The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-10
DESPERATE.
Young MulkI,tle the Cause of q Serious
 Affair

Ahair. , NIT. Mulkittle was in til humor. He had written tract. the Wages of Pro- fanity." and had lust received the declined manuscript ~ith brotheriy note. stating ,ha, the committee on religious printing did not quite deem his production up to the standard. The good man sat silently reviewing the words of his rejected idea of morality and bitterly thinking of how much mental labor their composition had coss him. Young Mulkistle sat on the aoor. busted ~ith two spools. the edges of which he had .harpened.
 -Pa,- said the boy, suddenly looking up. who xas it what made his boy stand \ ssiiltn
 's,Nho vas 1t that did what" replied Mir. Mulkistie, looking up with an air of an noyance and yes showing desire to dis miss the thoughts that were uaveling rosgh-shod through his mind aWhs vas il wha, made his son stand  still till he whipped man"
 ~You mean Joshua who commanded the sun to stand still until he whipped the enemy
 Tell me about him .'
 Well. Joshua had an army of men. and his enemy had large number and seeing that he could no, gam the battle in one day, and being servant of the Lord. and acting by the Lord will. he commanded the sun not to go down until he gained the hght' And the sun stood still, didn't II. ~
 "Yes. stood withou, moving until the battle vas over
 And when Joshua said for the srn 10 % on again 1t went. didn't Ii '
 at is no, recorded that Joshua told il to move on"
 "Mr. Mulki,tle," said the minister's wife .. think that you arc misleading Willie Astronomy teaches that the sun does not move.' Why. do you want to teach him inh- delft, v asked the preacher abruptly. "Dont want him to believe in the Bible suppose
 The poor woman, whose suggestion in favor of science was received with such lack of acquiescence, n,eekly lapsed into silence, not desiring an argument in which the grea, mental energies of her husband would surely crush her.
 God wanted Joshua to whip his enemy, didn't he" asked the boy.
 -Yes, for God was with Joshua"
 T thought that God could kill anybody ~ith oae hand in minute without mak- ing the sun stop" See where your saoril,gious remark is leading him- said Mir. Mulkittie, ,urn- ing to his wife
 Hush, Willie" enjoined the poor wo- man. "Your father is not in a good hu- mof to-night.r bu, the boy. flushed with the thought of an achievement, did not propose to reiinquish an engagement in which he was making such conquest. ~If God liked Joshua and wanted him to whip his enemy. ~hy didn't God Eii the eaenyr
 q hope you arc satis6ed,7 sad Mir. Muikittle. turning again so hss vife. His questions are not addressed to me- said the lady with . faint show .of spirit
 '.Why didnt Cod put Joshua and his soas and their soo's sons into ark hke he did Noah and drown the eneznyY
 sHold your tongue sir" TAe boy thnsa out his tongue took AoiA sf q ard said: -Nom holn n"
 -sss yoir FEC ush, sir." sIGer ivy to swut mouf1i bste my thung.' he said. still holding his organ of articulation-
 -Come here to me. sir. ft IS bedtime. Take oG your clothes without another word os I1i spank you," and the good man turned the boy round and round and showed him toward his lounge. Shortly afterwards the entire family went to bed Mr. MuIkiftie kneeaed by his bedside asd o6eEed up vesy short psayeS and den threw himself heavily on his place q insended rest, drsving the co~sn over him vith nersoas jerk Fer aAoag tine he fought tho fesiing of disappoinemene which seemed e pace to kasA Gs tAzpagA his mind He a sesdnel.