The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-02
THOSE CHURCH
SPIRES
BY M QUAD
Copyright, 1870 BY Associated Lit
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The village Of Tomkinsville bud two
churches. The Methedists built a
house Of worship with a eupola and
hung bell there. The Baptist edIfice
was also to have cupola and a bell.
but the funds ran short at the roof II
was the intention to wait year or so
and then 6nish up. but Eve years had
passed and nothing more had been
done. Meanwhile one bell pealed for
ell, and both sects dweit together In
unity. There was no envy. no jealousy,
no criticism.
Then the blow fell. II came like
thunderbolt Deacon Wheeler OF the
Methodist church and Deacon Ames Of
the Baptist leased ten acres Of land in
partnership and planted It to corn.
Each furnished half the seed and was
TO DO half the work One day when
the corn was tall enough for the flrst
hosing and the two deacons were
working side by side Deacon Wheeler
pointed 70 patch Of grass and OBJ
served:
Deacon, It strikes me that that is a
good place for bumblebees' nest
Yes, kinder looks that way" was
the reply.
"Bumblebees orter be rooted out"
WAL, dunno. The Lord made
'em.v
But they are pesIxy things we
shall DO blowing this corn with horse
next time, and spose they pitch into
him. | reckon III root 'em out
but don't XIII any more'n need be-
It's wicked to take life Il you don't
have to-"
Deacon Wheeler found bumbiebees
there. They also found him. They re-
scented bis 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 item from the field. 1t
was after the bees mad given up the
pursuit that Deacon AInes 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 bundles aloneP'
"old fooi7 Why, Deacon Ames, you
are six years older'R / be-"
But told you to let en- alone"
"Say, Deacon Ames, you are talk
ing mighty sassyw
But I've got right to-"
Eyes, talking mighty sassy for
Baptist"
"And what about the BaptstsY'
WAL, you can see your meeting
house from here. Does It look Ike a
meeting house or cooper shop2
guess more'n one stranger has had to
ask to find cut"
Are you digging at me because we
hain't got cupoIa Of belIT'
"I'm a-saylng that If more bnmble-
bees had been stirred up mebba your
folks would have finished the build
ing
It was all over between the deacons.
Deacon Wheeler went home to tell his
wife about II, and Deacon Ames
walked straight to the parsonage and
said to the minister:
.'Parson Jones. something has got
to be did. I've been insulted, our old
building has been insulted, and now
Ii we can't 20 at 1t and finish 4 UP
III sell out and move away.
we don't want no cupola nor bell.
Cupolas are for schools and bells are
for factories What we want and
what we are going to, have Is a spire
IA thing shooting up in the air about
sixty something that can be
seen for i've miles around. Cooper
shop. Wen show the Wheeler crowd I
whether we've got cooper shop Or
church. That ere spire shall pierce
the clouds on the one hand and the
hearts OF the Methodlsts on the other
lTl be before their eyes night and
day. They'll have 10 walk In its
shadder to get to their own church,