The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-03
A Lesson I, tie Bows.

1T was the shortest and most effective ser
mon / ever witnessed-ddn' hear it."
The gentleman who gave voice to the above
remark, says the Chicago Mail. stood chatting
with number of friends last evening in the
foyer of Hooley's Theatre, awaiting the close of
the last act of THE Charity Ball -
Let us have it, said one of the listeners
Anything in the shape of sermon which
could interest you must indeed be one of para
mount importance"
'Oh, it won't take long to tell it. There was
not word said in the sermon Just motion
preacher" ''.-
Well, tell US about it, why don't you?"
Wniie waiting for grip-car on Ashland
avenue and Madison street, this evening" he
began, Il noticed a number of little chaps hop
| ping on and off the cars whenever the conduct
or's back was turned. 1t looked like dangerous
play, and felt like catching one of them and
giving him a good od-fashioned spanking
Besides myself there was a gray haired, kindly
faced old gentleman, who looked at the antics
of the boys rather sadly.
suddenly the old gentleman in shrill voice
cried out to the youngsters; Boys, boys, don t
| jump on those cars. Soma of you will surely
get hurt But, of course, the rascals paid no
attention to him; in fact they laughed as they
continued Their sport at every opportunity. 1
had missed several east bound grips so inter
eSted was in what was going on.
Again the old fellow called the lads: Boys,
come here moment and let me tell you how
| foolish you are and what danger you are plac-
| ing yourselves in by leaping on and off those
| cars The boys scrambled up to the curbstone
near the walk where the old man was standing
| and prepared to listen to what he might have to
| say.
/ Ibid you ever hear your papas real of the
many accidents which happen to little fellows
| like you while playing about moving carsY Did
| you ever see any person who had been hurt by
his careesSness on a grip train?
| Ihere was no answer, except that the young
rogues looked a each other and sort of grinned
and wondered why the old gentleman took such
an interest in them and their sports And evil
! IDENTIFY grandfather read their thoughts, for he
| hastily added: L have a little grandson who
| played about these cars, though forbidden to do
| so by the conductors as well as his parents He
| does not do so now, does he Frankiey asked the
old man, as he turned to haxen haired, blue
| eyed little fellow who stood beside him.
| " No, grandfather answered the boy.
| And will you tell those foolish little fellows
| why he does not?'
| Now here's the sermon" said the man in
| the foyer. The boy made no answer; he lust
| showed out the stump of what had once been
| his right leg and burst into tears That was ali.
Inc kind old grandpa kissed his pretty but Grip
| pied grandson, and with his hand on his shout
der the two slowly walked up the avenue
| We'll, sir, those little rats stood stock still
| for moment or so and gazed with wide eyes
at the crippled boy as he moved away. Then
| with very earnest faces they quietly turned
| corners and went their various ways to their
| homes as thoughtfully as though they were
| going to their own funerals. That's the sermon,
/ the most impressive and effective that | ever
| witnessed, for there was nothing to hear
| about it,"
Quite sc" vouchsafed one of the party. "but
it's dollars to peanuts that those little fellows
were back again inside an hour making the life
| OF the conductors burden"
We'll, perhaps. Guess you're right. BOYS
will be boys"