Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-11-16
HE FELT LIKE SINGING.
So the Warbler From Bad Axe Keps -
Up In spite of All Corners.

Up In spite OF All Corners.
He was queer-looking old man,
and as he sat in the waiting room al
the Third street depot with a satchel
between his cow-hide boots he sud.
denly tuned up and began singing:
| Thar's land that is fsirer than day,
And by faith we shall see her sfsr;
| Our Father
''They won't allow that here, old
mani" interrupted man who SAT
next to him.
They won't, eh? What have they
got agin it? I've travelled in seven
| teen different states aud l never had
anybody try to stop ME from sing.
ing"
And he cleared his throat, lifted
his eyes to the ceiling and sang:
In the sweet bimeby-bimeby-
We shall meet ON that beautiful shore;
In the sweet
1--WE don't allow that here, sir!"
said Officer Button, whose attention
had been called to the disturbance.
You don't allow no singin' in
here?"
mo. sir"
NJ III VI iOuS eODRS.
"NO, sir"
"LoOk-a-here" said the old man as
he turned around to face the officer,
''l've bin travelin' up and down this
kentry fur years and this is the fust
time anybody has ever told me to
Shet my head when l was a-singin' 3
hymn"
I'VE can't allow no disturbance
here" replied the officer.
"Disturbance? Does it disturb
anybody for me to sing:
We shall meet-we shall meet
We shall meet on that beautiful shore"
"YOu'l! have to stop that, sir!"
commanded Button.
81 will, eh? I've lived in Michi-
gan, exactly seven miles from Bad
Axe, fur over sixteen years, and I've
never heard OF no law to stop a feller
from singin' when the spirit moved
him. | wasn't singin' no sporttD'
song like:
oh Buffalo gals, are you comm out tonight
Are you comm out tonight
"GOu must obey the rules and
regulations here and keep quiet, said
the officer, while everybody in the
room pressed forward.
"Must, ehl I've been in over forty
different depots this summer, but no.
body objected to my singin' hymn.
Had you druther I'd sing:
-Oh think of the home over thar;
BY the side OF the river of life
Whar the soul"
"You'll have to go or stop!' said
the officer, as he took the old man by
the arm.
rs that accordin' to Michigan
law?"
Its according to my instructions
here" (,
''Is the railroad down on religious
songs?" asked the old man as he slowly
got up.
here is forbidden" replied the officer
"Wall, L feel like singin' I've had
the quinsy fur the last four weeks and
couldn't hardly git my Jaws open,
but Pm better now and | want to
sing. | don't keer to sing any sicb
sportive song as:
The old oakeu bucket-the iron bound bucket
The moss kivered bucket-which hung in tho
we'll
The officer took him by the arm
and led him outdoors, and told him
to stay out until he got through sing
ing and could quiet down, says the
Detroit Free Press.
''Ail right" responded the old
man, as he opened his satchel and
took out piece of sassafras to chew
on. ''YOu folks here in Detroit are
mighty Jechy on the subject Of singin'
and l amt goin' to have morrow and
git in jail over it. I'll do my singin'
out here war thar hain't no law to
prevent, and anybody who don't like
it needn't listen"
And he w.nJ down to the foot of
the street and walked to and fro and
struck up anew and in higher KEY:
In the sveet-in the sweet
In the sweet bineby-bineby,