Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-05-04

day and the first one said to the other that
bis father was raising some simply enor-
nous cabbages, they were so large that one
hundred cattle could stand under leaf OF
one of them. Then the second one said
that his father was making brass kettle
and this kettle was so large that the men
who were working on it could not hear the
ring of each Others hammers. ''Why,
what are you going to do with such big
kettle?" asked the first. 'Oh! we made that
to boil your fathers cabbsg es in,'' was the
reply.
| am reminded too, OF the two boys, one
Of whom was Boosting of his remarkable
eyesight and the other of his bearing The
one who was Boosting of his eyesight said
to the other, do you see that church
steeple about a mile away? Well, | can
see fly walking on that steeple. can you?"
ssNo,n replied the other, ''but can plain
ly hear him step!"
Then there is another story have heard
of man who was soldier. This soldier
said that letter once came to the army ad-
dressed to John Smith and they looked
around to see whom it belonged to, and
found two hundred John Smiths he waited
a week and then told the same story again
only that he said they found three hundred
John Smiths in that little brigade; he
waited about three weeks and told it
again but this time there were five hundred
John Smiths in that little brigade. So it
comes down to us that in telling stories
you have the advantage if you tell the last
one.
want to tell story of our good old
friend DR.. Stevens. A former pastor Of
our church exchanged pulpits with him one
time. You will remember there used to
be sofa back of the pulpit and DR.. Stew.
ems, whenever he preached here, was in
the habit of sitting on that sofa after he had
finished his sermon. AT the time | speak
Of, the sofa had been removed but the doc
| tor did not notice this fact and at the
close of his sermon he sat back, as usual
but unfortunately he sat down on the floor
The audience laughed but the doctor who
was very quick witted sat there till they
were through and then made this remark
Friends, am quite confident that | have
touched the bottom of my subject THU
time"
do not see why l should be called up
on to respond to this toast, for am mere
child, less than two years old. came a
truant to Brother Osgood and in thu
kindness of his great heart, he bid me vel
come to all l sought. From that time
have sat at his feet as he pours the oil o
truth on our hearts. With Brother Os
good as our teacher l hope this class viii
be larger in numbers, frmer in resolve
and unyielding in all its purposes. l an
glad to be here tonight; wish you man,
good wishes and may our teacher Away
find as warm welcome as he has givel
us.
| GEORGE E, WEIGH.
| Our next toast will be "Class color.
Mr.. Welch.
| l feel in great deal of sympathy wit
that small boy in the story who went an
crawled under the bed / had intended t
give q little resume of the class. but tn
hour is SO late that perhaps l will omit i,
The growth Of our class the past year ha
been pleasure to US all. We are, in man
instances, the heads of families, and GU
influence reaches far beyond our immediat
: parish. Because Of our study, it is NEE
that we have for our class color that whic
, suggests Heaven. And let me say in clio:
ing, let us go forward in the power {
truth, the power of hope and the power {
r God.
| +. C. HILDRETH.
Many of our class are absent, some
far distant states, some nearer. And thi
, reminds me-if gentleman from Chicag
and lady from Boston should go to tab
dinner at a restaurant, what would be Il
most appropriate dish for them to orde
q Pork and beans for two. l will now pr
e pose the toast, sour absent ones."-M
t Hildreth.
s We often think of the abs mt ones ar
8 we wish they could be present on this oce
sion. The absent ones of our class are
4, be found in Vergennes, st. Johnsbur
n Brattleboro, Keene, Boston, New Yo
: city, Cbicsgo, Kansas City and in Mo
A tana. Although scattered so far and wi,
the lessons taught them in our class W
never be forgotten.
REV. j. II REID.
We will have now the "Finishil
II. Touches" by our Pastor.
One of the remarkable things that b
ke impressed me this evening is the talent
telling stories and have been yonderi