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5

CLERGYMEN

Twice I was awoken out of a profound sleep by a party of
Methodist Ministers bound for Round Lake camp-meeting. They
were having a serious discussion with an unbeliever, and while a
zealous minister was arguing, I came out of my state-room.
The good man turned towards me and asked as he laid his
right forefinger argumentically on the palm of his left hand:—

“Was or was not Moses right?”

Moses who?

“Moses in the Bible.”

Colonel Heywood, who had seen
a good many scoffers in California,
came to my relief. He said: “Moses
was all right. His head was level.”
Then the cabir was quiet again.

The last heard of the Colonel he
was trying to prove that Sunday
was the strongest day in the week.

“Why?” asked the clergyman.

“Because all the other days are
week days.”

“Oh!!”

Then again we only heard the
heavy thug of the engine.

Thug—a—! thug—a! thug—a!