The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-30

sppurtenances Of fresh cream, aud excellent
butter.
The missionary, Who had eaten nothing
since sarly dawn. and was cog,.s,ing whs.
Their feminine humanity would no. afford him
q morsel 10 the corner where be sat, vas star.
tied 9th the invi's.,oo-"s cit by. stranger,
and take bite" II surprise and gratitude
we're the frs, emotions, smszemen, followed,
when the apparent robber iuplored the bIes.
sing Of God 10 . sooorons voice, closing with
on expressive Amen!
Bewildered and confused, tho missionary
foreo, 10 co. until repeatedly reminded by his
nov sppsrss,ly hospitsbls landlord. and The
kind hearted sife, that he did not" Perhaps
he wss not used 10 such fare" " ouid he
lsks . sup OF milk" lie did no, seem to 70
gain HE appetite until the Officieus housewife
brought on her platter Of honey, gathered from
the hollow sycamore, and made divers opel
ogies tbs, her lsIder contained nothing be
could eat.
After supper. tho landlord commenced re.
ligious converss,ion With the inquiry Are
you protesting man, s,ranger!" The ques.
ton relative to church membership vas pro
pounded IN . novel form. and did 90, convey
TO the mind Of the missionary exactly the idea
intended.
You looked nightly skeered when found
you in the prairie. ! reckon you was sor, o
sst."
Still ihe replies were vsgue and confused,
a loud aud snins,ing tone struck up . favoflie
by mn OF the follo~ss OF Wesley
A charge to keep ! have,
A God to glorIfy,
A never dying soul TO save,
And 6, i, for the sky-
Ia which his wife joined. that the missionary
vss relieved from his perturbation, and could
converse calmly. The hymn VAS followed BY
a chsrac,eris,ic prayer, N sh,chi. the stranger
sss sGeciions,ely renem befed at the throne
Of mercy, 10 which The fs~ responded With
several sud,ble srosns. Conversation followed
the evening ebla,ioo, during shlch the ms.
sionsry disclosed his profession and his object
IN travelling, and received due reprOoi for hi.
previous back srdness. But he had no, the
heart 10 tell his fesrs and suftrlues from Tho
Apprehension Of robbery and murder from =
KIDD. hearted local Methodist preacher IN a
" baek~ood's" disguise, ~ho vas the FIRE, m,n
70 preach the gospel 10 the scattered popols
ton on the borders Of the Grsud prsuie, east
Of The Oksu.
NeI, morniog the missionary lad in prayer.
snd after en- early breskfsst tho ho.p,,sble
preacher ssdded b., own horse. with lha, Of
tho missionary, and plated HIN 10 The new
fofdlng place scfoss the river, several miles 10
the direction towards G-
Giving the parting hand. With severe but
aa.cil caa,e grasp. The ssledctofy Vas,
"No~, stranger, you know here my CABIN
s--don'. pa" without giving me . call, and
s'sy long.enoush TO give tho people q preach"
The m,s,,onary found q field OF labor IN F..
ecw and ero~lng village, among a populattsn
quite 80 intelligent; and s,rIuou. as The peopls
Of his nstlve State, aud . church edlfice, asab
bath school and bible class arose under his Ia.
bois.
The Methods, preacher, whom his brethren
al qusnetly meeting, never suspected oil hav.
ing been mistaken for o Iobbet, 10 due time
dofed bis wolf skIn cap and leather hunting
shirt, became clad IN tho cotton garments,
spun and ~ove by has o.n industrious wife,
and made large farm, prepared a spacious
=" camping ground for the annual consecta
tons, and sNsssssd the conversion OF many
sinners under his own labofs.
The missionary ackuo- lodged 10 the writer,
when no revealed, IN some~ha, confidential
manner, the story of his fright. that he va,
bu, half educated when he cane 10 Illinois.
Both these men had their appropriate
spheres sf use pnc.s, 10 ahich thew were fitted
by nature. habits. sducsuon and grace and
both, mary years since received the plsud,t,
" Well done thou good and fsrhfu servant
enter thou Ip,o the Joy Of thy Lord"
Pat aud the Oysters.
Pat, Who had JUS, been usnsplsnted. had
been sent BY his master 10 the quay, 10 pur
chsss half bu'hel OF oysters, bu, was absent