The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-19
YHURSDAY.. MARCH l0 IS5z ....55 =s.=.5

nohn9 tiiue pfotiOaaiy- - lew zen emieo5
Parson crabFee, as4hey were called, A
limited at cetain scshdaIous things. nost s a
graceful % the minister and The ehurrh..
Once the. parson had boldly dsmandedoi \
congregation thai ,aid allegations should /,
Investigated. but his friends in The cchur,
}, said, that no one who. knew him. asked 4
such Thing; and, moreover. they prudent,
enough concluded, that the least said sbO,
charge Ire the one preferred against Ii
palrsorn, p,9lrsrs, the Hstief- And 80 all RENAME
| quiet for a Ame.f isa-s 4 ssi Ils ao7s b.
But the 'snemiess of the parsoal CONT,
ued TO gto@ Bolder, and TO gain daily j
numbers, Things Of "a scandaioulss ls''sr an
wicked nature we're bold " alleged to hsy
been done BY the clerical gentleman; an
hints Of an intention to cite him before II
civil courts were al length thrown out. tn
good people Of his congregation could y
longer shut their ears 10 what was passing
Common deceney required thea, to sIft III
matter to the bottom; and SO the Ieadin
and official men were called, the paFson ci
ted 70 appear, and witnesses, said to know O
bis delinquepcies, called in and examined
some pretty hard stories were told by som,
Of the latter; but, as they were cenera,l,
ba'ed upon what Mr., or Mrs. Such.and
Spch.a one said the eloquent psrson, b,
virtue of his. peculiafOoral abilities backed
by tears at pleasure, rpcceeded in making
i believed that he was . basely persecuted
and deePH injured man. He was fully &c,
quilted Of the;eyils laid to his charge. u b
This was agreat triumph to the parsons
friends, Still, The tongue OF scandal was
not .hhpshsd, Fretted at this, threats of pros.
ecution for defamation OF chara cter were
thro wn out; but these did not produce the
silence expected. Fwosor three members
of the congregations, whof 'tooiks the mOtter
most seriously to heart, were actuull ly about
lnstituting proceedings as uinst one Of the
busiest Of their ministers defamers, when
The whole town was electrified by the news
mat Parson Crabtree had been cited to up!
pear before one OF the civil courts to answer
or crimes Of most heinous character.--
'Vhat these crimes were, or, at least part
u them, delicacy forbids 5us To state. Bot
hey were minuteIy detailedin evidence be.
ore the court, and spread, in newspaper re-. :
'orts, all over the ceuutry. The, position Of,
'arson Crabtree, aot only as % preacher o +
he gospel, but as the author Of one or two
eligious books, made him conspicuous
bjeet to all. There was not a newspaper
eadins man, woman, or child in the whole
ountry, who did mol become familiar with
is natne and the offences charged against
ima The trial lasted for weeks, during
'hich time the public, mind, every where,
ontinucd to be greatly excited. AT last, /
,e court summed up the evidence, and The I
use was left with a jury Of twelve men, four
whom were, members Of the parson s own
In ten minutes.a upapimous
srdict Of guilty on oil the fcharges was
'und; though The. wretched criminal, under
'e influence Of false humanity, was rec.
mmended to The mercy cElhe courts Upon
Iis recommendation, however, the court did
'tsee that il was right to act. The, posi-.
'n, standing, and influence Of the culprit,
ther Increased than lesseDed the guilt ofla
. offences. He was, therefore, sentenced
pay certain mount Of, damages, and to
imPris ohed al hard labor for the term OH
At the, age of sixteen, the son, of Mr..
ilsbury'was'sent To colleges He enter |
as X. c. Pilisbury. g't' ~" vi 'aEs''sN Ii
"What do these initials representa- ask /
the president, On receiving the lad. and d
king O. minute oflhis name. b. There wal Fl
light hesitation and then'the BOY Replied
king CrsbFee." '''" ,,a I'.a Ia
Indeed! Ah!ga I'm sorry you hayn't "a EE
tier name,s Isuppose you were edafter| 4
i rascally parson who flourished in your /,
vn 80 tiiuny years!'' s.o, 80 ''eg te's's| z
King 'alidyes. th9ugh be was sorry,for il. .
.Ofcourseit's no fault Of yours, my yslad,n q
urhed the president, encouragingly ,,asand 9
long ~ you iiaveto carry the name about y
,, ,lsat i be your business, 70 redeemsitfro ss
grace" h
This was much hardes.task than the pre-. il
ent supposed. at the moment be mpde the
'gestion. A name once disgraced and in rG
ablic and scandalods manner, cannot be lii
eemed in single generation; often not ii
ages.s 1fs3as soon Known among iilsa,. the 4
dents that the new eomsr,s name was d
,g Crabtree, Some said be was thelpar- Iy,
~ nephewj and oiherb decldreds that tsBei FL,
actuailyahe pafsOl y son, Certain lit d IL
Pefsecptions followed, that frstlsa ,the q
p. s.tsmPef, and made, him 50 puhappy sthat "a
TX menths bewent Aome, andstubborniy b
sedato return 70 college. anlIil psEsbis! q,
intended him fot S1e of the armed mo- p d i,
iogs, were greatly trsabled, al the per- Va
'eness Of their sons temper. But nshl In,
Z threats, Ronstrancess nor persuasions to
: ef any avail. .HssEeaaissa 6sm to bis il.
afaijon. Qaily be was becomipg more ii
more obbia porbialy SENSITIVE TO tbedisgraee III
chhsd r. biz name; ;asnd rather thaai bear ed
! meath longer what be had Suffered Il slt
ssS, bewohId 60 before ths mast mast d 4 |,,4 Y
mon sailoE. This stale pf his feeliugsa ri