The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-11-17
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and here me preach to morrow"
Ned attempted to siammer some excuse

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and here me preach TO morrow.
Ned attempted to siammer some excuse
j.
When the divine resumed his devotional
HYMN and KEEP, time with the music, Sink
lns him over the face with the fleshy part
OF the hand
NV soul mounted higher, on a chariot OF hr'-
Nor did envy Elijah his seat
Ned's promise OF puuctualty, caused ihe
parson's exercise TO cease, and the "oius'
redo!ent of gorgeous imagery, died away III
echoes from the adjacent crags.
"Now the third and las: demand make
Of you is peremptory." Ned was al! al'en
ton, TO know what was 10 come next
+" You are to promise 10 seek religion DAY
and night, and never rest until you obtain 1t
AT the hands Of merciful Redeemer. -
+ The fallen man looked at the declining SUD,
and then at the parson, and knew not WHAT
to say, when the latter individual began 10
raise his voice in song, once more, ana Neo
knew what would come next,
"l'!l do my BEST" be SAID, in az hum
bled voice.
"Weli that's man." Mr.. Siubbleworih
said. "Now get up and 60 down to The
spring and wash your face, and DUST your
clothes, and tear up Mr.. Paines testament,
and turn our thoughts on high"
Ned arose with feelings he had never ex
perenced before, and went to obey the lava
tory Injunction of the preacher, when that
gentleman mounted his horse, took Ned BY
the hand, and said =" Keep your promises
and III keep your counsel. Good evening
Mr.. Forgerou-l'lllook for you 10 morrow
aud Of he rode with the same lmpeIiufOa'
bic coun,enance, singing so loud as to scare
the eagles from their eyre, IN Inc over
hanging rocks.
Well though, Ned, this is nice bust
ness VIVA, would people say 1t they
knew Edward Forgeron was Whips before
his own door in the gap, aud by Men
odist preacher, tool But bis musings
we're "more in sorrow than anger
CHATTER III.
The disfgured couulenance Of forgefon,
was of course the subject Of numerous
questions that night, among his friends to
which he replied with 0 stern look they wei
understood and the vague remark that he
had met nth an accident. OF course, they
never dreamed OF the true cause. FoIger
on looked 10 the glass, and perhaps CON
pared the changing hues OF his black eye
from a recen, scufile," to the rainbow ship
wreck scene" blending every color into
one" Or perhaps he had never read that
story and only mu,Iered TO himself, " Ned
Forgeron whipped by a Methodist preach
etl"
Ills dreams that night were Of cones
ed and dlsasreeabe nature, and viking n
the morning, he had an lndislinct memory
Of something unpleasant having occurred
At frs, he could not reeoilect the cause OF
his feelings, but the bruises on his face and
body, soon called them TO mind, as well as
lhc promise. He mounted his horse 10 81,
ience and went TO redeem 1t.
From tho, ngs.o, hia y ha!a nnndurt man
tsted change Of feeling. The gosslPs Of
the neighborhood observed It, and whisper.
ed that Ned was sllen, and serious, md
had gone to meeting every Sunday SINCE 'h1
"~-i>isnf They wondered al has hnrniEg
the books he used 10 read SO much
Strange stories we're circulated gs 10 this
metamorphose Of the lovlal, dare dewi
blacksmith, INTO gloomy and tncllurn man
Some supposed, very sagety, that sptrn'
had cntlced him into the mountains, ans
after giving him q glimpse into tho future
had mised him to crag, where he had fol
len and bruised his face. Others gave tht
prince OF darkness the credit for The change
DO, none suspected the Methodist preacher
and as the latter gentleman had no vanity
to crafty, the secret remained with Ned.
This gloomy state Of miud continued IN
til Forgeron visited a camp meeting. Tn
Reverend Mr.. Stubblewofth preached ser
mon that seemed 10 enter his soul, aud 10
lieve il OF burden, and the song Of
g." How happy are they, who their Saviour obey,
vas only half through, when he iel, like
new man. Foigeron, was from that tim
! "a shouting methodist" Al loSe-eas'
a short time subsequent, he gave 10 hts e1
pefieAce, and revealed the mystery Of hI
conviction and conversion 10 bls aslonishe
ueighbors. The Reverend Simon StubbIe
worth, who had faithfully kept The secre
until that time, could contain no longer, bu
gave vent TO his feeling IN convulslse peal
. Of laughter, as the burning tears Of neartIe
, Joy coursed their way down bis cheeks
Yes my brethren" he said, "u's all
4 fact, ibid maui The grace is,o his unbeliet
/. ing soul, there's no doubt"
The blacksmith Of the movntaln pass be
came a happy man, and Methodist preach
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