Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-30

| y GoasUlEsTinUs Doc. - We DO nu
know whether any of cur readers Y.
met with the following dog story ol
not. but is good one. and worth yaad
tng over more than once. We caugti
| 1t running the round OF our excsangee
| and had = good laugh at It, We hav.
| thst dog and that deacon IN our mind, :,
eye now. and having frequently observed
tbs sagaclty OF the cxnsus race IL siatsc-
ting human hypocrisy, and knowing
that dog. srs Frequently reIigiously in
cfined, we the more readily place Our
faith on the truth Of the following Incl
dent as loId ay some one:
! Ny father had dog OF the spaniel
! bred, whose natno visa Pouto. Nov
Ponto, though decidedly w~ggish in one
po'n:, had gwen evidence OF beco,uiuz z
more religious thar rnsnv of his canine
nsighbors. True, ia would nave. turn
The other cheek, End consequently while
he had god character with the peace
cl-ty, ia Was sgous e3 ey a. nonsresi.-
| ;snts, But ponto Was a!Wass regular =.
| eb urch. And II ona tustancs NJ esst ysFe
| evidence that hs went there with an
| idea .hst honesty and religion had soma
cnnu sctson with escli other. lie %as
safe enough in this notion for NOR
homes, dog never barked. Pohto siways
walked into church with the 'aulils,
though hs invariably took his seat OF
the lower sts;rs Of the sacred desk. and
none bat the oldes. ia tie congregation
FsEem beret 1hen Ii. seat WAS vacant.
ought to have remarked sooner that
PoD.o had but one euem, IL tho wide
word, who vas tbs deacon o.! the
church, aud our next neighbor | srgos
the csuse- perhaps some slandef against
Pon,o in tie days Of pappybood, when
i mus. bs c,n', ss-i thss he Mas too
much sidcs~d 20 fun 70 cemport with
t-scensh ides e proprseay. Certain II
is, P"nfo growisd AT nobody but Deac1,
Orary aad the Deacon threw a stone
At nothing 80 fatiousty as :t pou:f Il
.i,he, eseupIlfe.d the goI len rule toward
AiS c%iGty - y ~ t+itJ
So .hinga 500 at eestain time
when the good Pastor vss-csEted *w.,
for $ tonxejaurney Bn Parson or no
psrson. The family al -ens t. church On
tie following Sabbath. and none with X
longer fsce or more gracious step Than
Pon,o. HIS accustomed sea; q. taken !,
snd when the congregation rose for the
early morning prayer Ponso rose with
the rest-ss be always Lad done-and |
stood with closed eyes and open ears, /
wsting for he FIRST word 4 sapplieatIon. t
70 the utter sstnnishtnent OF 10 one bu, |
pon.o, the word came in the voice OF
the old eneny, the I,oas Deacon. II
The b.s Bibie had fallen on ponto:s tail. |
he could not have looked for the cause |
sith more rapid glance than lie cast
upwards at tbs Deacon He fixed his /
esas on the fsce If tas Deacon, az If tn
be sure Of the sserIIege, snd then, uit'.
i look OF psous horror shall never for
grt. and a step 80 fast ss the place would
s'la~. he passed on, of The house and
took by-psth across the Selds. From
that day forth, as long as Ponso lived
he could never he tiat,e,ed or ss ortsd
to enter tbs church door again ad9
whenever from necessity, he passed it on
week days. it was with look Lhs. ssid.
If Deacon Drury pIays, the church
may eolnt Pant" among hacssiids.s.'
TIRE NEeso pRAYEn.-A certain ei-
,quens divine, just before commencing to
sresch to c aggregation Of sss'ss ones
with whom he vas decidedly popular.
:allst! ON one OF sis fsvoriies to make Il
prayer, wlisrsapon the pious African,
rhes. be came to the p eachsrs case,
prayed sfter the following style: 80
.pra, do ,iaeu grant TO bless our lubbin
,l,ler. and grant that dem ~ words wha:
ON pn, 9th mueh>polfa.ed lips. mar $
10 us good as de word Of de Lord doe. ]
lie upright in heart !
ANOTHER SOMEWHAT SlMiLAR.-Ibe |
Rev. Nj. r.--l had occasiod to preach c
me- Sunday to two congregations, white
md colo,ed. Our worthy divine having
reached sermon to the white cong-e>
,a.ion which gave universal satisfaction, 6
vent in the s.ternoon to discourse to
he co'ored people. Arrived at the AZ
lean church, and Gnuing the desoai as 4
a,nbly all ready forthe word of life tie 9
reached what be considered very fair 1
etmon. especially for eoIored people
nd. BY way Of closing, called upon c
able descoll .o pray, and thus ran 3
art Of his prayer: Thou very we'll r
nowsst, @ Lord, that one Of tie weak