The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-11-19
Pars0n Surely's Experiment.
, SKETCH FOR Waiter GRUMBLER,


> they were wiling tu p,y for arytl.u, il,tt ,oul
., promise thcm an, dle Ie,urn uf good In conr,
uf time, 1t harlaued that ,Lr Rev Abrnhar
Surl, ,i-ilcd Furovdalc. and ns "A S.Liu,
paced during III, .Iourn he held n meeting
the small rhuuh ihy peopl, were llcg-cd wi,
y his ptoath.ug, and some uf iLrr o-.I m,
tug in u remain with item. aud t. ke tLarpe
, thrrr ~ ua. w,lLir.
/ Upon the merits Of iii. proposition there WI
u long iii .cussilu, Par-On NutrIy had ,iymirt
M- Willingness IT, take, a pcfminrnr re-ld,urr n
T,l .wdalc. but the members If he u ,r.h coul
, not sutcadl. Y agrcc to tine hirn.
Il don't see tie u-r If hnlns a par,on " .a
/ Mr Sharp. an Oil farmer nf ,he plue He ca
dl.u, n. good II we've gut auy money To- sIur,
w'Gb ti,l lay il up fur something else. A pa
son ,'r.'r !. ~ TIE ANY ling"
IoIh. ~ W.. ~. wcrrd tAti .'n',i rrigig.ou.
meetings would L" IT great trurfi To- he youu
ger eoll le aud al.o u suut,e 81 real sr,iAl o, ut
toHL
Il don't know bout rlat" .,,' sharp after
hal hrnd h mg, mrn'~ rpa ~ ianl Slari
W,- unr ol ,h wr.uilnr.t ir,u M the parish. and
egu,ur one E the met mawntiN. NV,
lr.m l,ll' he continued. ~of a pif-un that coul.
prt, for ram and have Il come at any tune Nov
II We cuuli bit upon such 4 pafson 10 that,
would - a lnr hriug hm'
llu- op, nrd o. new ldra To the unsovhi-icatei
min,l, ol Fn lovd,lr. 1h. farmers of en- tf,reI
nom lor, dr,,,,,. and II or ,r,;,,,p., u,yL,l ln
leo. tl,., pprr,I Il, Inn. p.r-,r Slr,l, uunn th.
c,niuuu TIA, be- should gtv,. them ram whenever
tie, WI-h,d f1r o.. ant eu lh. other mud . hat
t, would ,lsn ,iv. them far weather when re-
.i,,d Drnc.us Suilbard 1,uu,hrud were &c
putt-rd to- mak, tins arrin IrmHH known u the
n,rson. and the pcople remained IN the church
Wien the deacon. returned Mr Surely accot1
paurcd them lie sm led, NJ he entered the
church. AID with graceful bow he saluted lhe
penIlr there assembled
"T,n NV friends" he said. as he ascended
the plalfrm in front Of the desk. Il have heard
,orr REQUEST to me. and ctraure A. il my ap
pear. have cumr To actcpt yuur proposal. TIT
| can Go II urly IN one CONDITION; L!I bot H.
hat y,ur r,ar,st for a change Of weather must
be- uaarimuus'
III, nrpenrrI very reasonable. since every
member uf The parish had deep interest in the
farming business, and ere long il was arranged
that Nr surely should become the pastor or F,L
,owd,le, and that Le shoull ,ive tlr people rain
vhru.y,r th,y asked fori
When NJ S.r.h rr'urucd To his lodgings hi,
wit. wn, u't,t,N A.,om he'd npop l"nrnnI the IA
,.rc Of he ,u.,r,., hrr husband had rn,r,d IN
to. Nur.lr r.r,,r ,uN smlI,d aud h.dc h,r
want .0 tIrrStlt
Tut, "a In ~ ,uu .nIot make it ram per
,lrr NJ ?. >urri, 'uui y"U kn " too. hnt 'h'.
.urr,.rr i,i.. wi. hr v.rrr- .u VET, .i.u
when l. re smrc Gi tl,m Yuu vii hr d.,.
gu,rd
Il vr.l horn II en- a lesson q.i. l. returned
IT, ins,or
A. bat you curuot be a. good as yonr
word aud hen you have learned It to lem
hs, W, ! uu y"uut
w, S. ll-,,,' wus Mr. Surely reply, n lie
'nrk ~ a book anG c"nn.nc'd 'eadhg.
49,, vas signal fr III wifi TO d'siSt from
Utll,I curf ersutlun "u the subject, and she at
o.,e obrNrd
TIN few or, nd at length tie hot dnys OF
| mtl- -umurrr w.irH h'ud For three weeks It
| u.d q u.u ed aud the 'uun- com . h"4Inn Z
TO ,uri ~ b a. at sh" eli r's "i III" - uSui ~
| t'u- eN zen ~ tie pr'pl' oe'h'uEh' .'''"''N''
OF he rbnlse - 'ht'' pastor ahu s'ue" "' '',H'
hrtturd TO ms u"tI'h-'
Come. said sharp, whose h'''y iai'n "''
-uiieig severely We Want some RAIN i"u i''
| iursIu'f Auur l''inis'.
| Certain j. l''trned Dir. surely III YOU
| PARISH will 10" vi h YOU tins evening
WIN 'h'' the az P'lcan'H "et" P'ti"tN sa.'sii
ei, ana i1ithWI'h 'nty hhs'tneu TO cal ue HotN
! to~,tntr'
Now N"h " see 'he hont ~ your H',S'''e'
shh hls' Hu'''S' aver '"e N'>'"' n"u s""e
q. am very >orry You ever undertook 10
deceive th'm go
- "H not u'orNc ,itW'
l'~, you sd''i "'n'
! we shai s'-' 'r-f'''ro 'h' Phs'"r'