Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
The ParSon who was not to be
Fooled With.

Fooled With.
A certain preacher in the town Of
10, in Washington territory,
though a good christian anda Jealous
minister Of the Gospel, is Of rather
an excitable disposition, and some.
times though very seldom, and on ex-
traordinary occasions, he allows his
"angry passions 10 lise, and on sach
occasions be is, as the saying is, ''not
to be fooled with Now there lives
in the town and coa nty aforesaid, an
old tillicum, pretty well known as
Col. s, though where he obtained
The title is not generally known, but
lit is well known that the said Colo
nel is rather down ON preachers aud
church members generally, and some
times speaks very disrespectfully of
them and the church, even when he
knows that they are present. But
the Colonel, like great many other
persons, did not know exactly where
to stop, and once upon a time he
carried matters too far. The way it
happened was this: The Colonel was
lone day in the Governor office, and
the conversation had turned on reli-
gious matters; as usual the old Clio
mel was going on in bis abuse Of the
church, and just as he had got well
under way, in stepped the Rev. Mr..
D., the preacher before mentioned.
4 decent respect for the feelings Of
the preacher should have induced the
Colonel to desist in bis abuse, at least
until the gentleman had completed
his business and retired, but the Co
lionel had no such respect, and con
tiuued, if possible, TO grow worse, an d
at length wound up by damning the
church members generally and the
Methodist in particular. During this
barangue, Mr.. D. endeavored to pay
no attention to the old reprobate, but
! when he wound up bis speech in th,
manner in which be did, the ministe
: thought he had went far enough, ant
: turning sharply round, he said in {
tone which showed be meant what b.
!, was saying:
r "Col. S." said he. 81 have hear'
enough of this. You can say gha
!, you please about me, but You mus
: not d-n my church; | want that dis
, ltinctly understood"
, "D-n you and your church, sal
: th, Colonel, getting into a passion
e what the h-ll do | care for you an
: your church. III say wha: | please.
Sir, said the minister, now thol
!. oaghly aroused, Il see that wi
f have to thrash you. I've heard er
e tirely too much of this dim
e church members, lately. sir, and
0 will hear no more of it. will sho
# YOU that / can protect my church 8
j. we'll as preach ior it. =.
While The minister had been sreal
ing. he had taken off his hat, cloal
q and coat, and rolled up his shl'
it sleeves, and was walking across II
r. floor towards the Colonel. Now, Gt
IS S. was a large, powerful man, muc
q larger than Mr.. D., and he bad ofte
IS been heard to boast Of his Drawer.
~ but for some cause or other he d
rs not appear 10 relish a "set-to' wit
,e the parson, and accordingly when
: saw that individual "elearing for q
in tion," he became convinced that
le must either fight or sue for peac
If and thinking that iii this case, pc
10 haps "ilseretion was the better pa
r. of valor." he en9eayored to make
bt appear that be had Only been jokin
of why, Mr.. D." said he, Il no
> that You are not offended at what
At said; / only meant it in a joke"
4. swell, sir" replied the parse
is @you can call it a joke or anythll
YOU please, but unless you take ha
what you have sid concerning t
Il. church, and apologize for it, ! sh
II
90 thrash you, and | think that | 9
q .. do ii in short order - !.
- = The Colonel finding that he y
=, - 0caught a Tartar - Immediately ma
70. the required apology, and tSe mlu
he ter after putting on his hat: cloak
:, ~ coat. took his departure, while
80. 80 crowd. who had been mute wltnes
- os. of the scene, set up such a roar
=, ,o laughter, that the crest-tallen Colo
~. was glad to retreat to other quartz
off The s story soon leaked out and
,enl came public property, and the Co,o
cu. has had rather a s'hard row to d
is since that time.
The above story reminds M