| Show I 1 ifor the EQ eduma ut WHOSE OX IS A hypocritical parson like many of his und kind could preach and pray bulte quite fluently whenever so 10 inclined ne spread forth lila ilia hands shafts shake his bis head his eydi roll towards the thy sky and mod aves sto his sentences till scarce a face was waa dry with morals arid and wise wise maxims maxima his memory was waa well vell stored but bat his conscience cons tience was quite ess his an ox was gored 11 in worldly goods and chattels ho he wan waa rec reckoned honed well n ell to do ile he had hogs and cows and horses and chicken not a fw few besides a lured hired man mail named john possessed of stirling grit who could take a joke or give onedith one with most provoking wit one day dav the pare parsons ono animals broke V t digh his ble neighbors fence but no lony lie made or thought of john told recompense him of 0 tle the circumstance before to church lie he went saying ing shall I 1 turn them out oat sir bir ill feeling to prevent no indeed replied the parson this Is ii tile lie sabbath day and there until tomorrow morning we wa mustleat must let them stay we did not break the fence once for them so let them get their fill for it appears to me quite plain that such buehlig is heavens will ft ill indeed I 1 P pel eel el surprised at couyou know tho the scriptures Scrip say thy manservant hall do no labor on the tha sabbath day dav 11 the following sabbath Sabbat fi strange to say gay quite early in the morn tho the neighbors herd hard of hogs broke broka through into the parson corn 0 john I 1 lie he cried come come coma my man I 1 make haste baste and turn them out or that eat up all in my P corn rn P ive not the slightest doubt anol nol cried john remember tir this alin Is in the sabbath day and there until tomorrow morning we must m it let them stay we did n not 0 t break the fence for them so let them get their fill ill for it appears to me quite plain that such is If eavens mil ill In ledI feel surprised nt at you you know the scriptures way thy manser manservant vint shall do no labor on tile the sabbath day the pardon could not see it so go when to himself applied but thought it if lie he could get them out he would be justified so 8 I 1 off ff ile he rn ran anil and tugged tugged anti sweat while john laughing near 10 70 see eee hla his masters vain attema tile the hungry hogg to steer which hungar way lie I 1 to tried to drive them to tile the opposite 1 ile they ran till lie brnot down own exhaust exhausted edo a completely used up man lie ile thought the dose wa wai good enouf enough 11 for or neighbors to receive receive but measure back to hirn him again I 1 it I 1 mails made him film sigh and grieve this cast cage is il but I 1 sample ample 0 f how some boina will act tied nd talk to get the best beat of others a antic anc tillio cloak but however those who do so 0 o may gru krumble ablo at tile their r f into a A retributive penalty will 1 reach them penalty soon or late ate cixto I 1 ville oct 13 1318 1886 Si |
