The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-23
By RICHARD NJ. JOHNSTON
Copyright. 1887, by Harper s Bros.

Br'er Pitcher that if he weren't preacher
whip him what he the gang. though
he didn't peach that he OF that re
knowed 10 and behold! they shaved off
poor Brer Pitchers hosss tail off, ar people
of en- that Tom Rogers driv him off. yet you'd
believe me. Brer Gum. Tom Rogers is perlite
cbecsn' O. Teller ACCOMPLISHMENTS his wldness
re only poor people, but he his
Iibcrl help paint new wcather-board meetin
house"
Mr. felt that the situation grave He lay
night much beyond his after etir
ing to bed and ruminated
The house on the next day was crowded The Arabs
unusually force Their purpose, it APP
peared. the rnettle of preacher He
speedily recognized many especially their leader
by his words, their whisperirgs and
gigsiing themselves, and other unbecoming be
havior Such conduct. so unlike anything which he
had simple minded people of his
country congregations panied and embarrassed him
much Several times he demonstrated in a homcly but
rot offensive manner against what styled unordcrly
behavior in o congregation The Arabs would
suddenly como order. a brief while appear
almost painfully attentive to the but mute
signal from Rogers stout well dressed and rather
man. they speedily relapse into pranks
patent be plainly indicative of their meaning
insulting defiant.
The of the speaker at last became such that
that discourse threads
of which losing. Stopping suddenly he
his eyes with his hands for few moments then
moving them and closing the great Bible before him. he
said. which it evident that he striving
with much difficulty to control:
''Brotherin sisters: 1 have took charge of this
church n good hopes the doing good a
place where it's mighty plain that some
kind is bad needed to be done by somebody
ynu"n have be disappointed of a from
today amt been used the behavior that's been
ried 'mong them back benches and I'd have to git
it, stopped, before I do
little rreacEn' lays power preach amt
denying that my feen's has been hured, not only
minister O. the blessed Gospel but lone snguil.
poor by his self. And they'd of been hurried
heap exceptn that I've notused that O. them
onordery people is nuthin but boys is led in
their mischief by older heads Now for mater lily
young people special boys. because they got
their lives spard I've genil
when they're uncommon bad, it's because
they're off by Older heads that keers nothn for Cod
for man, for 1 come mighty nigh sayin for
who else. mad brothern sisters; if
to sit mad should go to cryn' first Amt mad but
sorry and I'm disappointed. Let pray
This homely remonstrance, delivered in tones that
sometimes tremulous impressed ALL Everybody
looked Rogers reproachfuy. others amusedly,
ana followers sympahizngy and nterrogativey. He
evidently in rage. When the congregation was dis
missed with his the back
door, after which all except himself went away
last leave the church the preacher and his
hostess. they reached the edge building the
former casting his eyes down the side that came
the farther end.
Sister Aikens,' he said, you so on; to step
back while the meetin house. and pray. feel
bad an 1 ies know that little preyn right now II
help You on. shan't keep your dinner a-wan'
long"
Saying which. he turned back
I'D rutber" soliloquzed Sister Aikens that
Br'er long He up
18th that Tom Rogers, an he mad he is, an big man
as he hlsscf. wouldn't dasnt TO give Brer Gum
much o his before me"
When Mr.. Gum had entered the house he straight-
assembled the steps of the pulpit and kneeed, his
face occasions of public service the
Their In very few moments Rogers, who had
by the back door, walked rapidly up the aisle
through the side. his walking-cane> in hand and
when he had gotten within few feet of the pulpit said,
blunty:
Wish to speak with you, sir"
Can you wait few seconds sir ontn get
through with a
No sir; right now, sir
The preacher deliberately rose, saying first audibly
these words;
Nov member good Lord. what asst you
Then descending the floor before his an
tagonist said mildly.
Now. sir"
when you was noratn' all that meanness an foolish
ness sin. | know who you a-meaning at,
If you a-neaning it me?
II shall first stick a pin right thar sir whar you
names the preachin O. the blessed Gospel, ruther the
tryin to do it. You names it meanness an fooshness,
an I'll you your name although haint doubt
Rogers That SOP"
My names none o your business sir Answer my
question
'Umph humph! Wei YOU know, Mster-Rogers-Tll
call you that jes' the sake the argument,
speak, wheE a question sometimes
before ne can git hts answer he's liable TO have more
question of him hisself I'll put you another.
Wern't wernt you the that chawed paper
rolled a wad, and looked me- an Tipped it
from fingers. an a leete an it would have
persons c the congregation an
that?'
Il shan't that question. sir neither. None o.
your business. business other clodhoppins,
decctful old cuss'
The preachers eyes mostened he said, low.
measured
Young man, when you a-standin out yolder at
the hack cornders, knowed whut arfter
Let Sister Aikens long home by herself
you could settle it betwx ourselves jes YOU an
me- two.