Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
A JOKE ON cLERGYMEN.
How n Newspaper Man Upset q Carfui Of
Preachers in Washington

How n Newspaper Man Jpset q Carfui Of
Preachers in Washington.
II is wrong 10 play jokes on the clergy,
and only very sinful people ever DO IL. There
is an e1-newspaper m4l, we'll known on tho
Row, who wears the sruuggest face. the min
isterial air and the most clerical spectacles Of
any man in the business During a recent
convention, which drew several hundred
clergynen to Washington Mack that isn't
his name) got into "a Fourteenth rect car
fun of ministers, stumbled half way up the
aisle. and caught the eye of fellow news-
paper man.
why, Brother Thompson, how 10 YOU
dog no exclaimed, grasping his hand and
shaking it eifusigeiy. Mock sat across the
aisle and started running conversation
which could be heard all over the car.
Let me see, Brother Thompson; haven't
seen you since the triennial cOsclavest Chau-
tauqua in 1873. How is your Buffalo charge
getting alongl How Is Mrs. Thofppsoni Did
you get your salary raised; Eos That Is too
bad did. 1 worked my congregation nice
". | bad friend in Cleveland who u on
the staff OF secular newspaper, and be was
unscrupulcus enough 20 work up boom for
me there until received offer Of 5000.
OF course my congregation wasn't going 70
be outbid--ha. ha--and they saw that sj,Go0
and went them 81 900 better. That was in
Nav, one year ago
The whole car WIS attention by this time,
and Mack was the focus Of thirty pairs Of GU
rfous eyes.
Along in June / sat for my portrait 1
get 40 per cent. gross On those you know.
What do you Feti Nothingi On. dear.
Brother Thompson, you really neglect your
opportunities Let me sse. ] received from
the church fair proceeds alons last year-fths
amount was lost Ia a Whisperl But tkes<.
portraits wers very bad. Thsy made ms
look thin aud carcworn. / sent four dozen
Of then, around 20 the dear iaiies, and 10
would have dune your hsart good 20 $50 how
they worked and RI nd 400 70 .snd their
pastor % TO Europe. bear you are think
ing q taking new char9sf isttsos VANS
% have chance 20 work over your old sex-
mons Been eight years IA ons p,aosi Well.
dOot blame you ] can't very well You
So nt.ve made a good many investments IA
nv cfty. and ~ would psoe<satsts too may
Sacrifices % trsak tho old tss- Stil thsre
are other Ways. sbocssted IN n>sotsttnx
an e1chaegs 81 10 ssrrnoLs fur an ad-u,racS
series By DIR. Scott, Of san Fraocssco. To
good rIan Wa much yssasssi at tie sxehasEs.
There. there, Oh. dear. dear. | have jnss
cail.a 70 mind 4hat q fazniiY which hAs bssn
il, z. Y church for tes yesrr has tsss usoysd
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sscossAs church They may rsuzsnber thnss
serrnons. On, dear. i; may risks truoofs for
Dr. Sccra
Mack eis.soklsd and pok~d Brother Thonp-
=e-," IN see sits WITH ais umbrella Is vasa
rasay Gay
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