The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-13
iHE SINS Of SOCIETY
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r IA rurf by every danger signal and
sw ont a cylinder head. break a
derod and throw a tire and go int
g ditch. I'd feel worse about it than
:, II do. but If you think its easy, you
}st out and take and pray for some
weasel-eyed. Ratchet faced. grim
aged. cadsverous, lantern -Jawed
T ighhorhood gossiper that's assassi-
:tttng your character and peddling "A
q OF lies up and down the neighbor-
:! 1od get down on your knees, and
.fy-- Now Lord"
suppose you did turn the right
cAeek. There isn't one fellow in a
'llousand that would swat you, but
suppose ne would. suppose ne
rocked you down. suppose he loos-
t7ed a noiar Jesus Christ could
ave had twelve legions of angels 10
ne and fight for him but he didn't
ca}i
" Was preaching in a town in Iowa
nd was stopping at hotel, and the
hone rang, wanted me 20 come TO the
hone. | went and found "A woman's
voice at the ether end, She said,
Mr.. sunday
Yes. NOM"
VIII you please come up to my
house? I want TO see you"
No, nom. Ill not. I've been
preaching for twenty years and I've
Ieyer yet crossed the threshold Of
any mans home alone"
Afraid. OF No Skirt.
Tn not afraid Of any skirt on
Gods dirt, or anybody else No sir.
li1lt want to serve notice on you
md the dirty, shrinking, black hearted
degenerate. whiskey gang. II I don't
We what ] preach III leave the plat
form and / have never allowed a wo-
man 10 come and see me alone
woman said. "Mr Sunday, +
want to see you alone"
Il don't see anybody hut Mrs Sun
cay alone. II you've got anything
YOU want to talk 10 me about, sis,
YOU do It right out here"
said, Il viii come up" she begged
50 hard. "but I will bring somebody
- nth
turned to friend and said. let's
10 up. and see what's tho matter"
So we went up and she had no
= Anna--Eer- neiGh bar had -f,Aeaa~
.e went in and found "a woman
-hffifsed. mutilated- print of a mans
hand upon her cheek hair disheveled.
clothing torn. and ! said.
What's the trouble?''
She said. My husband did IT,"
said What for ~ n
because I #ena to church, -
Say, you've got right to say how
-s-faeA that-.--ttff --s+ttii4- PAY for that
tsfess X you earn the money but
you have no right 10 toll her whether
she can go To church or pray You
keep your hands off or God Almighty
VIII pump your old carcass full OF
onla.a dining fluid, Since when do you
rpn this world because you've got
vAiskers and brooches?
And She said To me. Well, what
Will l do win | 1paye him ."
said. NO You oughtn't to
have married the old hog in the first
l''aee." said. There's whore you
dropped Your candy"
And her little boy about iwo--oh,
l7e wasn't quite two years old. came
bounding into the room with his cheek
vi bruised and bloodshot. my friends
y here man had struck him, She
faid Wont you go down and see
hirn?''
said what for7 I'd get into a
frh, with him, 81 YOU were my
3aughfer, $50 help me God. I'd lick
Him
He was working for the American
Express company, so went down to
'see him
l stroIied In with all my Chester
field impolitencss. with my suave
snannerisn. and ! said, as ! leaned
oyer the counter
H. "How DO you do?" and called him
by his given name I'VE just been
e.rp In the neighborhood and seen your
wife. Everybody's talking about what
you did and they are thinking about
having you pinched, but ] have been
Sailing them off" said. They
asked me TO come down and see you.
80 J did You oughtn't 10 treat her
THAT way. She wants 10 go TO church I:
SXau ought to he -eucpuraxing her.
And he ripped out a string Of right
angular. triangular. hair-spiitting,
Fiister- m outfled, blood-curding oaths.
He called me everything he could lay
his vile tongue TO, and If all the en-
nifty in his heart. ranking against
r-re and nss7tttrrstt reiiryfur hHd bnen fn-
stected into his stomach, he'd have
s,yfed of blacl5 vomit IN three minutes
s~s Gym. Graduate.
/ was graduated from five gymna-
Sums; car go so fast for five
5raunds you can't see me for dust, /
nut my hand on the counter and I
went over there like a shell out of A
mortar and he jumped backward TO
grab 90 calibre gun that was lying
there. ! furaped between him and the
sFun and said.
Don't YOU move TO touch that ~
ssau do they will take you up with
4 duss pan ard a whisk broom.
sse Ne said to me, You have no bust
sness BEHIND the counter"
rss raid, You are right. Neither
s.avN you any business 20 call me the
{ sNfa'norrs names that you have, sir
and I said, land you go ahead and
I'd advise you to get your pliotogra phi
ssaken because your wife won't
yEpQw you when you go home IN the
Kdd Cross ambulance" said.
s1Tou get out from behind that count
er and come out here on The side
Walk and I'll show you the finest
DEMONSTRATION OF muscular Christian
Ky yDu ever looked at"
And If thar gink had come out I'd
have hacksiid long enough to have
llcked him. But II had I'd have
rome M against that verse-~-s..s :,
Pray for them that despi,efuliy use
I ynN and r4rsecute YOU
It's = hard job. I'm trying my
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