Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-22

Ithe large clouds of dust that now filled the
entire street. e.. ......-
q" tell you the best thing to be DONE"
proposed Mr.. Rawson. "DriYe your
team round 10 the other side of my barn,
that will afford some shelter, and can
accommodate your horses in the she'd"
This advice was accordingly acted up
on, and carried in execution just in time
TO escape drenching rain, that continued
until after dark, when refusing the invita-
Lion OF Mr.! !Rawson to spend the night, the
teamster continued his journey, his grain
but little injured, the buildings having
broke the force of the storm.
Summer passed on and autumn arrived
and with it an appointment of the annual
Conference meeting, at which Elder
Barnes rarely failed of being present
He attended the meeting. and on his
way home, accompanied by his wife, when
in descending steep hill, the harness
broke, throwing the carriage violently for
ward The horses, not fancying the move
ments at their heels, took flight, overturn-
ing the carriage down steep embark
ment, throwing out the occupants, who
fortunately escaped with nothing more
sc riouS than a few bruises.
The horses continued their flight until
they were perceived by farmer near the
road, who instantly dispatched two of his
"hands" TO capture the runaways, while
horse WAS quickly harnessed to light
wagon, and sent back to the scene of dis
aster.
By the time Mrs. Barnes had fairly re-
covered her senses and the elder from his
astonishmcnt, they were both seated be-
fore blazing fire, and everything done
for their comfort and relief that ingenuity
could devise.
After staying a couple of hours. and
refreshing themselve with broilcd stakes
and hot coffee, prepared BY the lad J Of the
house, assisted by Two accomplished
daus shters, Mrs. B lrnes began to think it
time they were on their way home.
The elder meanwhile had been viewing
the premises, accompanied by the polite
and gentlcmanly proprietor, and as money
possessed great valuein his eyes, it is not
surprising that the m-house, finished in
modern style, the immense double barns,
and numerous ouL-buildingS, together
with Il large stock Of fat cattle, had com
pleteIy taken up the elders attention, and
caused him TO feel ii little respect for the
/ fortunate owner.
! Having made known their desire to reach
! home before DARK, they were soon infor-
| med that all was ready and on reaching
The gate the elder and his wife were agreea-
! bly, surprised to see that their own carrl
age, which they had supposed entirely de;
niolieueu, mad been repaired, and cleanscd
| from mud, while attached to it were the
elders two metllesome stecds, now rcCO-
vered from their fright, and fresh from
plentiful supply Of oats, who were cham
ping their bits, Impatient to be gone.
This is kind, sir very kind, indeed,
must say" spoke the elder, at length,
a little moved by the hospitality he had
experienced. :" am greatly obliged 10
you, and whatever you ask for your trou-
bic, shall be happy to pay.
81 don't measure my duty to fellow
creature in distress, on the scale with dol
lars and cents" answered the farmer,
proudly drawing up his figure and throw
ing back the masses of dark hair, from
his sun-b burnt face.
1" Well at any rate, come and see us, II
ever you come that way" said the elder,
as he placed his wife, also profuse in her
thanks, in the carriage, and prepared to
seat himself by her side. " trust" he
continued, "thatyou will meet with warm
welcome"
"I do not know that" returned the
farmer in marked tone. Considering
the cool reception | met with the last time
[ called, hardly think OF repeating the
experiment."
9 Called-the last time-when ?" ex-
claimed the elder in astonshmcnt. "I do
not remember of seeing you before y
" Do yo not recollect teamster's call
ing upon you about three months ago, to
obtain shelter from thunder storm %
"Why, yes" slowly answered the ell.
der. don't know but do"
"Wcll am the man," was the rejoin-
der; " and owing to your refusal to aid
another in distress, lost the sale of my
grain, il being too damp to be ground in
season ant when l did get it ground
there was no market for it. You will
doubtless recollect, l told you then, that
| hoped you would never stand in need Of
assistance. 1t has proved otherwise, and
this afternoons experience will probably
convince you that we must all not only
lean upon one another, bat aside from its
being an absolute duty, the safest and
best way to get along through the world
! happily, is " is to do as you would be done
by"
The Wynndotte.