Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-20

CUT OFF THE TAILS OF THREE OF HIS HOGS.
cr paused to collect his thoughts, but
up to this period his language is sorter
ambiguous. He's drivin at sunthin, but
what that sunthin is he'll have to ex-
plain"
It's Jest this" resumed Abljah. I'm
in favor of holdin one of the biggest
religious revivals i'm this town this fall
that was ever held on the top of this
airth. | want it to be kept up till ev-
cry human hein in the place is good
huff to die at minit's notice. Well
git our moral standard first, and then
wcll purceed TO boom. When you kin
advertise the fact that town of nigh
1000 inhabitants hasn't one single sin
ucr in it, what's goin to be the result?
Why, gentlemen, the influx, the rush,
of preachers alone to such Il place will
bring about the sale Of 1000 city lots
within year. Widders will come
here, orphans will come here. convert
ed sinners and reformed drunkards will
come here. and the newspapers will
spread it broadcast that Jericho has no
need of courts constables or iails."
II do decide that Bijah has made
pint" said the deacon. In a gneral
way Jericho is a purity good town. but
It's moral standard kin be boosted mp
peg or two, | reckon. I'm in fur the
revival"
Admiron Taylor got UP and said he
also favored IT, \ town was like
child start ont in the right way with
f. and il would prove Il joy and
blcssin. He hadn't seen a great deal
of wickedneSS around Jericho, and he
didn't believe there was much. but
what was lurhin around in the fence
corners might as well be drv out to
make clean state OF it, He didn't be-
licvc in miXin booms with religion. but
| yet II ii boom did foller the revival he
had six acres OF land which he would
cut mp into town lots and sell for fair
prices.
Saluthial Thompson follered with
I a riusin speech lie had bin scein
! wicEedqrSs IN Jericho for over 20
/ years. but net fcrlin strong 'nufr to
cope with il single handed had kept his
! head ~het and let il 20 on To his
/ certain knowledge there was liars and
thieves ana sWinders in the town.
4 There WAS also drunkenness aad pro-
I family and hcttjn lie had sometimes
4 gone 10 bed o nights eNpectin the fate
of Sodom TO overtake the place before
the sun riZ. Ii n revival would sweep
away all this wekedncSS. and he be-
! Iieved il would then let 'er come
More goodness meant more churches,
aud if another meetin house was built
he wanted the job and would take it
at the lowest reasonable tigger.
Solomon Davis follerCd with Il his
tory of Sodom and Gomorrah. He had
| read up on them towns and got all the
! particulars II they'd had a revival
and everybody turned To goodness.
they'd not only have hin Standin yit.
/ but property along the main streets
would have Inn wuth $1,000 foot
front Nobody could say that Jcrcho
was hundredth part aS wicked rs
Sodon hui she'd got start and unless
! chcc.ed UP il was only question If
/. time when an air;hquake would leave
her heap Of ruins He wouldn't take
I M the valuable time Of tile meetin 10
give instances of wjckcduoSS beyond
maxim il kuUwu that durin the past
! year some iowor.oh.tc had cut on the
tails ct tlrr,e 81 h.S hogs and pulled
al tile tail feathers out Of one 81 his
peaeockS let tine revival and tie
wave ot goodness come on He'd ring
the tcH for services and sweep cut
tile church and not charge ent FOR
his services All when the business
boom follet@l j. would find him ready
70 put down four rods Of new sidewalk
ami ,ak, IN tea boarders AT s. a week
apiece.
There were hai. ssoer8 osnces sic