Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-02-25

ed one, two and three months. and the
pastor had not succeeded in making any
further advance with his Parishioners or
them to visit him. The only
symptoms of recognition he received from
them was their going to church, and
few salutes at occasional meetings.-
Tins matters proceeded till the Laird ar
rived to visit the old mansion in October,
for the purpose of sporting. and TO see
his friends. There were great fesufiuss
on the occasion, which lasted tor week.
When the crowd had separated, the par
SON and his patron could enjoy comtor-
table tste a tste. After dinner, when
alone together, after some conversation
8 You told me, Jock, 1.-THE patron was
styled Laird john, wha eoomlng doom
here that these were good people, and
that would be happy with them and
that they wad be kind to me but they
ha' meier cam near to me to invite me to
tax browse, or to their house. Yes,
Willie answered Laird John, 8 did
think O. spakin to you O. that subject. but
forgot. l hard somethin O. it, and they
consider you too severe and morose, and
though guide people they will take
stour now and again, so you munne make
friens wi them, and be for a thrtann
the Diel on thera.' If that shall be all
they ha to complain OF. they shall have
sermon on Sabbath next answered the
parson. Next Sunday came, and the
Clergyman mounted the pulpit as usual.
He selected for his sermon the crime OF
gluttony, which he said was great sin.
9 The crime of gluttony, ma dear firms,
may be divided into two parts, that o
attn, and that O. drinkin. Attn tws much
is crime only committed by hogs, an
is what true Scotchman ne'er does at
al, so there is ma need for me explaining
this part O. the subject. The other part.
which is that o. drinkin twA mach, and
mair than does US guide. fears me that
some O. you ha fallen into So vile Prac-
dulge in this habit, for ony body to in
dulge in, for it takes away the senses. and
offens his God /; an particularly for a
mon O. business, for he Gamma at a drieye
a guide trade then, an he may be taken
advantage o., forbye ither losses. No
balivin that ony o'ye could be SO foolish
as to let yourself be taken in. !, howev-
err, lest there might. desire to say few
words to you ON the subject, the more
particularly as hs ma done sa before,
nor may ma again for a wee while to
come. Though drinking over much, ma
friens, is vera, vera bad, yet wee drap
is ma harm, Gamma be ony harm. for our
Saviour drank wine, and the saints fra
auld Saint Columbkill, the patron O. Scot
land, down, hav tasted the deuce O. the
barley. If, then ye are at a delicate. an
that we think wee drop in the mOrnin, a
gaming out, to keep the wet fra yer feet,
and the cald fra yer stomacks, why tax
wee drop then, but dinna take tws drops,
particularly af ye tax guide round heavy
stoop, unless yer constitution is vera
strong, for they may TAX you off your
feet, but on you think you are able for it,
an that it will do We guide, why tax it !;
but, for Gods sake, and aboon a. things,
dinna be always drinkin-dinna be always
drinkin. When We came in fra the fields
to breakfast, and if ye ware dam and get
wat, and We were afraid ye'd get cauld,
ye maun tax a wee drop then, af ye
thought 'twad Git would) do ye guide |!
but, for Gods sake, an aboon all things,
dinna be always drinkin-dinna be al
ways drinkin and then, whan going out
on business whan done, ye might tax
wee, vera wee drAp, for it wad settle the
rest ye had tax, and sharpen yer ontellect,
but, for Gods sake, an aboon a. things,
dinna be always drinkin, for its very bad,
entirely sa to do. Wal then, after bein
out tall dinner, when We cam in an that
ye had onything gude-for the gudewife
wall a ha' something guide for her guide
mon-iust to sharpen your appetite, an to
gave ye power of shown yer gratitude
for the eannie bodies care O. ye, ye might
tax little stoop then, at the gudewife so
wished-for there is nothin dafts them
mair than when they ha' taken a. pains 10
please. to see ma return. Wall, then, din
ner over, an a ye ha' frien or twa, why
ain or two stooPs might not be amiss or
if ye were able to bear it, and that the
gudswifs sa wished. we might take
third, for it would ma be ScotchnAon like
to let frien go wi a mouthful-an the
friens might Ike to tax third-but. for
Gods sake ali aboon a. things, my friens,
dlnna be always drinkin----dinnab be always
drinkin. At night. when we cam hoom,
an that ye tax yer supper, and before a
ganging to rest, ye nigh: take drap OF
twa' or stoop at the gudewife so wished
for it will make we sleep the better, and
create peace, an there is nothing better
than peace among families, my friens; but
Tor Gods sake, an aboon a things, dinna
be always drinkin. l ha' moo. my friens,
ge'enye instruction for the entire O. the
day, and hope ye will observe them
When yer constitution an money afards
it, drink, but otherwise don't but, in any
case, for Gods sake, and aboon a things,
dinna be always drinkin-dinna be al.
ways drinkin.' Here the pastor retired
from the pulpit, and never did sermon,
when pronounced by John Knox himself,
create agreater sensation than this among