The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-17
CHICKENS PREACHERS
A GOOD STORY IN WHICH REV.
P.J. CARRAwAY,

/, The For Febr. Presiding Elder of the
Wisto5s Nistric,, Figures-How
He Looked for Lost Fowls.
If preachers are not the most woe
| fully slandered people in the world
| they are very fond of chicken chicken
stewed, chicken fried, chicken broiled,
chicken baked, or chicken in any
shape, so it is chicken and well pre-
pared.
The "Clothn without reference to
creed, are said to be as fond Of it as the
old darkey is of 'possum-and that is
saying great deal.
While there is not much competi-
tion, Methodist preachers easily take
the lead in this fondness, that is to
say, if one half OF all we hear is true or
half true.
Anyway this story, which Is told and
vouched for by Joe Reece, concerns
Methodist brethren and oca urred ia
Greensboro last week.
Rev. S. FL billiard, who for four
years was pastor Of West Market.
Street Church, Greensboro, but now
stationed at High Point, went to the
former place on Monday to visit
friends. OF course his ol0 friends and
parishioners were eager to do him
honor and invitations to dine were
numer0us-So numerous. in fact, that
he must have found it difficult to
make choice. However, he finally
decided TO go with Rev. p. j. Cara
way, the new presiding elder OF the
Greensboro district, who put his best
foot furward-and knowing IL was
useless to ask preacher, NJ thodi>t
preacher in particular, what he desired
for dinner, StralghtWay sent servant
TO the market and ordered three
chickens-fat, nice, tender chickens
Now the Rev. Mr.. Carraway has not
been resident of Greensboro very
loLg and few people outside OF his in
innate friends know wnere h. resides;
50 it was that the servant told the
market man to send them down lo
West Market where Rev. DR.. Weav-
er formerly resided but the delivery
boy didn't exactly catch on aud under
stood the fat, tine, toUthsome fowls
were to be sent tn where DR.. Weaver
lives" and there he delivered them
In time Bro. Carraway's cook, hay
ing the little pot in the big one" and
everything in readiness, became impa-
tieaJ at the non-aFFigal Of the chick
ems. Time was floating along towards
the dinner hour and she knew a
preacher was always eager for his
meals, especially if chickets was to be
in order; so a boy was again sent to
market whe returned in short time
with the inteiiigs GCS tGs-t be delivery
boy had left the fowls at the residence
of DR.. Weaver. which, however, is just
a few doors east OF where DR.. CarraWay
lives, and on the same street.
Reing at the end Of her wits, the
| cook-fearing trouble il she under
took to invade DR.. Weaver's premises
and purloin provisions especially chick
ens-forthwith communicated the
| facts to DR.. Carraway
Nov, Brother Hiiliard, just listen
| to that" DR.. Carraway is reported to
have said, while BIO. H1lli4rd smiled.
Continuing, the host said: 81 must
| have those chickens. but Bro. j. w.
! Lee, the evangelist, is to be with DR..
| Weaver for dinner aud L expect I'll
have some fun, but | must have those
| chickens" So off ne Irudged and found
| Bro Lee aud DR. Weaver in plea ant
conservation. tut The latter declared
| he knew nothing about any chickens
! belonging to DR.. Carraway being in
/ his possession.
! BE careful. Bro. Weaver" Mr.. Lee
remarked; Bro Carra~ry has Bro.
| Hilliard with rim today; they want
| TO dine on chicken" but DR.. Weaver,
| in his most III bane manner, accom-
| panied his visitor to the chicken coop
and sure enough there were the afore-
| said chickens, which DR. CarraWay
lost no time in having transported
TO the boiling pot at his own resi-
| dence.
We do not know what were Bro
Lees intentions before this episode,
but he didn't cine with DR. Weaver,
for he was registered at the Bennow
that day for dinner, giving an air OF
| plausibility to the fact that he had
told his people he was going to dine
out and having 'changed his mind
went to the Benhow, ashamed To &C
back home.