The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-07
"WHAR'S MOsBY7"

The sermon was Just the kind of an
address to stir the emotions, especially
those Of trusting. unlettered people.
He discussed no doctrinal points. He
used no circumlocution. He struck out
In short, crisp sentences that went di-
rect to the understanding Of the sim
plest intellect.
1t soon became evident he was reach
ing the simple hearts of this emotional
people In fact, the most cultured audi
cnce could not have sat unmoyed by his
thrilling appeals
a number of rough men | noticed
were smashing tears with the balls of
/ their thumbs. Scores of women had
! their faces in their aprons and were
! weeping audbly
/ Soon a young woman about eighteen.
of beautiful face and figure, sprang ont
( into the center of tho floor and. setting
I her large, dark eyes on the roof gave Il
startling scream. The people all turned
| their faces toward her ana encouraged
her with shouts Of Amen ana 'Bless
| G1dm
She first moved about in slow.
graceful circle. Then faster and faster
she went until directly she leapcd high
from the floor, smote her beautiful
hands together and shouted. GLORY
glory, glory" Then around and around
she whiried. almost as fast as Il top.
clapping her hands all the While and
shouting, GLORY, glory. glory, There
was n rapt expression on her beautiful
contenance as if she viewed through
the veil Of sense a face IN paradise.
Finally she halted and stood still for
moment. her arms elevated and out
stretched and the seraphic expression
still fixed on her face. Then with il
wild shrek she started for the door
"Whar'S Mosby?" was chorused aloud
by many throats.
Al that instant the crowd toward the
door parted, and in stepped tain
handsome fine built man of about for
ty years, with iron gray hair aud mus
taehe
He stepped toward Che half t-enziotl
girl took her in his arms and e1setl
her down 70 a bench lie sat down
by her side, and her head fell over on
her shoulder. In that position slc lay.
seemingly unconscious. until<ihe ser
mon was through
There was no more notice taken OF
her hy the congregation. When the
meeting was over the man strokcd her
forehead several times with tender
palm and spoke TO her in a low voice
for moment when She aroused her
self and fixed for starting bone
As soon ms we were sho.t distance
away | inquired of my old frieud
had accompanied the meaning Of this
novel proceeding and the cry ~
"Whar's Mosbyf'
THAT has been Il cry familiar ia
church here for twenty-five years." Inc
said
1T was a cry long aforr tie girl was
born Her mother many years ago
was just like heva pirty, tine lookm'
gal, mighty religious an fond OF slIput
In She, the mother, was IN love with
Mosby; never cared for no one else.
When she would take them shOutin'
tanterims like the gal took today an
was about to take what we call tine
jerks ID was found that MOsby was the
only person tbet could stop her and
keep the jerks Off, Every mcetint
she'd take Il spell an the shout would
20 mp as it did today. 'Whar's MoSby"
THE mother, of course wanted to
marry Mosby. but her father put in "A
big objection, sayin that no man who
never owned a coon dog ora stlll could
have gal Of his Mosby an the ,,aI
persisted. an finally the ole man Shot
at him an drove him outcn the couu-
try,
soon artcr that the ole man. arirr
forcin' the gal a. marry Lon Peterson.
his partner I'm the mo0nsh.nc husincss.
turned up his ole trottcrs. gaprd tiur
or two an died.
IN the course Of tirc Moshy coma
back. His ole sweetheart rc'd s.rcl
from the Jerks SO often was mmrrfrl
nm had a little gal baby the one tha.
shouted today.
WAL soon artcr be come hpu-c hr
went 10 church one dag aa' h's o.r
fame WIZ thar nm would. If ,-lursr.
shout People WIZ an eager tp know
what would De the outcome.
Soon aricr the preacher berm Mrs.
Peterson got in. She KEEP u an ou
an on, an folks got uneasy Her bus
band worked with her. but be- didn't
have no in1oocnce at all with her.
Her eyes got CLASSY ana skearry look
n at last an thcn all The people
shouted:
'Whar's Moshy|
"Moshy come forward. mighty timid.
m took holt she jist melted down
n his arms. an he cascd her 10 the
'ench. Her head fell over Oh his
houlder an then rolled off like bali
Il KEEP rollin' or an reilin' Of till
mallv we got uneasy. W1al. some
ne placed her poor head back again
IN looked In her eyes She WIZ doadt
The gal is list Ike her mother in
As soon as she WIZ OLD
.nou-h to git religion she begun -
hout like her poor mo her. an b. WIZ
Don found like her poor mother. II
onk Mosby 10 save her from fh@ Jerks.
Her an Mosllv will b. married nest
L. o.