CHURCH SLEEPING.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 186, 31 August 1871, Page 3

CHURCH SLEEPING.

O'er their devoted heads, while the law thundered, snugly and heedlessly snored • the six hundred. Great was the preacher's theme, screwed on was all the steam, neither with shut nor scream could disturb the dream of the six hundred. Terrors to the right of them, terrors to the left of them, terrors in front of them — hell itself plundered of its most awful things, weakminded preacher flings — kindly he spoke and well, all on the deaf ears it fell, vain was his loudest yell, volleyed and thundered ; for caring, the truth to tell, neither for Heaven or hell, snored the six hundred. Still, with redoubled zeal, still he spoke onward, and in his wild appeal, striking with hand and heel, making the pulpit reel, shaken and sundered ; called them tbe church's foes, threatened with endless woes; faintly the answer rose (proof of their sweet repose) from the united nose of the six hundred.

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