Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-01

the earth like lead. Then even his intoxca-
ted comrades, filled with involuntary admira-
tion at the feat gave cheer But Fink was
up in moment, and rushed upon his enemy,
eXclaiming
"That warn't done fair so it warnt."
3" He aimed a ferocious stroke, which the
preacher parred with his left hand and, grasp-
ing his throat with the right crushed him down
as if he had been an infant. Fink struggled
squrmed, and writhed in the dust, but all to
no purpose /; for the strong, muscular fingers
held his windpipe as in the jaws of an iron vice
When ne began to turn purple in the face, and
ceased to resist, Mr. Cartwright slackened his
hold and inquired
Will you pray now ?"
doesn't know word how" gasped Fink
Repeat after me"
Well, if must, I must" answered Fink
because you're the devil himself.
The preacher then said over the Lords
prayer, line by line, and the conquered bully
responded III the same way, when the victor
permitted him to rise
AT the consummation the rowdies roared
three boistcrons cheers, and Fink shook Cart
wright by the hand, declaring
By golly, you're some beans in bar-figbt
Ia rather set-to with an old he-bar in dor-,]ovs
You can pass this ERE crowd of nose-slnashers
blast your pictur' :"
Atterward Fink's party behaved with ex
treme decorum and the preacher resumed the
Bible and pulpit
An odd scene that, certainly and not very
apostolic" say you, sober reader. We joiu Won
in the remark but it is characteristic. as we
said in another case
We give it as fact from old friend Fin
ley-a fact that illustrates not only the charac-
ter OF the man, but Of the country and itsearly
times. " Circumstances alter cases" is ponn-
lar proverb in the West as well as elsewhere
and even good men are heard, occasionally. to
affirm out there, that Lynch law is better than
no law
Mr.. Bungay, in his volume of "Ofhand
Takings Of Noticeable Men of our Age" saws
that ne heard Peter at Boston, during the
last General Conference of the Methodist Epis-
topaI Church, and thus describes the occasion
lhe great western preacher has arrived,
and is now searching the wellthumbed Bible
for his text. Quite a number of distinguished
divines are present. The preacher looks like
backwoodsinan, whose face had been bronzed
at the plough. His black hair, struggling Sc
ven ways for Sunday, is slightly tinged with
the frost of age A strip of black silk is twis-
ted around his neck, and shirt collar. scrupu-
lousiy clean, is turned down over it. He is of
ordinary size, dresses plainly and looks like
man perfectly free from affectation. In a fall
terlng voice he reads hymn. The choir wed
the words to sweet and solemn music-a fer
vent prayer goes up on the wings of faith-an-
other hymn is read and sung-the 18th verse
Of the llth chapter of Matthew is selected for
his text. Now the old pioneer preacher who
has waded sw0mps, forded rivers, threaded for
ests, travelled with Indians, fought with bears
aud wolves, preached in the woods, and slept
IN the field or the prairie at night, is standing
before Us. Look at him, We gentlemen with
white neckcloths and black coats, who ride in
carriages over smooth roads to supply churches
with cushioned pcWs and soft benches to kneel
Oh. How would you like to labor for nothing
among wild beasts, and board yourselves in a
climate where the ague shakes the settlers over
the grave two thirds of the year Would You
exchange yonr fat lvngs, and fine palaces, and
unread libraries, for black bread and dry veni-
son, log hut and the society of bears and
blue racers? God bless the brave wise and
good men to whom we are so much indebted
for the blessings we enjoy. He says he would
make an apology if he thought it would enable
him to preach better, for he is afflicted with
severe cold. Some folks" ;" said he. "Say am
fifty years behind the age God knows" he
continued, " AIN willing to be thousand be-
hind such an age. Religion is always of age,
and can talk or run without stills or silver
slippers" He concluded an able and intert St
ing discourse, which elected undivided attcn-
ton, with the following fact During spen-
did revival Of religion at the West, young
preacher, manufactured in one Of the theolo.
@ical shops out here, came to lend helping
hand. | knew he could not handle Mcthodist's
tools without cutting his fingers, but he was
very oliCious. We'll We had a gale--a pcntc-
costa gaIc-and sinners fell without looking
for soft place, and Christians fought the de-
vii their knees. Well, this little man would
tell those who were groaning under conviction
to be composed i stood this as long as / |
could, and finally sent him to speak with
great, stout, athletic man, who was believing |
like bull in a net, while tried to undo the
mischief he had done to others He told this
powerful man to be composed but | told him
to pray like thunder-,just at that instant the
grace of God shown in upon his soul, and he
was so delirious with delight, he seized the lit
tie man in his hands, and holding him up,
bounded like buck through the congregation"
1t is impossible for the pen to do justice to this
fact. The speaker moved us all to tears and
smiles at the same moment, while he said what
few men would venture to say"
While he was preaching years rgo, General
JACKSON entered the church, when pastor
seated in tic pulpit gave his brother Cart
wright" nudge, aad wispered that the old he
70 had just come in-as much as to advise
"Now be particular in what you say" But
Peter, to the great astonishment of every one
louder than ever, exclaimed" Who cares for
General Jackson He'll go to hell as soon as
anybody, if he doesn't repent :"
When the sermon-a homemade one-was
ended friend asked the general what he
| thought of that rnnrh old fellow and received