Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-03-17
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The SCRAP GATHERER-CoUs1NINC


'How do YOU do Elder 81 am really
glad to see you'll may have had the
pleasure ofseeing you before, but really l
cannot now tell where" replied the cler-
gyman. Why | think you mast have
seen me, for when you traveId to the north
part Of the state about three years ago,
heard you preach in our town, and liked
you the best of any man | ever heard
and | then said if ever had an opportuni-
~ would 60 to hear vouagain, and hear
ing you had just moved into this town, and
having business to the south, and finding
it was but few miles further to come this
way, | have come to spend the Sabbath
with you and see if you always preach as
we'll as you did when heard you to the
north" Have you taken tea this after
noon!' enquired the clergyman. No."
was the reply, land l shall want my
| horse put up too-have you any hay Ell
der for feed is yet to faint for horse to
travel on Il have no hay" was the
reply-" hay has been very scarce here
about this Spring, and have been obliged
to turn out my own horse" "Has not
some fyour neighbors got hay?' enquir-
ed the other. Il know of no one except
the tayern-keeper-he probably has hay
| can take your horse there and see
80, that will do just as we'll as if you had
it." The clergyman having no boy to
send, started himself with the good dea-
cons horse for the tavern, while his wife
8 had to lay by her mop to put on the tea
kettle-and the deacon took fresh quid
Of tobacco, with the juice of which he oc-
casionallY decorated the good woman's
carpet-he started up directly, ran to the
door and sung out, "halloo Elder, | wish
you would have them give him a peck Of
oats to night, as. have not balted since
morning, and four quarts will DO IN the
morning-they are truSty folks ant they
l always want to have my horse we'll TAX
, en- care of when | am travelling-tel
them to water him three times tomorrow
they need mt give him his oats on Monday
morning until he has filled himself with
hay, as l shant start till arter breakfast"
e Come" said my wife as we rose from
I tea on Saturday little before shutdown ii
a the latter part of April, ''suppose we taxi
~ a piece of that veal and basket of egg
- and run down to the minister's, it may b
S a rarity to them; you know they have
g great deal of company, and may nee
IT something besides pork and potatoes. -
n With all my heart" said |. We starte
$ directly, and arrived at the parsonage jus
d in season to hear the foregoing dialogue
&c The clergymans wife had been withou
~ help for the week-her child was unwe
70 she had been busted every minute sh
lie could get it down, in ironing the family
a. clothes late as it was, after tea, The
y. child having fallen asleep,) she. had ju
IN commenced hopping her floor, when tn
tv good man called to put up over the Sal
N bath with them, because he had once hear
D. him preach three years before.
| Reader, have you ever lived in the in
or mediate eighborhoodofyour clergyman
oy If so, how many cases somewhat simlII
- 10 the above have you known of? a
~ ~ free to confess that have no kind OF f
on lowship with such coustning. l consid
nj it my duty to endeavor that our minist
We shall be so provided for, that | should n
l feel ashamed if should drop in and fiji
ire some clergyman Of good taste at his tab
en- en- Every people ought to feel under as mu'
o We obligation to furnish the table of the
on clergyman for his clerical friends, as
of his own family. Ministers ought to c.
red on one another as often as they can b
- the idea is certainly ridiculous, for eve
out man who may have heard minist
our preacher had daughter marry sor
c =, other minister's son, to suppose that he
"a at liberty to call and perplex and emFs
;eb rass the family in this way. Nor can
ind persuade myself that man who 10y