Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-12-20
Deacon EVerctt'S Fall
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ssTF GOOD old Deacon Everett could

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member of the Moral Reform club
sadly, I'VE would have compelled the
siolators of the law to cease from desc.
Grating the Sabbath, and our town
might still retain the championship
of the country.
"But, 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
TO see Bill Medford make a home run.
And now the deacon has both scandal
lied the religious element and lost pop.
ularity with the baseball fans.
about two weeks ago the deacon
came TO me with the air OF a man
who Is about 10 inaugurate a moral
movement that will make sinners
think they have bumped up against
a spiritual cyclone.
"'Im told said the deacon. in his
solemn, earnest way, that men in
whom all sense OF moral obligation IL
dead are banding together TO LAGER
ate the ears and hottest feelings Of the
truly good
"'The Boxers certainly are making
II warm for the missionaries, | re
piled, sort Of puzzled. for | thought
he was talking Of the Chinese out
RACES, but | hadn't heard they were
slicing off ears yet
Its not those poor. benighted
heathens on the other side OF the
globe that I'm referring to- said the
good man. sort Of impatiently. It's
that gang Of highbinders that they
call the Williamson baseball team
They're coming over here Sunday with
their own umpire and a ringer pitcher
TO break the holy calm of the Sab
bath and try 70 take the championship
from our town But when they strike
the religious sentiment Of this burg
they win find they are against the
real thing The uusanctiied eNhibi
ton won't be allowed 20 last more
than one inning Unless our boys
happen 70 have them on the run be
added, in a meditative sort OF man.
ner.
There's going to be more bumps
than glory for the man who tries to
stop that game I warned the deacon.
You're a good man and a pious one.
There amt a man IN town who would
look better in a martyrs crown. But
there's no use OF hurrying IL up
"But the deacon was obstinate and
insisted that 81 was his duty TO stir
up the authorities and have all viola.
tors Of the law arrested. The sheriff
wasn't any too pleased at the job the
deacon had marked out for him.
"T'm here to uphold the majesty OF
the law said the sheriff. And I'll do
Il II have TO hire a derrick. To pre-
serve the sanctity of Sunday I'D be
willing TO ill the Jail with nonyotine
criminals. But there's a time and
place for everything, and this Office
Is having troubles of its own trying
TO capture criminals who have failed
TO paw their lines. | don't believe
can attend 70 the question at present
CAL around in few days, say in No
vember or December
"The deacon. seeing that he wasn't
going TO get much assistance from
the sheriff. determined TO act himself
So he called in the minister and the
Sunday school superintendent and ex'
planned 10 them his plans.
"'we'll 20 to the game Sunday, said
the deacon, representing in our per
sons the majesty of the law, the sane
tity of the Sabbath and the Moral Re
form club. You can distribute the
1rst two to suit yourselves. but | want
IL understood that IL this infamous
dissertation is stopped it is through
my efforts. and the presidency of the
club Is coming to me at the next
election
"The minister and the Sunday school
agreed 10 this, so the
deacon went on with the details of his
scheme.
"sEven the noble men who conduct
reforms should sometimes display com
mon sense continued the deacon
Now. | understand the sinful game OF
sunday baseball better than either OF
vOu do. so 4 Will TAKE Aht AtdNei 81 =
we can't very well stop anything unit.
4 has begun. so we might as well let
them play an inning or two. When
give the signal. you can both step for
yard and order the unholy exhibition
o cease. The crowd will have a rev
.rence for your character and Offices
which they might, through some over
light. fail to display toward the humble
nan who is at the back of this move
nent for good
at seemed to both the minister and
he Sunday schoo, superintendent that
hey were going to be put in position
where more bumps than tokens OF es-
Gem would be coming TO them. But |
hey were in sympathy with the move
nent. and the deacon had been the one
Who had started it. So they agreed &c
10 as he directed.
SUNDAY afternoon the deacon. the
minister and the Sunday school super.
ntendent all bought tickets to the
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