The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-09-26

erary Society, which was long ailer
preserved by our informant, as lltera-
nv curiosity, as well as voucher for
his own correctness, exhibits in the cat
egory of"ancient and madern history"
Hyssops Fabbles, Pol and Virginny,
Watts sans an Inns, Pike rethmetik,
Duncans kickkors, Joolis Seeser,
Life of Murl(MurreD Robertson Cruso,
PIeasurs Of Hop, Skotch Lessons,
Morner Kumferted, &C., &c.
The main business of the day being
thus happily over, it was now nearly |
night, but Benjamin was leader in the
Sandy Creek Church, and being prac-
ticed exhorter, and a strong holder
forth in prayer, proposed that an un-
dertaking so praiseworthy and COM
mendable as they were engaged IN
then should be finished shy raising
| their hearts to the Lord" They ac-
| cordingly all kneIt down, and Ben at
once dashed off with long rafting
PRAYER, which we will not undertake
10 repeat or describe. Before we get
through, however. it is necessary Tor
us to tell that Bill Jenkins had, on the
day before, been rambling in the woods,
and coming across a small hornets
nest. he silly approached it, and having
knocked off the sentinel hornet from
the mouth of entrance, with a small
stick, he incontinently made prisoners
of all the fraternity within; stopping
the entrance OF the nest with paper
wad, he safely took it from its position,
and all that day had carried 1t in his
coat pocket.
1t so happened that when the mo-
ton was made for PRAYER, Bills place
was right behind the Presi lent, and not
very tar, from klm. While this holy
exercise was going on, the eye OF this
urchin, in wandering about, happened
10 descry a small pocket that had been
: formed by the ripping of few pleats
Of the Presidents panlaloons, from that
func,ionary's waistband. 1t must be
promised, also, that the weather was
warm. and therefore the President was
in his shirt sleeves, and therefore 1t
was that this prying Jackanape was
enabled to discern this im2ertectlon in
the Suuire's wardrobe.
There it was. standing most inviting
; " open. What nice opportunity to
: get rid of his hornets nest! thought
Bill. II was getting dark, too.
don't like the spoutih little rascal
no how. said Bill. If Jake Riddle, my
} master, wouldn't always make me go
: to his night meetIns, and listen to his
long prayers, wouldn't care.
The fact was, Bills knees had alrea-
dy begun to ache, he had been down
s on the bare floor for solid half hour
and this determined him. He looked
r again at the open chasm, he got ready
with his hornets nest, and resolved tc
90 it, and abide the consequences
n Just as he had come to this conclusion
O the PRAYER was finished, and in the con
= fusion of rising, Bill pitched the nes
d into this most tempting receptacle and
!. at the same instant dexterousy unstop
n ped 1t.
e PRAYER being over, our Squire pro
!. posed few words of practical I'M
d provement before they parted.
n don'tknow how you feel, my breth
,f| rem said Ben, but | feel There he cring
! ed1 as ifthe Lord [sIap] had done some
d thing for my soul! Hea
.e By this time there was warm worl
:, IN the hack settlements. But vanit,
h and zeal, when reused to a high pitch
~ are proof (for while, at least.) agains
! many of The ills we suffer in the flesh
,e Ben, at every word, however, screw
and twisted, and slapped the affecte
a part Of his person.
a Il feel [slap] feel [wriggle] .the-a-
Il. Spirit--of grace in-7a-my bosom
ID and--fhere deadly paleness cam
- over his face. il was too much--Be
ia forgot himself in his agony, and woun
in IN the sentence with ]--and--and-
,3IAsH fire in my breeches! delivered in
=. loud tone of voice accompanied wit
Of am energetic slap'up his lower bac
n with both hands.
!. The meeting adjourned sine die, an
j, as Baron Duberly would say, promI
cuously. '8 tallA
III The Joke went abroad, and ever
a. one present got sore with laughln
re save and except the aforesaid Ben!
no min Primm, ESQ.,, the President. d
81. encased in his sevenlold shield OF var
Inv, was proof against ridicule. He a
,sb yer,ised another meeting at the san
in place, but no one came bur Bill Jen
ms and another.a In fact, that learnt
ta- fraternity. the Sandy Greek Lherar
re- Society, never met again, dnd all To
81 remains to tell Of Its luiisis The aior
,ss said s.ca,terlog,n whichfeli into irler
h. rhompsonls hands, and henceforth sh'
M have place in the curiosiiies olhtee