Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-30
WOLVERINE NEWS.
Two GOOD BROTHERS GO 70 LAW
ABOUT A LADY.S CLOAK.
INTERESTING EPlSTLES FROM
SAGINAW TO BAY CITY.
Items OF Interest from All Parts of
Michigan.
The Tale OF n Coat

BAY Cry, NJ OIL, January 27.--A suit
between two ministers of the gospel was
adjud icated in justice court here recently.
Thelitgants were 10th gentlemen of color.
One resides in Saginaw and the other in
Bay City. Each is the leader OF n more or
less prosperous and devout flock of colored
brothers and SISTERS who regard their re-
spective pastors with all tho respect and
veneration due to conscientious gentlemen
of the cloth. The focks, however, did
not figure in the lawsuit except as interest
cd spectators. The casus belli was ladys
plush cloak of uncertain age. 1t was the
property OF the Saginaw clergy man, or
rather of his wife. In time it came 10 pass
that the Bay City preacher began to covet
his neighbours wife cloak and duly made
overtures for the purchase OF the same. 1t
was agreed that S25 was a just price for the
article. The sum of So was paid in cash,
the balance to follow on tho installment
plan. The goods were delivered and the
better half of the Bay Ci'. pastor was re-
splendeut in the fgurative velvet and fine
raiment. But there was a thorn in the
side of the Bay City people. The cloak
was too small. 1t did not como up to ez-
pectations and this so ranked in the breast
of the lord of the household that he con-
cluded not to pay any more on the garment.
The instlllment plan was not pursued fur
ther In the fu.rcs5 of time it began to
dawn on the Saginaw preacher that there
was something coming to him. lie knew
from experience that the Hardness of tho
doctor could not be due to lack of funds.
1t must be forgetfulness induced by press
of spir .tuai cares. He would write Here
is the first epistle TO the Bay Citizen:
"Saginaw. Oct. Is, 1890. - Esteemed
Brother: take the liberty TO remind you
that there is due me payment on that
cloak. Will you kindly attend to it? Your
brother in Christ, -" The results of
this communication were not all that had
been anticipated. In fact no results were
apparent and no payment Here is the
second ep.stle: Saginaw, Nov. l, $780,
Dear Friend: Will you attend to that cloak
matter at your earliest opportunity? Yours
truly. -" And still no further in
stallments came TO gladden. the household
of the Saginaw pastor. Third ep.stie:
"Saginaw, Dec. 20, 1S90.-Sir: Pay for
that cloak at once or l shall pro
coed TO law. Respectfully, -"
Aud thus it came to pass that Justice
Perrott was called upon to settle an
earthly difference between two gentlem en-
whose thoughts and professions are
spiritual. AS the two litigants sat in court
on opposite sides of the table their looks
were not suggestive of the time when 1.-THE
lion and the lamb shall walk together and
little child shall read them" The Sagi-
nav man looked very ugly and the Bay
City man retorted in kind They glared
at each other in q way that would indi-
cate deep seated hatred ranking in the
breast OF each. ''Yo' honah," said the
local pastor, ''de title TO de cloak is in me.
1t became mine when it was turned over to
me, yo' honah." ''De title. yo' honah,"
exclaimed the other SIS in me till dc
cloak is paid for, yo' hoaah." The court
took the latter view of the case, and the
Bay City preacher was Obliged to return
the coat.