The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-08-16

cuse, .'I-l--thatis-
When the divine resumed his devo.
iional hymn, and kept time with The
music, striking Him over lhe face with
the feshy part OF his hand--
any soul mounted higher in d chari;o.
OF fire,
Nor did Elijah envy his seat"
Ned's promise of punctualisy caused
the parsons exercise to cease, and the
words redolent Of gorgeous imagery
died away in echoes from the adjacent
crags.
snow, the third and last demand il
Eperemptory." Ned was all attention to
f'khow what was TO come next. You are
to promise 10 seek religion, day and
night, and never rest until YOU obtaiin
1t at the hands ola merciful redeemer.''
The fallen man looked at the decli-
ming sun .aHd then at the parson, and
knew not what 10 say, when that lat
Ter Individual raised his voice in sone
once more, and Ned knew what would
come next.
"rll do my BEST" he said, in in al al hum
BILE voice.
s !" Well, that's a man, said Stubble-
Worth, NOW get up and go down 10 The
spring and wash your face, and fear
up Tom fPaftse's testament, and ,drb
your ,houghts oh high"
Ned rose with feelings he had never
experienced before, aha wen, to obey
the'lavatory 'ftiu6ction of 'fhe preacher,
when thstgehtiemah mouhfed his horse,
took Ned By the hand and said, SHOW
keep your promise, and IN keep your
codhseka Good evening, Mr. Forgeron
-l'il look for you tomorrow" and off
he lrode, with The same impurturbabIe
countendhce, Singing so loud as to start
the eagles from their eyre in the over
hanging rocks.
well,,'' Thought Ned, ihisi is nico
business. What would people say if
they knew Edward Forgeroh was whip
pea before his own door III the gap,
and That too by Methodist preacher.
But his musings were more in sorrow
than in anger.
The dlsfgg,hfea eouhtehahce Of For
geron was Of course the subject Of nu-
merous questions that night among his
friends: TO which he replied with a
stern look they well understood, and
,heVague remark that he had met with
an accident. OF gcourse they never
dreamed Of the cause. Forgeron look
ed in the glass and compared his
'black eye from recent scuffle,' to the
rainbow shPwrsck scene blending
every color into one Or perhaps he
had heFer read the STORY, and only
motfered ID himself aNed Forgeroi
whipped BY Methodist preacher"
His -dsedsiaa ahat hi BE we're or CON
fused and disagreeable nature: and
waking next morning, he had an indis-
,inct memory of Something unpleasant
aving occurred. At first he could DO.
reccITect the cause OF his feelings; but
the bruises Of his face and body soon
calling them to mind, as we'll as the
promise, he mounted his horse and went
to redeem ii.
From that time, HIS whole conduct ma
Infested change of feeling. The Cos
sips Of the neighborhood observed it,
and Whispered that Ned was silent,
dhd Had gohe 10 meeting every Sunday
since The accident. They wondered
greatly at his Bdrning tie books he.
used to read SO mulch: Strange stories
were circulating as TO the metanior-
phosis Of this jovial; dare-devi! black
smith into d gloomy and tacitGrR man.
Some supposed, very sageIy, that d
aspirit" had enticed him into the noun
tain, and after giving him a glimpse
into the future; had misled him to
crag Where he had fallen and bruised
his face. Others give the Prince Of
Darkness the credit of the change, but
none suspected the Melhodisilpreacher;
and as the latter had 90 vanity to gra.
ufy, the secret remained with Ned
The gloomy state of mind continued
Until Forgerou visited Camp-mse,ing.
The Rev. Mt. stubbIeworth preached
a sermon that seemed to enter his soul
and relieve it Of a burden; and the
song Of
''Ilow happy are they ShOsheif Saviour
Obey