The daily sentinel., 1910-05-14
THOSE CHURCH
SPIRES
BY NJ QUAD
Copyright, 1870. by Associated lit
erary Press.

The village OF Tnmkinsville had two
churches The Methodists built
house Of worship with a cupola and
hung a bell there. The Baptist edince
was also 90 have cupola and bell.
but the funds ran short at the roof 1t
was the intention TO wait a year or so
and then finish up. but five years had
passed and nothing more had been
done. Meanwhile one bell pcaled for
all, and both sccts dwclt together in
unity There was no envy, no jealousy.
no criticism
Then the blow fell It came like a
thunderbolt. Deacon Wheeler OF the
Methodist church and Deacon Amcs Of
the Baptist leased ten acres Of land in
partnership ana planted il 10 corn.
Each furnished half the seed aud was
10 do half the work. One day when
the corn was tall enough for The first
hoeing and the two dcncouS we're
working side 10y side Deacon Wheeler
pointed To a patch of grass aud oh
served.
Deacon, it strikes me that that Is a
good place for bumhlebecs' nest"
Yes, kinder looks that way" was
the reply.
"Bumblebccs ortcr be rooted out"
''Waal. dunno The Lord made
EN-
"But they are pcsKy things. We
shall be plowing this corn with horse
next time, and spose they pitch into
him? | reckon III root 'em out"
But don't Kill any morc'n need be
It's wicked 10 take life II you don't
have to"
Deacon Wheeler found bumhlcbces
there. They also found him They re-
Sented his Intrusion at once. They
likewise resented the near presence of
Deacon Ames They went for the two
men hot foot and got In their work
and chased them from the field II
was after the bees had given up the
pursuit that Deacon AmeS turned TO
the other and exclaimed
Now see what we've got by your
meddling. II you wasn't an old fool
you'd have let them humbles aloncw
"old foolG Why, Deacon Ames. You
are six years oider'n be!''
But told you to lot 'cn alone"
Say, Deacon AmrS. You are talk
ing mighty sassy"
But I've got right To-"
Yes. talking mighty sassy for
Baptist"
And what about the Eaptstsy"
"Waal. you can see your meeting
house from here. Does il look like a
meeting house or "A cooper shop?
guess more'n one stranger has had to
ask to ind out"
Are you digging at me because we
, hain't got a cupola or a belly"
I'm a-Snying that II moro humble
bees had been stirred up mcbbe your
folks would have finished the build
lug"
II was all over between the dcacons
Deacon Wheeler went home TO tell his
wife about il, ana Deacon Amcs
walked straight 10 the parsonage and
said 10 the minister:
"Pnrsou Jones. something has got
10 he did I've been insultcd. our old
I building has been insnlfed, and now
II we can't 20 at IL aud finish Il up
I'll sell oui and move away.
We don't want no cupola nor bell.
Cupolas are for schools aud bells are
for factories. What we want and
what We are going To have Is "A spire
"a thing shooting up<n the air about
sixty feet something that can be
seen for live miles around Cooper
shOp' Wen show tile Wheeler crowd
whether we've got II cooper shop or II
church That ere spirr shall pierce
the clouds On the on. hand aud the
hearts of the MethodiStS an the other
| I'm be before their eyes night and
day. They'll have 10 walk in its
sbadder 10 gel 10 their avn church
Cupolls and bells? Why. they hain't
had nothing pf the Kind IN New York
city for fifty years past our build
ing Is going 10 be right up to dare.
even If we hav" To put in buIhubs
and electric bells
or course Deacon Wheeler aud his
sect heard of these things. and the
deacon wmked with his lefi eye and
replied:
Going to have spirr. ch2 Going
10 b" seen for live miles around. is il?
Wanl, YOU jest wait little Mcbbe
thoreIi be two spires to bp seen"
And 50 there was The BnptiSts
had no sooner hcgun work on theirs
than The other sect started IN aud
sold the belt. demolished the cupulu
and began on slire Then II was
rncp To see which spire should he the
highest Each one iealnusly guarded
its secret As n matter OF fact as
measurements afterward proved. the
baptist spirr was Just threc-quarters
Of an inch The longest. bur one rubber
necking from the earth could not have
been sure.
After six months the spires were