Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-11-24
Deacon Everett'S Fall

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violators Of the law 20 ceasc frs n desc
Grating the sabbath. and our town
might still retain the championship
of the country.
"Rut. after being the prime mover
for holiness and discomfort on the
first day of the week, the deacon let
himself be led astray by his desire
10 see Bill Medford make home run
And now the deacon has both scandal
izcd the religious element and lost pop
ularitv with the baseball fass.
about two weeks ago the deacon
came 20 me with the air Of man
who is about to inauCurate a moral
movement that will make sinners
think they have bumped up against
n spiritual cyclone.
"'I'm told said the deacon. in his
eolemn. earnest way. that men IN
whom an sense OF moral obligation is
dead are banding together 10 iacer'
ate the ears and holicst feelings Of the
truly good
"'Thc Boxcrs certainly are making
II warm for the missionaries, ] re-
piled. sort ~ puzzled. for / thought
nc was talking OF the Chinese out
RACES. but hadn't heard they were
eHcing of ears vet
".It's not those poor. benighted
hcathens on the other side of the
globe that I'm referring to- said the
good man. sort of impatiently. fts
that gang OF highbinders that they
call the Williamson baseball team
THEY'RE coming over hcre Sunday with
their own umpire and a ringer pitcher
10 break the holy calm Of the sab
bath and try 10 take the championship
from our town. But when they strike
the religious sentiment Of this burg
they will find they are against the
real thing. The unsanctihed eNhibi-
ton won't be allowed 10 last more
than one inning. Unless our boys
happen 10 have them on the run, he
added. in a meditative sort Of man
ner.
"'There's going 10 be more bumps
than glory for the man who tries tC
stop that game warned the deacon
You're good man and pious one
There ain't man in town who would
look better in a martyrs crown. Blu
there's no use OF hurrying IL up
"But the deacon was obstinate arc
insisted that IL was his duty 20 sti
mp the authorities and have all viola
tors OF The law arrested. The sheriff
wasn't any too pleased Nt the job tn
deacon had marked out for him.
I'm here to uphold the majesty o
the law said the sheriff. And IN d
ii il have to hire derrick. To pre-
serve the sanctity Of Sunday I'd b
willing 10 fill the Jail with nonyotin
criminals. But there's a time an
place for everything. and this ofhc
IS having troubles of it's own tryin
10 capture criminals who have faile
10 pay their fines. / don't believe
can attend 20 the question at presen
Call around in a few days, say in NJ
vember or December
"The deacon. seeing that he WASH
going 10 get much assistance frol
the sheriff. determined TO act himsel
So ne called in the minister and Il
Sunday school superintendent and e.
planned to them his plans.
"'WeIl 60 TO the game Sunday sa
the deacon. representing in our pc
sons the majesty of the law, the san
titv Of the Sabbath and the Moral Il
form club. You can distribute Il
first two TO suit yourselves. but wal
IL understood that IL this infamol
desecration is stopped il is throue
my efforts. and the presidency of Il
club is coming to me at the ne
election
ssThe minister and the Sunday scho
superintendent agreed 10 this. so q
deacon went on with the details OF
scheme.
".Even the noble men who eondu
reforms should sometimes display COZ
mon sense continued the deaco
Now. l understand the sinful game
Sunday baseball better than either
YOU do. so | will take the leadersh
We can't very we'll stop anything un
II has begun. so we might as we'll
them play an inning or two. WheT
give the signal, you can both step Il
ward and order the unholy exhibit
10 cease. The crowd viii have a -
erence for your character and ofh'
which they might, through some ov
sight fail &c display toward the hum'
may who is at the back of this mo
ment for good
ut seemed 10 both the minister a
the Sunday schoo. superintendent II
they were going TO be put in posit'
where more bumps than tokens of
TEEN would be coming TO them.
they were in sympathy with the mo
~~owt and the deacon had been the 4