The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
Tspms.J Shopper year, in advance
'eHms: Six Months 50 cents.
and depositing his Treasure upon a
table, mingled with the Company.

and depositing his Treasure upon
table, mingled with the Company.
1t was unreasonable to believe that
there was anyone so Mean in the Sane
timonious structure of the Church,
who would disturb The Parsons levy
upon the refreshments. In fact the
Idea would have been secuted as Pre-
posterous. But to show how truthful
the Biblical saying is "Thou knowest
not what day may bring forth" (nor
moment either) it is only necessary
to State the following:
AS the Social had been progressing,
two Globe Trotters of that Lowly Order
of men called Tramps had been peering
through window with edacious and
longing eyes at the Sumptious Gorgers
within. These Lower World individ-
uals had watched with desperate avid
ity the Parsons detection and capture
of Sugary Extracts and feeling it to be
Burning Shame that one mortal (for
you know they knew nothing of the
Pastors wife) should have so much
of this worlds Good Things and especi-
ally so when that Mortal also had an
Option on the next World, determined
to relieve him of las They thought
some of his Superf1uous Abundance.
1t was shown that Evilly Disposed
persons were Postulated to be nonex-
istent in the goodly precincts of the
house of Worship, but that did not in
clude the Outside of the structure; and
the table upon which the Good Man
had placed the Delicacies, was against
the side of the church Directly beneath
a small window. TO this window the
Bad Men outside came and finding it
uncatched, raised it up and endeavored
to pull the Basket out, but were frus
trated from their hoggish purpose of
taking the Basket and All at once, as
the window was too small to allow
everything as whole to go through.
Being foiled for moment They
quickly recovered their Equanimity
and began and unloaded the Basket by
piecemeal, taking out Every Last
chunk of luscious Pastry, wrapping
it up in their coats and showing the
Basket back into its place, they Cleared
Away for a safe retreat to dOvOur
their stolen Sweets. And probably, as
the old Saw has it, enjoyed them more
because they were stolen. AS a nat
ural corOllary or sequence, when the
Festivities of the evening were over
The Parson came after his Sweets
with benignly self-satisfied smile
} overspreading his features, and max
} ing a heavy effort to lift his Suppos-
, edly heavy Basket was almost thrown
: from his feet by the small resistance
of gravity that his burden produced in
the sudden Lift.
The Good Man upon recovering his
physical equilibrium set the Basket
down on the floor and cooking his head
on one side and putting his arms
t akimbo, eyed it with chagrined de-
t lecture of mien Suggesting the thought
: that Lucifer had Hooded and per-
3 formed a Black-Art trick upon him.
When the first shock of dismay had
. subsided,. he bent over slowly and
Gingerly raised the lid of the Basket
3 hoping against hope that it was all a
Q delusion. But it was Certain reality
T that nothing but Air filled the carrying
t space of the Basket. The benevolent
s Gentleman as was perfectly natural
o for Mortal Man was inclined to be
Q wrathy at first, but being a humble
j. example of Honest Integrity, his eyes
assumed kindly light and with {
! plying look for the petty pilferers o.
t the Dainties, he asked the Good Father
? of us all to forgive them FOR they knew
y not what they did in taking the Deli
y cacies intended for sick person.
u Moral: Do not place too much de
D. pendence upon the future. Live &C
$ cording to your Lights, but remembe
n that no matter how far your Light
may shine or CLEAN out ahead of you
"a that there are always obstacles in tn
!, path of Light behind which lurl
y Chasms and Pitfalls into which yo1
D. may fall. Be on your Guard at al
I'd times. ZOLL.