Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-08-27

pubic morals, nor was thfs too8 o. MS 0se0-
gether delusion. He was gtronooGie Advov
cate of church discipline, and II his svsEy day
walk presented to the world IN sxumplSof the
most rigid piety: Though, perhaps, Q tziaef
Puritanic and bigoted, he was get man Of
the stcrnest and most incorporating virtue.
But, as Tom Hood says:
"Alasi for the rarity
OF Christian charity .. ..
Under the sum" p.
The old Deacon had not the least bit Of It.,
Having no faults or foibles Of his own lat least
he thought sO) that called aloud for charity, he
could not understand why they should ever
form component part In the natures Of other:
people. He had passed the hey-day Of youth;.
and had quite forgotten that he was once.
young. With much business and raspOnsIbiI~
ity resting on himself, he failed to go hOw.
those with fewer cares could possibly Be mesy.
~ and unconcerned. Indeed, the Deacon wit
messed many COMMON human phenomenonsI
for which he could assign no other cause than
moral depravity, and withal, he had one weak.
ness, which very naturally grew out Of hisi
lack Of charity. This was most uHb0unded
credulity as to short eOmiDgs which gossip D.
daily charging upon sOmc member Of Q CON-.
munity. So cEedulous was the Deacon iAonA.
respect and so ready to believe in the culpa-.
bility Of another, that he was often made the,
victim of practical jOkes and though he lived.
| IN village Of not over five hundred MhIkif:
tants, he had been made to believe II cnntain-,
ed several gambling dcns and, ct least two
Peter Funk auction shops He was at Onei
time convicted that society Of Freelovers held.
meetings in the Town Hall; but, before COM
pleting the plan for their suppression, they
TUNED out to be Lodge Of Know Nothings.
Thus he was often put on the wrong track,.
h,,k rI:l XAS~ S~Ak III =
never quite succeeded in "getting his eye
teeth cut" But It is only the last dTiVs play.
cd off on him that we design to record. Il
happened in this wise =.
Elder Wisely, pastor of Deacon Browns
church, was on tour at the South for the ben
Cit Of that clerical disorder, the bronchitis.
Mrs. Wisely, the second wife Of the elder. Was,
for some reason left at home. This I0dy YES.
quite youthful, and had. by her gentle quail,
ties, won the esteem Of the entire parish. Du-
ring the absence Of her worthy husband, Dea- !,
con Brown, on going to the Post Oface one.
morning, received the following eOmmunica-
ton: -:
PODCEvrLLr, July 10th, 1866.
MR. BRowx-De0r Sir: take the liberty
to disclose to you some facts, which have giyeni
me as much pain as they will yourself. +
know, beyond all question Of doubt that O.
stranger vary mysterioUsly made his appear.
ancc last night in the private parlor Of MrS :
Wisely. lie was first seen there about half
past seven o'clock; no one saw him. entsR the
house, and up to the present hour this pAGsax
ing he has not been known toaepArk LtAink
this new visitor was egpected and that he, is
destined to share the a6ectioua 0f MEA, Wisely.
The voice Of this new conner has heen dIstinct.
ly heard in her room, and she. haa heVn, eyee,
heard to address him In the tsndeEoot and NEST
endearing terms. Yours truly, u.....
(Signed A FRIEND OF EmMRT.
As the Deacon read this epistie. there WA.
a visible tremOr in his hand. He poIiShed his
eye-glass with silk handkerchief and perus-
cd it second time. But Deacon Brown wan
not the man TO- swerve from duty, though e.
led him where he would not 60. IN Q momanA,
he was resolved. Putting the letter 10 hishak.
and buttOning his coat 10 the chin, he hasten,
cd to his hardware store, and, whispering b, q.
confidential clerk, proceeded TO the residence.
Of Mrs. Wisely. He struck his cane very De-.
cidedly on the pave, greeted no one with his;
usual "goOd morning." but seemed absorbed.
in the contemplation of . great purpose. Ar-
irving at the scene Of his triumph, be statio0.-
I'd his clerk In front Of the house, and giving
the bell'knoh cautious pull, was soon admit.
ted by, tho servant girl: The allowing dii-
Is Mrs. Wisely in 2"
Yes, sir; she's in bed, sir.'' .
The Deacon then examined his watch, and
muttered, halfpast seven. He then asked
"I!ow long before Mrs. Wisely will riss,
mumy" :, - :,
%Nq.. ,Sant ~ yoSTesny Ss = s..y,, Dta MA !.
Wisely have company last n8htt S,.--.s,c
YVES, sir, believe she did. sir; Skc-shS
Here the gi, btusshsd, .As.iata;d ii; .na "a Ii! il;
wing TO conceal her embarrassment. ahowc6
too plainly that she would evade the tEg,e Gx-
pIHnatiCn. The Deacon interrupted, a u to
"The company, ! suppose, man. was Q
young gontleman--a stranger 10 yOui"
Yes. sir; believe he is, sir.M ,,,.
is that yOAng gentleman In the house.
To be sure, sir" -,
"will vow DO s. kind as to state in what
Vie is in Mrs wiseley,a bedroom ar.r
The DeacOn's manner bad By this time b.
come greatly excited, and be gsspsd out:
"CGn it DO! Can, # u ...' '.--r
The maidr failing to comprehend the Dsa-
con, enQuired:
S9n Wnat OeF ......' ,.,:.
why that young gentleman is, at this
''But you know, sir, he is . very young
and very little gentleman, too, SIR"
What do you mean by his being . vesy
little gentlemani" NJ.
"Why, amt you heard, sir, that Ma
Wisely has got a O0Oy, sir--a nice flne boy,
weight nine pounds, air |" oA -
The old gentleman seemed, as the pASaaa
is, perfectly thunder-sEruck. He wsa, -
once in his life, favored with . lucid Int
and saw by the light Of it that he haa -
sold. Saying that :" HFa.. Drown woaIa g
over in the course ofa daysss - Aaek ~ Assss
without subjeeting thA AsrxaptsRlri q g -.
examination. The tea.a - oeE - H. -.
and we fear the DsS9pn ,ssvsg ehlt 3ss
the wTitsF q that AannynssS HuN alKIs -
however, CoaaoaOs9 n - ssstEss -
some share p Mn. Wilssy. leFss ..,.r7 -
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