The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-10

mrlls, lie lcil the Sweet and returned a.
tho Warm Spring before loli the former.
and iho report wn5 thut At the latter place hc
asked q blessing and gave tlanks himsclC-
IhI1 could cl-ily bclioyc, when AVA. in
iormrd dat ~ tho Sweet sprinqs hc said Ia
q circle of hia gambling friend, oGcnao-
men, you may think Of u as you plcase, and
laugh at % ~ know you viii, And vet n 4.
strictly true tlmt never close ms eyes tll I
have committed mysclf 10 thc protection Of
my l'od" H. was drpadn,lly afraid OF
death,
"on ono occaHou,wbilo al tl,o Sweet spdng
Ice was taken with q Die ofG,,tr and nqnc In
iho night and wa, greatly ALARMED Ie.t +,
should prove mortal llrarius of &c.. visit
0i him in bis hut the ncAt morning. Bm I
l"nnd him 1rruudcdby hi. gambling fiicnds
20 that ! had no good opportunity 10 adlrc.
him seriously lIr launched out himsclfinto
bitter d"nuuriaiiou of the character of a
eamhIrr. "Dorior," .,aid hc, II hnyc tvo
daughter, whom ! lovcdcarly, and If an,
man 'houlda.k mo for the hand 'dfonc Of
them in marriage, hr bis character IN other
rc-gcci. what itmirht ithc gamllpa,I would
m"'i o9ur'dly refuse him m, rou.rnt." ! in,-
m-ll4t-l4 Min iG-. ....,-,.-..l
sentiments, why do you not quit gambling
yonrrcIff' Tie cmadc me- NO other rply th,n
thi'-"Aha doctor, have dipped and Unjust
go 'hi"ueu Nilcr -"nc t'mr by got up au,b
went iu the spring and took gla-, of watcr
ana then came up and addressed the GONNA
ny that gathered round him "GcntIcmcn."
said hc "lncsc ,icL turn. that man ha.. lo
HIM rood dead Of gool., They nSkc him a
sinccrc pcnitcnr for all liis sins" .t,ppcd
mp Ia the circle that wa, listening 10 nj. har-
rdngno' and said 10 him, Major think lmu.t
take an exemption tu the doctrine that Won
nrr moulcaiog." GLOW so, dortory" hc rc.
piled, y thought YOU woult .,lnnI-..,,,.-i-
r'r'r7-rrr'i VT sCrm' "a hc a palpahlc absurd
ii' ioraman To ,oy that be- +. sincere ,,cni.
tent for his .ins, whilc at the amc time bc
'ly' ~, hc determine. 10 go on and coupi,
the very .nnc ,iu. Tor whirh hc a,ow. r,ni.
icncc.' You allow thou" replied the Ma.
i"r "thal TOR the time Lcinr il make. him
pcnitont' THAT reminds me-" said /. "or
Ihc following apcodotc: \ clergyman in New
England had negro ly the name of.I,ck \
who had a deadly quarrel with ncighIoring
Negro 10y the nnmc of Gully. Jack G,ll dan
f.v'".lr iii sgi li. p,, .i.r. ,,.,.l L;,.,... 60
ltd man, and hc could not forgive linn. Il
cl YOU Jdrk,' said hi. mn-tcr, "that YOU
must forgive him,or God will not forgive YOU"
We'll, massl," said lack "ir die | forgive
him, hut il live Gully take care" never
,aw the Miior SO muth coniomdtd a, hy tai, "
,nc,dotc llcnrliyll NJ liz. S4..-.-t -t-riifY---
before our comp'Uiy The number at this .
Spring was much more mul,imdinou. than at
hc Warm Spring and wa, fearful HAT i'll I
lid not break the ice AT first should Cil to .
lo it afterwards. | got into the wake Of Ma /
ior Willis, as we were struggling through
the crowd ON our call To dinner and said to
him. Major will sou do me the favor To call !
.his large company In orlcr HAT may ak N
blessing before we dine 2" ITO be sure |
,hall, y" replied Willis. Accordingly he n,nlr
hi. way. to the head of the table, aud with
large carving knife, he struck it repeatedly,
and stamping with III, foot tthc slmy time,
yocilcratcl silence" which, when he had
he turned To me aud said, nov,
Doctor, you will please to ask blcssing."-
This man. ia report have heard bc true,
died real pchitcut"