| Show SAFE FOR HIM I 1 1 aa T TO 0 A P P IL f R mark twain escaped esc aped tile the bible raad ing and family prayers when mark twain was in tild the west many years ago his humor was nas as droll drall as it is today to day while there he be made the acquaintance aca acq of senator stewart of nevada who tells this atory of the humorist vouching for its truth f the incident occurred in carson city at diat time said senator stewart the humorist had not attaint talal 1 to the philosophic calm which come college degrees helas he was al biourn ast and an unter rifled one iri carson city lie he hoarded boarded at the home of df his brother who was vas a model citizen and a christian Christ lan one morning mornin I 1 was a guest of orthis this brother at breaR breakfast fast we had just seated ourselves at tile the table when a voice drawled from th the e stairway above havo flave you read tile the scripture lesson this morning yes was the reply had family prayers continued the voice fram from above lt yes sam said the host smiling at me inc there was a pause and then in the now nov well known drawl came the further question ques said g grace yes responded thep the patient head of the household lic all right then came tho the cheerful cani comment ment from the stairway ill be right down and presently the irreverent youth who in a few years was ivas to promote the gayety gaiety of n nations joined u tho tha breakfast table |
