The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-08-25
Johnny,s Seven- Minute Sermon ON
Patience.


Patience.
Johnny was years old, and his broth
er Willie was almost 5. Johnny took his
stand on sto j, with the sewing ma
chine in front of him for pulpit, and
with Willie sitting IN huge chair on the
other side OF the room for his congrega-
ton.
When all was ready, and Willie had
got thr ugh fnssing with the rag on his
sore finger, Johnny began his sermon by
saying.
Il will make a few brief remarks onto
short text, Be patient Firstly, be
patient to everybody"
Must I let all what's bigger'n me
push me round jest's they's a mind
to-"
1t isn't proper to talk in meeting, .
replied Johnny, "because it disturbs
the services. But papa and mamma are
bigger than you, and they dent push
you around either. They only put you
out where you don't belong to. Aud
Margie-she's bigger III II You; and she
can't have little tou-head between her
and the bread board when she's mixing
bread, and between her and the kettle
when she's trying dougnnuts, and be-
tween her and"
Il ant tow head" chimed in Willie.
My hair is jest as black Ads"
As flax, suggested Johnny.
"Yes, stree, jest as b ack as fix I"
repeated Willie, Ill tone of triumph.
"And them" continued Johnny,
there's ne that's bigger than you. But
[ d mt push you around, though"
Preachers ought TO tell the truf. :"
exclaimed Willie, with a sharp look at
the speaker.
"Well LETS leave that point and
pass on to the next. There are those
big boys at school--a good deal bigger
than you and me, too. O1e of them
pushed me down in the mud one day and
hurt my arm. I couldn't help crying,
but [ didn't get angry and call him
names. / told him L was ashamed for
him to do such thing, because T
wouldn't pitch into hitler boy than ME.
And then he came and helped me up,
and took his handkerchief out Of
his pocket-just as clean and
white-and wiped the mud all
off from my sleeve and whispered to me
that he was real sorry, and that he
would never do such mean thing sgain.
That's what it means where papa read
t'other morning in the Gospel of st.
Peter: 'Ye do we'll if we take it pa
tiently when ye are bufeted for notha
ing"
"Secondly: Be patient everywhere. /"
when l burn my fingers, mustn't I
boiler ?" exclaimed Willie.
g If you don't stop your Interruptions
/ will have to call you 'Guiteau, and
that will be worse than to call the police.
OF course, when you burn your finger
you may holler some; but when mamma
gets the rag ready to tie it up, you
mustn't jerk it away and scream so as to
raise the neighbors. And when you
play with Jimmie Dickson you mustn't
get pouty because he can run faster than
you. And when you want to come into
the house you mustn't kick the door and
scream-'L Let me in, why don't you?'
And when dinner isn't most ready YOU
mustn't
"Dear me-" broke in Willie, "isn't
this sermon almost out ?"
"Ihirdly Be patient, always. When
you get up late in the morning, and
your breakfast is all cold because you
didn't come when you was called. And
when I can't find the button hook,
because you hung it on the morning
glory vine. And-what more shall I
say ?"
"Say amen !' shouted Willie.
just then the door opened softly, and
pussy came walking into the room.
Willie sprang forward, took pussy up in
his arms. and ran off to find his mamma,
telling puss as he went, 81 can be pa
tent to everybody, and patient every
where, and patient always-'cept when
you scratch me, you naughty kitty, and
when Johnny breaches a awful long SER
n,oDt"
And so the meeting closed without the
benediction. = Christian at Work.