The Osceola times., 1883-03-10
HAMAN'S ROPE.
Almost a Tragedy In the Mulkittie Door
Yard.

Yard.
Arkansaw Traveller.
A great revival was in progress. MIR.
Mulkittlc had worked ardently for the
rebirth of man, that birth which Nicode-
mus questioned, but without which man
cannot pass through the gates of the new
city, seen by the evangelist, coming down
ont of the clouds. The redolent branch
cs of lilac endeavor had been woven into
n chaplet Of success. Evil men of dog
fennel minds might say that MIR. Mulkit-
ties determined campaign against the
evil one who corrupted the pure breath
divinely blown into Adam and then given
as a side issue to Eve, was caused by
promise from the rulers and elders, to
saw nothing of the Pharisees and scribcs,
that ifa certain number of sinners were
harvested, the salary of the good Mr.
Mulkittle would be materially increased;
but evil men will always live and in
their bosoms evil, nurse opinions worse
than evil, vile.
Among the workers around the altar
was an "old-timer" from away back"
He belonged to the dramatic school Of
mourners- bench "brow-beaters." He was
known as Uncle Pete Dickson and his
fist, redeemed by the sharp sleet that
has fallen along the roadside of his win
tiers, looks like dogwood maui. He did
not hesitate to stand in front of the pull
pit, point at young man and exclaim,
"you are going to hell in a load OF
shucks, sir"
1t was very natural that Uncle Pete
should be one of the Muikittle family
during the revival. He was so willing to
impart information, and was so patient OF
explanation, that Mulkittles boy almost
regarded him as specially sent to scatter
knowledge. One night after services,
Mulkittle rehearsed an old sermon which
he thought was lost, but which Mrs. Null
kittle, in driving hen out OF an old
bandbox, found, lending its assistance to
an old wool hat in the construction of a
nest. 1t is not unnatural for chicken
| to be the foundation of a sermon, but a
sermon acting as the foundation of a
chicken in embryo, was regarded as Pc
culiar by the preacher, and even looked
upon as a good omen. The "old-timer"
sat by the fire, squirting yellow spray,
extracted from natural leaf tobacco.
Young Mulkittle, gravely impressed by
the spiritual atmosphere, entered the
room and asked of the "man from away
back"
'rHow old are you?'
"Sixty-nine."
"What's the news ?"
"Whats the ncws?" repeated the old
man in astonishment. "News about
what ?"
Anything"
81 don't get at the inside workings of
your spirit. You are but child, and it
is well that thou shouldst ask for news,
for inasmuch as great deal concerning
the world is given thee, some little con-
cerning the soul may be also given. The
news which thou shouldst hear, fair child,
is that thou hast merely ascended the
steps leading to the eminence from which
thou canst see the broad and wicked
plain of life"
"You lived long time before my pa
was borned, didn't you?"
"Years; yea, many years"
"Did you ever see Goliah ?"
"No; he had gone to a just death, years,
yea, thousands of years, before my time. "
(Which would you rather see, David or
GOLIATH"
"Datid, a hundred, yea, thousand
| times"
"Td rather see Goliah."
"Why, my childY'
"'Cause, he was the biggest. But Samp-
son could'cr killed him, couldn't he"
"Yes, with ease"
Sampson could'er killed David,
couldn't he?"
81 don't know"
"Why don't you know"
Because the Lord hasn't told me-"
"Why hasn't He told your"
Because it hath not seemed meat to
Him."
'Did it seem bread to Him Who was
il that saw the booger coming out of the
water"
"John; and in his own deep-rooted
language he SAYS: And | stood upon
the sand of the sea, and saw beast rise
up out of the sea, having seven hcad'
and ten horns -"
"What is besst?".
"A great dragon"
"A booger ?"
ayes; a terrible griffin" and he looked
around to see il Mr.. Mulkittlc were near
for he had heard that gentleman say
griffin, and was in doubt as To whether
or not his own application were correct
Did he have seven mouths|
eyes; horrible mouths, yea, terrible
mouths"
"And he had ten hornsF"
"Yes."
"Was he drunk"
Drunk repeated the astonished old
man.
"Yes, for Uncle Henry said to a mar
that he had only three horns an they
made him drunk"
"Your Uncle Henry is sinner, yea, q
man whose nose shifts the steam from
the worlds flesh pots"
"Who was it that was hung so high p
"Haman, called the Agagite, and ac,
cording to good authority, Agag was q
name usually applied to the Amalekite
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