Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-03

N'c would BE an.ong Tie last to scandaliz4
the church, and We cannot br, hope, that cur
friends Of the Holy Order, will not censure Us
for presenting to them HE following snec-
do'c. II has good pom, and is perfectly
harmless in Itself.
TIE tUEhTE OF DcMFRoNT. In the days
Of Charles, the ninth 81 tha' name, the Curate
o: Iout.ont tcgan strange innovation and
oprrcss.cn IN that olrish tha, is, ho ab-
soucly Den cd 70 bap,'se any of their children
unless rley would also. at the game time pay
htm tie ;uneiaI fees. and what was wors4, ks
would give item no reason for this alteration.
but orv promised to enter bond for himself
and Successors, ;hat hereafter oil persons pay
~ II ut 'htir cig!s!LnEg should be buried
gratis. What think yc Tie ponr people did in
ttis caso' They did not pull his smpice ovor
his ears, nor tear lis mass book, nor throw
Lrckba's at Ii: head. No, they Enmtly de-
srrd h'm tc alter has resolution, and amicably
reasoned y with him bat he, beng capri-
{ ols tl'ow, gave them 10 answer, but, "wnat
have doue have done, take your remedy
where You can find il; It's not for men of nv
coat TO g,yc an account Of their actions TO the
luity." Nl..ch was n suly and quurresome
answer, and cnbcGttina priest, but this did
not irotO4e has parishioners to speak one Ill
word against bis person or function, or TO do
any h"gal act. They only took tic resulat
wAy OF eDmpainng Of him to his ordinary, the
Arc',bsEcp Of RoLcn Cpon summons, lie aP'
pears. The hrchb shop takes Kim up roundly;
te Is hn he deserves deprivation, if that can
! lie proved n!i.A is objected against him, aud
qsaC! h.m what lie had TO say for himself
A,!er dac reverence, lie ausu ers, that he ac-
/ kLo" ieG9as tic / Il, TO save the time Of exc
| aiming Witnesses /: but desires his Grace 10
| !,e. + : reasni.s, aud then do unto him a. he
! eh'h s,e caus". e. have BEEN" says he:
Casat2 CI tni> ptsJsh these seven Yeas. IN
! i.at iIi.c nave, ono scar Ath another, bsP-
! t}a' Il dui..fcd children, and buried not ore;
t rrst rcocod at my good fortune. 10 We
paced 3 good an air; but on looking nte
the register h"o%, iound for IA hundred voars
Oac~, Gea,Iy tic sane mlnuber yearly bap,issd,
aat ")' "ae ,.ayc t.ye vcdis old buried. And
which Ia more amazc,I Gnd the number Of tho
! "'nar"."t"'s.,o be greater now than It was
J then. tbs seemed 10 ne .root .Aysiery, but
Oh farther enquiry. found ont the truo cause
! OF u; for al. I.at are ho,n in nonfiont are
! haiged AZ Eoacn. did ths 10 keep my pa
r.s'nGncr, rom hanging, encouraging them I'd
/ de at home, the h.ri4l dgcs being all paid.
! The Airhu!aaoo demanded o. the parishion.
| ers wa>ther ta.s was tu.e or not. They an
! 'Ncred that TOO many Of them came 10 that
HGcky end At ic~,n.-- well" said he, ~
ap,ioyc oi - ast iac Cur1ta has done, aud will
! c"aso hAy secretary, IN pcypftu0m rel memo
Ttohi, 10 nalc nj ac; of ~" which act tho
! u.r',e carried honc nh him, and The parish
c.ar,iu'ly submitted 10 j.. and have found much
! good by Il, tn' wtth.a les: tAan twenty years,
there e,1 .#rcG oi natural deaths, and now
;h-sc ~c three og iylr yearly.