Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-06
The Blacksmith "A con.cienlicus

Tie Blacksmith "A conscRniigus
black .mna, soop after beroming saw
iogiy acquainted with jesus Christ,
w ,s tried by thu Customary Affections %
90 litllc accessory jobs, as thry are
called, or Sunday; aud al length came
TO the determination to do no work on
that holy day, except such as, from
inquiry into the case, should appear in
i his own opinion to he nee, ssry He
was soon after called upon by atrsvelIer
on Sunday morning. 10 replace shoe
for his horse. Friend said the black
smith. this you know is the Lords day
and | do not ieel stliberty to do any
work on this dsy except of necessity
and mercy Yu will excuse mc,
therefore, for inqu,ring whether your
journeying on this Gay is necessary
why to that, answed The traveller,
Il don't know that 1t is absolutely. ne.
cessary; bat, if i keep on shsll get
home to night, and pm, an end 10 those
tavern bills and expenses SO my
friend, you think to saue q fe,u shM
angs. is sufficient excuse Tor YOU to
break the Loi ds's day-and Of course
to earn a few shilllngs would be suffi
cieni lesson ior my doing the same
Such an excuse. | assure you, will not
quiet my conscience in the sigh, of God
and therefore L cannot shoe your
horse"
Immediately after this, carriage
stopiAs. bis door, and gentleman ac
cos'ed hlp with request to repair .
bolt which had just broken. SIR SAID
the blacksmith. Tam jus. preparing
TO go with my family to The house OF
God; and | do not feel at liberty to
break off from Inc proper employ menls
OF this holy day for the accommodation
Of travellers Such, r, piled the gen
tleman, is my case. | am as reluc
tan, as you very justly are. to violsi-
this day of sacred res, BIZ / am
| conveying a dying friend tom the coun
larry, where she has IN vain sough, the
recovery OF Der health, to her ov n
home where she q 'shes to die. W.
canno! proceed unless the carriage be
epaired-- and If detained on the road
10 day, there is probability of he,
Expiring before she reaches home 'In
his case answered ths black smith,
| cannot hesitale.' He accordingly sx
changed his dress, went to his shop
kindled his fire, and performed toe
necessary repair The gentleman,
with thanks, gave him a compensation
which 1t Is needless to add, he pui UPON
he contribution plate, as belonging to
Him whose tins he had consumed 10
earning tn J OBS.
Breaking up Housekeeping.--tn Eng
land lately some persons weys alarmed
by an uncommon noise in q house as
they were passing It, A constable was
procured, who on enterir z found man.
perfectly sober, and IT decent appear
ance. engaged in breaking his furDlturs.
(which was of the best quality, in pieces
On his being asked bis reasons for such
eonduct, be with great good hrmour
and mldness replied "Gen,lemen. I
have used over, endeavor to keep
house above my head for the last three
Years, but on account Of nv wife being
a drunkard, find i, impossible to do so
any longer" Every article 10 the house
lay in the middle of the floor broksa to
pieces.
Destruction ef Rats 4 corpespon-
dent who had noticed. in racest uum.
Der of our Jnurnal, a paragraph RECON-.
mending ground cork fried in grease ar
an etticacious plan for destroying rats,
states that he lately pot the plan to the
test of experience, and completely sue
csedsd. "The case was that of two old
women in the village Of Denny, who
had lived in two detached garnet rooms
of the same building. The rats had
long been troublesome. but at length
became SO numerous and daring. that
they fairly tire ateDed 10 challenge the
tenants with no longer possession. The
bied cork had only been laid for them
three nights before the whole disappear
ed A fact OF this kind cannot be made
too public since it may be the means
ofpreventing many Of those serious &C.
cideass which so frequentl, occur from
the use ofpeison." Stirring journal.
augustus and the Poor Poet-A poor
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