The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-02

CUT OFF TIE TAILs OF THREE OF HIS HOGS
er paused to collect his thoughts. but
up to this period his language is sorter
ambiguous He's drivi!l at sunthn, but
What that sunthin is he'll have to ex-
plain"
Its jest this" resumed Abijah. I'm
IN favor Of hold!n one Of the biggest
religious revlvals in this town this fall
that was ever held on the top Of this
airth. | want it to be kept up till cv-
cry human bein in the place is coed
'ruf 20 die at O niIit's notice. Wen
cit our moral standard first, and then
we'll purceed to boom. When you Kin
advertise the fact that 4 town Of nigh
2,COO inhabitants hasn't one single SIN
ner in it. what's Soin to be the result?
Why. gentlemen. the inilux. the rush,
Of preachers alone to such 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 jails."
Il do decide that B!jah has made q
pint" said the deacon. In q gineral
way Jericho is a purity good town. but
its moral standard kin be boosted up
a peg or two, reckon. I'm IN fur the
revival"
Admiron Taylor got up and said he
also favored it. y town was like q
child-start out In the right way with
Il, and it would prove joy and
blessin. He hadn't seen great deal
Of wickedness around Jericho, and he
didn't believe there was much, but
what was lurllin around in the fence
corners might as well be driv out to
make a clean state OF it. He didn't be-
lieve in mixin booms with religion, but
vet If boom did foller the revival he
had six acres of land which be would
cut up into town lots and sell for fair
prices.
Salathial Thompson follered with
8 ringin speech. lie had bin seein
wickedness In Jericho for over 20
years, but not feelln strong 'nuff to
cope with it single handed bad kept bis
head shet and let 1t go on. To his
certain knowledge there was liars and
thieves and swindlers in the town.
There was also drunkenness and pro-
family and bcttin. He had sometimes
gone to bed O. nights e1pectin the fate
Of Sodom to overtake the place before
the sun riz. If revival would sweep
away all this wickedness. and be be-
lieved it would. then let 'er come.
More goodness meant more churches,
and If another meetin house was built
he wanted the job and would take 1t
at the lowest reasonable fgger.
Solomon Davis follered with q his
tory Of Sodon and Gomorrah. he had
read up on them towns and got all the
particulars If they'd had q revival
and everybody turned to goodness,
they'd not only have bin standin yit,
but property along the main streets
would have bin wuth $1,000 a foot
front. Nobody could say that Jericho
was hundredth part as wicked as
Sodom, but she'd got start and unless
checked up 1t was only question Of
time when an earthquake would leave
her heap Of ruins. He wouldn't take
up the valuable tine Of the meetin to
give instances Of wickedness beyond
maxim It known that durin the past
year some Gomorrohite had cut OF the
tails Of three Of his hogs and pulled
all the tail feathers out Of one Of his
peacocks. Let the revival and the
wave Of goodness come on He'd ring
the bell for services and sweep out
the church and not charge cent for
his services, and when the business
boom Ho!lered it would hnd him ready
to put down four rods Of new sidewalk
and take in ten boarders at SIS week
apiece.
There were half dozen others who
made speeches and pledged them
selves, and Deacon Spooner tapped on
the floor with his cane and said he
thanked heaven be had lived to SEQ
that night. The enthusiasm was still
otl1n when Ltsh. Billings styolled in
and looked around IN an ioQuirin way.
The deacon explained what was up
and asked him If he hadn't sunthto to
say.
"Naal, not q great DEAL" replied
Lish. "1'6 like to ask who's to git up
this reviyalT'
"We'll send for some great r-each-
er." answers Abijah Holden.
"Nho's to pay him? Preachers aims
revi7alin around for nuthin. though
they like TO do good
Everybody looked at everybody, but
no one had any more to say.
"And when we got the revival start
e." continued Lish, "thered have to
be a lot Of ownIn up to things and ask
IN forgiveness. Who's goin to own up
to g,ttin drunk on hard cider, to jaw!n
his wife, to lickin his children, to pi-
zenin dogs. to cripplln hogs, to stealin
fence rails, to hundred other mean
things? Take yer time about 1t and
don't all speak at once, but lemne
have the information"
Deacon ~SoooneE~ opened his mouth