The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-10-22
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WALKABOUT.
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' "An' faith, he'll pre- 'em."
CORRESPONDENCE.
AUSTIN, October l9.-Dear Walk
about:-There is great complaint
made by several members of one Of
our churches about the way in which
some members of the choir talk i'm
mediately before and during the SER
vice. We hope the ministers of our
churches will see t. at our choirs re-
member that they are in Gods house.
70 all of which Walkabo1t says
Amen, with the accent on the second
syllable.
Again; Is minister justified in
constantly visiting outside Of his con-
gregation and inviting members of
the other churches to attend his ser
vices =, 1t he has not enough visiting
to do IN mis- own congregation, ought
he not-toconflne his zeal to those who
attend no place of worship, and ex-
tend his Invitations to them?
That depends upon ones ideas con-
cerning Justification. A diSobedience
to Gods commands admits of no JUS
tMcation, says the dictionary, and the
dictionary contains all there is in the
Bible, though it is served up in diff
ferent manner.
A Pecan street lady correspondent
desires further information concern
ing that shoemaker who calls himself
an evangelist because he saves soles.
Walkabout has no additional informa-
ton to give that he knows of. He
simply announced the fact and did
not wait for the contribution box to
be passed around. If that shoemaker
is an imposter, it can be easily proved
by giving him few doze pairs Of
so1eless shoes to re-sole, ~ then
watch and see it be does qself
! UT, yUu WISH 10 toSL TllH uoIe
quickly, see ii he can make "a waxed-
end the first time he tries. That's
aWl.
He said he had come to town to
swear and he wanted to find notary
republic. He was Informed that
since the republics had been declared
ungrateful they had all left.
1t is called a horned frog because it
is a lizard. 1t is covered with invert-
| ed smallpox and it is deaf and dumb.
It is not found in the dictionary or
New Jersey.
The editorials written in Austin for
the Galveston News are mostly
"ghostly."
A doctor" in this city will soon put
on the market a pill that he warrants
Ito be a preventive against attacks OF
tizerinktum. He has applied for a
patent.
Walkabout inquired of several bus
mess men yesterday, how business was
| with them, and if all their replies
were condensed into one it would
read thus: Business is somewhat bet
ter than it has been, but not near SO
good as we expected it would be this
month. On the whole it is far from
being satisfactory" 1his goes tC
prove that expectations oYerbalance
the profits.
We are too apt to ascribe business
success to superior business tact aD(
Judgment. This, to some extent, is
true but il is rule that has many ex
ceptions., Some of our best bQsineS
| men lipger. while others, with inferio
business qualifications, 60 ahead. A
nothing succeeds like SUCCESS, thes
latter are too apt to get more credi
than they deserve. A force of circum
stances, which men cannot cOntro
shapes their destiny, struggle as the
may.
If some young writer's do hot sto
cuning the big words out of the die
tionary, there will have to be neV
+ words coined to fill the blanks, G
/ "WebSter's Unabridged" will collaps
: Some one has sent Walkabout
o sa1ve Or ointment which he says
/ good for corns. W. has got enoug
+ Of those remedies now; what he wan
= is something that is bad for corns, {
n rough on corns," it you please.
i. The only way to have a choir tn;
d d will not talk, that can be thought {
Of Of now, is to get, one from the deaf ar
= dumb ayslum. The congregatic
4 could do the singing.
ie A procession of thirteen wagon
loaded with cotton, arrived in town
day, or two since. By the by, VIII
becomes of all the money that is no
paid for cotton? Will some croak
tell us !?
ii So the type is on the way for the @
tagonal STATESMAN. Yes, and t
Webb perfecting press will be he
a soon, and then there will be pap
.lt .alGt large enough to hold all the advertis
d. ments you can send in. You b;
pr better engage your space at once.
Look here; when is that type-settil
machine, that is to revolutionize bul
ness, to come into vogue? We ha
4, got press that prints, folds, past
OF and trims papers, now let us have
Use machine that will set type, wrap a
Pc. DE mail papers, free of charge, and t
zen newspaper business will BE- all right
he he provided that machine will also re
ng Ig them. :,
"Are- you the woman that wants
employ acolored lady to wash p' ask
duskyj damsel, while in the frc
door of an up town residence yesti
rds day. mo, we don't want to wash a
re colored ladies' was the reply.
re- @ Austin, with its $1,000 inhabital
of oughtto support one morning da
paper, and no doubt twill if it is put
shape that pleases them. Wait a Lit
longer. Additional expenses, howev
win OF, necessity require addition
any patronage. -