Eye openers [electronic resource]: good things, immensely funny sayings and stories that will bring a smile upon the gruffest countenance . JOHNNY GREER. ^TT^HE church was densely crowded thai*? lovely summer Sabbath, Baid theSunday-school superintendent, and all, astheir eyes rested upon the small coffin, seemedimpressed by the poor black boys fate. Abovethe stillness the pastors voice rose, and chainedthe interest of every ear as he told, with manyan envied compliment, how that the brave,noble, daring little Johnny Greer, when he6aw the drowned body sweeping down towardthe deep part of the r
Eye openers [electronic resource]: good things, immensely funny sayings and stories that will bring a smile upon the gruffest countenance . JOHNNY GREER. ^TT^HE church was densely crowded thai*? lovely summer Sabbath, Baid theSunday-school superintendent, and all, astheir eyes rested upon the small coffin, seemedimpressed by the poor black boys fate. Abovethe stillness the pastors voice rose, and chainedthe interest of every ear as he told, with manyan envied compliment, how that the brave,noble, daring little Johnny Greer, when he6aw the drowned body sweeping down towardthe deep part of the river whence the agonizedparents never could have recovered it in thisworld, gallantly sprang into the stream, and atthe risk of his life towed the corpse to shore,and held it fast till help came and secured Greer was sitting just in front of ragged street boy, with eager eye, turnedupon him instantly, and said in a h&arsLwhisper: No, but did you though f *£< {Yes. JOHNNY GREER. « Towed the carkiss ashore and saved Ityoself? Yes. Cracky! What did they give you ? Nothing. W-h-a-t! [with intense disgust.] Dyouk
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