The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-06-26
II. w. Doeohor,s Prayor Meotinga.

Mr. Beecher has some noble fellows IN tie
congregation, and among them a sea captain
named Durcan. This man, and a whole
souled fellow he is, looks afer sea captains,
and brings them 10 meeting. How many
sea captains this morning" inquired MIR.
leeehor, from the stand "Not one" replied
the Captain, "but have got three in tow"
The other day, the Captain got up and said
he had been down 10 his native place. while
there, he went into a Metkodist PRAYER meet
ing, and heard them talk. The minister
talked and eShorted in peuuliai, draWling
tone, and the members all followed SUIT, and
talked IN the same way, Il was a SLOW,
monotonous, and splrileas thing. Then he
said he got up and told them how they did
things where he came from and commended
the course TO that congrt CATION. Capt. Dun
can said that al the close Of his remarks a
butcher in the congregation rose, and snd,
Ell that's that way you do, I've got something
TO say myselL" And then Capt, Duncan
told what the butcher did say This we will
Try 10 reproduce, and leave the reader TO
imagine the mingled smiles and tears with
which the Brooklyn audience received the
story
II got to feeling" said the butcher "yory
bad, somehow ! didn't know what was the
matter with me hut ms wife, who was u
good prnyin' woman, said she guessed wan
Ted religion, Well, | told her / didn't know
but did, and | thought I'd go to mcctn.
Well, on the way 10 moet'n, | met --,
(naming an old crony) and hc wanted 70
know where | was goin' ! told him was
goin 10 get religion. "lhuts right" said hes
"go ahead You and have always gone to-
gcthcr, you know, aud ir you get religion,
and you,soy it'E worth hayin', YOU tell me,
and I'll gct il too" Well, went to mcctn'
but didn't feel any better when got home.
| felt awful bad and then | took of my coat
butt didn't feel any better and then took
oil my waistcont. and then | didn't feel any
better. Well, my wife she followed me up
stairs. didn't think she would, but she
did. ."llusbnnd,' said she, IL guess you
want 10 pray" perhaps do," says /. and
40 hnclt down and prayed. / don't know
anything that | said, bpt wife saws she never
heard such prayer as that in all her born
days and | don't believe she ever did. Wen
when got up ! didn't feel a hit better; su
thought would go and see the minister. /
told him all my troubles, and while, he was
tulkin' to me, 1t seemed as II there was big
weight lifted of my shouldcrs-fny tons
weight went home happy as | could be,
went intothe gnrrct and prayed in the garnet,
and then | went into the cellar aud PRAYED
IN the ccllari and then went into the wool
house aud prayed IN the woodhOusc. Just
then, man came in and said my hogs was
out What did ! care about hogs? But
pretty soon he came in again. and said my
hogs we're in ncighhor Duncnn's tthc captains
father We suppoSc) yard. Orcourse | must
get 'em out, and had an awful time getting
them hogs back, and them hogs got out and
put em back four times and began 10 thiuk
the devil had gore out OF me into them hogs.
Well, my hogs have got out great many
times before, but never did Ert 'cm back
before, in my life without swcarin,"
The butcher closed with an honest expires.
sion of his determination TO lead Christian
life in words which We could not quote il We
would