But if I ever hear of you in any Baptist pulpit,
Ill expose you.
When I was a kid, I did thinksome about being a
preacher. There was a multitude at the Bainses, also fried chicken andwatermelon
pickles.
Elmer fled into the barnyard, found Deacon Bains,
and demandedharshly, Come here! Cecil Aylston rapidly took in Elmers checked suit,
his fancy vest,and Oh.
By Fridaythat week Elmer had become a traveling
salesman for the Pequot FarmImplement Company.
Well, Ill telephone this guy, and fix it sos I dont
have to seehim till long bout three oclock.
And hes the shiftlessest damn fool farmer in
tencounties! Oh, say, Brother, now you gotta excuse me!
Harry Zenz had alarge church in a West Virginia
mining town.
Weare all bored by tired old men explaining the
Bible through theirnoses! She glanced at him sharply, she turned blank, and
instantly passedon.
Well, lets shake, and Ill know you dont hold it
against me. On his knees, Elmer told the Lord that he had been dealt with as noman
before or since.
Hell of a lot of attention most of us boysll payto
that junk! Hudkins the dean said, And look around and see if youcan find anything of
Brother Gantry. Now I want to ask one thing:Let me have ten minutes alone with Lu
before you make theannouncement. He came to at six, with Ad bending over him,
solicitous. Returned to Babylon, Elmer went at once to the office of the dean. It
was nearlyfilled when Elmer arrived and elbowed his majestic way
forward.
He came to at six, with Ad bending over him,
solicitous.
In what, inall the higher and finer things, in what
and by what are we ruledexcepting by Love?
He had less than two months before thethreatened
marriage. Well, say now, listen, and see if Iwouldnt ve made a swell
preacher!
I want you to see what Floyd and Lulu aredoing! He
was inspired to give a burlesque sermon.
He was hungry, too, not only for alcohol but for
unsanctimoniouscompanionship.
He went back to Monarch and the friendliness of Ad
Locust. Well, it isnt so big, but theyre awful fine people. Heconfessed that he had
been a minister, and was forgiven.
The Pequotbunch began to come in, with a view to
dinner. A: Already hewas old, settled down, without conceivable adventure, waiting
fordeath. Wallace Umstead, thephysical instructor, was doing fine in the Y. He
waited, hoping for a chance at Sharon Falconer.
Gantry surprisingly ceased to be, for
practicalpurposes, a Reverend at all. Why you been looking so kind of peeked
lately?
But if I ever hear of you in any Baptist pulpit,
Ill expose you.
Well, well, well, they both said; and What are you
doing inthese parts? Hudkins the dean said, And look around and see if youcan find
anything of Brother Gantry.