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Show A LOYAL BACKSLIDER. Judge. "Brother," said the exhorter to the tearful tear-ful man on the front seat; "brother. I take it that you have been led to a realisation of your sinful ways." "I have, sir; I have," answered the repentant re-pentant one. "I gather," continued the exhorter, "from your sorrowful visage that the error er-ror of your way U bowing you down and that you seek relief." "Ves, sir," sighed the erring one. "Then come forward and give your testimony." tes-timony." "I'd like to. parson." confided the other in a stage whisper; "I'd like to. But you see Elder Holleran has been doln' all the exhortin' In our neighborhood for the lart fifteen years, an' he has always done all my convertin'. I reckon I might just as well stay backslid for another month an' then have him catch me up as usual when he comes. Besides, he might not alto, gether like It for you to be interferln' In his business, 'specially as I'm one o' his stock brands from the burnin.' " |