The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-16
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Mysterious Light In ths Sb-BIng' VIlIs Thought tho World Was Coming to an End but t Didn't. Terrifying PsTtIk-
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Last Tuesday night was a red letter night in the history of Bingville, the horrible memory of which will finger in the minds of the oldest as well as of the youngest inhabitant for many years to come. It will be remembered that Tuesday night was awful dark night On the piazza in front of Hen Weathersby's store was seated the usual conglomeration of town ioafcrs smoking, chewing terbaker, and indul- gin in idle conversation. About ?. m. Hod Quiggley happened to glance up at the sky in order to see what kind ot weather there might be the next day, when his eye caught sight of a lumin- ous red light which seemed to be how ering in the heavens over the central portion of the town. Hod he rubbed his eyes and looked again, but the light was still there, so he seys to the others, "What the tarnation is that red light up in the sky there anyhow--is 1t a star or what1" Everybody looked where Hod pointed and silence fell on them present. It was the general opin- ion that 1t was not any star because stars isn't red. While they was look ing at it the thing begin to sort of wobble round and move across the heavens, whereat a sickening silence fell on the spectators. Deacon An- d-ews said he cali6ilated it was some token. Bill Hepburn, our artistic black smith. who for the most part has led a wicked and intoxicating life, asked in horse whisper if it might be that the world was about to come to a end. Bills words struck consternation to ev- cry heart present. As soon as Bill mentioned this awful suspicion the others present came to the conclusion that mebbee he might be right, and hastened to their various homes to prepare for the worst.
 The news of this awful red omen in the sky spread like wildfre over Bing- vile, and in a few minutes the entire population was out in the streets gag ing with awe-struck wonder at the light as it wiggled about way up yon- der in the sky. Women moaned and rung their hands, and some tainted, while strong men lost there courage and begin to recall all the wicked things they had ever did in their past Finally someone suggested that the crowd should go to the parsonage oc- cupied by Rev. Samuel Moore, beloved pastor of the Bingville church, and should ask him to pray that the end of the world might be staved of for a few weeks if possible. This sugges- ton was adopted and everybody made a rush for the parsonage Rev. Moore, who was just ready to retire for the night, was routed out and when he learned the cause throwd open the doors of the church, lit the lamps and tried to pacify the members of his flock as weA as nearly everybody else in Bingville. Such scene has never been witnessed in our midst before. Bill Hepburn asked to be forgive for the amount of ticker he had consumed dur ing his life and vowed he would never touch another drop as long as he lived. Deacon Andrews hunted up Cy Hos kins and give him back $l0 which be had cheated Cy out of in a horse trade sometime before. Hen Weathersby, prop. of our general store, got tip and confessed that for many years he had doctored his weighing scales and mixed flour with his sugar. Others present also admitted their faults. Every little while the crowd would adjourn from the church to take a look at the star of doom, and by and by the star was seen to be descending.
 As it come lower and lower it was finally discovered to be lantern sur