New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
SMALL ENOUGH TO SQUEEZE THROtGH'
THE PARSoN TELLS \ STORY ABOUT MAN
WITH 4 CONSCIENCE.

THE PARSON TELLS 4 STORY ABOUT y -""-'
WITH 4 CONSCIENCE.
"That remind, me-" said the Parson, as he took an
other handful Of crackers from the barrel ana cut a
slice from the cheese on the counter WhlIe the P'o
rre,or Of thc store moved unca,ly I'm hi seat " That
reminds me Of the experience Of member OF the hu I'll
OF which | was the pastor up IN Oregon one 'pnns.
Tile story was told to me by Brother Jones himself
while In a fit Of rcmor-e.
9sparson.' he said 10 me; 'parson, doyou remem-
tcr the lin that 20 every IA IN" 81 the 'hu c.
TO contribute quarter for The purpose of paying Tor
the hymn-books which Lad Just been bought f'I the
sunday school"
eyes said. .nrothcr Jones, I remember the lime
very we'll
".Wcll parson, he continued i sat th-rc ia my
seat watching that contribution box 90 around and
seeing nearly everybody drop In quarter Nh"n u
came to Brother smith h. pat In nan dolli' ana
don't know Why It was. unl'.' satan lAd me lh III,
clutches hut said 10 elf Ther'. now. H. la, put
In enough 10 make up for niue" aud ! felt ~ The
Widow Franklin and she did not put In anythlne.
There said /. now III have 10 Iut In my gnr.rr
n lime, are hard and the children q, n'''i Nh" MI"
the prospect, for crops are not 60 III. lchi.
'Whlic was thinking th, way Elder H"nn't'
IN .scd the box Brother Brown and %" pi' ~ another
my ear There. that's for YOU. ana 50 WIN NE h'N
reached me next just looked the other way aud Ei"r
Bcunet based along Z, tue next pow anrr eifirs ihr
box shake 10 attract my attention. but pr"''ndri
not 10 notice II. o.,
We'll YOU know. / had nearly seven milr, 10 walk
home. when ] got half and va gong 'i'usn
the woods IL b. gan rain hard and Il gr~ DARK uuch
sooner than had counted ON. remembered 4 hollow
tree lust bic enough ~. me- I" ~iu"'f" iutn winch
stood n little further 80 hurried ani reached II
before ] got very wet The rain began 10 pour down
now 80 decided r,nnn In the tIcr until II stopped
knowing that the fpll. would MT Worry. h"cdu-"
often remained In town over night When ] went To-
church sunday made mS eli a. conlr tlb.c =.
possible IN that tree and -O'I"lOW nr nlnnr liH
a-lr.I, and never woke up uuiil daylight th" next
morning. When did up.n my eyes found that tue
water Ind .Oahcd That ir"c and ~Nrlld u MP ~ ih"
crack through when ! had c;aWlc1 nv'"f wa, Mt
more than an inch wide. va prisoner. sure
enough. and | might A. well have tried 10 make Flint
my landlord. KNOCK of some al The r.nt 81 my Farm
I'm q bad wear 10 nv and open thai crack am.
had on my best clotIc, and had left even my Jack
knife al home.
well. Won know. Par-on. that T. rain- sometime
three DAYS sometimes week and often month mp In
this country when II cc'~ good start looked ont
Of the crack and there dill n" Sem 10 b" CHANG
Of it, stopping. Then began 10 think. "SuPp',e
shnuIi L. confined here untl >tlryc io Il 'aih o."
With this thought came rccocctlon~ ~ my past lie
not according 10 the Ten Commandments. nr the Uu
kind wf'- ! had spoken 70 my wifr and children and
then felt I'm my pocket ana my hand toucicd tlr
quarter which l bad kept the day before instead Of
putting Il on The pla'c.
'Wouli Won believe II. Par>on. when thought or
that felt small that passed ont thi ongh that crack
without the sl.y't"~t dincultv.'
Then The store door opened and ClOs,d srfily willie
the l0unccIS caught their breath There y
mcmcntary cold bias, from without and The Passon