Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-05-02

gIOunOs Win the testament OF ION rams
beside him. The Rev Mr.. Stubbleworth,
with the tact of a connoisseur in such
matters, did not wait for his adsersary to
rise, but mounted him with the quickness
ofa cat, andbestowed his blows With a
bOunteOus hand, on the stomach and
sace OF the blacksmith, continuing his
fOng where he had left off on his arrival
atthe sUilhery-
"Tongue cannot express, the sweet CON-
fort and peace,
Ofa soul in its earliest loye,"
until Forgerton, from having experienced
"Grst love-" or some other sensation e.
qualIynew 10 him, responded Justify
'nough! 'nough! take him off" But,
Unfortunately, theie was no one by to
perform that kind office, except the old
roam, and he munched bunch Of grass,
and looked on as quietly as ifhis master
was "hGpPy" at a camp meeting.
"Now," said Mr.. StubbIeworth, "there
are three things you must promise me
before | let you up"
"What are theyS" Asked Forgerlon
eagerly.
"The first is that you will never mo.
lest methodist preacher again"
Here Ned's pride rose, and he heSita.
ted; and the reverned gentleman, with
his usual benign smile on his face, re-
Dewed bis blows and sung
81 rode on the sky, freely justified was I,
And the moon it was under my feee."
This oriental language overcame the
blacksmith. Such bold figures, or some.
thing else, caused him to sing out, ''well,
I'll do it-I'll do it."
"YOu are getting on very WE'LL" said
Mr.. StubblewOrth; ~ think | can make.
a decent man of you yet, and prehaps a
christian"
Ned groaned.
"The second thing require eFyOu is
TO 60 to P umpkinVille creek meeting
house, and hear me preach 10 morrow"
Ned attempted to stammer sOmo ex-
cuse, s.I-l-that is"
When the divine resumed his devotion
al hymn, and kept time with the music,
striking him over the face with the feshy
part Of the hand
'sMy soul mounted higher, in a chariot Of FIRE,
Nor did envy Eli ah his seat' ...
Ned's promise Of punctuality caused
the parsons exercise to cease, and the
words, redolent of gorgeous imagery,
died away in echoes from the adjacent
crags.
':Now the third and last demand is
peremptory." Med was all attention to
know what was.to come next.) "YOu
are to promise 10 seek religion, day and
night, and never rest until you obtain it
at the hands Of mercifnl Redeemer."
The fallen man looked at the declining
sun. then at the parsoD, and knew not
what TO say, when the latter individual
raised his voice in a song once more, and
Ned knew what would come next.
"I'll do my BEST" he said, in humble
voice.
"Well that'sa man." said Stubble
worth, ,--"now get up and go down TO the
spriAg and wash your face, and tear up
Tom PAine:s testament, and turn your
thoughts on high"
Ned rose with feelings he had never
experienced before, and went to. obey
the lavatOry Injunction Of the preacher.
when that gentlem1n mounted his horse,
.ook Ned by the hand and said, "keep
your promise, and I'll KEEP your counsel.
Good evening, Mr.. Forgerton-I'll look
for you 10. morrow" and off he rode,
with the same impertWable couDtenance,
singing so loud as to scare the ca
gles from their eyrie, in the Ovsrhanging
rocks. .. -.. .......
Well. thought Ned, this is a nice busi.
ness. What would people say if they
knew Edward Forgerton was whip't be.
fore his own door in the gap, and that too,
by methodist preacher! But his mus.
ings we're more in sorrow than in an
ger.
The disfgpred countenance Of Forger.
ton was Ofcourse the subject Of numer.
Gus questions that night, amongst his
friends, to which he replied with d stern
look they we'll understood, and the vague
remark that he had met with an accident.
Of course, they never dreamed Of the
cause. FOrgerton looked in the glass
and compared the changing Of fhis "Slack
eye from recent scufile," to the rain.
bow ship wreck 'sblendingl every
color into one" Or perhaps he had ney,
er read that storv-and only muttered to
himself, "Ned FOrgerton whipped by a
methodist preacher!" Z" 31't !.
His dreams that night were Of con
fused and disagreeable nature; and wa
king in the morning, he had an indistiHci
memory Of something unpleasant having
occurred. Atfirst he could not Tecollect
the cause Of his feelings; but the bruis-
d7tF be1sFo3 Moot sdT Gi anpoi gW sao