The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-06-30
The Devil got out of the Butcher
md into the Hogs.

and into the Hogs.
The New York Times gives the experience"
Of butcher, as related at one Of the Morning
Prayer Meetings, in Plymouth Church, Brook
lyn, thus:
The convert was butcher, and rather hard
case, although be had pious wife. Upon inVi-
.tation he arose and said:
II began to feel bad, and did not exactly know
what allied me; it seemed to me toas very bad
and very wicked. l thought I'd ought to get
religion, and become good; every one seemed to
be getting religion around me. Well, wife tho't
I'd better go to meeting with her, and try if it
would't make me feel better; twas strange
place for me, but went; they asked 'em to rise
for prayers, and wife wanted me to rise, but
Ielt couldn't do it unless took the whole pew
with me- felt bad, and expected every min
ute to see the roof steeple and all come down
through on top Of me. Well, got out OF that
rs soon as | could, and went home;-wife went
with me. / felt all the way home as if | want
ed to pray, but what did know about praying?
However, we went into the house, and up stairs
to our room. Still felt bad, and wanted to
pray. wished wife would 60 out of the room
but she wouldn't and didn't, hauled off my
coat and that didn't do any good. Ipulled off
my vest, and that didn't do any good, twas no
use, couldn't stand it, so down got on my
knees beside the bed and went to praying; |
didn't know what said, but wife said she ncv
er heard such prayer, and don't think she
eoer did, Invent to bed but didn't leelany bet
ter Next day John T, Ia friend of his,
notorious all over the town for his habit of con-
slant swearing] comes to me and says: whats
the matter S-?' Says /, John don't
know, believe ought to have religion, and am
trying to get it." "Well," says he, S, |
feel Just so too; now don't believe that half Of
these fellows are saying around here, but you
20 ahead, and il you got religion, tell me- and
I'LL believe you and I'll try for it too" Pretty
soon the minister heard about me and called at
he seemed to know just exactly what allied Inc;
and while he was praying don't know what
came over me, but felt as light as if a load o
fifty tons had been rolled off Of me. | cried
with joy, and it seemed as if the tears came
from the very soles of my feet. prayed there,
went down celler and prayed there, out in the
woodhouse and prayed there out in the barn
and prayed there, up in the barn chamber and
prayed there. felt SO happy didn't know
srhat to do.
Well, went down to my shop, happy as
could be. Presently some one came down and
told me that my hogs were out. We'll, what o
it? What did Tcare about hogs | had some
thing else to think about then; pretty soon they
came and told me that the hogs had got into MI
D-'s garden, and were roofing mp his plants
then hal to 60 and look after them. Well,
tried and tried to get them into pen, and atcl
while succeeded, and didn't swear word ant
that was something never did before in IN.
life, to get them hogs in without swearing, bu
Idid it then and didn't swear word. started
for my shop again, and had hardly got ther
when they sent me word that my hogs wer
out again. Well it did seem as though the dev
il was in them hogs and was trying to max
me swear, but he didn't do it. got them j
the seoond time and had great time OF it to-
but didn't swear word, and you'd better be
lieve nailed 'em up then so they would sta
there. On my way to the shop, happy as | CO.
be. met John r again "Well," says HI
"S-, how is it?' "All right" says I, "Joh
there is religion and I've got it." Il b'lieN
you,' says he, "and I'd give my hog if WI
where you are, but I'm not far astern OF you; e
ahead, I'll soon be along side of you" toI
him the trouble had had with the hogs ar
he he said he believed the devil had gone out
me into the hogs, and think so too.
Well, have been going ahead ever since, al
am determined to keep on goiag ahead. l.
happy, too, but don't care so much for that
long as can be doing something to induce mi
to become Christians.