Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-26

stGiding up tn t;ic young man, who didn't
seem quite sensible of his danger. You've
gone nm stuck your nose inter other reo-
plo's business an I'm goin to pull It,.
An attempt was mudo TO suit the action
to tho word, but before the metaphoriculy
offending member had been so much as
touched somothing--it moved So swiftly
] couldn't be positive 1t was the gentle
mans tist--took Hercules on the jaw ana
sent him sprawling to tho other end of the
car. He didn't get UP Immediately, and
when he did he seemed little hewildered
aa TO whether he had boon knocked down
OF tho train had run off the track. He had
had enough, ut all events wherever it
came from, as was manifest from the sub
dued air with which he took his departure
for the smoking car, whittier his conpan-
ions soon followed, no doubt secretly
chuclling at the result, az usually do the
chuns of whipped bully
Pap Kildcrlsin, the proprietor of the
Now jericho Rest, was the most communi-
catiye Of hosts. Before bedtime that night
/ was thoroughly and accurately cup" in
all the gossip of the place md had its scan
dulous statistics at my fingers ends.
Among other things, / learned that
'statcd preaching" had hitherto been
among the wants OF the community, bu5
that supply" had been at length oh
tanned, and the new minister was expected
to enter ON his duties ON the morrow.
"And refrcshin season he II hev of it,
said Pap.
"Why sop | asked
ooh, Bill Grinkey an t'other chap is goin
to break him in termorrcr, an ef you want
to sec fun ia cdwise you TO go thar.
And l did go--not "to see fun, but, l
trust, from better motives. Pap went, too
by what prompted prefer not judging.
When we reached the church, the minis
ter had not yet made his appearance,
though "A goodly number of hearers had
already assembled. A few minutes later
Yesterdays delegation to the Blueruin
cockhght, headed by the vanquished bully,
sauntered in and walked noisily down the
aisle.
THAT'S Bill Grinkey,' whispered Pap,
Fan them's t'other chaps.
Make way for the muurnCrs! :" sang ont
Bill, crowding with his companions Into a
front seat, where boistcrous conversation
WAS struck up mingled with an incessant
cracking of peanuts
II kin tell yon thnr programme, " Pap
continued. "A pack O crackcrs'll be
fetched off doorin the fust hymc, an pair
o game chickens as a couple o. them chaps
got in thar pocketsll be sot fightin as
soon as the texs gin out, arter which gen
raj Ned'll be in order"
a sudden silence fell upon the congrega-
tion. Not murmur was heard, and tho
peanuts ceased to cracklc. Looking up
saw the new minister in tho pulpit, and
guess my surprise at recognizing him as
the young man that had struck out so
deity from his shoulder the day before
With u clear, manly voice he gave out
hymn, which was sung through without
interruption. a prayer was offered amid
profound and dccorous silence. Another
hymn followed and then a sermon, ear
nest, plain, practical and without Il word Of
cant in 1t. FROM the beginning to tho
end of the exercises not an unsccmly sound
was heard, save IA single incipient crow,
promptly chuked off, from one of the in
visible chickens.
IL say, BIZ, overheard from one of
"t'other chaps" as they made their way
out THAT parsons trump. He breaches
downright good lick an fights fnir -
1t was easy to sec the now minister's
status was settled. l have since heard that
Bill GriDkcy became an exemplary mem
Der OF the church apd the pnrson the happy
husband OF the lazy as whose champion he
first achieved popularity. Exchange.