Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-11-27
VOLUME Y. NUrBER ).

Oh, says he. what mean is that coms
down to labor with you.'
!" ork away then, why don't you 9 was
all he got out o me-
But, Mr.. Stevens said he very solernnly,
the church sent me down here 10 talk with
you minute
Wal. you've BAN taLkin' for more'n five
minutes, Deacon Peabody said |, and you've
said nolhln' yet; now when are you goin' to
begin!'
The cid lsraelie looked mad enuff TO bite
my head OFT, al snap, but he thought il best
10 keep cool, so he drew long breath and
| went on.
Nobody wants to hurt your feelings or
make any trouble, Mr.. Stevens. but the church
have come 10 The conclusion that perhaps. on
the whole, under the circumstances, and in
view OF everything, it might possibly be the
best all round, and taking everything into
consideration. for you not 10 be hasIy in ap-
piyln JIst al present. They think on mature
renection that II m ght be as well If you d
conclude to postpone 1t little while, say for
year or eighteen months
! They delc2 Wal, now, Deacon, what
makes them think SOL The church amt f.H,
| Is ite
This wars hard question. The old sarpint
knew very well that il wouldn't answer 70
say ne didn't know-for he knew fast enough
and knew THAI knew he did. So saws
he
Mr.. Stevens, I'm sorry you're so riled a.
bout It-you've no occasion. didn't come
TO offend you. but you know as we'll as do
why the church don't accept you'
If knew, wou ldn't ask YOU to tell me
Deacon Peabody
Well, said he, don't YOU know what
large stories you're in the habit of tellin't'
W no says tell large stories = said |, its
an untruth, and you cant proce IL ainf Now,
amt IL shame, Deacon, for man like YOU
TO go round scandallzin' neighbor that way!
" nat story of mine did you ever hear that
WASH true Come. lay your hand on the
first story, and ! won't say another word
Why there's SO many on 'em, answered
the Deacon, that il's almost oppossibIe n
specify any one in partickler. But now
think ont; don't you remember the story YOU
told about ouI fathers beln' killed by bear1'
My fathers bein' killed by a bear!' saws |.
there II IS now That's the way folks lie
about ne! It's an untruth like the rest on
EN-, and you ought to be ashamed, Deacon
Peabody, to be rEnnin' round town tellin'
things that aini so.'
w ELL said he, pretty short. you've made
that observation about often enuff: if YOU
didn't say your father was killed bv bear.
what did you say =
| iii tell you; | said father was one Of the
first men to bring sheep into this town, and
that's no story is it!'
/ No. said he, 1T amt
! And | said one day he lost one of them
are IN the woods-and that's Ifkelv if il aipt
true-and when he was lookin' for it | said
he came across bear. The bear growled at
dad, and dad he holered at the bear, and finally
the beast came at him, and tore all his insides
out, and then y0ur father, Deacon Peabody
who was respectable man. sir, and never
would gone about scandalzin' his neirhbors
| your father heard my father holler. and
came up, and seeln' how matters stood. ran
for the doctor. When the doctor came, the
fnst thing he did was to cacth sheep and Gu,
IT'S lnsldes out and put them in the place of
dads, and never said dad was killed by that
bear No. sir ) ! told the naked TRUTH
said he grew we'll as ever he was except
that he hankered after hqy al tie tcfnter, and
h0d 'oool enough srO,o to make him an orercoaf
an the spring You don't call that a large
story hope. If you won't let a fellow line
the church because he tells the truth. Won
won't hnd many decent members, guess .
The old man riz rite starte up. and walked
away without sayin' a word What he th'ot
never could find on; for the Old christian
hasn't opend his head to me since