Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06
BILL GRiG'S RELIGION.


the Boston mountains hen a railroad
survey was made, he sworc That the iron
highway could not be built, cause Whyf
said he. "Simply 'cau,c they KANT Oh,
| know they nave built 'ym through other
mountains, but not in ArkansaW lie .
would sometimes modify his declaration,
and say irat the road could not he built .
within ,wcnly years. but the TACT that ola .
Bill was pIcjudccd was rs prominent rs
the nose of greyhound, or rs
his own red lrol oscis fer that
matter. or nearly thirty years, with
the exception of the dangerous in
terval when nc so,dcrCd with rice he
had dr en- a freight wagon across the
mountains. and lhus wCdicd TO an old
idea ard Il primitive business. he looked
upon any innovation as direct infringe
mcnt upon his own rights. Matrimonially
it Wa, long time before Bill attained sue.
cess not i'll failing to achieve the object
of his unCouth woOing-tor he had been
several times marricd-but in n mcklcss
endcavor as he termed it, to gct the right
sort Of material His wives were noted
for temper, a household accomplishment
in which he lacked many points In re.
ligion, toe, ne called himself Il failure.
One might at church. when a warmly
solicitous preacher begged him TO once
more try the sweet efficacy of the mourn.
er's bench he shook his head, and replied;
no, parSon, | reckon not this spell.
am much oblcegcd to your olIcrin' to set
EN- up, but the fat is, il amt no use
while my present wife is Twin 1t do
peer like my wives is allus agin me havin
ligion, an don't see why, fur never
was stingy with it, but it's jest that way.
The 'ligun | git, parson, peers to be
creased on one side 1t Jest SLIPS before
can turn it over. Many time have
tried to flop it over like you've seed win
min folks do a hoe cake, but it wouldn't
work, fur OIL il would 90 Oh the buttered
side
"Oh. my dear, perishing man! JUS
come this one more time.
We'll, bein as it's free thing, I'll &C
you. but rcckolleck that if She slips OIL il
amt my fault
The next day when Bill went home he
not very cordially greeted by his wife,
i'm, red haired woman whom the roy
ii the "swcctcncr. She was securing
loor and when i'll entered she threw
ruckct of sudS on him and exclaimed:
"W har'vc you been a.hangin out al
night"
ut church most of the time.
"Wcl!, | am sorry for the church, that's
all
NO. Lie. it amt all ! wish it was.
wping the water from his face and sitting
down ON an Old hair trunk. I've beer
waitiu fur it all, fur Id like to hear tho
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