own He belonged to terrible obstinate man,
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town. He belonged to terrible obstinate man,
who kept him in lot back o the mectin'.house.


Every Sunday; when the hosses was driv' under
The shed along The back ccnd O. the mcciin'-
house, That tarnal jack would begin to bray, and
keep il up all sermon lime. In summer, when
the windows was up, you could MT hear noth;n'
else, scasely. The man that owned him hated
the minister as he did pzen, end be would Mt
put the blasted critter inio any o,h5r lo:, OF: O


clear spite. But the folks could MT stand it !;
and one day one of the deacons sons catchcd the
jack, and putting a knife up his nose, cut out
piece OF the dividin grissle, about the size of
dollar, so 3 TO prevent his braying any more and
he he di1nr make a great deal o noise while
twas gettn' well but when it healed, and he
tried 10 play bray on it, it made the a,cfulest
noise you ever hecr'd ltwas different instru-
mcnt altogether. At fust goin'- off, it was ter
rible bray, but it came out at the eend with the
shriIleSt uchistle you ever sec: sharper than


fife, and as loud as the scare pipe ofa locomotive
ingne. l. was tcw much folks could Mt bear
it; and gsod many OF tie congregation fined
together aud went to buy the plaguy nuisance
off. The owner laafed when they called on him
and told their business; but they gin him his
price, and put the noisy criucr out O the poe Of
the church,