Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-10-12
An Experience Meeting.
WHAT ASToNisnED TIE OLD MAN WIEN
lie REACHED A CLIMAX

"What is it hear about your pa being
turned out of prayer meeting Wednesday
nightP' asked the grocer Of tho bad boy,
as he came over aTter some cautelopes FUR
breakfast, and plugged couple to see if
they were ripe.
"Ile wasn't turned out Of prayer meet
ing at ull. The people all went away, and
church. But pa was mad, aud dou't you
forget it,"
"Wcll, what seemed to be tho trouble?
Has your pa become a bacEslider?'
ooh, no, his flag is still there. But
something seems to 20 wrong You see,
when we got ready to 80 to prayer meeting
last night pa told me to 20 up stairs aud
get him hunkcrchcr, and to drop little
'fumcry on it, and put it in the tnil pocket
of his black coat. did it, but guess l
got hold of the WRONG bottle of 'fumcry
There was lubcl on the bottle that said,
Jumaica Rum, and put on whole lot.
Just afore put the hankcrcher in pas
pocket, noticed pack of cards on the
stnnd that pa used to plny hi-Io- jack with
ma evenings when he was so sick he
couldn't 60 down town, before he cot
'ligion and | wrapped the huukenchcr
around the pack of cards and put them in
his pocket. don't know what made me
do it, and pa don't either, guess, cause
he told ma this morning that was pos
scssed of devil. must 90 home with
these water. melons or they won't keep"
"But hold on" says the grocery man.
ns he gave The boy few raisins with
worms in them, that he couldn't sell,
to keep him. "What about tho prayer
meeting2"
20. | like to forgot We'll, pa and ma
went to prayer meeting and ma came along
afterwards with doakin that is mashed on
her. guess, cause he says she's to be
pitied for having to 90 through life yoked
to such old prize OK as pa | heard him
tell ma that, when he was hclplog her put
on her rubber water privilege to go home
in the rain tho night of the sociable, and
she looked at him just as she does at me
when wants me to 60 down to the hair
fonndry otter her switch, and said, 20, you
dear BROTHER and all tho wny homo he
kent her water privilege on by putting his
arm IN The small of her baok. Ma asked
M If he didn't think the doakin was real
kind but ,hat was aforo ho got 'ligion. We
sat in a pew at the prayer meeting, next to
ma and the dcakin and there was lots Of
r;ons folks all around. After the preacher
had cone to bat, and all ole lady had her
innings, praying and the singers had got
ont on frst base, pa was on deck, and the
preacher said they would like to hear from
the recent convert, who was trying to walk
in the straight and narrow way Dut VINO
found it so hard, owing to the many crosses
| he had 20 bear. Pa knowed 1t was MN
that had to 20 to bat, and he got up ana
said he felt it was good to be there. ae
said at times everything looked dark to him
and ho soid ho feared he should fater by
tho wayside, but by firm resolve he kept
his ewes sot on tho future, and if no was
tempted to do wrong he said get theo behind
me. Satan, and stuck in his toe nails for q
pull for the right. lie said he was thank
full to tho brothers and sisters, particularly
to the sisters, for all they had done to make
his burden light, and hoped to meet them
all in
"When pa got down as far as that he sor
of broke down. / suppose he was going
70 say heaven, though after few minutes
/ thCV oil tnOuHUJ Ilo "obtSN ~
in saloon. When his eyes begun to leak
pa put his hand io bis tail pocket for h.'
hankcroher oud got hold Of it and gave u
jerk and out came tho Handkerchief enc
tho cards. Well, if he has shufflet
them end ma had cut them, and he hat
dealt six hauds they couldn't have beer
dealt any better They flew into every
Ibody's lap. The deakin that was with mi
got the jack of spades, three noes and {
deuce, and ma got somo nine spots and
king of hearts ond ma nearly tainted
cause sho didn't get better hand, l sposo
The preacher got pair of deuces and
queen Of hearts and he looked up at ra OF
though it xas misdca), and old woman
Who sat across tho aisle, she only got tw'
cards, but that was enough. Pa didn't sc'
what ho had done OF first, cause ho had tb'
hankercher over his eyes, but when h'
ksmelt the rum on it he took it away, ant
sth,a ho saw everybody discardiug, and h