The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-16
MISCELLANEOUS
\ PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF
MARVEL DEACON.

lhe Deacon was man who never di
any thing by halves, who never mad
Two bites Of a rhery,-ss his family hlc
tory will show.
Acting on the spnr of those new feeling
q which had spraOg up in his bosom, h
went resolutely forward in his purpose dec
Grating The village green with IAN eIegan
meeiin' us, and By singular coincidence
the corner stone Of that edifce was laid OF
| the very day which made him the lalhe
of two usly boys.
The foundation orlhe church being laic
under such auspicious circumstances, ant
wIh such omens Of fertility and speedy 10.
crease, the work went on with great vigol
and high hope. A spacious frame work
was erected on It's foundation, rooted
shInged, clapboarded and painted with sur.
pTlsng expedition. The inside of the
church was not so speedily completed, and
IN consequence OF some unavoidable delay,
/! was determined TO open The Church for
worship al once, but to postpone the formal
dedication ill the whole Of the work was
completed
Accordingly, as soon as the lower floor
was laid, aud the pews and pulpit erected,
although scarcely anything had been done
10 the gallery public worship was had in
The new house. A few loose planks were
arranged in the gallery 10 accommodate 1.-The
singers ard the crowd of urcAins iha, al
ways swarm around The highest seats in
our synagogues. TO keep these in order,
as we'll las 10 lead the music, (ior he
was both tylhiEg man and chorisier,) the
Deacon took his seat also in the gallery
Alas! he little foresaw The cataslrOpy that
awaited him, but in happy security joined
IN the psaImody, pouring forth cataract OF
melody, and making the ears of The audience
70 tingIe with the rich Nasal twang of bis
sIentofian voice. The psalms were sung,
The prayers were prayed, and the cho
sen chapter of Holy Writ had been
read, when the venerable Elder Mack rosc
in the pulpi, aud announced the text. A
that unucky moment, the Deacon's allen
ton was caught By the gtimaces Of young
rogue who was taking Off the Mlnis,er
surrounded by half dozen Others read,
to pitt with suppressed laughter. The
spectacle was inlolerabIe.
The sight no longer BIount could bear!
By heavens and all lis saints swear,
III hit his head knock!'
The angry Deacon sprang furiousIy for.
ward 10 visit the pate of The offending ur.
chin with an admonilory rap, lroG thought
y, but with all his weight, on the unsup-
ported end of an unrasened board, and in
a moment, he found himself making fly
ing leap into the midst of The congregation
below He landed most gracefully astrlde
The neck and shoulder of corpulent old
lady, who shrunk under the tremendous
shock Of his descent into the bottom OF the
pew, kicking and screaming like a shot
deer or hurt duck The Minister paused
IN the midst oil his text, and the whole
congregation arose as though they were
about singing the doxOlogy, aud every head
was turned towards The pew in which ht
flying Deacon and the fat woman had So
mys'erIoosIy disappeared For a momen.
not sound was heard
Not drum was heard nor funeral no,el
but all was appalIingly slI SO that Elder
Mack began 10 fear that it was all over with
both Beacon Marvel and Mrs. BroadeIs
But sounds soon broke upon the stiffness Of
Ihs peo2le-sOunds which indicated tha, =
desperate struggle was in progress, attended
with no IIIe wrath, pain alright and con.
fusion. The Deacon had nearly stunned
Mrs. b; bv his fall, while in her turn al
most annlhiaIed him by the manner il
which she dragged him down with be
and crushed his unfortunate leg beneath her
mountainous weight Rushing and slrug
IgIing, groaning, kicking and something tina
sounded awGulIy like cursing, rose in hor
rid diScOIds from The Invisible pair, and a