| Show EVIDENTLY HAD HIS DOUBTS olfactory evide e offered up by serial minded old time circuit rider A typical old time circuit rider died recently in alabama a man whose whoso godly unselfish life will long be remembered many were the eccentricities of thia this rugged old man and many anecdotes are current among the methodist ministers of the state concerning him he tie was noted for two things his denunciation of bin sin in no uncertain tones and the familiarity with which he addressed the lord la in prayer on one occasion be h had been preaching in a log meeting house in the piny woods of north alabama there were several young fellows on hand who had been celebrating by patronizing a still till hard bard by after a long fiery ser r ton ron on the preacher made a CPU for mourners and soon the rude altar was filled mostly by the afore men young fellows the old man ruan looked them over for a it moment and with keen been intuition felt that it was perhaps a ark on the boys part but he knelt to pray 0 lord he began heres a crowd of young fellows kneeling round your a altar itar been cussin and sw earin and drinkin and spendin spen din their time in riotous livin but come up here seemingly penitent they look like penitents penitente peni tents lord and I 1 hope they are they weep like peni peril tents lord and I 1 hope forgive cm em if they are but 0 lord I 1 declare they don t smell like penitente penitents peni tents sl youths companion |
