Show EVIDENTLY HAD HIS DOUBTS olfactory evidence offered up by serious minded old time circuit rider A typical old time circuit rider died recently in alabama a man whose godly unselfish life will long be remembered many were the eccentricities of this rugged old man and many anecdotes are current among the methodist ministers of the state concerning him lie he was noted for two things hla bis denunciation ot of sin in no uncertain tones and the familiarity with which he addressed the lord in prayer on one occasion he had been preaching in a log meeting house in the piny woods wood of north alabama there were wera s several everal young fellows on hand who had been celebrating by patronizing a Is till still hard by after a long fiery sermon the preacher made a call ball for mourners and soon the rude altar was filled mostly by the afore men honed young fellows the old man looked them over for a moment and with keen intuition felt that it was perhaps a lark on the boys part but he knelt to pray cl 0 lord he began heres a crowd of young fellows kneeling round your altar been cussin and shearin sw earin and drinkin and blendin spend ln their time in riotous livin but come up here seemingly penitent they look like penitents penitente peni tents lord and I 1 hope they are they weep like peni tents lord and I 1 hope forgive em cm if they are but 0 lord I 1 declare they dont smell like penitents penitente peni tents youths companion |