Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-02
Elder Rlunt and Sister Scrub.

In one of the Eastern States Tere
settlement which has long been
as a stronghold OF Methodism. "A 'e" ,:s .ou
nm the road from the schoo-house h,eu
| Squire Scrub You could tell, at hFst s'ght'
,h., tho .Souiren was "well to do In this
world. His house was the Itlnerah. "o
and right sweet pleasant home ~ "oo.1
hsve been, but for certain uhio' ''n
weakness Of the every other way s"I'
Sis,er So rnb The weakness aiiuoe 10
w.s or at least it was suspected to oe' "'s
Joue of nraise. Now the good slster was
really worthy Of praise, and she o''on
ceived i, but she had way OF oispa
hersa,f and her performances, whieh so'"e
,oonls ,houpbt was in ended to invite praise
G NNs ho,oo.w;fe kept her floor looking SO clean
5 and her walls SO vel whltewaSheu do ' mn
s Every board was scrubbed and scouieu u"
: further scrubbing and securing wouiu ha'e
1i hoon labor wasted. No one could look Oh
n hor white ash floor, and not admire the Por
re ;sh her industry gave it. The esquire was
er a rood provder, and Sister ocruo "o
N excellen, cook and SO their table gtoaheu
IN under burden of good things on al o.oa
cs s;,ns when GOOD cheer was demanded. anu
J! 70, Won could never enter the house ana si'
10 2 half an hour, without being rem'hueu a..
o aHusband held court yesterday, anu u ~
'e- couldu't keep the house decent you
e. "a, down 10 eat with them, she was soffy
Sc she ..hadn't ANYTHING fit to eat" one hao
CO. heen scrubbing, or washing, or iroh'ng' y.
&c; sbo bad,been half sick, and she nam go'
c', such and such things, that she ought 10 nave
t. No. did i, matter how bountiIu, or no" wei
rr- the sepsss; seeppssss;; T1aany ain,y was, t"ete "a
eS always something de6cient'the wah' - w.,
ing urpished "a text for d'sparagi"g o'''
: 5 on the occasion.
Elder Blunt, the circuit preacher' was
lie co,d man. His religion was OF the hhoS
lett. Genuine experimental kind. He was oe'
IAN er;r man. He. like Mr.. Wesley would u
nee more preach fine sermon thhn. -,
ling He was celebrated tor his common
ne ttsense way of exhibiting the Prlscipies o' y
pro- lision. He would speak just what
ne ,houpht. and as he felt. He somehow g
was the name of being an eccentric preacher
.'on every man, believe, does' VINO neUer p
ia ya,icates, and always acts and SPEAKS %
lhoe' thinks. Somehow or otner, Eide! Dlun' II
him. be,rd of Sister Scrub, and of that inhrml
win nj ,er,s. and he resolved to cure her I
oe- his first round, he stopped at "Squi
:; you Scub's" ss all other itinerants. had done
:ank' fore him. John, the young man, took
elds's horse and pu. him in the stable,
MN. the PREACHER entered the house. lie "
trunk. .ne ;u,n tho hes, room, and soon
tnat muh at home He expected 20 hear son
disaP, thing in due time dispasaging the domes
played ENGAGEMENTS, but heard it sooner than
tie ei- peced. This time, il Sister Scrub could
IN he, credited, her house was all upside dow
pecuu, i, w,sn't fit to stay in, and she was sa
lsoano mortified to be caught III such plight
WITH Theelder looked aroudd the room, as if
wou'o obseve the terrible disorder, but said n
ior . WORD By and by the dinner was ready,
er ias' the i.er sat down with the family to
&P'.eu' sprea table. Here, again, Sister 81
maniac: G. ioun. everything faulty, the coffee wa
a CALI fit tdirink and she hadn't anything iii
he pave IThs .,der lifted his dark eve to
ark anu face Tor mument he seemed to penet
|. us ner cry sou with his auster" gaze
se' ho" slow rising from the table, he
apaoe' "Br.her Scrub, want my horse INN
IN spent; .,as. mu,t leave"
m Ihy, Brother Blunt, what is the
with Q .ta,,.,t,, WIZ air. vour house ism