BETTER THAN NOTHING.
A good old Methodist lady, very particular and very pious, once kept a boarding house in Boston.
Staunch in her principles, she would take no one to board who didnotholdto the eternal punishment of a large portion of the human race. But the people were more intent on carnal comforts than spiritual health, so that in time her house became empty, much to her grief and alarm. After some time a bluff old sea captain presented himself at the door, and the old lady answered the call.
' Servant, ma'am. Can you give me board for two or three days ? Got my ship here, and shall be off soon as I load.'
' Wa-al, I don't know,' said the old lady. ' Oh, house full, eh ?' ' No ; but—' ' But what, ma'am ?' ' I don't take any unclean or carnal people in my house. What do you believe ?'
1 About what ?' ' Why, do you believe that anyone will be condemned ?'
' Oh, thunder ! yes.' ' Do you ?' said the good woman brightening up. ' Well, how many souls do you think will be in fire eternally ?' ' Don't know, ma'am, really ; never calculated that.'
' Can't you guess ?' ' Cant say—perhaps fifty thousand.' ' Wa'al, hem!' mused the good woman, ' I guess I'll take j r ou ; fifty thousand is better than nothing.'
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Globe, Volume IV, Issue 411, 6 October 1875, Page 3
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