Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-07-08
The Devil got sut of the Butch
er and into the Hogs.

! SOI 0ttt Oh tuC
er and into the Hogs.
The New York Times gives the 'ex
perience" of a butcher as related at one o.
the Morning Prayer meetings in F lymoutt
Church, Brooklyn, thus:
The convert was butcher, and rather
hard case, although be had pious wife,
Upon invitation he rose and said:
81 began to feel bad, and did not exact
ly know what allied me; it seemed TO me
l was very bad, and very wicked. ]
thought I'd ought to get religion, and be-
come good; every one seemed to be get
ting religion around me. Well, wife though,
I'd better 60 to meeting with her, and try
if it wouldn't make me feel better; twas a
strange place for me, but l went; they
asked 'em to rise for prayers, and wife want
ed ME to rise, but l felt l couldn't do it uD-
less l took the whole pew with me. felt
bad, and expected every minute to see the
root, steeple and all come down through
on top of me. Well, got out of that as
soon as l could, and went home; wife
went with me. l felt all the way home as
if l wanted to pray, but what did know
about praying? However, we went into
the house, and up stairs to our room. Still
l felt bad, and wanted topray. wished
wife would 60 out of the room, but she
wouldn't and did'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 /
got on nv knees beside the bed and went
to praying; l don't know what said, but
wife said she never heard such r prayer, and
I don't think she euer did. went to bed
but still didn't feel any better. Next day
John 7, Ia friend of his, notorious
all over town for his habit of fconstant swear
ing, came to me and says: "What's the
matter S-!" Says "John, l don't
know, believe 1 ought to have religion,
and am trying to get it." "Well," says he,
IS feel Just SO too, now don't
believe what half of these fellows are say
ing around here, but you go ahead, and if
you get 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
the house to see me; told him how felt,
an / he seemed TO know just exactly what
allied me, and while he was praying don't
know what came over me, but l felt as
light and happy as ifa load of fifty tons
had been rolled off of me. 1 cried with
Joy, and it seemed as if the tears came from
the very soles of my feet. l prayed there,
l went down cellar and prayed there, went
out in the woodhouse and prayed there,
out in the barn and prayed there. l felt
so happy, didn't know aohat to do.
Well, l went down TO my shop, happy
as could be. Presently some one came
down and told me that my hogs were out.
Well, what of its What did l care about
hogs, 1 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 90 and look after them
Well, 1 tried to get them into the pen, and
after while succeeded, and didn't swear a
word, and that was something never did
before in my life, to get them hogs in with
out swearing, but did it then and 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. l got them in
the second time and had great time of it,
too, but didn't swear word, and you'd
better b'lieve / nailed 'em up then so they
would stay there. On my way TO the shop,
happy as 1 could be, 1 Imet John 7
agaiu. "Well," says he, "S--, how
is it" All right" says ], "John, there is
religion and I've got it." 81 b'lieve you, J"
says he, "and I'd give my hog if l was
where you are, but I'm net far astern of
you; go ahead, I'll soon be along side of
YOU" I told him the trouble had with
the hogs, and he said he believed the devil
had gone out of me into the hogs, and 1
think so too.
Well, l have been going ahead ever since,
and am determined to keep on going ahead.
I'm happy, too, but 1 don't care SO much
for that so long as I can be doing someth-
ing to induce men to become Christians.