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Show PIOUS LKM0NALU1 ;A LKistt Fixed lln for it Gospel Kxpouurt-ir. ItiNvlllAM, Sept. 21, 1S,V. List nilit was a memorable one in the i-.uTid history ol Bingham. Our minister made u deseent on the "Head Quarter" saloon for the purpose pur-pose of exchanging heavenly admonitions admoni-tions for a few twenty-live cent piece which ho needed to maintain a free school, and to insure a constant phy cal relaxation. All our floating population had assembled and eon-spirisl eon-spirisl against lite worlliy pedagogue. lhey gave hnn I wo-bits to allay suspicion, sus-picion, and tlien persuaded bun to I lko .vnnld lemonatle tl.ivoni tliul i liie large quiinttly of S,icli wltUky winch it cont.tinetl w.ls not noticed. 1 he lemoiude had a v ry pieuliar cllect; and tao elcr'in.m rendily j consented to pray. Tne salcMn w.ia' full cf men; M'ine playing t'illiarvls, soi no gambling, smut drinking . wlnLyv and all laughing, swearing, and eciing. As soon as the prayer . w:is over the reverend geutlninan1 fhox'k hands all annind, atid the , crowd sang a mimhcro! Sunday school ; airs and pvpular church hymns with hii occasional vu'gir railroad song to keep up the interest; these witli boi-, boi-, erous l.mchter ami the most profane uiani;.-i.i'ions cvtispinl to make a scene ol tltcnuut ridiculous and dis-. dis-. gr icUil cli.. racier. As each sue-ivttwivd sue-ivttwivd g'iiss of lemon ide ) dis- appeared liw siKation dealer, as lie , is ci!ed, jiravtl longer anil more lervently, and sang louder and more discordantly than U lore. When tne nun got Unvugh with this ioor, niis-gir.dej, niis-gir.dej, enthusiastic dune, tliey lievl a bunch of hgiiUvl tire crackcni t i hi . cat (ail and let thorn go. But he haft ha-ft lamb like ptlience and came down again th:n morning Willi h s cuUvn-ary cuUvn-ary Naz irelliirit emile whicli, extending ex-tending around his he:ui, forms a comp etc circle th4 ns'eipt ol 2o cor. is lor the Ire school fund, or for the enlargement of nis paper the Bingham l'" He says he will U at the sa'ovui again to-tnght en his errand of mercy, because ie:u nade ii a harmless beverage and he like it. We would like a clergyman lure w:io can create a rvapecl tor liunelf and for his oilice: and not divinity quack who depends on chanty f.r his Mits:stence and on uotir.u,; for his popularity. Bl.'COHaMltE. |