Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

out beer to the sinful people in carriages had
never seen him before. Would it be wrong
/ for him TO slake his thirst with couple OF
| glasses Of beer? One glass would hardly lay
the dust half way down his throat. The
second one would reach its destination in his
midst, and relieve his sufierings. Once more
Parson Downycouch glanced around. The
coast was clear. He rode boldly up to the
door and to the blond German who appeared.
he said;
1.-TWO sehooners Of beer, quick"
"a minute later the parson, still sitting on
his horse had a schooner in each fist. He
was just about to raise the right hand
schooner to his lips. He glanced around
and, horror OF horrors, coming down the
road, not fifty yards distant horse and
buggy, and In the vehicle were Mrs. Colonel
Percy Ycrger and Mrs, Peterby. both ladies'
being members Of his own church.
Fortunately he saw them before thew saw
him. The parson turned as white as the
foam of the beer. He was so impollte as to
Keep his back turned to the ladies'. but under
the circumstances he was justiilahle. He
reyerentially held the two schooners in front
OF himself. He thought that horse and buggy
would never go past.
Neither of the ladies' suspected for n
moment that the broad bacl, and vest Of the
rider belonged to their pastor, and all would
hayo ended well, had It not been for the
parsons horse looking after the recedinr
buggy, and recognizing perhaps an old ac-
qualntance in the animal that propelled 1t,
he dehherateiy turned, and began to walk
rapidly after the aforesaid receding vehicle
me parson could not reach for the reins to
oneeA up the animal, as he had a schooner of
Deer IN each hand. In gentle voice. so as
not 10 be heard by those in the buggy. he re-
quested the horse to ''ghoaw Instead of
which the animal, finding himself atm nm
restrained by the reins. trotted bristly nfta-
,he buggy, aud before the parson could col
ieet his thoughts, and get rid of the evidence
oil ms guilt, no was within ton feet of tho
vehicle, being lolted up and down, holding
out schooner OF beer at arms length as 4, he
was inviting both Mrs. Yerger and Mrs.
feterby to stop and try some themselves.
Mrs ferger looked back, and when she saw
ner own beer denouncing pastor. with a
palhiul eSpression, bobbing up and down.
noidihg Out two glasses OF beer, she uttered
@ieminine cry Of dismay, and laid the wbip
on her horse.
On its not ?ossiblel" exclaimed Mrs.
feterby' 'Parson Downycouch drunk ~
Yes, it is possible Cwhacs whaek1 said
MRS. Yerger; "he is full Of beer. Won co,,
near the beer swesh about inside Of him,
ana what will people say about us il thew
sec him chosing us in this wayYp and The
whip. -''0 "'''' 'i'e
"Bolicel bolicel Shop dot scbounarel
tlget away already said a loud voice in
broken English, that proceeded rom a NOV
ing ing cloud Of dust behind the parson. II was
~, German harkeepor, who desired to collect
the two schooners and the money e., ths
Deer, with which Parson Downycoueb WINS
pAp,'zins himself, his horse and the dusty
reaa, with protuse liberalty and language 10
On heoring the voice Of the German bar
seeper' who was trying to oyertale MIN with
hostile intent, rarson Downycouoh made no
lurther eiiort to keep back his steea nom
osersakins the buggy. The noble animal
S'e'''0k me buggy, and passed 1t In inv.
MS , lerger and Mrs. Peterby caught n
sulnpse Of hareheaded horseman IN a rain-
-" OF beer. They heard SOMA triebtful