Show Funny Slory of a Funny Yankee TIany Maine people who live In a certain part of Cumberland county will I well remember re-member one Abtieiso ho was always called In his town Abner wag commonly selected to take charge of funerals because he was about the only man In town who InuJ time I hanging on his hands A citizen died a man who never amounted to much who was rover positively wicked bceauue that oukl have required moro of an effort than ho was willing to make He way howovcr far enough from being a good citizen and Abncr knew It na well as anybody else Abncr was requested to ask a certain minister to conduct the service and hu hitched up his old borac and throve lo his home The minister salil ho would attend and then tried to get it little Information concerning ihe late lamented What sort of ni i man was lie1 ho asked Well about the same an no sort of a man HI all rcrnondcd Abncr frankly I suppose his loss will bo deeply felt In the community said lie minister Theyre all bearing up well under it said Aimer slowly Was he a Christian asked the minis min-is lor lorIf 1 hed been accused of It the verdict would havo been not guilty and Ito Jury wouldnt have left their Mats replIed Abner cheerfully Did ho attend churchV asked too minister ts bit anxiously I never heard of his doing it said Aimer Hov did lift die continued the minis min-is ler I lerfust l the same au he lived sort of naturally nat-urally eiild Alner I dont see how Im to preach much of a ttormon under such circumstances said the minister The neighbors all nald thoy didnt think they wanted much of a sermon and so they scat me over to nice you said Aunvr Tho minister pocketed hIs wrath and a s bill and after the funcial the aattitled Abncr Bald V ell we got Just what we wanted bgnsh LovIsiton Journal |