The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-09

back and give the remaining one some ac-
count of the other world. He has either
gene to hell and cannot get back, or there is
no hereafter" -
"You are then in doubt ~ said Mr.. Ha-
vens, enqairingly.
sir, am not, said he, al do not
believe in the Bible at all. have as good
"a Bible as any one. readit but do not be-
lieve word it contains" And so saying
he took the Bible down and handed it to
Mr.. Ravens, who opened it and commenced
reading one of the Psalms. He read awhile
and then kneit down by the side of the dy-
ing woman, down whose cheeks the warm
tears were coursing very fast, and poured
out most fervent and powerful pray yer. The
inidel stood like statue during the delivery
of the prayer, first gazing upon the minister
B and then upon the pale face of his wife. At
its close he left the room without uttering
q word, and soon after Mr.. Ravens friend
coming in, they retired to bed in an adjoining
room. They were not here long before they
heard terrible yelping of the dogs, and
then the tramp of horses, holly pursued,
passed by the house. 1t was not hard to de-
O vine what had taken place. Their horses
had been turned out of the stable and the
dogs set upon them. The object apparent
ely, was to induce the visitors to come out,
that vengeance might be taken upon them
for their daring presumption. They dressed
themselves hurriedly and passed out of the
house, and, after supplying themselves with
number of good sized rocks they repaired
to the stable lot. Here they found the dogs
e still engaged in chasing the horses, and af-
ter few we'll aimed blows Mr.. Ravens
drove them away. Then looking around he
observed Mr.. H., the proprietor of the place
standing near the middle of the lot. He
approached and demanded the reason for
turning the horses out of the stable. He
replied that they had broken out themselves
and if they did not want them chased by
the dogs they had better put them up and
secure theml Mr. Ravens ordered his
friend to put them up again and feed them
well, when II :, said-''1f they break out
again win dog them to hill and back !"
!" Y GU should remember, sir, said Mr.. Ha-
vvens, sternly, that that is place you are
approaching much faster than the dogs or
o our horses will ever approach. hardly
think you know who you are talking to-
Should.you carry your impoliteness much
Is further it will 60 harder with you than you
perhaps now imagine. Remember that,
sir So saying he left him and assisted in
retired to bed, and spent the remainder OF
the night quietly They arose early in the
morning with the intention of leaving be-
fore breakfast. They passed into the sick
chamber, and were just bidding the invalid
farewell when the husband, accompanied by
two large, rough looking men, entered the
n room and requested them not to be in a
hurry sllf lis eH sasal
a5 GU ould not go last night when
desired you to- so now you shall stay and give
us specimen of your praying He said
this in leering, contemptuous manner and
as he did so he handed Mr.. Havens the
Bible. He took it, read chapter or, two,
and then again knelt down by the bedside
o and prayed. The prayer is represented as
3 one of great force and effect. He told God
of all the sins and short comings Of the man
before him. and asked Him to have mercy
upon his sin-hardened soul. He then prayed
ID for the wife, who had been refused succor
in the great hour of need, and asked God to
take her, if it was His will, from the em-
brace of such man. The infidel and his
companions WINGED under the whitening re-
Dukes given them. They had received much
more than they had haroained for ----------
Contrary to their former determination,
they remained to breakfast, after partaking
of which they bid the family farewell. A
short time afterwards, the spirit of the lady
i for whom they had risked their lives, took
its flight to that sunny land where sickness
and sorrow is not known. The husband in
beasty state OF intoxication, while cross
-o9 lug a stream IN the neighborhood some weeks
after, fell from his horse and was drowned.