Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1915 — Explaining His One Little Lapse. [ARTICLE]

Explaining His One Little Lapse.

“Bruddren and sistahs,” in triumphant tones announced Brother Bogus, during the recent revival in Ebenezer chapel, “since I was converted and washed whiter dan snow, two mont’s ago, I has been widout sin, bless de Lawd! I’s sanctified, and couldn’t commit sin if I wanted to! I —” “Hold on a minute, muh brudder!” interrupted good old Parson Bagster. “Yo’ mought uh-been washed tollable white, but I’s ’bleeged to say dat dar ’pears to be a spot or two dat wasn’t touched wid de soap o’ salvation. How ’bout dat time Cuhnel White filled yo* pussonality full o’ shot in his henhouse?” “W*y—w’y, sah, lemme tell yo’! Dis is how ’twuz: Yo’ knows how absent minded de Cuhnei alius was. Well, sah, dat was one o* dem times —he was studyin’ ’bout suppin or nudder, and dess ’magined I was dar!" —Kansas City Star.