Show APATHY WAS NOT OF CHOICE precluded I 1 investment strict series of misfortunes in bibles bible just at that particular time the auctioneer with a wagon load ot of books had stopped slopped on a corner in the village and quickly collected a c clovd ro around him but he be held up book after book and failed to get a bid ile he finally selected a family bible and fastening h hie i g g gaze a ze 0 on ll 11 a an n 0 old 1 d r ch chewing e wi n g t tobacco cl ii man an who was vigo vigorously r 0 us bracco b he be asked my aly friend are you a Christ christlar lax man man 1 I ar was the reply do you believe in this book 1 I dew have you got one like it at home nor I 1 aint then why dont you give me a bid on this the matter mattei with this crowd that I 1 cant sell a bib bible le tor for a tenth ot at lis its worth dont your religion in this town include the bible she does stranger she does replied the old man but lemme explain things a little on monday we had a boss bass race on tuesday there was a on Wednes wednesday daya a teller feller came along with a guessing hog and yesterday there aasa scrap between lightweights forthe for tor the gate re receipts we dote on the bible here but we are also a sporty town and It If porus plasters was selling tor for two cents apiece there faint one of us ua could raise the dough to invest jest have to wait till we recuperate and get a new holt halt |