the brotl
not to let it be known; they tea
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