How Far Is It To Hell?
Strangers, when they visit the “coal-fields” are often desirous of seeing how the mining operations are carried on, and for this purpose they go down with some of the miners into the coal pits.
One
day a gentleman was going down, accompanied by a miner, who was to show him
through the mine, and to explain the working of the different
parts of it. This miner was a simple-hearted and earnest Christian,
and as they were let down into the darkness, he was shocked
at the language of the gentleman, who added an oath, or some
blasphemous expression, to almost every sentence he uttered.
Down and down they went, when the gentleman said, “Do you think
it is as far to hell as it is to the bottom of this mine shaft?”
“I don’t know, Sir,” replied the miner, “I am not sure how far it is to hell. But, judging from your language, if the rope were to break, you’d be there in less than a minute.”
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