White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-01-27

| mon Dir. HOOK gave US tO-uay. Line
doctrines of the dccrees and sovereignty,
and the eternal destruction Of the impen-
itent. were strongly set FORTH
Yves. sp-spose 50. | d don't profit
SO m-much by that struction, how
ever Ith-tHink more Of the e.every-day
religion he unusually sPieaehes." Mr..
Hardwick trotted one foot withsa leg
crossed and with an air which showed to
his children and to Mark plainly enough,
how impatient he was of the Squire's
beginning SO far away from what he came
to say. - i'e.i 1s,u 47irg
sb,"Why you don't doubt these funda-
mental points % asked Mr.. Clamp.
"No, I don't d-doubt, n-nor 1 don't
th-think much about 'em they're t-too
deep for me. and ler-let 'em alone. We
shall all un-know about these things in
Gods goo-good time. 1 th-think more
about keepin' peace among n-neighbors,
benz kuh-kindly to the poor, h-helpin'
on the cause Of eddication, and d-doin'
gincrally as / would be done by" Mr..
Hardwick's emphasis could not be mis-
taken, and Squire Clamp was a little
uneasy. -
"Oh, yes, Mr.. Hardwick," he replied,
call the town knows of your practical
religion" Then turning to Mark, he
said, blandly, so you came home yes
terday. How long do you propose to
stay ?"
The young man never had the best
control of his temper, and it was now
rapidly coming up to the boiling point.
"Mr. Clamp" said be, "if you had ask
ed pickerel the same question, he would
probably tell you that you knew best how
and when he came on shore, and that for
himself. he expected to get back into
water as soon as he got the hook out of
his jaws f.
81 am sorry to see this warmth" said
Mr.. Clamp; 81 trust you have not been
put to any trouble. "
Really" said Mark, bitterly. "you
have done your best to ruin me in the
place where l earn my living. but trust
| have not been put to any trouble p
Your sympathy is as deep as your SINGER
ity."
MARK" said MIR. Hardwick, you're
sayin' more than is necess=ssary.
Indeed, he is quite unjust" rejoined
the lawyer. 81 saw an alteration in his
manner to-day, and for that reason L
came here. prefer to keep the friend
ship of all men, especially Of those Of
my townsmen and brethren in the church
whose piety and talents l SO highly re-
spect."
sartinly, th-that's right. 1 don't
like to look around, wh-when l take the
ker-eup at the Sacrament, and see any
man that I've wronged an 1 don't feel
eomftable nuther to see anybody der
drinkin' from the same cup that l think
has tried to ,w-wrong me or mine.''
lyon can save yourself that anxiety
about Mr.. Clamp, Uncle" said Mark.
'He is not so much concerned about our
Christian fellowship, as he is about his
fees. He couldn't live here, if didn't
manage to keep on both sides of every
little quarrel in town. Having done me
what mischief he could, he wants now to
salve the wound over" h1e ea
"My young friend, what is the reason
Of this heat 90 asked Nh. Clamp, mildly.
az don't care to talk farther" Mark
retorted. II might as well explain the
pathology of flesh bruises to a donkey
WHIP had malicionsly kicked me-"
Mr., Clamp wiped his bald head, on
which the perspiration was beginning to
gather. His stock of pious common
places was exhausted, and he saw no
prospect of calming Marks rage, or Of
making any deep impression on the black
smith, He therefore rose to depart
GOOD evening" said he, 81 pray you
may become more reasonable, and less
disposed to judge harshly of your friend
and brother."i'
Mark turned his back on him. Mr..
Hardwick civilly babe him good night.
Lizzy and Anna, who had retreated dur
ing The war Of words, came back, and
the circle round the table was renewed.
"Yer-you'I see one thing" said Mr..
Hardwick. "He'll b-bring you, and
p'raps me, too, afore the church for this
talk" Iesli,l ro7' aao
1.-THE sooner the BETTER" said Mark.
81 d'no," said Ar. HardEick. EFF
we must live in Fellowship. der'difi-
Guilty in church isn't per-pleasant. But
It's uncomftable for straight wood to be
ker.corded up with such ker-crooked
sticks as him" baH ra - Fs.rd ~