| Show IT MADE him FEEL independent A man named says he once had a clerical friend between bet veen whom and himself there existed great intimacy every saturday night as porter was sitting balancing balanc inz luc his cash a note would come re questing the loan of a fise five dollar bill the money was always returned punctually at 8 oil on the monda monday mor morning ninn ning g following but whit puzzled the t it lender tender w was as the paron parson always returned the very identical I 1 note he borrowed since he had discovered this fact he had made private marks on the note still the same was handed back on monday al 0 aday morning morn ing one saturday Satur day dav evening porter sent a five dollar gold piece alstead of a note and marked it still the very same coin was returned on the monday porter got nervous and billious about it he could not sleep at night for thinking ozithe of ithe would awake his wife in the middle of the night and ask her what she thought of such a strange occurrence lie ire was fast boiling over with curiosity when a note came from the reverend borrower one christmas eve asking aski the loan of ten dollars A brilliant thought thought struck aruck our friend he put on his great coat resolved to call and demand an explanation 0 of f the mystery wh when en he was shown into his friends stud study he foad him plunged in the profoundest mee mel melancholy an choly mr I 1 said our friend if cli you will answer me one question clestion estion I 1 will let you have the ten dollars do liars Il how low row does it happen that you always repay me the money you jou you borrow on the saturday Sa ilg aig luat kt in the very same sane coin or note Q n 1 monday mondays the parson raised his head and after a violent struggle as thou though h he was about to unveil the hoarded mystery of his soul said in faltering tones porter you are area a gentleman a scholar a christian and a new yorker I 1 know I 1 can rely on your inviolable secrecy listen to the secret of my eloquence you know that I 1 am poor and when I 1 have bought my sunday dinner neri nerl have seldom a red cent left in my pocket now I 1 maintain that no man can preach the gospel and blow up his congregation properly without he has got something in in his pocket to inspire r e him with confidence ansh I 1 have ave therefore borrowed five dollars of you aou every saturday that I 1 might feel it occasionally al dependently as I 1 preached on sunday you know how independently I 1 I 1 do preach how I 1 make the rich shake in their shoes well it is all owing to my knowing that I 1 have a five dollar bill in my pocket of course never having havin t to use it for any other purpose it is not changed but invariably returned to you the next morning now as mr lir george law is coming to hear me preach tomorrow to morrow I 1 thought I 1 would try the effect of a d ten dollar bill sermon on him ex |
