Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-05-25
OLD SERIES. VOL. %, NO. 26

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Father Morri, sometimes used hi. illustra-
tive talent to very good p,rps.r, in the way
of rcbuke. H. had on hi. farm fno os-
chard Of reachc., from wi ich some Of the
ten or tvclre-ynr-oli gentlemen helPcl
themselves more literally than even the Old
mans kindness thought cspcdicut.
Accordingly, he took occasion 10 intro
due. into hi. sermon one Sunday, in his liz.
de parish an account of journcy he took
and how he al. every VAIN and very dry;
and how be- -aw very Gnc orchard of roa-
che. that made HE mouth water 10 look at
tbcm. So" say, be-, III ZANE up 10 the
frncr. and looking an around, fr wouh
NOT have touched enc Of th,m withou, leave
for an the world. At la., spiri man,
and ay. I, Mister, WON'T you give ma slme
Of your T-achc,?' So the man came, aud
gave nigh ab,ut a hat iul And while
stool there eating, said, Mister, how DO
You manage to koeP your ls1ehe.?' Korr
them" said De-, and D., stlrrl 40 mo. what
do You mran'' Ncs, ail don't ths'ys
steal them - Boy, steal ih.W, said d..
'No indeed" why sir. ,al T.. 4 hays a
lot rull orreachr., aud cannot gst half of
thcm''-hrrc the old mans voice grew trc-
'rcmulous-'hccau-c the by in my parish
steal them .o.' Why, sir,' ail be, 'du't
their parents teach them not 90 s,rlp' And
grew an over In a cold sweat, and toll.
him 4 wa. afnrl thryd.in't' why, how
yIu talk ail the man, do irll me- whore
YOU li,s' Then, .ail Faith r Morris, ilc
tear. running over, ~ was .hlsI 90 t.Il
him lived in thc town orG." After 'li,
Father Morri, kept hi, pa,lra.
our OLD friend vas not lre original iu dc
logical ,nan in %, illustrative portion. of
hi, discourse. nj, logic wa, u that fam
liar, t,llpqual kind which shakes hanl'
with common sense Ike an o'l friend. Some
time, 90 his rrrat minI and lr.. errat hc.T.
would Doc poured out in t,r ,a. themes or
religion. in lan-uas, which, tloa,h hom.l,
produced 40 thy effect, 0f thcmL'iur. n.
once preached a discourse on d. text, ''t.
High and Holy one that .nhalitrth ctrr
ty," aud from tho lightning tp the eua 10
VA, train or lofty and solemn though.
When in hi. usual simple earn c,in,ss, au.
hi, great rolling voice. hr told about "t'
Great Grl-,Ir Great Jrlual-aui how
tho people in th, world were Hustr.u. a.l
.u.r. trar tUJ-, ANA tHI', 1uIt Itunr. b...
.h.alluI with o. mll-hlrtl oti.ac.
",hc I.rl is never zoo hurry, Doe ha. it ..
to d1, bat be- has timr enough, for hr inaa-
nit,,b eternity" Nnl thc runl idea Of
irfui,. leisure aul almighty r.1urcrs WIS
carried through the sermon with equal
strength aui .imr'icty Although thr o'i
man never .r.mrl 90 De- sensible II anything
tending o. th luIirr1u, in hi, ,vn molr II
,,p- .iu. himself y,t be hal q considrra-
Il, r.ll.h mr hum1r. and some shrrwin',s
1t -.rrt., Ora time as be- vatalkm. Boz
through % uc-ghharinu, parish. famous or
i,, profanity, hr va' .tolpoi by whole
.G,sk Of ,hr youthful r,rrob.,a' of ths
place.
Father Noui., Father Nor.i' tie le-
q wiz. dead"
i "Isho?" .aii the old man, huisuiy ay.
in. hi, hand on the head of tho nearest n.y.
chin "y,u poor f,hcrlr,s children"
= But the saving. anil doing. % this god
r. IA man, a, rrurt,l ia the legends Of 'he
uci.h'arho,d, age more than can d. gather
. 81 or rsrort.l. H. lived Gr lcyonl 'h'
common az ~ man, aul .oniinurd.
when AZ, had impaired Do. powers, %
tn OYER and Over again the .1mo Bible r.o-
ri.. that hr had toll b, on.n laf,-..
lr,rnll,ct hearing Of the ny ,'ut a.mas.
lr,l, IN, Old mans heart whom, ahrrmany
y.af.' Iili-.ut ,yatchin. auI uusur. o, ,le
=, .,,l "a ia III. parish, j., h.san g. slrH;
into vegetation, -udlrnauI a.utimlrtaat
which answer. the Tatiru, watching Of 'le
hr.'aulman. Many a harl worlly-h'ari-
cl man-mauy a sleepy, iu,,snti'c hoaTer
many a li,tlr,., idle Young Tcr''n, began
to give ears 20 worl, that had long fallen
unhc,lrd. \ ncighb,rins minister, who
had b,gn ,rut f,r To pee aui ryioi'' ia th'-.
results. describe. the .syua, when on enter.
ins he littlr church, hc found am tyisI-,
crowded. auditory as,rm'isd around th.r
b venerable teacher, waiting or iiro,ii'n aul
u instruction. The Oh man was sitiing.u N.s
J. unlpit. almost choking with iulngs ofe.
= tiun as be- gazI around. "fath'r," -a.d
p the youthful minister, u suppose You are
ready To .ly with Oh Simeon, "Now, L'rl'
lc,tc.,tlou thy servant i. part in lca,., 'r
d my eve, hay, sen Thy salr ton" "'""1,
j. m-,in. .ail thc old man, while o. ,.r'
a STRAINED down hs cheeks, AMI hi w..Io
frame shook With emotion.
u Itwa, not many year. alcr that ... ..m'
e plc and loving servant Of Chri't W. sa'.or-
}, ed in peace unto him whom he loved. lii'
Il name is fat passing from rcmmbrlls' md
u in few YEAR. hi, memory, like hi humble
Is grave. will b, entirely grown over aal Or
T! gotten among men, though it will he pa! in
t everlasting remembrance by Him who "'ar.
&c rcttcth not lis scrwnt.," and in whose
sight the dcath Of hi' servant is precious.
!. AGAL's WAIST. \ schoolboy " Down
p East" who was noted among his rAy'Iel-
a low. for his frolics with the girls, was read
= inc aloud in the old Testament, when, CON-
e ing to the phrnse, making ''aae places
d glad" he was asked by the pedagosua what