Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-11-29
BURLINGToN, IOWA: SATURDAY. NOVEMBER %, ls4.

tdicu, anu TIE TeVeTenU geHLlemaH. VIII
his usual benign smile on his face, renew
ed his blows and sungA.d a5Fs = II saa
sIthen rode.oh The sky, freely jdsti6edfta
Andlthe moon it was under my .feet.' ,-a'
/ This oriental language overcane I'll,
blacksmith Such bold figures, or some
thing else, caused him to sing out, We'll
I'll do it; III do i'll sA 4. Mi Il
'You are getting on very WE'LL sal,
Mr.. Stubbleworth. II think | can mak,
decent man of Jon yet, and perhaps .
Christian VIII
Ned groaned.'
! The second thing trequire Of you il, /,
go to Pumkin creek meeting house ant
hear me preach to murrow.',a 4srs4G
Ned attempted to stammer out spme e.
cuse, when, the divine resumed 4is deyo
tional hymn, and kept time with Ne flesh,
part OF his hand. atE $3.50
III do my BEST said he, in Hhumbls
Voice. fnf .e.4et 1fsaif III s4
| 'Well, that's man, said Stabbleworth
l'Now get up and 60 down TO the spring
and wash your face, and tear up Tom
Paine's testament, and turn your thoughts
onshigb. '10l eif sl 93 Ea8 II ia nett III
Med rose, with feelings he never expe-
rienced before, and went to obey the lava
tory injunctions Of the preacher, when the
latter person mounted his horse, took Ned
blythe hand, and said-- 4ta asFl ia3H
i Now keep Your promise, and IN keep
your counsel. Good evening, Mr.; Forge
ron; I'll look for you Tomorrow. s'
'Ahd off he rode with the same imper-
turable coantenance, singing 50 lald as to
Scare the eagles from their eyrie in the
overbanging rocks. 4. -. h.-
I. WELL though, Ned, this is nice bus
mess. What would people say II they
knew Edward lofgeron was whipped be-
fore his own door, and that too by a Meth
.odist preacher2' IS, j, ..t t..5. j;
But his musings were more in sorrow
than in anger. His disfgured couhtenance
was, Of course, the subject Of n'dAraerous
questinns that night among his friends; to
which he replied with stern lock Tthey
well nnderste Cd, and the vague remark
that he had met with an accident.
OF eoiirse' they never dreamed Of the
cause. Ned looked in the glass compared
his black EYE, from the recent scntlle, to
the rainbow shipwreck scene--'blcnding
every color into one.' Or perhaps he new
er read the story, and muttered to himself
Ned Forgeron whipped BY Methodist
preacher!', sf .taa .ssa. g4 p.f .#F
From that time, his whole conduct man.
Tested a change Of feeling. The gossips
OF the ncighborhood observed it, and wills.
pered that Ned was silent, and had gone
to meeting every Sunday since the acct
dent. They wondered greatly al his burn
ing The books he used 10 read 50 much
%e;smorptosess q ihis jiovial daFetassi
blacksmith into gloomy and tacturn man;
some supposed, very sagely, that spirit
had enticed him into the mountains ans,
after giving him glimpse into the future,
had misled him to a crag where he had fall
len and bruised his face. Others gave the
prince Of darkness the credit Of the change,
but none suspected the Methodist preach
er; and the latter having no vanity to graf
iiy, the secret remained with Ned. The
StICHy StdtC Vi WiIu SOtItJHuCu UtulI y W :
geron visited camp-meeting. Rev. MIR.
Stubbleworth, preacheda sermon that SEEM
ed to enter his soul and relieve it Of bur-
den; and the song Of
'How happy are they who their Saviour obey,
was only half through when he felt like a
new man, Forgeron was from that time
shouting Methodist At a love feast, a
short time subsequent, he gave his expcri-
ence, and revealed the mystery Of his con.
viclion and conversion to his astonished
neighbors.
The Rev. Mr.. Stubbleworih, who had
faithfully kept the secret until that time,
cnuld not contain himself any longer, but
gave vent to his feelings in convulsiue
peals Of laughter, as the burning tears Of
Joy coursed their way down his cheeks.
Yes my brethren, said he, it is fact.
II did maui the grace into his unLeliev-
ing soul, there is no doubt
The, blacksmith Of the mountain pass,
himself became, soon ailer,,a Methodist
preacher.