Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-03-17

"And In the pl-
And in the pi-ous He delights"
Another hymn had a verse which
seemed to make the choir proclaim
that they were engaged In hunting a
flea:
"And wen catch the fee
And we'll catch the fee
And Well catch the fee ting hour"
Such singing doubtless recalled to
scholarly minds DR.. Johnson's excla-
nation. He was at a concert, and a
friend called his attention to the fact
that the violinist vas playing some
very difficult uns
"Dificult, do you call it, sir2"
growled the doctor; 81 wish it were
impossible"
A good many years ago the follow
ing lines were discovered, written on
a panel in a pew of a Boston church
by some ili-tempered nearer:
"Could poor King David but for onee
To Salem church repair,
And hear his Psalms thus warbled out,
Good Lord, how he would sweari" :.
FERvoR AND FoRGETFULNEss OF A
GREAT MAN.
An amusing story of the fervor and
forgetfulness OF President McUosh, of
Princeton, vonched for by a graduate
of that University is told in the Newark
Call:
The venerable doctor was accus
toned to lead the morning exercises
in the chapel each day, and during the
exercises he gave out the notices to
the students. The closing exercise
was a fervent prayer by the doctor,
One morning after he had read the
notices, a student came up with
another notice that Professor Karge'f
French class would be at nine O'Clock
that day instead of half past nins, al
usual. Doctor McCosh said it was toe
late, but the student insisted that Pro-
fessor Karge would be much disap-
pointed if the notice was not read
The exercises went on and the doctor
forgot all about the notice. He started
to make the final prayer. He prayed
for the President of the United States
the members of the cabinet, the Sem
ators and Representatives, the Gov.
ernor OF New Jersey, the Mayor an6
other officials OF Princeton and Their
came to the professors and instructors
in the college. In the meantime Pro
fessor Karge's notice came TO his
head and the assembled students were
astonished to hear the President say
"And, o Lord, bless Professor Karge
whose French class will be held THU
morning at nine O'Clock, instead of a
half past nine, a. usual"
A CENTER SHOT.
A brother minister was one morning
taking a drive and, noticing a woman
an Irish woman, plodding along by
the roadside and carrying a heavy
basket, he recognized her as n he
had seen at his church and kindly
ask her If she wish to ride.
"Sartinly, sartinly, sur, I wad loik 6
ride" and she lost no time in climbing
into the buggy. Then looking the
minister squarely in the face she askt;
cam bein't yez the preacher fwhat's
prachin' down to the villagea"
eyes, and I think 1 have seen you
at the church, have I not?"
"Oncet or twicet I wuz there; but
me boys, 1t is them fwhat loiks to hear
yer prachin'."
"I am glad if the boys like to listen
to me. Have they been in the habit
of attending church,"
"Well, no, not as ye moight say, fur
they'd no likin' fur the preacher as wu7
here afore yez. Ye sees, it wuz this
way: He was ahl the toim prachin'
the Bible, the Bible. But they tells
me as how yez niver say a word about
the Bible, and that is fwhat the boys
loiks."
Needless to say the preacher took
the hint and enjoyed the innocent and
unintentional rebuke.
FULL INSIDE.
Charles Lamb one afternoon, in
returning from a dinner party, took
his seat in q crowded omnibus, when
q stout gentleman looked in, and
politely asked:
Gall full inside2n
81 don't know how it may be, sir,
with the other passengers" answered
Lamb; ssbut that last piece of oyster
pie did the business for me-"
THE LAME PREACHERS TRAMP.
Recently a Western minister who
walks with crutch and cane had put on
his other suit preparatory to helping
with house cleaning. There came Q
rap at the kitchen door and when the
minister opened it there stood q mar
IA tramp. He glanced at the minis
ter's clothes, his orutch and cane, and
with a waive of the hand said, "Ex-
cuse me, partner, 1 believe you are in
worse circumstances than 1 am" and
left.
HARD ON COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
"on one occasion, when theAthenian
schools we're running to muscle in
stead of brain, Sinon, swell young
college athlete, whose neck was
larger than his head, came to AristIp-
pus and Diogenes and commenced