Pat And The Deacon

Sometime ugo, ;is Deacon IngalLs was traveling tlirough the. western part of the state he feil in with ui irishman who had lately arrived in thia country, and who was in search of abrother who had proceeded him and settled in soine oí tlie digginga in that part of the country. Pat was a strong man a trae Bomao Catholic, and had never seen the inside of a Protestant churcli, tngalls was ayery pions man. He told JJat lie was going to chnrcli, and invited his newly made friend to accompanv lii" thither, his destinauini iiemg a sinau ... i;..„ j,,,,,, upar l,y. Thcrr V.M l glVilt VCVlVill IL tlTB time', and one of the deacons, who was a small man in stature, invited brother Ingalls to a seat in his pew. Ile accepted the invitation, followed by Pat, who looked in vain for the altar. After he was seated he turned aronnd to brother Ingalls and in a whisper that could be heard all round, he inquired, "Sureand isn'tthis a heretic churchï" "Ilush," said Ingalls, "if we speak a word they will put us out."- "'Ni ver a word will I spake at all at all," replied Pat. The meeting was opened with prayer by. Patastor the p was eyeing him very elosely, when an old gentleman standing in a pew direetly in front of Pat, shouted 'amen.' "Hist, ye orator," rejoined Pat in a loud whisper, which was heard by the minister; "be dacint and don't make a blockhead ofyerself." The psrson grew more fervent in his devotions,- Presently the deacon uttered an audible groan, 'amen.' "Hist ye blackguard ; have ye !„ ■i-ioency in ye at au f saiu rni, at. the saine time giving hira a punch in the ribs, wtaieh caused him to loose his equilibrium. The minister stoppel, anl exteiuling his bands in a suppliant nianner, said: "brethren, we cannot be disturbed in tliis way. Will some one pu;thatinanout?" "Yes, yer iiw eiiee," shouted Pat, "I will do it;" and suiting the action to the word, he collared the deacon, and to the utter liorror of the pastor, bother Ingalls and üie congregation, he dragged him up the aisle, and with a tremendous kick, sent him into the vestibule of the chuten. - Ex.