The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-17


such It made a lasting impression
upon me.
Yesterday there was great attend.
ance, fiocking as TO witness a cir
Gus or footrace A small boy climbed
a tree along the bank to obtain a bet.
ter view, and others initiated him. A
limb broke and lad fell The fall
did not hurt the boy nor the lake
and the people laughed. II was clear
ly gala occasion. Then came the
service amid side remarks such as
this:
Jaw, look who's herel"
Now, Charles. you stopl"
Beat IT."
Down In 'front.'"
"Skiddoo!"
When the service was completed.
there were cat calls and demonstra.
tions of delight entirely foreign to the
intention of the church folks.
Both these baptisms that | wit
messed were made by men of faith
somewhat known for It's exciting sort
of religlon--the emotional religion, 81
TO speak BY this creed It Is prope
to get the power and yell about it
Perhaps this Is the reason why tht
generation Of to-day refuses to lister
piously. Whatever the reason an
satisfied that great change has com
over the people religiously. We are
changing our styles of religion Just q
we are changing our manners and Gus
toms Proof OF this was furthe
brought TO my attention yesterday by
the remarks OF a lawyer who has livec
in my town for 30 years He main
tained that the congregations Of to
day are much less demonstrative thaI
the congregations of his early man
hood He recalled one good old Meth
odist who had favorite expression
that would scarcely be understood
now. Then, a great deal of cider was
drunk and at a meeting where the
praying brother was not doing justice
10 the occasion, the enthusiastic
preacher was wont to cry out: "Pul.
out the spigot little furder. broth
er! Pull out the spigot a little
furder!"
"And as a rule" concluded the law
yer, he pulled 1t out"
Industrious.
Last winter, when twas four below,
hired man TO shovel snow!
To-day It's ninety I'm the shade
And that was foolish I'm afraid
ia like 10 shovel snow to-day
wouldn't think of taking payl
I'D shovel on your walk and mine
And whistle blithely all the time!
] like to shovel snow when heat
Is simply burning up the street!
There's only one thing. l like more
Than doing this midsummer ohorel
like to NOW the lawn when snow
Has covered all the earth below!
But as you may have heard me say:
I'D like to NOW the lawn to-day!
II 10 TO Laugh.
In an exchange | read what is In
tended for the following notice:
"lt viii soon be our pleasure to re
port the marriage of two OF our most
popular young people,
What ! do read, however, Is caused
by an 20" for an "e" and an inverted
'p" and II looks like this:
"It will soon be our pleasure to re
port the marriage of two of our most
popular young poodle!"
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Chords and Discords.
lie who borrows money Is apt tc
borrow trouble with It.
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Happiness and bite always come
after we have quit expecting them.
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This IL life Don't misuse II by
grumbling. You may never have Q
chance to be happy after you are dead
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A nsan named Biscuit" fell from a
ladder In Oshkosh and was severely
injured, No. dear, he wasn't the kind
that mother used TO make. They
never fell!
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The man who makes home his
ambition and works conscientiously to
maintain and make 1t comfortable
cannot be accused OF bad invest
ment or a secondary ambition.
lt
v, w.w.