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Show WHEN THE PREACHER LAUGHED. Two Occasions on Which Dr. Eddy Lost His Gravity. Rev. Dr. Eddy was one of tho most dignified and learned of preachers. Ho said that in his CO years of church work thoro were two occasions on which ho could not restrain himself from laughing. One night a bad boy sat In the gallery and amused himself by dropping or trying to drop, spit balls Into tho open mouth of a pillar of the church who had fallen nsleep In thu amen corner. This Incident nearly broke up the meeting, because every man and woman In tho congregating congre-gating was watching tho performance, and uo ono paid the slightest attention atten-tion to Dr. Kddy. Tho other occasion which caused Ur. Eddy to laugh concerned 0116 of his own sons. This youngster, going to church In a white duck suit, had a nosebleed, nnd being without a handkerchief, allowed the blood, drop by drop, to form dla.iiams upon liU trousers. Ho mado all sorts of fig-urges fig-urges by moving his head about. Mra Eddy finally took notice of this performance, per-formance, b.it dared not Interrupt her husband's ; rnyer bv motherly oin-cIousnc8.. oin-cIousnc8.. As soon, lowover, ns the prayer wns end-d sho hit her bay a mighty whack whereat tho -doctor lau-Ved. |