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Show WHAT THE APOSTLE PAUL SAID. The other evening the Rev. Mr. Philacter sat down at the tea table with a very thoughtful air, and attended at-tended to the wants of his brood in a very abstracted manner. Presently he looked up at his wife arid said: "The Apostle Paul!" "Got an awful lump on the head saternoon," broke in the pastor's eldest, eld-est, son, "playing baseball. Bat flew out of striker's hands when I was umpire um-pire and cracked me right above the ear, and dropped me. Hurt? Golly!" And the lad shook his head in dismal, but expressive pantomime, as he tenderly ten-derly rubbed a lump that looked like a billiard ball with hair on it. The pastor gravely paused for the interruption, and resumed: "The Apostle Paul " "Saw Mrs. Dash down at Green- baum's this afternoon," said the eldest eld-est daughter, addressing her mother. "She had on the same old everlasting ! black ilk made over with a vest of I tileul green silk, coat tail basque pat- I tern, ove rskirt made with diagonal I folds in front, edged with deep fringe; dark felt hat, with black velvet facing, and pale-blue flowers. She's going to Chicago." The good minister waited patiently, and then in tones which were just a shade louder than before, he resumed: - "The Apostle Paul " "Went in a-swirnming last night with Henry'and Ben, pop, and stepped on a clam shell," exclaimed his youngest son; "and cut my foot so I can't wear my shoe; and, please, can I stay home tomorrow?" The pastor informed his son that he could stay away from the river, and again essayed his subiect of con versation, lie said: "The Apotift Paul says " "My teacher Is an awful story teller," tel-ler," shouted the second son; "he Fays that the world is . as round as an orange, and it turns round all the time faster than a circus man can ride. I guess he hasn't got much sense." The mother lifted a warning finger towards the boy, and said, "Sn!" and the father, resumed: . "The Apostle Paul says- " "Don't bite off twice aa much a3 you can chew," broke out the eldest son. reproving the assault of his little sister on a piece of cake. The pastor's face showed Just a trifle of annoyance, as he said in a very firm and decided tone: 'The Apostle Paul savs " "There's a fly in the butter," cried the youngest hopeful of the family, and a. general laugh followed. "When silence had been restored, the eldest daughter, with an air of curiosity said: "Well, pa, I really would like to know what the Apostle Paul said." "Pass the mustard," said the pastor, absently. Then the committee arose. pn t senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned. |