THE MINISTER AND HIS SAUSAGES.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 2180, 4 July 1890, Page 6

THE MINISTER AND HIS SAUSAGES.

A minister in one of our orthodox churches, while on his way to preach a funeral sermon in the country, called to see one of his members, an old widow lady, who lived near the road he was travelling. The old lady had just been making sausages, and she felt proud of them — they were so plump, round, and sweet. Of course, she insisted on her minister taking some of the links home to his family. He objected on account of his not having his portmanteau along with him. The objection, was overruled, and the old lady, after wrapping them in a rag, placed a bundle in. either pocket of the preacher's capacious great coat. Thus equipped, he started for the funeral. While attending the solemn ceremonies of the grave, some hungry dogs scented the sausages, and were not long in tracking them to the pockets of the good man's overcoat, Of course this was a great annoyance, and he was several times under the necessity of kicking those whelps away. The obsequies of the grave completed, the minister and congregation re-passed to the church, where the funeral discourse was to be preached. After the service was finished, the minister halted to make some remarks to his congregation, when a brother who wished to have an appointment given out ascended the steps of the pulpit, and gave the minister's coat a hitch to ge.t his attention, The divine, thinking ft a dog having designs upon his pocket raised his foot, gave a sudden kick, and sent the good brother sprawling down the steps ! " You will excuse me, brethren and sisters," said the minister confusedly, and without looking at the work he had just done, #t for I could not avoid it — I hive sausages in my pockets, and that dog has been trying ,v to grab them ever since he eajfc^oaj^^ the premises ! "