Show I I Stand Up Jimmie and md I Cues a Bit For the tk Lady The approach of ot Christmas with Its an ai annual I nual bestowal of ot good things from the Christmas tree to the deserving children prompted the usual Increase in the Sun Sunday Sunda Sunday day da school class of a Congregational C mis mission mission sion Ion not far tar from Salt Lake There were at this Sunday school on Sunday an unu unusually unusually largo large number of painfully pain full clean and neatly neaU but uncomfortably groomed youngsters seeking spiritual guidance and incidentally of t course cours i the inevitable candy cand and ami nuts not to say sa dolls and amI Jumping jacks from the annual Christ Christmas ChrIstmas Christmas mas tree The teacher a II prim Puritanical New England lady lad was wall surprised and pleased at the sudden increase ase in her class True she half halt suspected the reason for the in increase Increase increase crease but she hoped that hat no matter what the Incentive might have been for Or the at attendance attendance attendance and no matter how unlikely the soil soU appeared to be the ed of spir spire spiritual spiritual truth might take root and arid flourish or something equally as brilliant Surveying her class with a critical eye the th teacher selected a 1 unlike urchin and arid decided tp t find Ind out from him just what sort of or spiritual aid his soul was as most In need of or orDo Do you ou swear Johnnie JohnnieT 7 she asked In la laa Ina ina a tone gentle enough yet et at the same time possessing a n note of determination that indicated that she he was steeling her herself herself self for the worst 1 No Xo maam I J dont swear sear none to speak of and the urchin hung his head as though ashamed as amed of his lack of accomplishment accomplishment accomplishment In this thI respect Then after ft r a moment his face brightened and he turned toward the beaming b countenance of ot an another another other youngster In the class and continued with ith fraternal prid pride but my m n brother Jimmie can fierce Stand up JImmie and cuss a bit for the lady The teacher survived the shock with effort and succeeded In recovering her herI I equilibrium through the tile aid of her smell smellIng smelling Ing salts Just In time to head off the will willing willIng ling ing JimmIes outburst t |