The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-05

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Hin. 10 lose such minister - Psfson
ScIaninm. I'm ssionished 10 see you
IafE.' We'll. Won went BE- says lie. hen
lell ye shout the mseiIh'. 30 lie went
m and gin me The hull description. lie
said thai when Mr.. SrIantnrn told EN- lie
wanted dismissi0n. they Was wonderful /
Observation-Disclosures Skinner lie nz sndaxed
ihe reason. SO Mr. Sersnium sl,ied hal
he found Il Impossible 10 snpPori his fami-
IN on his salsr.. Deaean skinner said .hai
was enfns-he thought four hundred DOL
lars uas puny vel up. Deacon Peabody
saiIf i,e ihonghso tew. especially with do
nation parry beside. Deacon Fusiirk, be
pat IN. and said twas nlher queer time
for minister 10 complain 81 his eOngega-
lion. iesi after they'd gin him bee--and
he aaed Dr. Lippineoi what was his opin-
ion. NOW Dr.. Lippineoll never had an
opinion in al his life. on any suhjeel--if
he had. he neye. expressed il Cor fear Of
injunn' his practice: faint even known
what his politics is--he always coniriyes
10 be away on election days. So he hem.
med and hzwed and said that really he
hadn'l made up his mind-he hoped Mr..
Scraninm 'prerialed his donation pafis-
he hoped The congregation 'Preeia,ed
Mr.. ScTanium; lie wished-he wished
in short. he wished things wasn't sili-
waited Jest rs they was siiiwaled; and
thai Was al they GOT ouI Of him. Old Par
ker 0bsers, 4 that ministers families. some.
how. took more 10 snpponem Than any,
body else. Mr.. ScranIum said that his e.
mily was Is eqninomical as They could he.
bul he hal gnoI many children. and twas
purity difficult 10 dew as Ted Ought iew
hy 'em on four bundled dollars a.yearl
axcd 'em whether they thought nry one
o. them could dew il. Cappcn Smalley,
rich old curmudgin. stuck up bis head ard
said. he guessed h. could dew li-any rea-
sonable nan could dew unexpectedly with
The help 81 a donation party every year
but lie hoped Mr.. Ssran;un's reques
would be granted unanimously for hi
pari, he'dlong ben Of opinion They d 0ugh
10 have a cheaper minister, and one tina
hadn't such snarl O. young ones.
don't 'spose Parson Scranton would !
eaid anything severe IL il hadn't ben fol
! Cappen Snialley's speech. tie seemet
quite stirred up BY il. lie liz up consi
derable illustrated, and SAYS he thanh
God. that whatever else lack. lie has Der
pleased to give me plenty o the poorlnan''
blessirs--yea, a culver full 81 them. Ann
its for llisir sakes, mol my own. that
come here 10 night. II was alone in lhl
world, could anl would dew on amos
no,hing--lhough Scripter says The labore'
is worthy Of his hire. Brethren, since
come among you, I've done my best 10 b
a faithful pasior--if I've fail'd. hope tc
! be forgiven. Al first had an idee that
should be able 10 rub along, on my small
.alsryI and don't know, b1i I might 4
done il, IL il hadn't ben for one thing.
Here he paused. What was lha,l' says
Deacon Peabody. Mr.. Serantum conlined
-. I've ben here iew years, and you've
had the kindness 10 give me tew donation
parties. I've stood il 50 fur. but ! can
stand /. no longer; brelhren,l feel convincet
that one more donation party would com
plelely break me down. will now rellr,
and leave the meelin' TO decide as The,
see fl.' Yer uncle said that for ahou
Eve minutes afler he went out universe
silence prevailed. The first 10 speak wa
Deacon Skinner. .Slrauger says he
Gurus SAYS Deacon Peabody. Rec
markabe Z says Deacon Fuslick. On
accountable 'ssys Cappen Smahey. Sin
gnlar circumstance 7 says DIR. Lippineor
/ Then yer uncle got up, and. says he
! Gentlemen, 4 don't see as anylhing's I
, be gained by seltin' here and wonderir
, all night. For my part. think all Parse
Scranmm's said is uue-his request
, perfectly reasonable-and ! move il be pr
: 10 vote So twas put 10 vote aud glat
1 ted.
: A few days Afterwards the minister
4 folks parked up and started of for Mi'
5 Scfanlum's fathers, 10 stay til they coul
ii, another place. Yer uncle gin EN- te
. dollars when they went. He'd ben glad
5 give fifty il he'da ben able. They was yer
!. thankful fort, and the parson gin us Ii
]: parlin' bessin', and Id ruther have til
i than all Csppen smalley's money. We a
n felt bad enough When we said good.b,
i Miss Scrartum lied hard-she didn't II
J. TO conceal her ieelins then. Susan erie
r ,ew, and so did land we had giner
e time kissin' all round; as true as | liv
z JEFF, be kissed Susan tcw--but don't Va
/ teaze him about il; | was glad TO see hi
r dew il, though Susan did blush awful
s They made us promise 10 come and ST
i EN- il ever they gol another sittiwalio
!. We've heeul lately that the rarson h;
: got call 10 Bangtown. | don't kno
d nothing about the village, but ! hope
e gracious its place where donation parli
!. is thing unknown.
Personal Habits of Queen Vict0ri
y II is now perfectly well know that b
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