Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1884 — Worth a Licking. [ARTICLE]

Worth a Licking.

Some years ago, in Georgia, that band of Christians known as Aseentionists were having a grand revival. One day when meeting was in full force a storm came Up, and a young gentleman who was out hunting with his servant took refuge in the church door. Being curious to see the service, the two hunters crept up into the gallery, and there hid in a place where they could observe without being observed. “Come, Lord, come; onr robes are ready. Come, Lord, come,” cried the preacher, while all present gave a loud “Amen.” “Marsa Gabe,” whispered Cuffy, lifting his hunting horn to' his mouth, “let me gib dOm jist one toot.” “Put that horn down, or I’ll break your head," replied the master, in a whisper. The horn dropped by Gussy’s side and again the minister cried: “Come, Lord, come; we are ready for Thy com■ing: —Come, Lord, comer” “Do, Marsa Gabe—do jist lemme gib ’em jist one little toot*” pleaded Gutsy, wetting bis lips and raising the horn, “If you don’t drop that horn, Cuffy, I’ll whip you within an inch of your life,” whispered the exasperated master. “Blow, Gabriel, blow; we are ready for His coming. Blow, Gabriel, blow,” pleaded the minister. Cnffv could no longer resist the temptatiqm, .and sent a wiki peal,ringing from end to end of the church; but long before its last echo died away his master and himself were the only occupants of the building. “I’s ready fur de licking, Marsa Gabe,” said Cuffy, showing every tooth in his head, “for I ’elare to gracious it’s worf two licking to see de way farm cattle kin git ober de ground wid skeared ’Scensionista behind dem.”— Editors’ Drawer, in Harper’s Magazine . T**~ 1 . 1 1 ' 1 1 ■ Watch Springs. The best watch springs are made in Geneva, Switzerland. These springs are very drircate, tmd some of thenrare so fine that 3,200 weigh an oinuje, and are worth from 75 cents to $2 apiece. Thus an ounce of metal originally not more than 3 or A cents, when made! into these fine hair springs, is worth from $2,000 to more than SB,OOO. The smallest pony in the world is the pet of the Baroness Burdett-Contts-Bartlett. He is five years of age and stands thirteen inches high.