Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-10-17
"WHAR's MosBY?"

from his lips.
The sermon was just the kind of an
address to stir the emotions, especially
those of a trusting unleuered people.
He discussed no doctrinal points. He
used no cjS,umlocdtion. He struck out
in short, crisp sentences that went di-
rect to the understanding of the sim
plest intellect.
1t soon became evident ha was reach
ing the simple hearts ot this emotional
people. In fact the most cultured audi
ence could not have sat unmoyed by his
thrilling appeals.
A number of rough men I noticed
were smashing tears with the balls of
their thumbs. Scores Of women had
their faces in their aprons and were
weeping audibly.
Soon n young woman about ei-'lteen.
Of beautiful face and figure spraug out
into the center Of the floor and. setting
her large, dark eyes on the roof. gave
startling scream. The people all turned
their faces toward her and encouraged
her with shouts Of "Amcn.' and Bless
Godw
She first moved about la q Slow.
graceful circle. Then fa5tpr and I-.ter
she went until directly she lcapsl high
from the floor, sm0tc her beautiful
hands together and shouted. GLORY
glory, gloryr' Then around and around
she whirled, almost as fast as Il top.
clapping her hands all the While and
shouting. GLORY, glory, glory" There
was rapt expression on her beautiful
countenance as il she viewed through
the veil Of sense a face in paradise.
Finally she halted and stood stH for
a moment, her arms elevated and ont
stretched aud the seraphic expression
still fixed on her fooe Then with
wild Shrek she started for H., door.
"Whar's MosbyT" was chorus, aloud
by many throats, a
At that instant tie crowd toward the
door parted, and in stepped Il tail.
handsome, fine built man of about for
ty years, with iron gray hair and mus
tache
lie stepped toward the half rreHz.yd
girl, took her in his arms gnd el~ed
her down to a bench lie sat- down
by her side, and her head foll 3vor ON
her shoulder. In that position She lay.
seemingly unconscious, until the sel-
mon was through
There was DO more notice tatau of
her by the congregation. when the
meeting was over the man etroGod her
forehead several times with Il tender
palm and spoke to her I'm DOW voice
for a moment, when She aroused bvr-
self and fixed for starting home
As soon as we were a short distance
away ! inquired OF my old freud /
had accompanied the meaning of iNis
novel proceeding ana the cry Of
"Whars Mosby?
That has been cry familiar In
church here for twenty-five years" he
said
1t was Il cry long aiore the girl wa5
born. Her motler many gears ago
was Just like heI "a p,lGy. tine laosin'
gal, mighty religious IN T. n Of Shout
in. She, the mother VS. iu love with
Mosby; never cared for NJ one elsa.
when she would taie them shoufu'
lacterims like the gGi took today an
was about to taAe what ,ve cail tie
jerks it was found that Mosbv WAS tie
only person thet could stop her and
keep the jerks of Every moctiu'
she'd take a SPELL an the shout would
go UP as it did today. Whar's Mosby.'
THE mother, of course. wanted 10
marry Mosby, but her father put in
big objection, sayin' that no man who
never owned coon dog or still could
have a gal OF his ATosby an the gal
persisted an finally the ole man shot
at him an drove him outau the couu-
try.
Soon artcr that the ole man, arter
forcin' the gal to marry Lon Peterson.
his partner in the moonshine business.
turned up his ole trotters. gaped a time
or two an died.
In the course Of time Mosby come
back. His ole sweetheart he'd saved
from the jerks so often was married
an had little gal baby-tho one that
shouted today.
WAL, soon arter he come home he
went to church one day, an his ole
fame WIZ thar an would. Of course.
shout. People wuz all eager to know
what would be the outcome.
Soon arter the preacher begun Mrs.
Peterson got in. She KEEP on an ON
an on. an folks got uneasy. Her hus-
band worked with her, but he didn't
have no indooonce at an with her.
-Icr eyes got CLASSY and skeaYry look
in at last an then all the people
shouted
'Whar's MosbyT
'iosby come forward. mighty timid,
an took holt She jist melted down
in his arms, an he eased her to the
bench. Her head fell over on his
shoulder an then rolled Off like q BAH.
1t KEEP rollin' Off am roliu' Off Till
finally we got uneasy. 'Eaal, some
one placed her poor head back again
an looked in her eyes. Sht WIZ dead.
THE gal is jlst like her mother in
everything As soop as she wuz old
enough to sit religion she began TO
shout like her poor mother an 1t WIZ
soon found. like Dor poor mother it
took Mosbv o save her from the jerks.
Tier an Mosby will be married next
Sunday, an, mark my words, when the
preacher starts up. arter the ceremony.
an goes to preachju' yog'G zee t1e
same capers as You did oUteH her IT,
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