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Show THOUGHT HE MIGHT WAIT. Mi I, Cor. version, of Course, Was All Right, But Father Wanted to Get Field Plowed. A pioneer and his son wore engaged en-gaged In breaking up some sturdy grass nnd roots with n small plow and n team of horses, when n revivalist .amo thnt way. The elder frontiers-man frontiers-man soon found his way ns n penitent to tho altar. With Joy tho noxt morning morn-ing ho wont forth to plow, and Instead of addressing his horses with his usual profanity ho called out biinply: "Got up." To his astonishment, tho horses, which had never fntlod him, refused uttorly to budge. "John,"' ho called to his son, "something's the matter with my team, thoy'vo balked." John walked over to his father's 'plow, ripped out some Btnggorlng epithets from an unregenerato vocabulary, and nway the team started with vigorous good will. That night nt the revival meeting tho son was visibly nffecteil Tho old man had been watching him anxiously, nnd nsked him to step outside out-side n moment. "John," said tho father, fa-ther, "I honor you for your evident desire to lead n Christian life It's tho right thing, John but don" you think you had better postpone your conversion conver-sion until wo get that Held plowed?" |