The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10

Well, she got still; and next thing | heerd
Deacon Kenipe ssyin' says he. Brother
Whipple. dew come to tie pint; dew tell
Brother Bedolt who twas, and don't hurt
his feelins any morn you can help
We'll, them says Deacon Whipple, says
he, twas yer brother.in.law Mr.. Mag
wire Gracious sakes alive!' says Dea.
con Bedott, says he did Josh say that
about mel What OIL earth did he meant
He meant what he said, l 'spose,' says
Deacon Whipple, that you're in the
habit O gettin' cOrned on cider" Says
Deacon Bedott, says he, Did Josh say
he'd actilly seen medrunk on ciderP He
meant so, undoubtedly says Deacon
Nipple; though them want precisely the
words he used; he called to my shop to.
day a purpose to tell me ont. said twas
awful tryin' 10 his feelins to be obleeged
10 expose you, not only on account o your
bein' q connection o hisn, but cause he
rally thought he was a worthy man in the
main; but says he, 1 dew feel as if |
couldent leave Wiggleton with a clear
conscience. without tellin' you that I've
actually knew'd Deacon Bedott TO be the
wuss for cider!-as true as my names
Joshuay Magwire I've seer that man half
shaved on cider afore breakfast in the
morning
Now, though I haint no very high o.
pinion o. Mr.. Magwire, bein' he's a
worldly man, and don't know nothin' a.
bout experimental religion, | dew bleve
he wouldent tell such a thing as that
right out and out, if 'twant true, 'spe-
cially about his brother. n-law.-l should
a went right ove to parson Potter about
it, if he'd ben to hum, but he's gone a
journey, you know. o, how that man
will take it to heart when he hears theirs
such a VIOLIN sleeps clothin' in the midst
ofhis flock So l goes over and tells
Brother Kenipe and Brother Crosby ont.
They was very unwillin' to come over
with me to labor with you tonight. l
am sorry to say they're generally slack
about dewin' their duty in cases O. desc.
plyne-the heft ont comes on me, and
Pm thankful I'm always ready TO lift a
warnin' voice in sinners ears, and dew
my endeavor to reclaim backsliders, and
my exartions has been blest beyond my
most %sanguinary expectations. | haint
expected much from you on account O.
yer poor health; and l feel TO rejoice now
that you haint ben active sence you've
turned out to be such q ~hyeneous trans.
gressor.-O, Brother Bedoit! if you're
halfsliaved on cider afore breakfast, what
must be your condition afore night! purity
well upset | should think.-Deacon Be.
dott dident say a word; he said afterward.
he thought he'd let Brother Whipple &c
on, and see how much he would say. AT.
ter a mint Deacon Whipple begun agin
and says he Dew you still continue &c
deny itq' Deacon Bedott never opened
his head. We'll, says Deacon Whipple
says he, silence gives consent; so | 'spose
you don't mean to hold out no longer
and say faint a fact. Well, faint few
late to repent and reform yet. | hope
you'll make up your mind to come forrart
next Sabberday, aud confess your beset
tin sin afore the congre CATION; and mebb!
you'll go to the temperance meetin' mex
Saturday night, ifyou're able to get out
and give an account O. your experience
in drinkin'-reformed inebrits does
t mense sight ofgood tellin' the particula
t circumstances tendin' their downfall an,
!, reformation-aud | should think your OK
perience would have a tendency to b.
useful as a warnin' to moderit drinkers
t by shown on 'em what they've got It
come tew if they amt nipt in the bud
lfyou don't consent to dew II or both G
these, why we'll have t deal with you
that's all. We don't want TO expose you
no morn what's necessary. haint sal
| a word about it to nobody but Jest m
, wife. What dew you say to confession
, lafhin', hey!' you see Deacon Bedot
began to GRIM %, Brother Bedott, wha
a tremendous sinner you be! not only re
fuse to confess yer inickities, but laff q
; 'em! Dew you still continer to deny it
r Jest then husband bust into tie room
9 and 10 Snyder and Shubal Green and M
: Smith and DR.. Pike (Artemishy's brotf
: er)---they followed the session to tn
u house, and ben a l%istenin' to the door e.
: er since. Husband he wen straight u
v to Deacon Bedott and shook his fist in hi
j, face, and says he, Deny it if you DUR
; before me! didn't | see you half shave
on cider this veiy mornin'! dident l emf
t ty the water out o. yer Shawn cup unbt
known to nobody, while it was a heatin
and didn't | fill it up with some O. Silly
S sweet cider she'd got to make sass or
and wasent l a selten' by when you too
G it off the stove? and wasent | a lookin' q
when you had such a dreadful time a tr.
in to make yer lather2 and dident Sc
, you throw down yer razor at last, and d.
clare the old dragon was in it!-and wa
n ent you Jest about half SHAPED thenl sa,
and dident l bust out a latin then, all
A tell you twas the fust time ever see yo
q the woss for cider? denyit ifyou durs
4 plead guilty. says Deacon Bedott So,
he.
Then we wimmin folks bust out o tt
A. buttry into the settin' room; and Their w
% such a gineral roarin' and latin as ne
le er heered afore nor sence. Deact
ID Kenipe and Deacon Crosby got up, ar
shook hands with Deacon Bedott and q
o ed his pardin' for comm over there
a take him to dew-and Deacon Bedo