Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-10-11

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You are getting on very well, said Mr., Stub.
bleworth. Il think can make decent man
of you yet, and perhaps christian
Ned groaned.
The second thing | require Of you is, to 90
to Pumpkin creek meeting house anj hear me
preach Tomorrow
Ned attempted 10 stammer out some excuse.
when the divine resumed his devotional hymn,
and kept time with the music, striking him over
the face with the feshy part of his hand.
III do my best, said he. in un humble
We'll. that's a man. said Stubbeworh
Now get up and go down 10 the spring aud
wash your face, and tear up Tom Palnc's tesla
mcnt, and turn your thoughts On high
Ned rose, with feelings he never experienced
before, and went 10 obey the laviatory injunc-
tons OF the preacher, when the latter person
mounted his horse, took Ned by the hand and
said
Now keep your promise, and I'll keep your
counsel. Cool evening, Mr.. Forgeron; III
look for you Tomorrow
And off he rode with the same imper,urbab'e
countenance, singing so loud as to scare the
eagles from their eyrie in the overlIaDging
rocks.
Well thought Ned, this is nice business
What would people say if they knew Edward
Forgcron was whipped before his own door,
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| But his musings were more in sorrow than in
anger. His dls6gurcd countenancc was. Of
course, the subject o: numerous questions that
night, among his friends; to which he replied
with a stern look they well understood and the
vague remark that he had met with an accident
| OF course they never dreamed of the cause.
Ned looked in the glass. compared his black eye
from the recent scuflle, to the rainbow ship
wreck scene-'b!ending every color into one"
Or perhaps he never read the story, and mot
tered TO himself Ned Forgeron whipped by
Methodist preacher! = ... ae.t .H
From that time his whole conduct manifes-
ted change OF feeling. The gossips OF the
neighborhood observed it, and whispered that
Ned was silent, and had gone To meeting every
Sunday since the accident. They wondered
greatly at his burning the books he used 10 read
so much Strange stories were circulating as
TO the metamorphosis Of this jovial daredevil
blacksmith into a gloomy aud tacti,urn man
some supposed, very sagey that spirit" had
eniccd him into the mountains, and, after giviag
him glimpse into the future, had mislcd hiul
to cray where he had fallen aud bruised i.is
tacc.-O,he,s gave the prince Of darkness the
credit OF the ctatgc, bnt none suspected the
Methodist preacher and the latter having SIC
vanity to CRAFTY, the secret remained with Ned
The gloomy state of mind continued uut For.
geron vis,eda camp Mecting. Rev. Mr.. Stub
bleworth preached a sermon that seemed 10 en-.
ter his soul and relieve II OF burden and The
song CT
'Ilow happy are they who ,heir Saviour obey .
was only half through when he felt like a ae~
man. Forgcron was from that tine Il shouting
Methodist Alta love i,a-,, a short tine sab
sequeuI he gave his experience, aud revealed
his conviction a,d conversion to hls as,oasiltt
ncishbors. ...
The Rev. Mr., S,uLbleworlI, who had faith
fully kept the secret until that time, could Ru
contain himself any io"gpr, but gave vent TO h,'
feelings in conyuIsve peals Of laughter, a. ,ht
burn,og tears ui j"y ceursed their way dcau la
cheeks.
Yes my hrethern, said he, II is a fac, --.
did maui The grace iu,o his unbelcvmg soal
there is no Doubt
The blacks@h of tho nmun,a in pass hmsel
becau,c, SOON after. a Methodist preacher,
A NOVEL CorfrE ror We saw at Woods
wor,h's yesterday most irgeoius apPartus Nv
making co,fe, which strikes us as the very per
lection Of coffee,rici,y. ltconsls,s ot,wc chrys
tai vases, oae above another, on a marble base
, Ia the upper is placed the coffee, as il come
, from the mill, and The hover one is fitted viii
$ cold water. Thus prepared il is ready To plac,
A Oh the table, when by lighting a smsi. spiri
, lamp underneath the lower vase, one may sup
ply himself in about five minutes time with
cup of coffee, the riches, and purest that can b
, made; for by this pecalar process all the aroni
of the berry is preserved, and the coffee, whe
+, poured into the cup, throws around the most dc
lghlful fragrance. Besides the great advar
In ue ,f Ob,ainlnu n Gun of coftoe in it's nj mos