Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-30
days. Count on me every time.
WHAT'S the damape?'

the laughter | knew was upon me.
Zone day 1 was in my study when
German brother from the country
came in and wanted me to visit his
sick wife.
what is the matter with Katrina,
Hans?' inquired.
SO, der is Something's the madden
NIT her livers and her mind is berang-
ed, dat's vat I dink.'
well, Hans, you better get a
physician, he can do more good than
|, was the argument used on him,
but he was not to be put off.
Mine shimminy grashions, amt
you CUTE in cases Of berangement?' :"
l have since thought would make
application for the chaplaincy ofsome
insane asylum, and no doubtmy con-
gregation would heartily approve.
Il had choir down in New Eng-
land that had so much of the spirit
Of the mule in it that l doubt very
much if it's members ever enter
through the pearly gates and are
transferred to the heavenly chorus.
They were kicking almost continually,
and once. When on strike. conclud-
ed to bear with them no longer.
They were in their places all right on
this particular Sabbath morning, but
they had informed me that they
would not sing Il note until Brother
-, one OF their number, was reduc-
ed to the pews. This ! absolutely re-
fused to do and gave out as the open
ing hymn:
Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God
But children of the heavenly King =
May speak their joys abroad.
"They sang that hymn and I never
was again troubled by their striking.
The lesson proved etfectual.
ga somewhat similar incident hap
pened to brother minister with
whom once exchanged pulpits. In my
congregation was a delightful young
lady, the brother intended wife, and
with her parents he stopped on the
Sabbath Of the exchange. The young
lady's name was Mary, and all for
getful OF the fact the young brother
gave out this hymn:
o, that could forever sit
With Mary ut the Masters feetl
Be this my huppy choice;
My Only care delight and bliss.
My Joy, my heaven on earth be this
70 hear the Bridegroom voice.
'"Ihey are husband and wife now,
and he is q prominent professor in
an Eastern college, buthe often refers
to that day, and as he recounts to a
knot offellow clergymen his confusion
when he realized from the smiles ofthe
audience what he had done, one
would scarcely take him for a digni-
fed doctor divinity.
"Parson,' said a rather seedy
looking individual as he walked into
my study one morning, 4 want to
get married. Now, there was moth
ing strange in that; in fact, it was a
most frequent occurrence, but his
tone indicated much nervousness, and
l tried my best to make further con-
versation easy to him. Finally after
a strained attempt at several topics,
including the weather, he rose to
leave and SIS he grasped the knob
of the door he suddenly turned
around and managed to say, after
the manner of one doing some disa-
greeable duty: =. $50
"'l'm poor man and can't afford
to pay for a long ceremony, pardner.
Make it as short as possible-iust
enough to tie us. Mary won't catch
on.
"Poor fellow he probably thought
a marriage ceremony cost according
to it's length, but 1 promised to cutit
short and was rewarded by dona-
ton of so cents.
"This is but one side ola minister's
life. Full of meaning and RESPONSE
bility is the other Life is to short
to always play, too full of response
blllty, too earnest. But | believe he is
a better man, can serve his fellows
more, whose heart chords are in tune
with the great charms OF lives about
him. This is what minister's life
has taught me-"
Two Steamer Loads of Cats.
From the Saturday Review.
The Egyptians mummifed mice,
bulls, alligators, and animals in gen.
eral, partly because they were, as
rule, gods, partly to supply, we pre-
sumo, the fauna OF Amenti, the home
OF the dead. Not long aroa modern
fellah fell into an ancient cats ceme-
terry by accident, and found himself
among the rather CHASTITY feline
mummies off 200 years ago. Then
awoke the modern spirit, chartered
two steamers, and carried twenty
tons of tail-waggers off to Liverpool.
These cats had been divine, all of
them children OF Pasht. When they
died the neighbors cried, the family
shaved itself, and went into mourn
ing. At a fire the main object of
was not to put the fire
out, but to keep the cats out of it.
"The cats lie covertly in watt"
says the old translator of Herodotus,
Han6 cn6oD1u co11rcinr touorJ +bo