Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-24


Sy came an itinerant expounder er Of t
M Scriptures, a good, humble, fa aarlt
OF missionary, who was cheerfully tre;
'h ing the almost unknown path Of t
a Western wilderness for the pq qrpo
el of picking up those wandering sou
Is who, without religious teac hins
-e were scattered about in the by plac
a Of the earth, Speaking reverentl
: Mrs. III. thought the missionary
If "God-send, ;" for, by his aid, 81
1, hoped to awaken Sam from the errC
!, of his heathenish ways and refr
e him into the the respectable head
: "a new settlement" f"
: The minister asked the good dame
$ as soon as he found that she was tn
r spouse of the first settler, if he migh
administer spiritual consola ation il
her cabin to the thirsty of the set
tlement? She gave ready assent
knowing well that, although Sam wa:
4 absent in the woods, he would on hi:
return, sanction her act. That nigh
was the time named for preaching
and the hour OF commencing hat
nearly arrived before Sam appeared
He had during the da y, the worst
kind of luck. 1t appeared that thf
recent lecture of Mrs H., which was
a most unusual thing to hear in his
pelcefal household, had preyed upon
/ him and troubled his aim. For the
first time in his history, since his To-
cation in that spot, he was r returning
without game, and it SO annoyed him
that he sought for consolation down
even to the bottom of his canteen.
When he entered his cabin it was
VITA that sullen spirit which, wi lie it
inevitably bltmes ITSELF is determin
ed to hold all others accountable for
its ill luck or bad state Of feeling;
and what aggravated SIM 5 assumed
position was, that the spirit imbibed
from the cahteen pretty much gov
erned all his movements,
Mrs. II. observed it as soon as he
opened the door, and th E kiss Of well
come with which she greeted him,
gave her further evidence that he
had drank deep. His gait was &C.
centric and all his geom etridal nfsve-
lnents were i'll, the shape Of curves
but he nevertheless manhged to hang
up his rifle and pouch, ahd empty his 7
iteru-locker of the canteen md sun
Try other articles Of Hlunder He
.hen for the first time noticed the
newcomer.
wen, stranger said he, thar you
whar did you COZ me Fl rom? and
vhar are you goin? ant what's the
general state of affairs in the new
ettlement?'
This was collection of Questions
ghichin a sober state it would have
aiken Sam an hour to propo und to a !
tranger, but whisky ma de i'm throw
hem at his guests head all in a
lmp. Il
Il am minister Of the gospel, my |
rlend,' said the stranger, and am
uniting after the lost children Of Is (
ael, Who are scattered TIN oughout !
his wilderness /
EFF thur as scary as the de er seed
4 this neck of timber down yur to- i
ay you'll have a h-ll of a time |
untiu on EN- up,stranser, respond t
d Sam. II
Nevertheless, said the minister,
With the help of the Lori !, | viii
ndeavor to save their precious )
ouls.'
Thar you are right, said Sam, I
till thinking OF his i'll luck in hunt Y
~; 4 wouldn't give up tr5in, but t
the Lord don't help 20 u better
han my old rifle did mf to-day, t
QUILL have an awful time sure. Y
The minister told Sam that the G
ord never missed His a i'm, when v
Ie pointed conviction to the breast a
fa sinner, that He generally brought 9
i'm down wounded to his K lneeB 5, but d
nat, bless His name, He always heal }
d the wounds He made, and raised /
eavenward His fallen gam E. 4
Thar hejust differs from me, said t
am, for eff | ever getF game on its +
nees, it smells rhinestone afore 1t Il
its up agin.' n
Sam 5 wife, who had been for some h
me endeavOring to catch hIs eye, y
lat she might check the ruaeness b
& his speech to the mini Bter, now d
her voice +
.You s;na' said she, Can | YOU