The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-09
Everything Goes wrong.

1.-The Grumbler" is still in town, and
last night went to church and found a
victim upaS which TO discharge some
land Oregonian. The speaker to whom
he had listened had a tendency to sift
everything TO the bottom. and had
taken especial pains to prove beyond
reasonable doubt everything that he
had said. Authorities had been quoted.
and the good people were wishing that
some of their skeptical friends to
whom they had talked of the Bible AMI
its teachings could be there that they
could say to them triumphantly Now.
there is what I told you proved be-
yond a doubt" After the sermon the
grumbler waited at the door and found
a companion that he knew, and the two
started to walk home together. The
companion was thoroughly pleased
with the sermon, and at once began to
remark upon its excellent qualities.
Yes" said the grumbler, but / think
that it is so tiresone. No one wants to
sit and listen to all of that history. If
we want history we can read it and
get it right. We go to church to hear
the Gospel preached, and not to talk
of ancient history"
He gave that to prove his point"
said his companion.
Yes" said he, but we are not in
terested in the exactness of those
things. l think that it was very tire
scme."
Seeing that they could not agree, and
being in too good a mood to have his
feelings ruffied over this point, his
companion decided to change the sub
ject."
Which way do you go home? Shall
we walk straight down, or shall we
take the carp"
"Oh, 1t is no use to expect a car. I
have been in lot of places, but never
in one where the car service is as bad
as it is here. We may wait and wait
and never get car, and then, after
we do, it will stop at every corner, and
l can walk nearly as fast as 1t will
CO."
They have a regular time upon
which they run, and stop only when
some one wants to get on or off," tim
IDLY suggested the companion, but the
way that he started out to tell of the
great difference between car lines in
Portland and other places that he had
been showed that it was time to again
change the subject.
Nice crowd that we had at church
tonight; the house was nearly full"
What! Call that a crowd? Why, we
ought to have twice that many people
out at every meeting. Portland people
are more slack at attending meeting
than any place that have ever lived
in. have seen places smaller than this
city and there were more churches
there, and every one had better at
tendance. At one church we used to
raise greater amount for missions
than the whole city does here"
And with an indignant air he thrust
his hand into his pocket and brought
forth big pipe, presumably to drown
some Of the agitation that he felt in
a pleasant smoke. Thinking that he
saw here chance to somewhat soothe
his feelings and right himself for hav-
ing made such very erroneous sugges-
tions his companion drew out a cigar
and offered it.
No" said he, II will have to stay
to my pipe. Some time ago a friend of
mine sent me box of cigars, and
they were fine, but since have been
used to smoking them, any others that
/ can get taste like so much hot straw.
l have tried every cigar in the city.
and all are alike. They used to do me
until l got those from my friend, but
L can't go them any more. have tried
every way to get another box like them
but they are not making them any
more. No, thanks, 1 will smoke the
pipe"
The companion lit the cigar, and the
two walked on in silence, the grumbIer
awaiting a chance to give his opinion
OF the next topic that should be sug-
gested, but his companion wisely re-
Trained from again yenturing an opin-
ion which would again start the wheel
in operation.