WORTH A LICKING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2236, 5 March 1886, Page 3

WORTH A LICKING.

Some years ago, in Georgia, the band of Christians known as Ascousionists were jL. having n grand revival, Olio day when the mooting was in full force, a storm Camo up, and a young gentleman who wan out limiting with his servant took rof ugo in the church door. Being curious to sec . the service, the two hunters crept up into tho gallery, and tlioro hid in a place where they could obaarvo without being observed, ■ ■ " Come, Lord, come; our robes are ready. Come, Lord, come," crieij the preacher, while all present cave a loud "Amen." ( _ "Marsa Gabe," whispered Cuffy, lifting Ins hunting horn to his mouth, " let Me gib 'em jist one toot," "Putthat horn down, 01 I'll break your head," replied tho nvster, in a : Vhispor. ; '-i The horn dropped by Cuffy'; side,, and again tho minister cried; "Cume, Lord, tome; we are all ready for tly coming. Oomo, Lord, come." " Do, Marsa Gaba—do jist. lemme gib 'em jist one littlo toot," pleaded Cuffy, wetting his lips and laising the horn. "If you don't drop that horn, Cuffy, I'll whip you within an inchofiyour life," whispered the exasperated master. " Blow, Gabriel, blow ; we aro ready for His coming. Blow, Gabriel, blow," pleaded tho minister, . Cuffy could no lunger resist the tempos tation, and sent a wild peal. ringing fro n fy ond to end of tho church; but long beforn its last echo dkl away his master and himself wero the only occupants of tho building. " I's ready for de licking, Marsa Gabe," ; said Cuffy, showing overy tooth in his i hoad, "for I'claro to gracious, it's worf I two lickings to seo do way common farm cattle kin git ober tho ground with okeared 'Sconsionists behind dom,"