| Show A C L JOKE tho the late gildee jphn john smith of 1 kentucky ent rIellY who died at t an n a advanced age go was one of or tho the moat 0 oc centry wits f clouth of 0 the ohio river liver llo irai waa familiarly ko knonk kentucky as raccoon smith Siai lh wrilla still io III the Iia plit anil and lone one of thol tho annual meeting 4 of that body 1 a I till tall lat lank k cicen i specimen of hu humanity manily pr e 4 I 1 I 1 before the ho asso cid tion BI A chii for abi ile ho wits was not regarded as being of entirely bound igind and labored under the hallucination thai ho he was espe cepe bially called to preach and nil kept importuning tho the wa wacil oil tion ion to grant him the necessary licen licauco lic cuco a in addition to his hia pur par t ticul arly unbalanced into d I 1 was wo the possessor of a T bugo g and ungainly a pair of feet as a ever trod ahne leather liroi of hu his im Lies and not being disposed to grant the 19 ilie ico cose the handed him over to smith with in biru cLiona to make an cod cad v ok the alio cabo and between them took place the fol lawing conversation smith A alit b 1501 so brother meeks mecka you think preach pit yon hito have a special cill call to I 1 I 1 meeka yes the lard has call called 0 al loo a ia be worl but the n r resaca 1 linaka mo me its license t 1 giov now do you know you tro called M aki knowlt rieal I 1 ted it io a my city heart ber t of hearts I 1 want i 1 sm smith iab da 1 you believe tho the bible brother metka t i meeks certainly I 1 do every word ward of it sm iab if I 1 can prote byshe amblo that you our are noto t called alfed to preach will you bo sat ea 0 t to drop tho the matter arad not rabe sasso for a hanso brother blecki assented to this and raccoon smith deliberately opened tho the new testament at t ro re manz mans x j 15 anki and in a grave tone read bow chow beautiful are tho the feet of them that preach the gopel oi of y peace at etc Ih ciT glancing at beeke maceka largo large fact bo be remarked oyo you al aeo brodber brot ber alecks that the fari of if tho the preacher are arc beautiful you sir air have hat tho the metat monstrously ugly feet oftay man io in the tho state of ly therefore A by this ibis bilile bible it is ii clear that thai you b bate not been IF c ally called As aa smith finished J lis a cark remarks a kethe the association went off late into a paroxysm of laug laughter liler and aad meeks really con cludia that ha be had not been called bolted rom on bouso nod never after annoyed alio ass for a license |
