Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-08
Daysey Mayme
and Her Folks
FRANCES L. GARsIDE.
yeANDER JOHN AT CHURCH.

81 vsANOER JOHN AT CHohOH'
i rule, man doesn't go to
n church because of his eonvie-
III .t.os but because of the convic-
i If his wife.
r. .zplains why Lysander John
n sat in church one morning,
a . with his wife on one side Of
u .r his daughter on the other, like
I him piece of ham in railroad
Il NlcH. ,.-,..,
T.. ...l been told to keep his mind on
,r.7eaer He did.
Il .9--.a the preacher" he soliioquized,
4 ff,a his wife's pastor step down
j m. pulpit, "tiptoes across the
II 49,. ~ a meeting to speak to some
.qa women present wouldn't be
"a ...r5r.sed to learn that he has had
..,..+. .ip the world is coming to an
i and is going to let the deacon in
4 the secret
.-.rasr John laughed. A dig from
i ..... elbow reminded him he was
4 .ot place.
,r... preacher gave his text, there was
.ira and then he began with his
q 81 s.rnose." thought Lysander John.
Il .;.q. some idea Of the preachers re-
u r.. .r1at the reason a preacher al
i ,. ...rl- is that he catches sight Of
3 .rtrr i'm the congregation, and for
4 amt. ane else is present"
4 v-i,H 81 sigh of envy at the preach
orfyfleges. Lysander Johns mind
4 rrar-l away, losing the gist of what
i -...r..gr talked about and retain
4 .o.. AN occasional name, on which
Il rr.accupied way he hung a
4 .vrycavations in Nineveh," he
II o,aa. will establish positively that
4 aood was due to some hoodoo get
r no Il picnic. When 1t began to
i &rnlI, Noah. knowing what a hoodoo
4 always do, began to build the ark.
81 nothing but a shower said the
s, 4,.-or IL will pass off by noon And
II lust vent on getting watermelons
Il sandwiches together, and didn't
i uu hope till he was buried in blue
ii sI to his nose. Wonder why
II bible never tells what Noah did to
ii contractors 1t must have'been
Il a.r iov to- watch them all drown
ii fore they had a chance to send in
II .r bills. The preacher could
7.. that story of Cain killing Abel
4 or more interesting to the women If
n would tell how Eve got along with
En- women ueighbors to come in and
4 an the house for the funeral and run
n tie miDiner's for a mourning bon
h. l suppose when man
commits suicide the first question St.
Petar asks Is why he didn't wait till he
H. his invitation. Amt it queer,
4ough. that a woman will believe
#nale swallowed Jonah, and won't be-
'Iave the least little fish story her hus-
d nj telIs9 Adam had good luck.
8f.ar all His wife never made him
8 Fry big basket of food to the woods,
D. the family might eat it there.
RoHder why Genesis doesn't say more
8holr the way Adam and Eve lived
Il outdoor life. How they caught
D.. how they cooked them, how they
Il tapped birds and animals, and all
n 81. How their tent was made, and
4 ar If other things they had to do
h #oad have made Genesis such a good
d he book to take on a summer outing.
Wonder"
Il Hedllnt know what he was wonder
s flr with every effort honestly
pa TO follow the preacher, his mind
Ras following a little, gently sloping
#a'h of its own-so gently sloping he
POM know when he had reached the
#nd of it.
n Blu, his wife knew. For a snore was
II signal, Lysander John had dis
q 3eed his family by falling asleep!