Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-05


like Steve, it was resolved to breath
the matter to him as gently as possible
Two of the most respectable men in the
church were appointed to call on him
and it was generally understood, such
was their known mildness of disposition
that every possible excuse consisten
with truth would be made for not re
ceiying him. =..-I .4 =a-1-.~
The rest of the story must be told in
Steva's own words. ~s-. #5@ z~=:
| When old Deacon Peabody came
along, / sat in the back door with hoe
handle, and 1 hope to suffer If | wasn't
mad enough to rear right up. A
cousin Of my wife's, whose sister was a
member, had come over and to d US all
about it, ...
Good mornip, Mr.. Stevens saws the
old hypocritv, with face as long as a
yard Of pump water. ...:, -. s..-.... ..
| said nothing, but kept on whiting.
| came down to see you tlis morn
ing says he. $780,. .n,5...
WAL says l., how DO you like my
Iooksg' - s',' -
@'O,' says be, what I mean is, that /
came down to labor with YOU
Work away, then, why don't You =
was al be got o me. = VS. =.
But, Mr.. Stevens said he, yery r.,
solemnly, the church se1t me- down 70
talk with you minute. 'z'"'
Wal, you've bin talking, for more
than five minutes, De con Peabody, SAYS
l. ARE you goin' to ,sgin =. z''% - " -
The old lsrae1ite tusleG mad enough
to bite my head off at snap, but be.
thought it best to keep cool, SO lie drew,
a long breath and went on: 'z..'. ! y. 2's1
Nobody wants to hurt your feelins,
or make any trouble, Mr.. Stevens, but
tbe. church have come to the conclusion
That perhaps on the whole, under the
circumstances, and in view qfeyerytIling,
it might be=possibly best all round, and
taking all things into. considerations, for
you not to be hasty in applying jist at
present.. They think on mature rehec-
slon that it might be- as well if you'd
conclude to postpone it a little while, say
a year or eighteen months *y~s ~ s
They dew Wal now, Deacon, what
what makes Elm think so2 The church
ain't full, is it 2'.*~as 81. ~z .7s :. I'd
This was a hard question, the old sar~,
pent knew very well that ii wouldn't
answer to say he didn't know-for he
knew fast enough--and knew that
knew he did. So. says he:4 z> .1.a II
Mr.. Stevens, I'm sorry you're so riled
about it.; you 20 occasion. / didn't
come 70 offend; you know as well as. I |
10 why the church don't accept you.'z : |
If knew, | wouldn't ask you to tell
ne, Deacon Peabody. '.,...4u.. ..s, as..,n ~ |
't:.W ell says he, don't you know what
arge stories you're in the habit 5ofI
e,ling!' '>S,.:, -',.*.
Who says 1ell large storiesg' says
{; It's an ontruth and you can't prove it
int. Now, amt it shame for man
ike you to 60 round scandalizing a neigh
,our that way? What story Of mine ,
i'd you ever hear that wasn't true =
eone lay your finger on the first story
md T WON'T say another word -. Ic
Why, there's SO many on 'em, an /
wered the Deacon, that's it almost on q
'ossible to specify any one in particular. $
1ut now I think ont; don't you remem- /
or that story you told about your father $
eipg killed by azbears' .@>r'@ssss'sa a. 3
My father being killed by bear 7 h
ays j there itisnow! That's jist the /
iay folks lie about mel! It's an on.ruth, d
ke the .rsst ton 'em, and you ought to be a
shamed, Deacon Peabody, to be run It.
ing round teIlin' things that amt So |p
Well said be, pretty short, you've i
lade that ere observation about often d
nough, i you didn't say your father u
as killed by a bear, what. was it: you Q.
id say!' ..-.------.--..s.s -.---~.--->e--~~ In
: I'll tell you !; ] said that father was 4
30 Of the first men to bring sheep into te
lis town, and that's 30 story, is il g. 81
'No, said he, 1T amt. #Zs's " Al
And said that one day be lost i
ae Of them ERE sheep in the woods b.
ID that's likely, if it amt true--and er
hen he was looking for it, I said be tu
me across a bear. The bear GroWled wi
dad, and he EolIered al The bear, and u,
tally the beast came st him, and tore kr
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