Show PASTORS FALL FROM GRACE unfortunate combination of circum stances the cause justice shiras walked into his hotel yesterday crestfallen and weary pain was marked on bis countenance and he moved about in an atmosphere of utter hopelessness A friend sought to lighten his burden don t try said the justic deject edby not the matter of a mo I 1 am afraid it has come for all time A great sorrow possesses me disappointment blighted hope in a trusted friend faith broken and ruined some secret sorrow judge that you cannot no no worse than that my whole town knows it pastor accused of fishing on bunday everybody talk ing about it why judge it cant yes yes worse still it is true reliable witness you see he was waiting on a terry boat one sunday morning to be taken across the river to preach for a brother clergyman the ferryman who had gone up to the village on an errand had left a fishing rod hanging over the side of the boat with a baited hook dangling in the water it would have been all right had not some sinful and irreverent fish taken the bait the pastor not ing the agitation simply put his toot on the rod to keep it from going over board but ou know it s the first step that counts this was his down fall his thoughts turned from sav arg the rod to saving the fish the ferryman was nowhere in sight and the poor man fell he landed the fish just then the village lawyer drove oy and the gossips did the rest I 1 how much did the ferryman says less than a pound but worst of all it was a horn pout washington post |