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36 The Sunday Cab

           Ifamangiveswaytohistemper,andspeaksevilofhisneighbor,anddoesnotpayhisdebts,heisnotreligious,Idon’tcarehowmuchhegoestochurch.Ifsomemenareshamsandhumbugs,thatdoesnotmakereligionuntrue.Realreligionisthebestandtruestthingintheworld,andtheonlythingthatcanmakeamanreallyhappyormaketheworldweliveinanybetter.”

           “Ifreligionwasgoodforanything,”saidJones,“itwouldpreventyourreligiouspeoplefrommakingusworkonSundays,asyouknowmanyofthemdo,andthat’swhyIsayreligionisnothingbutasham;why,ifitwasnotforthechurchandchapel-goersitwouldbehardlyworthwhileourcomingoutonaSunday.Buttheyhavetheirprivileges,astheycallthem,andIgowithout.Ishallexpectthemtoanswerformysoul,ifIcan’tgetachanceofsavingit.”

           Severalofthemenapplaudedthis,tillJerrysaid:

           “Thatmaysoundwellenough,butitwon’tdo;everymanmustlookafterhisownsoul;youcan’tlayitdownatanotherman’sdoorlikeafoundlingandexpecthimtotakecareofit;anddon’tyousee,ifyouarealwayssittingonyourboxwaitingforafare,theywillsay,’Ifwedon’ttakehimsomeoneelsewill,andhedoesnotlookforanySunday.’Ofcourse,theydon’tgotothebottomofit,ortheywouldseeiftheynevercameforacabitwouldbenouseyourstandingthere;butpeopledon’talwaysliketogotothebottomofthings;itmaynotbeconvenienttodoit;butifyouSundaydriverswouldallstrikeforadayofrestthethingwouldbedone

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