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Making It Lively For The Parson

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Parent Issue
Day
28
Month
March
Year
1879
Copyright
Public Domain
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Daniel Webster had an anecdote o oíd Father Searl, the minister of lii boyhood, wliich is too good to be los It was customary then to wear buck skin breeches in eool weather. On Sunday morning in autumn, Fathe Searl brought his breeches down from the garret.but the wasps had taken pos session during tlie summer, and wer having a nice time of it in them. B dint of effort he got out the intruder and dressed for meeting. But whil reading the Scripture to the congrega tion he felt a dagger from one of th enraged small waisted fellows, anc jumped around the pulpit slapping hi thighs. But the more he slapped ant danced the more they stung. The peopie thought him crazy,but he explaine( the matter by saying: "Brethren.don be alarmed : the word of the Lord is i my mouth, but the devil is in m; breeches!" Webster ahvays told ] with great glee to the ministers. How irany fingers does a horse of fif teen hands possess ?

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Old News
Michigan Argus