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hearts content, memb OF Parliament and
and other potential personages who had, in
some way or other, provoked the waggish
pronens;tics Of this inclrable humorist.
CoALs OF FIRE on THE HEAD.-Lt is easier
to extol mob deeds tina to perform than.
and excellent christians find it difficult to re-
pay injuries with kindnes. Bat the Law Of
Christ is imperative, If thine emmy hunger
feed him; If he thirst, give him drink: Tor
in 50 doing. thou shalt heap coal of fire on
his head D." The following anec, ote, which
we find in the Philadelphia Pres relates to
aa exerciea Of Christian forgiveness by a
German Seventh Day Baptist, Of Philddel-
phia. q peoplen5ted in their early history
for their exemplary Christian virtues
I heard from the lips Of Joseph Konigma-
cher, Esq. = Revolutionary incident, which
may well be told with pride BY the DESCENT
ants Of this peculiar people. as illus
tTativc of the sincerity Of their fathers in the
religious doctrine they protessed Vt the
death Of Beissel, (Father Peacefully which
occurred, as | learned from the ancient slab
waich marks his tomb, on the 9th Of July,
l76S, Peter lIiler, Il man of great learning
and highly respected by the first men Of the
Tory by the name Of Michael Wh'tmn-
wh3 owned several tracts Of land near Eph-
rata. and who had alike distinguished him
self i1r very bas, conduct towards the s0c.ety
ofwhich Miller was now the head, and treas N
% bis c1untry-baIng brought 70 trial 70 the
Latter Of nee, was found guilty and con-
demned by the proper authorities 70 suf-r
the prescribed penalties, which were death
and the c1niScat0n of his estates.
The conf-clti0n deed for the four propert-
les owned by the Tory Whitman, given und-
or date Of March Is 1880. over the signature
of j seph Reed, then President Of the
Supreme Executive Council. at Philadelphia. |
as the writer has seen, is still in an admirably
preserved condition. Whitman was sentenc-
cd to be hung. No sooner had this been an
nounced than Peter Miller, with motives
which the. who know experimentally what
it is 70 love their enemies are alone qualified
10 appreciate, set out on foot To visit Cen
Washington at Philadelphia, tor the purpose
of interceding for Whitman S lite lie had
an interview with the General. and stated
his etition, but in answer to it was told,
with characteristic decision of purpose, that
much as Wash ngt0n esteemed hIs friendship,
the prayer Of Miller in behalf Of his unfpr-
" Nv friend i' exclaimed Miller - on the /.
contrary. | have not a worse enemy living /
than this same Whitman" a." " What" re- /
joined Washington, " YOU have walked sixty I
miles to save the life of your enemy That. /
in my iudgm mt, places the matter in diffa- I
rent light; | will grant You his pardon.
The pardon was made out and placed IN the /
hands of the disinterested petitioner. who /
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on foot to old Chester. fifteen miles distant.
where the execution was to take place on /
the afternoon Of that dav. Miller arrived at /
the SPOT just a Whitman was being con-
Quoted to the scaf5Id, who seeing the man
with hls long white iriar robe and tall staff
in thc crowd which had assembled to witness
his death, remarked to br-stander, There's
OLD Peter Miller; he has walked all the way
from Ephrata to have his revenge gTatifed
t. day by seeing me hung" These words
had scarcely been >pojen when he was made
acquainted with the very different nature IF
NIlIer's visit. The criminal life was spared,
and the pleasure # that moment doubtless
repaid the good old man for the labor of his
journey. lie must have been past seventy
years at the time, as he deceased September
2jth 1876. at nearly cighty-Sevcn years Of
-"
occurred in 1880.
BALGY I0RsE-BALKY MAsrER. A farmer
Of an irlscible temper came into possession of
a very fine animal, Of most docile disposition.
When the farmer purchased him he was
highly pleased with his bargain. For some
weeks the animal worked admirably but ais
the owner became accustomed to the brute.
his irritable temper would display itself, and /
occasionally in his anger he would punish |
him severely or the most tridng fault. In /
a few months the animal became irritahl and /
5alky. and at times quite unruly The far /
mer. who could not see how much injury he /
was doing himself continued his brutality.
The result was as might be expected really /
valuable brute was spoiled He became /
nervous and dangerous. The farmer was in |
despair and would have been glad could he /
have found a purchaser for him at third or
ourrh Of what he gave for him. 4 neighbor /
If the farmer, who saw how he had maltreat-
d the beast, off red to accept him at the |
lwner's terms, which were not hard. Now
narkthe end Tae new proprietor was a
nan Of kind but firm disposition. He at
once commenced treating the animal as if he
could be reached by reason. The horse ex-
)ericncing difference between his present
md former treatment, soon recovered his
empar. He ceased to fear and tremble at
very one who approached him, and in less
Ime than it took to spoil him, he was bro't
back to his original docle disposition. His
ormer owner learned, for the first time, that
more labor can be gotten out Of any animal
" kindness than brutality. But whether it
nended his irritable disposition Or not, we
re unable to say.--4m. Stock Jour.