The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-04-25
Misfellaneuns.
Fron Dieksns' Household Words.
Pharisees and Sinners.

lie was the saint OF the family, ana the
model man Of the neighborhood. There was
not charity that he did not subscribe to,
not deputation. that he did not entertain
and they were hungry fellows generally,
who knew the comforting virtues of his
choice Nladeira-he founded Sunday-schools
and Chapels-oC-Ease as other men would
build barns, and he was the public purse Of
all the ten parishes round. The poor called
him real gentleman, and the undgodly a
iine fellow while the elect looked solemn,
and spoke of +" that pious man, Jacob Ev-
erett :" through their noses for the most
part. No one had an i'll word for him; ex-
cepting the landlord of the Grapes, who de-
clarcd, with mighty oath, that he was the
"pest Of the place, and would ruin all Green
Grove if he was left to do as he liked."--
Notwithstanding this Bacchic Judgment,
Jacob Everett was good man; weak, per-
haps, but lovable in his very weakness |;
sincere, gentle, generous, merciful puri-
tanieal in principle, but as hls younger
brother, the arch deacon, once said iu full
vestry, when Jacob opposed him about the
penanco Of Hannah Brown" sadly latitu-
dinarian in practice" Jacob, however,
who loved mercy and hated condemnation,
went on his own way, opening wide door
Of forgiveness to all sinners; closing to n
narrow chink the yawning gates of destrue-
ton which his brother swung back wide
enough for all mankind; saving the small
band Of elect to which he and his belonged.
The family was proud Of Jacob. lie was
an old bachelor and rich; and the Eyeretts
= albeit Of the rigidcst-liked wealth and
honored pedigrccs. They were grand people,
who pncticed humility in coaches, and self
abasement in velvet; who denounced the
lusts Of flesh at state dinner parties, over
champagne and pine-apples but who be-
lieyed that eternal punishment was the doom
Of all who entered theater or ballroom.
They went to morning concerts Of serious
music, and patronized oratorios. They
thought il sinful to be in love, and called it
making idols-so they married their child
rem comfortably among godly families with
money, and told them that esteem was
better than romance. Miss Tabitha Everett
was once suspected of a tender partiality
for young Mr.. Aldridge Of Aldridgc Park /:
but the family hushcd it up as scandal,
for unconverted Mr.. Aldridge kept pack
Of hounds. Afterward they married her to
the Rector Of Green Grove, the Honorable
and Reverend Humdrummle HILBERT, eldest
son Of the Dean, and heir to an apostolic
fortune. The Eyerctts were exceedingly un-
demonstratiye. Miss abitha accepted her
husband and concealed her feelings, made
good wife. For marriage was not their
forte. Not an Everett was ever known to
stoop down to kiss husbands forehead a'
he sat before the fire reading not an Ever
EFT was ever known to talk nonsense in the
nursery-ncither to ride a-cock-horse, mol
to bewail the fate Of Humpty Dumpty
neither to rock-a-by-baby on tree top, MOI
TO perform a monody in A minor, all about
:. Kiddlic, Coosie, Coosic, Goa song
once heard from dear young mother, and
which l thought the most beautiful Of songs
The Eyeretts were not given to such follie'
l--excepting Jacob, who loved children n
they would be loved, and who used to pla,
at bo-pcep with the cottascrs babies. i
Some years ago--just at the time wher
pretty Anna Fay, the Sanday-school mis-
tcss, 80 suddenly left Green Grove
strange attention took place in Jacob Ev
ere,t. His chesrfnlncs, which had bee'
his strongest Characteristic, was cxchangc'
for the most painful depression. He talkc'
frequently Of his sins, and gave more libcr
ally than ever to missions and charities
His friends could notunderstand this depres
sion which, at last, became habitual.-
: He gave. them no clew to it; but wit
scarcely days warning, he left home
travel in thesouth Of Europe. He had bee
) looking in, and more than ever harasscd 9
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