Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-13 | Page 4 | A Merciful Parson

A MERCIFUL PARSON h j Miss 1 Mary Louise Boyle Nho who ho counted i Dickens Lev Lever r t Browning Lowell Lowel and Tennyson Tennys 11 arIon among her friel friends rec records in records rc's 1 In about a sporting her Book a a story tory a parson she she- shel l knew new w B i 1 v. v rt l' l Smith who h hunted In pt l te 1 t pink because the former was the corI cor- cor I ct episcopal pal color r His reverence was always well mounted ted and was a a. keen sportsman He He had a a. pretty living and and and-a a good church churchin in the neighborhood but he surprised his parishioners very much by altering the whole disposition of the tombstones l he thought hought ought they Wey looked awkward and untidy In their actual position sc sq he had them all taken up and arid rearranged according to his fancy in lines crosses squares etc One Sunday Sunday- morning aVery a avery Very very cold winters winter's day Jie had per per- services to a sc congre scanty gation gatlon and on going up into his pulpit instead of opening his sermon book bool he pronounced the follow following ing address My dear friends if you require it I will pi preach each you a sermon which which I I have have brought with me but if you are as cold and hungry hungrY s QS I 1 am Sm I you ou go v f th th me me to to ih the rectory where where yo you will find some some cold beef and some good ale NeW New New Y York rl Sun un