Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-31
THEY ALL LEFT.


and needless. His parents werevery
devout Methodist. 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 or
four nights every week. On Sunday
after morning prayers at home, ne
was sent to Sunday school until
church time, and sent again after
church and dinner, and Mt night he
was taken to church to hear the SER
mon, and, after be got home, tired
and sleepy, he was questioned about
the texts and the sermons, and then
forced to study the catecbism until he
fell asleep.
Once when all the neighbo ring chill
drep had attended a circus, and in
childish glee had told him about the
horses, clowns, elephants, lions and
tigers, he actually got 80 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 af-
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 he
came to mans estate he would not
60 to church at all.
The why's and wherefores of this
lamentable result have always been q
great mystery to his parents.
He got along to be about forty years
old and was considerable OF a wag in
his way, aud at the urgent solicita-
ton of his now aged parents, lie at
tended camp-meeting last summer,
and was struck with establishment at
the sinners struck with conviction
and doubled up as though they were
struck with the coIic--this he saw was
the effect and the only effect efphys-
ical religion.
Actuated by the Evil One, he made
up his mind to break up the camp
meeting, and he looked around to Sc
cure an instrument.
With the experience and insight of
q woman of the world of about FIVE and
thirty, OF full habit, black hair, blue
eyes, and an industrious tongue
Mrs. Jones. Mrs. j. had four young
sters, to whom she was devoted, and
she was full of gossip; it was said
that she could not keep secret if
her life depended on it.
Well, the second nlghtof the camp
this wag, in the dead Of the night,
went behind Mrs. Us tent and tap
ped.
"Who's that9" asked Mrs. J. who
happened to be awake.
Ssh, madam. I beg of you to
speak low, Do you know my voice.
"No, sir. And even if | did, sir,
what do you mean by coming here to
my tent at this hour p Mebbe you
think my husband amt here. Mr..
Jones do you hear this wretch ?"
~ beg you, madam, to speak low
! know MIR. Jones amt in there, be-
cause | saw him 60 to town this at
ternoon. | wish he were here, so |
could tell him what feel compelled
to tell you. He is lifelong friend of
. mine; we were boys at school to-
gether, and that's why take such
deep interest in your little darlings,
but before tell you, mann, | must
say that itisa professional secret, and
do very wrong perhaps in speaking
of it, as | have promised the brothers
not to let it be known; they fear, il