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October 3, 1897.
Trains lecwc South Norwalk as follows:
FOR NEW YORK —. Accommodation
trainsat 9. 36 a. m., 1.11, 3.04, 4.,07 5. 33,
6.41. 8.11, 10. 20 p. 111. Express trains
‘at 4. 55, 5. 45, 6.15, (local), 6.55, (local),
7.15, (local), 7.56, (local), 8.17, 9.03 (local)
(local) 21. m. 12. 47‘1
2. 25. 5.05 5. 55, 7. 35 p. m. For Washing
ton via Harlem River 12.53 a. to. (daily)
SUNDAYS—Accommodation 9.15 a. m.
5.43, (local), 7.23, (local) 9. 28 p. 111. EX
press 4.55, 5. 45 a. 111.
FOR NEW HAVEN AND THE EAST—
AccommOdation trains at 6. 32, 7. 42,
8.46 and 11.42 a. m., 1.37, 2.42, (to B’p’t),
4.,20 5.,27 6.2,7 7.28(toB?,p’t) 8.41, 9.41
and 11.15 p. m. Express trains at 1.11,
1.,20 9.,11 10.12.1108 a. 1n. 12.,02 3.,05
5. 04 (Naugatuck Express) 1.10 p. m.
SUNDAYS—Accommodation 7.42, 9.12
a. m. and 7.15 p. m. Express 1.11 and
1.20
C. T. HEMPSTEAD, Gen. Pass. Agent;
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Electric cars to Hotel, every twenty
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MR. ELKIN’S QUEER FOWLS.
A Ci'oss Between Minorocas anzl :1-22'. .
Tslamcls.
from the Falkland
LR. L. Elkin, a prominent farmer
near Lancaster. N. Y., has devoted
several years to raising domestic fowls
of different breeds, and has now on
hand a few fowls which ae attractlnr'
the attention of the public on account
of their unusual color, size, and form,
and their aptitude to imitate, which
makes a near approach to intelligence
and bids fair to dispense with errand
' boys, shepherd dogs, and telephones.
They are a cross between the Minorca
and a'fowl which was sent him by his
friend, Col. John Mills, now ,United
-States Consul at Falkland Islands,
which inymany respectsresembles the
parrot, though not so clumsy.
The fowls weigh about three pounds,
have sharp claws, a long beak, slight-
ly carved, large yellow eyes, a white
crest, dark green plumage, and an in-
telligent expression. They fly rapidly
and although domesticated they have
a tendency to roam for hours at a
time. He calls them “minims” be-
cause of their size. From' the time
they come from the shell they are
easily handled and are fond of hu--
man society, always manifesting a
disposition to imitate human action
and make articulate sounds approxi-
mating the language of the parp‘ot.
They are non-sitters, but their eggs
will hatch in fourteen days. They
will only roost in trees or on the roof
of a house. On the approach of a
stranger they make a shrill clatter
like the guinea foul, and when any-
thing unusual is about. to occur they
make a loud noise, which sounds like
the words “Look out!” Their timely
warning is invaluable in many in-
stances. If a dog or any other animal
ventures into their inclosure he meets
with such a reception as to insure a
speedy departure, with no inclination
to return. The' sharp curved beak
and sharp claws have inflicted many
wounds on intruders.
Unerring instinct seems to give
them as accurate idea of the time of
day, and when the regular routine of
farm work has been performed in
sight of them they seem to realize any
delay in the same work on a succeed—
ing day. Mr. Elkin’s bluegrass past-
ure in which his milch cows graze
contains about fifty acres and extends
up to the barnyard. He asserts posi-
tively that the cowboy, who always
fed them after milking, was late com‘
ing from the field one evening last
week, and he saw two of the fowls fly
away in the direction of' the cows, one
of which was lying down. They light-
ed upon her and induced her to rise
by a gentle touch with their claws.
The same inducement was applied to
the whole herd until they were march-
ed to the milk pen. These acts are
the result of observation and the fowls
bid fair to become more valuable than
the dog to herdsmen. --Louisville Dis-
patch.
Neighborly Thoughtfulness.
‘fJohn,” she said thoughtfully, “to-
morrow is the birthday of that little
Jones boy next door.”
“What of it?” he demanded.
“Oh, nothing much,” -she replied:
“Only I happened to recall that Mr.
Jones gave our Willie a drum on his
birthday. ”
“Well, do you think I feel under any
obligations to him for that?” he asked
irritably. “If you do you are mis«
taken. If I owe him anything it’s a
grudge.”
“Of course,” she answered sweetly.
“That is why I thought that perhaps
you might want to give the Jones boy
a big brass trumpet.”
‘fThe most resourceful woman in
the world!” he exclaimed, delightedly.
And the Jones boy got the trumpet.
Told Him the Truth. .
“Simplex answered an advertise-
ment in which somebody offered to sell
him the secret for preventing trousers
from getting fringes around the bot-
tom.”
“What did they tell him?”
“To wear knickerbockers. ”—Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
At the Athletic Games.
She—“What a wonderful, jumper
that man isi—but why do they keep
ringing that big gong while he is mak-
ing his jumps?"
He—“That’s Jerolamon—he’s from
Brooklyn, and he can’t do his best un-
less he imagines he is getting out of
the way of a trolley car.”—Puck.
I.‘
\A Rude Hint.
' Charlie Borom—Did you know, Miss
Witty, that this is the longest day in
the year?
Miss Witty—Is it? That’s strange.
I had just begun to think it was the
longest evening—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
A. Distinction
Jack—Is it true that Tom Dashing
and Dollie Newrich are engaged?
Harry—Well, her people Speak of it
as an engagement, while his relatives
call it an entanglement—New York
Journal.
A Shattered Idol.
Alice—What a gallant person Mr.
Dunkley is. He never addresses me
without beginning “Fair miss."
Dorothy—Oh, that’s force of habit.
He used to be a street-car conductor.
r—Cleveland Leader.
I _——.___________
“It’s untruefif'said Willie Wishing-
ton,
to attain perfection."
"‘Who haS‘ reached that stage?”
'“I have. Miss Cayenne informed
me this morning that I am a perfect
bore.”—-Washington Star.
Bill—“And what'did the old man say
when you asked for his daughter?"
Jill—”Ordered me to leave the house.
“And what did you say?” “I asked
him if he took me" for a housemover."
-Yonkers Statesman.
“that it is impossible for a man ‘
, from the Chinese.
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sx-eov. HOG’S kiss.
Landed rein“ in the Mouth of '. Miss at
‘ the Cotton Chopper’s Convention.
If the members of the Texas Cotton
Chopp’ers Association can manipulate
the hoe like they can dispense genuine
old-time hospitality they are what Col
Hogg is pleased to term blown daisies
1hey gave their first annual celebra
tion recently. President Tipton de
livered the opening address, welcom-
ing all in the heartlest manner pos
sible. The young ladies, he said, were
welcome to the young men and every-
thing else in the town.
At this juncture Colonel Hogg, who
was the orator of the day and occupied
a seat on the platform, made a swipe
at a molasses haired baby whicu was
standing near him. He kissed the
baby on the head and it sounded like
a Missouri mule pulling his foot out
of the mud. The child glared at him
and passed on, when the Hillsborc
military band discoursed some excel-
lent mus‘ic Turning to the News c0r
respouding Col.
angels like a pup did potlicker.
At the conclusion of Ex-Gov. Hogg’ =
address Miss Burton presented him
with a hand- painted hoe, and spoke a
piece. In accepting the hoe the tem-
pest-tossed executive spoke feelingly
as follows.
“By this simple act you have placed
me under still deeper obligations to
you for many valued and appreciated
kindnesses. The hoe is the first im-
plement of commerce the emblem 01
high civilization. The man who uses
a hoe and lives by the sweat of his
brow is too honest to steal, too in-
dustrious and independent to be a
vag or a criminal. He is the man who
makes and maintains good govern-
ment- I thank you from the bottom
of my heart for this assurance of your
friendship and esteem,” and the ex-
Gove1 nor grabbed the young lady and
kissed her full in the mouth, while the
great crowd applauded wildly—Gal-
veston News. .
WOULDN’T TRUST THE JONAHS.
Too Superstitions to Be Rescued With
Another “'1'ecked Ship’s Crew.
A remarkable story of Coincidence
and sailor superstition was told by the
survivors of the John Carey on their
arrival the other day at Auckland,
New Zealand. The John Carey, a
trading brig, ran into dirty weather
and sprung a leak, which at last forced
the Captain and five others to take to
the only boat left uninjured. They
were picked up by the Ladybird, an
other trader, which next day went
ashort a total wreck. Two days later
a third trader, the Brightwell, hove
in sight, and being signalled by the
castaways, sent a boat to take them
off. The John Carey’s men‘were the
first to embark, and, going through
the surf, the Brightwell’s boat was up-
set and the occupants were drawn on
board half drowned. At this disaster
the Ladybird’s crew set up a cry of
“Jonah”. The J. C.’s people, they
said, had been twice. wrecked, and to
embark with them again was certain
death. And so firm was their faith in
the old superstitution that when the
Brightwell sent a second boat they
actually refused to be rescued, pre-
ferring to stay where they were and
take their chance of another ship
coming that way, to sailing in com-
pany with a crew of Jonahs! Accord-
ingly the Brightwell sailed away with
the six survivors, who must have ex-
perienced lively and varied emotions
when, the very next day, a heavy sea
broke on board, stove one of the boats,
and carried away, a portion of .the
bulwarks! However, the weather
cleared, and the much-harassed and
lucky-tormented John Careyites were
eventually landed in safety at Auck-'
land—Sydney Bulletin.
SMASHING OLD CANNON.
A Peculiar Industry That .Shakes the
Schuylkill Valley.
Terrific detonations are heard down
the Schuylkill Valley on nearly every
week day, from morning until night
In a secluded ravine near the Reading
Railroad the Monocacy Blasting Com-
pany, is breaking up big guns with
dynamite. It also smashes to pieces
other huge castings, to be sold to
scrap dealers. The noise of the ex-
plosions can be heard for miles. The
company received two historic can-
nous. To be broken into pieces. They
were brought from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard on special cars and they weigh
96,470 and 95,625 pounds. The guns
were used at the Vicksburg siege by»
Gen. Grant’s forces, firing shots of
1, 200 pounds.
The Goverhment officials were loath
to have the guns destroyed‘and of-.
fered them to a number of Grand
Army posts, but the necessary are
rangcments could not be made to have
them accepted. The company has
broken up many defective cannon
bought at gun works. It also smashes
nearly all the condemned guns for
the War and Navy departments. The;
dynamite is fired by electricity and
a few men .do the work—New York
sun.
Chinese Husbands Preferrlid in Hawaii.
There are in the United States 40,000
native—born citizens of Chinese par-
entage. In San Francisco there are
25,000 to 30.000 Chinese, and their
children are entitled to the rights 01
[citizen-ship.“ The school census shows
1,500-children less than 17 years of
age of Chinese parentage, and this is
probably a very incomplete census,
owing to the difficulty of obtaining
In the Hawaiian
Islands there are 21, 000 Chinese. Many
of the Hawaiian Chinese are married
—most of them to Hawaiian women—
and in this population of 50, 000 there
would be not less than 20, 000 families,
The children of the Hawaiian Chinese
are half Hawaiian. The Hawaiian wo-
men prefer Chinese to Kanaka hus-
bands—libs ‘Augonaut. ’ -
Hogg nonchalantly'
observed, that he loved the little kid
. strong heat.
r as a v; 11 N1 N G; GAZ E T TE
_ ABOUT THE CUBE FOOT.
How One Who is Not an Expert Arithme-
tlcian Can Findpjtr '
To find the cube root of any given
number of figures off-hand seems an
almost impossible feat, but yet it is
Simple enough when one knows how to
do lt—so simple, indeed, that any
bright boy can learn to do it in a few
weeks.
First he must know exactly what a
cube 1s—namely, that it is the result
of multiplying one number by itself,
and then multiplyingthe product by
the original number. Thus, 3 multi-
plied by 3 equals 9, and 9 multiplied by
3, the original number, produces 27,
which, consequently, is the cube of 3.
The cube root of 27 is the original
number 3, and to find the cube root
IS the reverse of finding the cube. The
would—be adept at this art, should first
scudy carefully the following figures:
Elm-v- .1 2x2x2—~ 8 3x3x3— 27'
41141:4—-- 64 - 5x5x5w125 exam—216'
71:7.- 7=-—-3—;'. 8x8x8e=512 9x9x9—-729
A close study of these figures shows
that 2 multiplied in this manner by
itself results in 8, that 8 multiplied by
itself has 2 as a final figure, that 3
multiplied by itself has 7 as a final
figure, th-s .t 7 multiplied by itself has
3 as a final figure, and that 4, 5, 6 and
9 multiplied by themselves have their
original figures as finals. Hence the
“artist" knows that any sum given to
him, then final figure of which is 8,
must have 2 as a cube roof; that if the
final figure be 9, the cube root must be
9, and so on.
For example, give him the figures
of 74,088, and he can at once tell that
42 is the cube root, for the reason that
74 has 4 as a cube root, as the cube of
4 is 64, while the cube of 5 is 125, much
mole than 74, and 088flias 2 as a cube
root. Or give him a more difficult
problem, as for example, the figures
324,369. Then he will see at a glance
that 324 is more than 216, which is the
cube root of 6, but is less than 343, the
cube root of 7, therefore the cube root
of these three figures is 6. In like
manner the final figure is 369 being 9,
it follows that the cube root of these
three figures is 9, and thus the cube
root of he six figures has been shown
to be 69. Any one can test this meth-
od for himself, and a little practice is
all that is needed to make one as deft.
in such jugglery of figures as the best
“lightning calculator.”
Of course, a skilled arithmetician
could easily frame problems which
could not be solved in this off-hand
fashion, but such difficult tests are
seldom offered by public audiences,
and, as a rule, the “artists” are easily
able to answer all the questions asked
of them—New York Herald.
NO PRISONS IN lCNELAND.
Inhabitants So Honest that for 1, 000 Years
Only" .1 we Thefts Recorded.
In Iceland there are no prisons, and
the inhabitants are so honest in their
habits that such defences to prOperty
as locks, bolts and bars are not re-
quired, nor are there any police on the
island. Yet its history for 1,000 years
records no more than two thefts. Of
these two cases one was that of a na-
tive, who was detected after stealing
several sheep, but as he had done so to
supply his family, who were suffering
for want, of food, when he had broken
his arm, provisions'were-furnished to
them and work was found for him
when able to do. it, and meanwhile he
was placed under medical care, but the
stigmaattached to his crime was con-
sidered sufficient punishment. .
The other theft was by a. German,
who stole seventeen sheep. But as he
was in comfortable circumstances and
the robbery was malicious, the sen-
tence passed upon him was that he
should, sell all his property, restore
the value of what he had stolen and
then leave the country, or be executed,
and he left at once.
But, though crime is rare in Iceland
and its inhabitants are distinguishe,
for honesty and purity of morals, there
is, of course, provision for the admin-
istration of justice, which ‘. consists,
first of all, in the Sheriff’s courts‘;
. next, by appeals to the court of three
judges at Reykjavik, the capital, and,
lastly, in all criminal and most civil
cases, tothe Supreme Court at Copen-
hagen, the capital of Denmark, of
which kingdom the island forms' a
part. The. island of Panaris (one of
the Lipari group) is equally fortunate
in having neither prisons nor lawyers,
and being absolutely destitute of both
paupers and criminals—Boston Tran-
scripe.
Molasses as Fuel.
The lower grades of molasses have
proved unsalable at any paying price,
says the Ladies Home JOurnal. Many
Louisiana planters dumped molasses
into the bayous, until the authorities
forbade it. It is now used as a. fuel,
being sprinkled by a machine over the
bagasse, or the sugar Cane from which
the juice has been extracted. This,
when put into the fire, burns with a
Its coal value is greater
than its value for any other use, and
over a hundred thousand tons were so
used last year.
Gets Up Early to Pay His Taxes.
Monongalia county has a citizen,
Haymond Qriggs, whose ambition for
many years has been to be the first to
pay his taxes each year. One day re-
cently the Assessor’s books were fin-
ished and turned over, and Griggs ap-
peared before breakfast the next
morning to make payment, and was
delighted to find himself once more
the 11le man on deck. About three
years ago, and for the first time in his
life, he was beaten by a swifter tax-
payer, and it almost bloke his beer t.-—
Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette.
Jim—What has
wheel? ‘ ,
4 J.: ke—Oh, the druggist attached it
for money due for plasters and arnica.
become of your
\‘g'O 'IING FANG, AMBASSADOR. i
tLawyer and a. Graduate {roman Eng-
. llsh University. ms
The appointment of' We Ting Fang
1s Ambassador from China to the
United States is .a departure in the
choice of diplomats sent to this coun-
try from the big Asiatic Empire.
Mr. We is the first such ambassador
able to dispenw with an interpreter,
even for the most delicate internation-
al negotiations. An American who
has been with Mr. W0 repeatedly on
pleasure trips in China says he speaks
English m-‘ore fluently than any of the
official Chinese whom he has ever met.
Mr. Wo can never belong to the high-
est class, because he preferred study-
ing abroad to remaining at home and
taking the complicated studies neces-
sary to attain rank. In spite of that
he has made a record unpaialleled by
any of his compatriots.
ated at an English university and
studied law in England. He also took
,up international relations. On his 1e-
] turn to his native land he settled in
Hong Kong, and was the first native
aw yer to piactice there. Mr. W0 at-
was also so fortunate as to acquhe a
fair amount. of money by his law p111;- ,
tice. ' ~ I
He was One of the representatives of
China who acted with Li Hung Chung
in the making of the Chinese-Japanese
treaty. He was appointed special am-
bassador for the episode of its ratifi-
cation, 'and now has been sent to this
country. Mr. W0 is regarded as a
great Asiatic, and the choice of a "man
of so modern a mind and education is
a. distinct compliment to this country.
By some it is regarded as the out-
come of Prince Li’s observations
when in this country. From the inside
comes information that his appoint-
ment had been determined upon be-
fore Li even left China, and it is
known that the wise old statesman
made many inquiries, even mentioning
Mr. W0 in such a way as to empha-
size the importance of this new ap-
pointment. . Mr. “’0 is said to have a
Christian wife—New York World.
RUSSIAN MONKSIWALLED UP ALIVE-i
Seventeen of Them Chose This Manner of
Earning Martydom.
The stories of self-torture inflicted
by religious fanatics in India and the
similar tales which come down to us
from the Middle Ages are all eclipsed
by actual occurrences in our own day
sud in close touch with nineteenth
:entury European civilization.
The monks of the Greek Church are
noted for their insane practices in this
respect, but a recent affair has
eclipsed anything heretofore made
known of their cruelties to themselves
and each other in their efforts to gain
the cr0wn of maritjfidom. ‘~ ..
A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Lon-
don Daily News cabled to New York
tells the story, and the Russian Con-
sul-General in New York, as well as
the pastor of the Greek Orthodox
Church here, see nothing in the alleged
[acts which they regard as incredible
in the light of their knowledge con-
cerning the practices of certain of the
Greek Church monks.
The story simply is that seventeen
monks in a hem-itage at Tirespol, in
the province of Kherson, deliberately
decided to cause hemselves to be
walled up in the monastry that they
might earn martyrdom by this horri-
ble death. They presented the scheme
to a brother monk, and, so far from
being shocked at the horrible proposi-
tion, he applauded it as a meritorious
act of piety and self-punishment. He
volunteered, moreover, to act as ma-
son in walling in his brethren in their
living tomb, and they accepted his ser-
vices.
It was not until their mysterious dis-
appearance began to excite comment
that an investigation was made. It
was at first thought they had emi-
grated, but when the remaining
' monks were closely questioned one of
them confessed that he had helped
them to commit suicide in themanner
above described.
There was a descent upon the mon-
astry by the police, and when the
wall was torn away at the point indi-
cated, the horrible truth of the story
which had seemed beyond belief was
revealed.
Book Typewrlting Machine.
The usual failure in typewriters in-
tended for book work is lack of sim-
plicity, but a machine recently put on
the market seems to possess many
practical points While it is essential-
ly a book typewriter, and is designed
bound volumes, it will do everything
done by ordinary typewriters, and a.
scribed with the same case as a book
2 feet long.
An Ove'r Indhlgence in Slang. V
“It is becoming a fad among the
girls to. knit golf hose for their sweet-
hearts. We expect a pair of golf hose
nit.”—— :it. Morris Union. ’
An Editor in Ecstacy.
From all appearances those of us
who are able to eat hay will have
cheap living next winter. —Dansville
Breeze.
He gradui
tained celebrity in his profession; and
for making records in all sorts of large _
single sheet of note paper can be in- ‘
A LEADEBLESS ‘GOVERNM ENT.
Duly Occasionally has a. President Bison
. to the Position of Lender. '
This singular leaderless structure of
our government, says Professor Wil-
son in the July Atlantic, never stood
fully revealed until the present gen-
eration, and even now awaits general
recognition. The framers of the Cont
stitution no doubt expected the Presi-
dent and his advisers to exercise a real
leadership in affairs, and for morexthat
a generation their expectation was ful-
filled. Washington was accepted as
leader no less by Congress than by the
people. Hamilton, from the‘ Treasury,
really gave the government both its
policy and itsI administrative structure.
If JOhn Adams had less authority than
Washington, it was because the party
he represented was losing its hold up-
on the country. Jefferson was the
most consummate party chief, the
most unchecked master of legislaglve
policy we have had in America, and '
his dynasty was continued in Madison.
and Monroe. But Ma dison’ 5 terms
saw Clay and Calhoun some t0 the
front in the House. ready to guide and
coach tilt President rather than, be too‘
absolutely controlled by him; Monroe
was not 01’ the calibre of his grade,-
ééz‘sbrs; and no party
about so stiff a man, so cool a partisan
as John Quincy Adams; and so the
old political function of the presidency
came to an end, and it was left for
J ackSon to give it a new one,—instead
of a leadership of council a leadership
and discipline by rewards and punish-
ments. Then the slavery issue began
to dominate politics, and a long sea-'
son of concentrated passion brought
lndiv idual men ofeforce into power in
Congress, —natural leaders of men like
0122;, eloquent advocates like Webster,
[(6221 debaters like Calhoun. The war
made the Executive of necessity the
nation’s leader once more, with the
great Lincoln at its head, who seemed
to embody, with a touch of genius, the
way character of the race itself. Then
rsecon truction came, and we were left
to wonder what, henceforth, in the
days of ordinary peace and industry; ‘
we were to make of a govmnmen't
which could in humdrum times yield
as no leadership at all. The tasks
which confront us now are like those
which centred in the war, in which
oassion made men run together to a
hommon, work. We shall need not the
mere compromises of Clay, but a con-_
structive leadership of which Clay
hardly showed himself capable. i
J
Birds With an Eye for Color.
Two orioles were building a. nest
near the house, and as soon as this
was discovered worsteds of various
kinds were putt out. one lot niar the
olaée where one bird we .5 building and
a second lot close to where the other
bird was at work. Each lot of worsted
consisted of piecesr .uout two feet long,
of the following colors:—-Gra:v , black,
brown, light.blue and light pink. In
a little while it was noticed that one
bird had exhausted all the blue
worsted from the supply near her and
bet she seemed dissatisfied with the
othel colors. Aftcz some flying around
she found the second lot of worsted,
from which the second bird wa taking
all the pink. From this place e that
bird immediately took all'the blue she'
could find, while the second bird flew
over and selected all the pink which
the first had re. used.
When these colors were all gone the
others were used, but not eagerly, and
whenever any more pink or blue was
hung out it was immediately seized on
by one bird or the other. Time and
again the experiment was repeated of
cutting pink or blue among the other
colors and every time they were hunt-
ed out, each bird choosing the color
she originally preferred. It was proof
positive that one bird wanted one color
and one bird the other.——.Chicago
Record.
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An Improvement.
“I am trying a new brand of shav-
ing soap, sir,” remarked the barber.
“How does it seem to go?”
“It’s rather better than the kind
you’ve been using lately,” said the cus-
tomer.
“Seems to soften up the beard bet-
ter, doesn’t it?”
“Yes; and then it- ‘s a change. I was
getting tired of the taste of sassafras!’
-—Chic cago Tribune.
Why He Had 2. Preference.
The Rochester Post Express tells a
story of an old colored coachman who,
as a slave, had attended his master’s
church, the Episcopal, for thirty years
After the war the master gave up his
carriage, and the coachman shifted
for himself. Taking advantage of his
freedom, he began visiting various
churches, and finally made a new con-
nection. Meeting his old master one
day, he admitted, with some embar-
rassment, that, he had done changed”
and “jined de Mefodis.” He said he
“liked "em bettah,” and when pinned
down told why: "‘V'Véll, I'll tell you,
marster; you know when you goes to
a Mefodis church, jes’ as soon as you
gits. inside dey settle right down to
business, a preachin‘ of do Gorspul.
whilst in de ’Piskerpul church it takes
’em too long to read de perceedin’s 0'
de las’ Ineetin.’ - .'
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tamped 11 388”
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