The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-25
SAD FALL FROM GRACE
Good Old Deacon Everest at
the Baseball Game.
he LOVED THE NATIONAL SPORT
Prime Never in the Dtrecfien Of Holiness
the Desire 10 see Bill Medford Make a
Heme Run - The Good Man Had No Pa.
HiEhbinders UnIiI He kBew the Game.

IF good old Deacon Everest could have
restrained his enthusiasm for the national
game, said the ex-member of the Moral
Reform Club. sadly, we would have COM
PEELED the violators Of the law to cease des-
ecrating the Sabbath. and our town might
stlll retain the championship OF the coun-
~, But, after being the prime mover for
holiness and discomfort on the first day
Of the week, the deacon let himself be led
astrsy by his desire 10 see Bill Medford
make a home run And now the deacon
has both scandalized the religious element
and lost popularity with the baseball fans.
About two weeks ago the deacon came
to me with the air Of a man who is about
to inaugurate a moral movement that will
make sinners think they have bumped
against a spiritual cyclone.
" I'm told said the deacon in his SOL
emn, earnest way. that men in whom all
sense Of moral obligation is dead are
banding together to lacerate the ears and
holIest feelings OF the truly good
"'The Boxers certainly are making 1t
warm Ior the missionaries. replied, sort
of puzzled, for thought he was talking
Of the Chinese outrages. but l hadn't
heard they were sliclng of ears yet
ems 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
the, call the Williamson baseball team
They're coming over here Sunday with
their own umpire and a ringer pitcher 20
break the holy calm of the Sabbath and
try and take the championship from our
town. But when they strike the religious
sentiment of this burg they'll find they
are against the real thing. The unsancu-
fled exhibition won't be allowed to last
more than one Inning, unless our boys
happen to have them or the rum he add
ed in a neditative sort of manner.
Looking for Trouble.
There's going to be more bumps than
glory for the man who tries TO stop that
game / warned the deacon. You're 4
good man and pious one. There amt a
man in town who would look better in a
martyrs crown. But there's no use OF
hurrying it up
But the deacon was obstinate and in
sisted that it was his duty to stir up the
authorities and have all violators of the
law arrested The next day he called on
the sheriff. The sheriff wasn't any too
pleased at the job the deacon had marked
out for him.
&" I'm here to uphold the majesty of the
law said the sheriff and I'll do it If
have to hire derrick. To preserve the
sanctity of Sunday I'd be willing to fill
the Jail with non-voting criminals But
there's time and place for everything
and this office is having troubles of its
own trying to capture criminals who have
failed to pay their fires. / don't believe 1
can attend TO the question at present
Call around again In a few days, say In
November or December. Then I'll get af-
ter the violators of the Sunday law in a
manner which will make your present ar
dor for reform look like a victim of an
ice trust
THE deacon, seeing that he wasn't 60
ing 10 get much assistance from the
sheriff. determined TO act himself So
he called on the minister and the Sunday
school superintendent and explained TO
them his plans
wen go TO the game Sunday said
the deacon, representing in our persons
the majesty Of the law, the sanctity of
the Sabbath. and the Moral Reform Club.
You can distribute the first two 10 suit
yourselves, but l want il understood that
If this infamous desecration is stopped
it is through my efforts, and the presi-
dency of the club is coming to me at the
next election. The minister and the