Show deeply from the pew joe jones one of sams numerous brothers baa enlisted in the ministry his first sermon was preached in a coan try church at pine log before a large congregation of farmers backwoodsman backwoodsmen backwoods men and crackers sams methods were followed with considerable success but when joe branched off on his own hook be struck a snag he caused his hearers to wince when slapping the bible nearly off the pulpit he exclaimed A man what will cuss a oathel steal 1 there was a c dively shifting among the pews and much cautious looking around and head shaking joe saw and determined to push his point brethren and sisters ho repeated want to say to yon that a man what will cuss a oathel what havo you got to say to that an aged cracker arose at the back of the church and fastening hia glittering gray eye on joe drawled through his nose all dern liel joe was so discouraged that he rested on bis oars two weeks before making anymore bold assertions new york tribune |