The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-04-27

and the island in its center reminding
me of a large peach cebler, There must
be something good and valuable in its
bottom, if it has any.
1t is supposed by some that this lake
was formed by Indians who were dig
ging for gold. As this is an open
white gravely, sandy soil, the lake is
all the moe mysterious. Many Indian
relics are to be found here and among
Others old pieces Of pots in which they
undoubtedly cooked their food. What
if Scioto should yet be little Califor-
MIA?
I am visiting homes everywhere go,
and read the Bible and have a word Of
prayer with every family; after which
l ask the head of the family the follow
ing questions:
Are you Christian? Do you read
the Bible or cause 1t to be read in your
home every day?' Have you family
altar in your home where you kneel in
prayer with your family every day?
Do you kneel and pray in secret every
day? Do you observe Gods word in
fasting and prayer lest you should be
tempted?
Iregister every name and the an-
wers to each question; and expect
some day to be able to bring out a
wonder in a book that am impressed
to wri5e, the title of which will be
Goods hand in it all" The answers
are indicated by letters and ciphers, as
may be seen below. Chr, B.-Fa-
S. P.-F P 100000 X. Ny desire is to
go everywhere and treat all alike. So
I've been out to Aunt Nancys and sure
enough she's got her kettles on. But
they are the funniest looking pots /
ever saw. Why my, my they are great
big things that look more like RAILROAD
tanks than anything l ever saw, ard
will hold as much as dozen of those
little copper things that l used to see.
We prohibitionists say we are gainipg
ground, but it seems that Aunt Nancy
is gaining .iple ground Aunt Nancy
is not as the hare but runs day and
night, sous poor tarrapins areleft. And
then Aunt Nancy's tea dou't run out
through great long crooked rusty
thing like dry land moccasin snake
but looks more like great big long
black snake with short coils through
which Aunt Nancy's tea comes pouring
through an imaginary forked tongue
And this is very mysterious tea;
don't think she should be allowed tC
sell it. 1t takes the last quarter from
q poor mans pocket and the last bushel
of corn out of his crib and leaves hi
dear wife and children hungry ant
thinly clad. 1t also takes mems rea.
sou and makes them act and look like
crazy men, even before the third hou
Of the day.
In the early morn they reel, foam
curse and swear. In the twilight eve
they gag, they vomit and pull theil
hair. saw an old man with beard al
white as snow coming up from Aun
Nancy's when the s1n was getting low
He rode big brown horse that did no
want to go, and when he stopped t,
pick Uncle Bill wouId holler whoa. H,
i would first lean forward as tc rest his
chin on the horse's main, and then benz
away back as f.to get rid of an awfu
pain. He found friend who fed hi
horse we'll on corn while he lay on th
lground as helpless as babe just born
4 returned just as the sun was kissinl
trees on the mountain top. And jus
as | was crossing the fence [ was calle,
to stop and beheld human form as j
still in death; but any one near coul'
get a Whit of Aunt Nancy's breath
Oh tell me not that aunt Nancy doe
not destroy the peace of life, and maxi
wretched home aad heart broker
wife. Oh tell me not that the Bibl
does not tell that old Aunt Nancy does
not tsend immortal souls to hell. Oh, oh
oh tell me not that the formal churcl
is not to blame for this long standin!
and ever growing miserable shame
And now since | have. seen Uncle Bill
and heard him hollo when his hors
was hungry and did not want to 60,
am thoroughly convinced and we'll sat
isfed that Aunt Nancy's folks are
crazier than the sanctifed.
1 I write this not that men may pu1
me, but to impress upon mankind wha
is to be. God forbid that should seel
pufed up name, and in the end q
down to everlasting shame.
I want no Revs. d. DIS, nor M. M
DIS. put to my humble title, for fear il
the great and coming day I'd hear thi
recital "Depart, I never knew you.
A meek, lowly and humble life is th