Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-08
THE TOUCHING SERMON.
And the Impression 1t Made on Three
Pious Society Maidens.

] Scene: A fashionable boudoir.
| Alice-Oh, mother, we had such a beau
| tiful sermon
Eva-Lovely.
! Kate-Most eloquent
Mother-I am the more sorry that thi;
swollen face has kept me away frcm church
Who was preaching?
Alicia stranger. The yerger could
not tell us his name
Eva-But most striking looking man
Kate And we shall never forget what
he said.
Mother-What was his text?
Eva-His text? Let me see. Alice
where was his text?
Alice-I-I think it was from st. Luke.
Kate-Oh, Alice how can you say 50?
Why, it was from Deuteronomy.
Alice-That am sure it was not. Why,
he kept talking of the Evangelist.
Mother-Perhaps, my dears, if YOU told
me the words l should know the place.
Alice-I never could remember words.
Eva-Nor |.
Kate-They don't think anything Of
mere verbal repetition at the High School.
Mother-But ! should like to CLEAN
some information of this very beautiful
sermon. What was it about?
Alice (after q pause We'll, mother. il
was about-it was about-reEgion.
Mother-l presume so but that is
rather wide suhiect, and capable of very
varied treatment What particular branch
of it did he take up?
Eya-Oh, mother. his action was so
graceful-not too violent, you know, Just
sufficient to enforce attention.
Mother-And, as ii was sufficient to en-
force attention, am waiting to hear few
particulars Of what he said.
Alice-There were some striking auec-
dotes.
Kate-Yes; that one about the bear,
for instance. A Lapiander was once pur-
suing 4 bear
Eva-Now, Kate The bear was pur-
suing him.
Kate-Well, it was one way or the
other. And the Laplander had a Bible in
his pocket, which his mother had given
him.
Eva-No; his grandmother.
Alice--It was not Laplander at all.
You are confusing it with another anec-
dote. II was It Young English sailor
Eate-Well, Lapiande-or English sailor,
or whatever he was, he was just close 10 the
bear, when
Eva-Iou are missing out the best part
of the story. Before he started his grand
mother had said to him
kate-Ah, yes; but, il you remember,
he had first sold to his grandmother--
Lya-Gou ere quite wrong.
kate-Do let me 90 on. At all events.
he and his grandmother had been talking
together
Alice-You forget Kate. that the grand
mother was deaf and dumb. That was the
touching part Of the story. So she pointed
to the Bible
kate-Nonsense, Alice. I am sure the
graudmother-
Mother-I am afraid, dears. you Will
rot make much Of that anecdote. But. let
me know the main drift and design OF the
sermon.
Era-Mother, dear, YOU are Q little tire
some. You can not expeytus to repeat the
seImon right oil. 1t cage us a great deal
Of most excellent advice.
Mother-ln reference to what?
Ega-Oh, our conduct. 7 never heard
one more calculated 10 do good. The illus
trations were especially clever.
Mother-As for instance?
Eva-It would be impossible to do them
justice You see, if you separate them from
the coltext
Mother-WelI, then, we will drop the
illustrations. I shall be satisfied with the
heads Of the discourse,
Aiice-I don't think it had any heads.
Kate-How can you say 50? am sure
he spoke Of coming to the last head though
| forgot what it was
Eva-We met the Tidfts coming out of
church, and they heartily agreed with US
in our admiration Of the sermon.-Hart-
ford Post