. Wit, humor and pathos . REV. ELI The other evening, at theFifth Avenue Hotel, after beingsworn in to preach the gospelof Fifth Avenue as I under-stood it, I arose, took offmy brown linen duster, andsaid: My deai sisters : The stanza— I want to be an angel,which you have justsung will not helpyou much unless youchange your course oflife. You must commence dressing more like angelshere in this world if you want to be a real live angelin the next. Youd make healthy lookin angels,wouldnt you? Now, wouldnt you? Angels dontwear pearl powder, do they ? and angels doirt wearfalse braids. T
. Wit, humor and pathos . REV. ELI The other evening, at theFifth Avenue Hotel, after beingsworn in to preach the gospelof Fifth Avenue as I under-stood it, I arose, took offmy brown linen duster, andsaid: My deai sisters : The stanza— I want to be an angel,which you have justsung will not helpyou much unless youchange your course oflife. You must commence dressing more like angelshere in this world if you want to be a real live angelin the next. Youd make healthy lookin angels,wouldnt you? Now, wouldnt you? Angels dontwear pearl powder, do they ? and angels doirt wearfalse braids. They dont enamel their faces and smellof Caswell and Hazards cologne, nor bore holes intheir ears like Injuns and put Tiffanys ear-rings inthem! Angels dont dye their hair, nor wear big diamonds, and have liveries and footmen, like many of our shoddy people. They 98 angels dont wear pearl powder 99 But how can we tell shoddy people, Uncle Eli?interrupted several young ladies in the congregation. This way, my friends, I said: When a strange
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