The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-04
WHAT LITTLE r=ops CAN DO.
hIeiedrama Daily Tnaotins In Restau.
rant Re1ore Meeping Angels. n

Meiedrama Daily Enaotins In n Restau-
rant Isecoro weeping Angels.
There WIS a leak in the roof of a
certain down town restaurant. and the
water came down in single drops about
once in every ten seconds, and fell ex-
actly IN the middle of chair in one of
the most inviting parts of the place.
Now a minister viii take considerable
time in which to deliver sermon, and
he has got to repeat his performance
fifty-two times in a year to keep some
Christians in the proper path. but this
little drop of water did more for the
cause of Satan during that dinner hour
than some ministers accomplish in their
line for year.
A business man with a distracted
look on his face would rush in rapidly,
notice the vacant chair-for it was va
Gated every other minute-and, thank
ing his stars for such good seat, would
be in it and have bill of fare in his
hands as quickly as it can be told The
forInality of taking of lis hat was ig-
norcd, and as he had taken the seat
just after a drop had fallen nothing
unusual happened until tho ten seconds
We're up, when suddenly he would
pause, and it was evident to those
seated around him that he was waiting
for n repetition OF something which he
had not been able to appreciate in his
former distracted mood.
He was fully conscious of everything
now, and 1T the end of the ten seconds
zip-sometlIing had fallen on his head,
and he was fally aware of the fact.
Oh came the hat for an inspection, and
his conjecturcs were verified by the
same There were two drops on it.
While lie was making this examination
with his head bent forward another
ten seconds elapsed, and the next drop
fell down his neck, which was brought
just under the leak by his position.
He was q business man. lie had lost
n full minute by taking that seat, and
that's where the innocent water drops
got in their fatal work And another
thing. The other persons seated at
that table knew what was the matter
and had evidently been waiting for the
finale, and HOW they lad considerable
difficulty in keeping their faces straight.
While these things were forcing them
selves upon him another drop struck
him on the head, and while the angels
wept over tho ,nuttered expressions he
gave vent to. he vacated the chair and
the trap was set for another victim, who
soon entered and went through the
same routine The other parties seated
around the table took considerable in
terest in him and had the pleasure of
seeing him, go through the same per
forinance, the symptoms of which they
now knew by heart.
First, there was the look denoting a
realization OF something wrong
Second, the absolute certainty that
something was wrong, and the last at
tempt to say the Lords Prayer back
ward, which entirely changes its mean
ing, rs he left the chair, while the
same angels went again and wondered
where the high salaried ministers
came in.
If you wish to delve in statistics just
note these figures The noon hour is
from half past IL to half past 2. The
chair was empty at the end of every
and you can allow it half
vacancy between Victims
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