The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-29


erring donkey, oo I" !
This we think is a very fair and impartial
sta cement of the prospect which awaits any
Young gentleman in this city who is entering
upon the glorious career Of burglar ana as
sassin. 1t will be seen at glance fh4t the
danger of final and irretrievable damage In
the practice Of his profession is iniinitesi-
s,iy remote, and that in fact the risks Incl
dent to this mode of life are only such as to
lend it plcasurable ezc:.sgent and variety.
The Devil got out of the Butcher ana
into the Hogs.
The New York Times gives the "expe,
risncc" Of butcher as related at one OF the
Morning Prayer meetings, in plymouth
Church Brooklyn, thus:
The convert was butcher, and sat.er
hard case, although he had pious wife
Upon invitation he rose and said:
"a began TO feel bad, and did not exactly
know what allied ,as. it seemed to me wds
very bad, ANA very wicket. thought IA
ought to get religion, and become G2cd;
every oae seemed to be getting religion
around me. Well, wife thought I'd better
90 to meeting with her, and try if it woldnt
make ma feel letter; twas a strange place
for me, but vent they asked EN- to rise
for prayers and wife wanted me to rise, but
| felt couldn't do it unless l took the Whole
pew with me- felt bad, and expected every
minute to see the roof, steeple and all come
down through on top Of me. Well, l got
cut o that as soon as | could, and went
home-wife went with me- | felt all the
way home is il | wanted 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. pulled
of my vest, and that didn't do any good,
twas no use, couldn't stand it, so down |
rot ON nv knees beside the bed and went to
PRAYING don't know what said but wife
said she never heard such q prayer: and
don't think she crer did went to bed but
still didn't feel any better Next day John
T, To friend of his, notorious all over
the town for lis habit of constant swearing
came to me and says, whats the matter
S-y Says /, John l don't know, be
lieve | ought TO have religion and am trying
to get il" well says he, s., | ieel
Just SO too, now don't believe what hal! Of
these fellows are saying around here, but
you 90 ahead, and if you set religion tell
me, and I'll believe goa, and L IL try Tor 1t
too" Pretty soon the minister heard about
me and called at the house to see me; told
him how felt and he seemed to know just
exactly what ai,od me; he knelt down and
prayed with me, and while he was praying
don't know what came over me, but iet
| us light and happy as if load OF tity tons
had been rolled off of ME. ] cried with JOY,
and it seemed as if the tears came from the
yerv soles OF nv feet | prayed there, |
| went down cellar 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 happy, /
| didn't know rhlt to do.
Well, | went down to my shop, happy as
could be. Presently some one came down
| and told me that my hogs We're out. Wen,
what of IT'D What did | care about hogs, |
had something else to think about then;
pretty soon they came and told me that the
hogs had got into Mr.. D-s garden, and
were roofing up his plants; then had to go
| and look after them Well, tried and tried
| to get them into the pen, and after While
succeeded, and didn't swe"r word, and
that was something | never did before in IL y
| life, to get them in without swearing but
| did it then ADD didn't swear word.
started for my shop again, and had hardly
| got there when they sent me word that my
hogs were out again. Well, it did seem as
though the devil was in them hogs and was
| trying to make me swear, but he didn't do
| it. ! got them in the second time and had
a great time Of it too, but | did MT swear a
word, and you'd better b lieve nailed EN-
up then so they would stay there. On my
way to the shop, happy as could be, met
John r again We'll, says he s.,
how is it? All right says ], John, there
| is religion and I've got it. 4 blieye you,
says he, 'and Id give my hog if was where
YOU are but am not far astern Of you; 30
ahead, III soon be along side of you, |
| told him the trouble | had had with the
| hogs, and he said he believed the devil had
gone out of me into the hogs, and l think SO
too.
Well, | have been going ahead ever since,
and am determined to keep on going ahead.
I'm happy, too, but | don't care SO much
for that 80 long as | can be doing something
to induce men to become Christians.
| YOUNG AMERIcA-A certain Judge while
attending Court in shire town, while BASS
ing along the road where boy was letting
down the bars to drive some cattle in. His
father stood in the door of his house, OH the
opposite side OF the road, and seeing what
his hopeful boy was doing, shouted:
"John, don't YOU drive the cattle in there;
/ told you to put them in the pasture behind
the house"
The boy took no notice whatever of the
remonstrance, and his father repeated the
order in louder tone, without the least ef-
feet; and third time gave orders not to
drive the cattle in there. The son didn't
even deign to look up, and disobeyed the pa
rental injunction with GOODNESS which posi-.
lively shocked the Judge, who, looking at the
culprit, said, in tone Of official duty:
"Boy, don't you hear your father speaking
to you r
"Oh, y-a-a-s," replied the youth, casting q
glance at the Judge and then at the parent
"but don't mind what he says. Mother
don't neither; and twixt she and l we've
about got the dog SO he don't"
The MAIRIAGk SERvIcK.-Sir John Bow
ring the British Ambassador to China, who,
by the way, wrote "Watchman. tell rs of the
night as well as many other charming
pieces Of church psalmody, il said to be not
only very eccentric, but very Opinionated
| man, On one occasion he was animadvert-
ing upon the "wickedness," as he expressed
it, OF the marriage service, as prescribed by
the Church Of England. Look at it, said
u-.4L ~ .;,, I xbna -that'a