Show TIlE THE CORN A PUBLIC The he appalling disaster in the Shiloh church in Birmingham proves pro that the corn i to is' a public me me- nace One sensitive and cranky little bunion on ona a colored ministers minister's little toe is responsible for the stampede in this modest little house of worship that resulted in the loss of lives Ih-es and serious injury to probably as ninny many more According to the stor story of the tragedy sonic some rude and awkward preacher stepped on a brother brothel parsons parson's left foot There happened happened hap hap- to be a corn cOln as small as a half dime silver er piece blossoming on the joint of the little toe of this left foot The bunion was crushed as lint Hat as a pancake pancake pan pan- cake and boiling with indignation and throbbing with pain the corn flashed its resentment and agony agon to the brain of its unfortunate owner Then there was a row Howling with pain the minister attacked at tacked the corn There were cries of Fight Fight I and everybody e in the church started for fOl the doors In the stampede the lives of persons pe were sacrificed in order that the injured feelings of the indignant little bunion might be avenged The owner of the corn coin intent on saving himself ran over mer the heads of his struggling brethren breth breth- ren 1011 and dashed lashed his brains out against a wall wail Thus died the corn and its avenger But ut there are arc other corns in every part of the world The Birmingham disaster should serve as an object lesson in showing what a menace to the public corns are Down with th the corns but be sure to keep keel your Jour foot off your neighbors neighbor's corn in a crowded church |