Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-05-28

he signs the pledge"
u don't know but that will 60 with you.
lf he signs the pledge he Is safe"
And M the dcacuns settled the matter.
On the next day, in grave counsel assem-
bled, were all the DRAGONS Of the church, b.
side sundry individuals who had eome a. the
ministers friends or acclpscrs. Perkins who
had pot the report in circulation, wss there al
the special request of one Of the dcaeoEs,
who had a-crrtaincd thathc had as much or
a luls more to say in he matter than any
one
Perkins was called upon, rather unelpcct-
cdly, To answer one or two questions, immc-
diltcly ou the opening of The meeting. but as
be- was q stauD-h temperance man, and cor.
daily dcspi.ed the minister, he vas bold to
reply
Mr. Perkins" aid the presiding deacon.
"as hr as We can learn, the scandalous
charge originated with yoa | will. therefore
ask you--IA you -ay thai I,, Rev. Mr.. Man
llus was drunk at Mr. Rccsldc', slnner.par.
~"
- It'd, was the unhcsia,ng rcply.
Were you present 1T Mr. Rccsidr's ."
No sir"
Did YOU ,cc Mr. Manlu. oyr.ing from
ia, hurIs, lutnAiraisdf'
"No."
"Whar evidence, then, have you of the
truth II your chargci We LI,r conycrsed
tins morning with several vhs we're present,
and al .ay that they observed noihing ou, Of
the way IN Mr. Maullus on the occasion of
which YOU spcak Thi- isa serious matter,
aud wc should like u have ysur authority
fora statement NJ injurious To the rcputstiop
u the minister aud tie cause d Esligion
My authority !. Mr Durta, uho was
pr,uE"
Did be- tell YOU that Mr Manllus wa, To-.
torica,-dH"
d" IIo ,ard daI there Ms a drunken minis
ter hcT,, and VI ManlIus, have ascertain
od, V.r the only clergyman present
Wa, that ,oi" asked the deacon of an
individual who oa,'al Mt Rcesldr'-
MI ganlius was the only clergyman
there, was replied.
Then, said Nr Perkins, q" r there val
% drunken minister there, It must have been
Mr. Nanliu,. eau draw NO other infer
cncc."
Caa Wr. Bmonh ~ ioundi" wa. no~ ash.
oi.
An individual lnmsdi,,cly yolumscrni Ia
ru In -r1rrh of him. In halt m hour he vas
proluccd A- be- entered ne grave ss,cm.
bis. he looked around with rttn oonP,sure
upon d., arrAy VI .olcmu face. rnl .,cs IN.
trnily fixed upon him. rc drd no, appear in
the least abl,hcd.
&" You were at Mr Rec.idc', Las, week, At
dmncrpary, belic.s' 'aid the presiding
dclrun.
- was"
Did YOU .,s Nr. Manlius iH,orieaisd .,
that occa,ioni"
"Ar. Nlnlrnus' Good Heavens no !
can testify, upon oath, that be VA. ss s"lsSn
as a Judge. who SAYS thn made 20 Seas.
dllous an alerat,op
Burton appeared to grow strongly eHer'rd.
~ say so, ." cried Perkins, IN a ioud ys'e-.
" You cay -o' And, pray, upon what su-
thontyr"
" Upon the authority Of your own words
&" Never
4" Br you did tell me 30
Perkins WIS much cIcItrd
when"
"On the day after the dinnerParp. n"Rr
you remember what YOU said to me -
"0h, yc,-pcrfocty."
THAT you had drunlcn munster a, din
nor'"
"No. I nccT .a,5 that"
" hut you did / can be qualified to IT,"
~ .ard wc had "tipsy parson."
And, pay, what is tho diIervncoi"
h,,ho words "tipsy parson," the minister
burst into loud laugh, and 50 did two or
three others who had bccn at Mr. Resides.
The grave deacon IN the chair looked around,
with frowning wonder at such indecorum, and
frlr that specially iIl.umsd was the lcylty Of
the minister.
~ can explain II" remarked and individ-
ual, rising, " a- ! happened to he a, Mr.. Rec
sides, and know all about the "upsy par
SON" Che ceok ~ our Kind hostess. in her
culinary ingenuity, furnished the table with
dessert which she called "upsy Pason, -
made believe, by soaking sponge cake IN
brandy and pouring a custard over It. Ii Is
therefore true, as our friend Burton has said,
that there WIS "tiWy parson at the table,
but As To the drunken minister Of Mr.. Per-
kins, know nothing.
Never before, in grave and solemn Assem-.
bly Of deacons, was there such sudden and
universal burst Of laughter, such holding Of
sides aud vibration of bodics, as followed this
unexpected speech. In the midst Of the con-
fusion and noise, Perkins quietly relircd.--
lie has been known, ever since, in the vii
lagc, much To hi. chagrn and standardization,
he being still warm temperance man. as the
"uPsy parson."
There goes the "iiPsy rorson," he hear
said, as he passes along the street, dozen
times in a week, and he is seriously inclinel
to leave the village in order To escape the ret
iculc his oycr.lealous effort to blast the min.
istcr's reputation has called into existence.