Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-03-14

Il bad been the custom of several leading
members OF the church to drop ia occasions
ally, during The week, 10 chat with Grant for
ten minutes or half an hour. But the time
timn Sunday TO Sunday passed without a
sngie call from any one Of them. The rea-
mind.
Il don't see that fve been eniity Of such
terrible crinie,. said be To hmsetl, feeling Il
lntle Indignant on the subject. The man
-gni his moneys worth and, moreover, was
served perfectly right. Did lie suppose that
he was eoing To get FIRE gold Tor the price al
solder? it-so he founl himself lnis,akeu.-
As for Harri on yshe' i:ad- himself resnark
ahiy nal,out TIN, matter. | would MOI
| tunrl1 Nh similar case. But, il is so
,Nensant to Discourse %, ev,l.in our neighh,r.
So very pleasant! The good he does is left
| To find IT'S own way TO the light hest il
csfss, :isut-s~, han cufnnt a m,s,ake or make
single false step, aud it is preached tro,n
the hnuse- top
= &Ni,e,, Gfatt ass,t Hassisou .net, there WAS
| a mutual reserve and coIdneSs.
He IS conscious am aware Of his wrong
| DEALINGS saui tire latter TO himself 'aIId
| therefore sl,ias NE
HE is aw:,rsaIaai, hAstssvsvrr<'<-
ss'rtfe for'ner, 'dnd cannot, therefore, meet
u,e as of old.
Two or three weeks passed before the
| trien,is who used To drop M 10 see hun al
most every .iay, showed themselves iu his
shoI, and then there was 100 evident change
at manner. They appeared di>ran, aud re-
se,ved, and lis met Them with u like exterior.
| Ills prlde Was touched. -
| II. tiaov Ia has saul N himself II
can get on wllbout Them. II presume, he
found quite as ,soud as theirs. As for Per-
| kins and Marvel, they needn't set themselves
up over me. think know them. Men
who cut us close as they do in dealing geli-
eralls cu, iiile lron the side illat doesn't
belong 10 Them -.fs
Pes kins aud Marvel here alluded tn, had
long been ON friendly terra with Mr.. Grant,
visiting nj hIs shop-ior the purpose OF a
irlenlly chrt-cl"i every few days. But a
GOODNESS now took place. and, in few weeks,
| they ceased theif friendly calls.
, Ia y9riou> other ways was Mr.. Grant con-
scIous oi II reaction upon himself ot his i'm
proper conduct. Hundreds q. tunes did he
mentally regret the weakness aud love of
Z m winch had prompted Iusn 10 30 far lose
>ighi of villa, wa> Just and honorable 10
slsceive a c,,S,oafer. SO painful was his
sease OF moU 'trtsuinn, that, Tor a tlHse. he
omitted. To Attend churci, OH Sunday. Not
amB was hssai'stie,i IhsF every one in the
.coii.re sarlon knew about the ring, but he
could CLEARLY perceive change in the man
ner of BIZ most ultimate acquainiapces who
| Mere uaemhrrS oi the church.
! \ Cant ,vaS not a man eniirtlv Sold 10 sell
| fi>hne>s. lie was not a de!iheraIe wroiIg-
! duer. l,.,iIuc ii> ev, purpuses and acts under
a h,pocrilir u exterior. He la'I ton>rieisre,
a. L al tunes, lis votce loud apa dsstinct.
| He was, therefore troubled uiATlt Ilie ring. ae
! a tar, indicating llir.st;ite ot hls affrctioHs
| as Mel,s.s trnIl,le.l nhout the cundemnAIory
iuds ,,rIt ul i,,S irerren. Tnere We're hvc-
uiiions al Sln..s oi enurse, as 'liere are Viii.
T al. ni w. Sanleti,ne> lie was IN a state, OF
lahmhiffu1um On arro,im ,t The evf he had
! done, and some unes ~ l, state o' Indignation
al Hsrr,So., for llaving heen eager 10 pub
lish his t,oi from The h"u>e-,op.
Gratin,ly. however, the eyer-reourring
| new purposes a,lti interests which come 10
| ajtin passing through life, threw the past
1 NiIh lis nhtluens'e iplp The shade and the re-
turns ol states OF mnruhca ION IN, az accviul, of
! die ring were less and less frequent. Mr..
I GRAFT resumed his attendance at church, and
ming ed as nf old, with his breihreu; though
| IA aratI,rr more subt!,Ied AID less confident
spirit. That affair Of the ring could NOT be
/ entirely forgotten.
r 3FRdnF scNnFsp5 Tine the minister on the
sialion had To leave, ahd'a ilew'one was ap-
trAihte,f iwsfTes Conference 10 take his place.
/ The Rev M C---,lrriv, Il early ia the
week. and during the peri d that elap>ed he
| tween that and the Sabhath, visited n good
| deal among his brethren. During ihat time,
| an evening was spent al Mr. llarrlSon's, but
no enc hss.,yiit bissA-
fo.Mr Gfsnt. fTr lewellrr fl. / ibis, and his
| mind in searching about ior reaSon>. rested
! very naturally. upon the affair of the gold
r,ng and he did not doubI bur that occurrence
hs,l been fully relate To Mr.. c.
Under this terl,ng, Mr.. Grant went to
church. Ills first sight oi The new preacher
was when lie arose in-Ihe lulpi, To give oul
lhe hyrnn. HIS couuienancr dt,l MOI make
aS-r. iavarah impress.',,, but his voice,
| wher Ire commenced reading !he hymn. hai
asro:.e, nnd a mal,iiariuit that were pleasing.
The SUI iect Ut the iISc,sir >e Which followed.
| was pra:,ical, aud hal reference TO mans
conduct towards his teiinw men IN the COM
mon affairs Of liic. From general propoSi-
! tons, the minister, after entering upon his
>tyuion. came down To things pariicular.- -
| He ,Iu eli upon tie love of ton,inIon 30 deep
| lysroo,ed ia the human hear, aud shaved in
various ways, how il was exercised by ln,lr-
yi.l,ials in all ths. grades of common society.
"A more deeply rooted evil than this, he
-s<a.t on to say, rs tirelt. We all lrsherit, III
greafer~x-less degree, the desire 10 possess
our neighbor 5 ss<,ds ;-and, with the, earliest
develope:nenI ol the ri'n,i, comes the aciivi-
~ of thar desire. II is seen ia wfSs child
wllen he aprroprlaies tire piayihiagsa anofh-
| er rlii1.ssuni IN the So called aood Snd hon
est CITIZEN, when, in bargaining. he secures
an advantage nj the expense ot his shrother.
/ Desceiriiu :, gradually. 10 he intrrdueion of
particular iorn,s Of overreachimg as fractIsesi
i'll trade, all of Which Mr.. ---,lesi g,,al ell
as instances Of theft, he finally brought for
waraan insiance 80 nearly resembling the
Gre q, wi,cl, MIR. Grant had leea- engaged,
ttint tiI,e latter ieii himsei.. as has s.heen seen
/ particularly pointed out. aud Ieii-1l,e churcl,
al the cio>e utihe srrvice IN state OF excite
ment and Indignation. To ilse old mat
Ter. about wl,ch he had already suffered
enough, .raked over" as he said land expos
Is, To light again. was a little more than he
was disposed to >uhnp, 10 with patience. As
has heeu seen, he did NOT conceal what was
i IN his ,nI,,d.
On AIuustay "A brother member of the
4 cl,prcl, .tlsSpped ia 10 see The jewrller.
- pwhl YOU like Mr.. C.: was the
fsI MI,ry-s. s- "a
Not Al ;'lis replied Mr.. Grant, ina positive
tone.