Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1905-09-20

y candle to that for filling up the
waste places and making a hungry
man feel at peace with all the world"
Gee, but cheese stops that tired feel.
ing in fellow like taking chloroform
for toothache," said the boy, as he
put himself outside the lunch the old
man had provided. There is no alb.
sent treatment about cheese, like tbs
Christian Scientists teach. 1t is the
real stuff. We have been boarding for
a couple of weeks with a woman who
practices Christian Science, and l am
as hollow as woodpecker's nest. That
boarding house keeper gives US boiled
water and tells US to imagine that il
Is coffee. and We are Just as well OF
as though we had the real thing. We
had absent treatment ham and eggs for
breakfast, and there was no ham anG
no eggs, and the woman Just talked
ham and eggs until we thought We
were filed clear up to the muzzle, but
when we got out of her presence we
were too weak TO walk. But dad got
even with the Christian Science board.
ing house keeper this morning when
he paid the board bill. He handed heI
a blank piece Of paper, and told heI
TO imagine it was check for $40; but
she is going to sue dad for obtaining
board under false pretenses, and !
guess we will be in litigation the rest
OF our lives. Say, give me another
cheese sandwich, and cut the cheese
thicker" and the bad boy reached fol
another cracker.
Il don't believe much in these new
styles Of religion" said the cid man
as he wiped the cheese knife on a cot
fee sack. Give me the old praying
and shouting kind Of religion, that has
. revival in the winter and gets you
all het up, and you go forward anG
have 'em pray for you, and you con.
fess to your sins and along in the
spring are baptized, and feel that yoI
are as a brand piucked from the burn.
ing, and then, when summer comes
and the picnic season opens, you back.
slide and the people of the church cut
you dead, and point 10 you sc one 0.
the worst ever, and then along towards
winter you attend the revival again
and get religion where you left Of
and they fall over themselves 10 make
you feel that you are as good as any.
body, and the next time you are hap
TIED 1t seems TO take. like vaccination
and you stick TO the church always. ant
sit up nights 10 rope in other fellows
that swear and cut up. That is what
call religion that sticks to your rib.
like crackers and cheese 70 a hungry
man
But, say, how was It you never
wrote me, when you we're abroad
about visiting Greece? Your cad va.
in here t'other day and saii be haG
had rheumatic ever since he was kid
mapped in Athens. and had 70 wear the
Greek costume Of short petticoats fol
men, and sleep out OF a mounlai1-side
What about it,
did dad tell you that?" said tbs
bad boy, as be laughed, and lOoked a.
though the recollection Of the GreaE
experience was going 10 split him wide
open. Dad and l agreed that ws
would keep that a secret ut II BE-
has told about il, there is 10 use OF
my keeping still We struck Athens
and dad felt that here was q plscs
zhere be could boss the people around.
cause everybody seemed 70 be dressed
ike ballet dancers. the me1 wore g
SORT Of starched pettiCoar ard they al
looked a. though they we're l8vssick-
and didn't Do anything but poss 70 b
Io.sked at and We oouldu-t blame then.
for the women we're the uhitest All
kandsouest re had seen anywhere.