The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-06-22
The Modern Evangelist.

petuous-lOcking woman as she rush
ed into the Eagle Office sanctum
the other day. Young man, how
about your soul?''
I'll don't know, maam," re-
sponded the mahaging editor, as he
felt Denlnd his ear, as if he expect
ed to find it there, something in the
nature OF pen-holder" II don't
know, ma am. | reckon it's gettin'
along pretty well"
do you pray early, often in the
season, unceasingly?' demanded the
| woman.
slim at it all she time, replied the
managing editor, hitching around
nervously There some talk about
the office of bouncing me because |
spend slime in praying which 1
should devote to business" and the
mana ing editor shut his hands be-
tween his knees and contemplated
the evangelist.
For what do you pray chiefly"
asked the impetuous woman, staring
him in the eyes.
Lately / have--I have been pray
ing -for-tor the Mayorp' STAN
mered the managing editor, rather
caught on the hip by the sudden
ness of the question. '.Last week it
was the Common Council, and if |
can get the Lord to straighten the
Mayor up | hope to get around to
the Board of Education next week
and the Twelfth Ward Republicans
by the first Of June
1T is not enough, proclaimed the
impetuous woman, SsYou should
/ pray for the lost heather and his
4 blindness"
Yes maam,' replied the editor
,meelxlv Il ring him in with the
Fire Department and the Public
Works. Once or twice | got him
mixed in with the Police Headquar-
ters, and reckon it didn't do him
any good"
'sDo you pray to be led by the liv-
/ ing waters?' inquired the impetu-
4 Gus female fervently
always RET el1the managing
editor, surreptitiously locking his
drawer and putting the key in his
4 pocket .sI've been asking for a fire
4 plug in front of my house and pray
ing for the plumbers that fixed my
/ pipes There's nothing in the way
of water that | haven't mad a whack
at, and the managing editor looked
| anxiously for some commendation.
What have you done for the
church, demanded the woman, sol
emnly.
| aWell," answered the managing
editor, Give let them have the
Eagle free, and I've puffed their en-
tertainments, and I've said nothing
about defaIcations Of missionary
money, and suppressed publication
OF things about the ministers, and
made their sermons read we'll, and
done lots Of things like that Oh
I'm way up on the churches You
ask any Of theml"
uBut have you ever gwen to then
OF your store" lnterrogated the i'm
petuous female Have yon endow
ed them with money to carry on The
cause Of righteousness and convey
good tidings to all men? Have yol
done that?"
ssWelI," stammered the editor
shrinking up into a ball, Nl-l dom
know as T."
s'Wahl'' calculated the female
gIaring terribly at him. II though
not. Give me of your store. Dc
you think you can save your imper
ishable soul by praying for tn,
Mayor and the Fire Department
Are you willing to risk salvation TO
the Public Works and the Republi
can Party Don't you know yol
can't be saved from the eternal tor
, tues of never-ending hell-fire with
, out giving money to aid the heath
en-? Ten dollars, quickl Don't de
lay! Satan is at your sidel He il
reaching for you! In another min
. ute fifteen won't save you. Ten dol
lars, quickl
The editor fioated around in hi
pocket and brought out seven dol
a lars and forty cents.
: dts all I've got" he pleaded.
/ "You -it,,szre4 use to embezzl
: around here, for the stockholder
a are a cruel, ungodly lot, ant
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