Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-07-25

Well, you've been talkin' for more'n five
minutes, Deaken Peabody says I, and you've
said nothin' yet; now, when are you goin' to
begin7'
sThe old Israelite looked mad enuff to bite
my head off at snap, but thought it best to
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 to the conclusion, that, perhaps,
on the whole, under the circumstances, and in
view of evrything it might possibly be best all
around, and taking all things into considcra-
ton, for you not to be hasty in applying, jist
at present They think on mature reflection
that it might be as well if you'd Conclude
to postpone it little while, say for a year or
eighteen months
They dew Wall, now, Deacon what makes
them think so The church amt full, is it p
This was hard question. The old sarpint
knew very well that it woulden't answer to
say he didn't know-for he knew fast enuh:-
and knew that knew he did. So says he
Mr.. Stevens, I'm sorry that you riled
about lt-you've no occasion Il did not come
u cIeu0 you, pUI you KNOW as well aS L 40
why the church don't accept you.'
'If l knew l woulden't ask you to tell me,
Mr.. Peabody
wall, says he, don't you know what large
stories your in the habit of tellin'.
who says l tell large stories p says I, sit
amt untruth, and you can't prove it aiu't.-
Now, amt it shame, Deacon, for you to GO
round scandelizen' neightor II at way p
What story did you ever hear that wasn't true7
Come lay your finger on the first story, and !
won't say another word
Why. there's so many on 'em,' answered
the Deacon, sthat it's Almost impossible to spe-
city any one in particular. But now 1 thiuk
on it: don't you remember that story you told
about your fathers bein' killed by bear p
my fathers bein' killed by bear p says
ther it is now That is Just the way felix's
lie about me It's all untruth like the rest on
'em. and you ought to be ashamed Deacon
that amt so y
well, said he pretty short, you've made |
that 'ere observation about often enuff; if you |
didn't say your father was killed by bear,
what was it you did soy2'
IN tell you. soid that father was one Of
the first men to bring sheep into this ere town,
and that is story, is it p
NO slid he it amt
sAnd one ny aid that he lost one of them
'ere sheep in the woods; and that is likely ii
it amt true-and when he was looking for it
l said he came across a bear. The bear grow
led at ID he hollorcd at the bear, and finally
the beast came at him, aud tore all his insides
ont, and then your father, Deacon Peabody
who was a respectable man, sir, and never
yould 'agone about town md eileen his neigh
bor-your father heard my father holler. and
came up, and seeing how matters stood. ran
for the doctor When the doctor came the
fust thing he did was to catch sheep and cut
its insides out, and put them in the plac. Of
lads and l never s1id d id was killed by
bear, No, sir. told the naked TRUTH said
ne grew as well as ever he was. except that he
nankered after hay all the winter and had wool
enough grown to make him an over coat in
he spring. You don't call that large story
hope. If you don't let feiler line the
church becaus, he tells the truth, you won't
ind many decent m .m5,rs, guess,'
The old man riz right straight up, and
walked away without s1yin' word. What he
hought | never coul1 learn, for the old chris
ian hain't never opened his head to me since