Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-11-17

WV klF combs - were tilted
back on an array of
slipperv-bottomed chairs Mt the front
entrance of livery stable. They had
been arguing about the superior points
Of several horses and girls of their ac-
ouaintance. when q church bell began
to toll for funeral.
"Another man joined the Turf
Club" observed one of the worthless,
atfectionately greeted as "Pimples.
"Be my turn an yourn, mebbe, after
hisn," suggested a bow-legged associ-,
ate in lavender plaid breaches.
"Then you'll squeal like sucking
pig" forecasted another, who was busy
designing landscape effects in tobacco
juice. :,
with gleeful grin.
you fellers oughter rent pew in
church an git pious," advised the
Lo ,tler. rs he hung up harness.
ooh, rats!" emphasized the worthy
in lavender.
"Come off. will ye," entreated the
landscape gardener, as he connected
two lakes together by wide and spa
cious channel.
"Turn on the hose" suggested q
supplementary member of the group,
with ears like the sails on an oyster
lugger.
This symposium of remarks was
meant to betoken dissent from the hos
tiers opinion.
But the hostler was quite undaunted.
chats what said," quoth he, in a
tone slightly shaded with menace.
"Humph!" retorted "Pimples, con.
temptuousIy. WAITS de good O goin'
t. church? Preachers don't know
nothin' no more'n nobody else"
wall, they dor defended the
"Naw, dey don't!" exclaimed "Pim-
pies" quite savagely. "Dey jest don't
know nothin'. Wat do they know
about baseball, FIR instance? Dey
can't tell bat from goose-egg. An
ye never see any of 'em at sluggin
match, or takin' a spin round de track
wild de rest O dc boys"
CHATS So" affirmed o wizzen-faced
old sinner, as he joined the group
He had but two teeth visible, and &
shattered fragment of clay pipe
stem chung to them like turret-shel
on the tail of hermit crab.
"Ye can't trust a preacher. neither,
contributed the lavender kid. zone
of EN- caught me openin' the Jackpot
in his synagogue once, wen L was jest
ready to rake in the stuff. He bloweC
on me the same as if wasn't no Chris
tian, an my old man had TO flash the
dust to git me off If l had a gun
"I'm no sucker" interrupted the
hostler, in decided tone. Il know
all about religion. | used to drive ;
hearse Gnl see ministers at every
funeral / went to. They can tell yol
mora'n five minutes than's in the hui
Clipper Almanac You big-mouthet
dudes Invent any sense. You maxi
me tired" And the quite disgruntle(
hostler began to work the pump handle
with exec sSive vigor.
You eentlm'n hasn't seen as mucl
as have" piped in the man with tn
dental ruins. Il got religion oncet wa,
back in the forties These ministe
felIers II tell ye all about hell and
lot of other furrin' places, an make y
as skittsh as spring colt. A MAJ
can't live only just oncet, and If h
don't put in full time he's q durnet
fool. That's all have to say"
can You're right, too, guv'nor," rs
scented the landscape artist, as he pu
the finishing torches On Il model of
crevasse in Louisiana levee. "Tal
about hell! I've seen more hell In on
night than any minister has in life
time"
"Beecher said there amt no he'll n
more" commented one of the gang.
We'll, he was right, too. A Teller :
ought ter have another chance wen Ii
curls up his toes, remarked "Pin
pies"
"Damme eff he hadn't oughter."
"Bob Ingersolls too big fer ye
though" discoursed the learned poS
SCISSOR of tn, picturesque incisorl
Wat he don't know about hell ain
: worth KNOWN No danger for us poe
devils when big bugs like him ain
skeclod Boecher was all sole
though" he hastenel to add, a
though 10 show his moral sympath
with the late, divine. Mark my words
boys. The fallers wat go in an ell
Joy theirs lives aint goin' to miss the
, SLIGO of the heavenly pie. You Je'
wait an see"
"H4ckon we'll hafter," soliloquize
the individual with the parabolic leg
j. Il say, gents, interposed "Pimples
| "deres truck full O beer unloadin' {
de corner Let's step over and loosen
! "Yaas; we oughter spring once aft
! al this yawpin'' obs rived Lavender
I Aud it was this cheering suggestio
that tt rminatad the exchange of reli
4 ious opinions for the time being.