The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-12-31

A large man, ansWefcu hSs Niug over |
there" pointing to the house from which
he had just come. Well, said Henry.
off Parson Leland sent you here. you must
stay, suppose; and what would you like
for your SUPPER" 'Oh, anything that is
convenient. for 1 have no money to paw for
| IT." "But what would you choose, if you
| had money go 8. Well, to lie honest,
should like good warm supper, if had
the means of paying for it; for have had
but little food to-day" A warm supper
was accordingly provided, to which the
Young man paid his best respects nor was
| he allowed to leave tie next morning, till
he had done justice to a good breakfast
The young fellow was going to try his for
tune in the Western wilderness. He had a
small dog with him; and just before he was
ready to start, it being near meeting time,
Mr.. Henry suggested to his guest that his
dog was not a proper one to 90 into the will
derness with, and that he had neighbor
who had large dog, which would make
great havoc among the wild animals in the
woods, and which he ought. by all means.
to secure. SO He would like, +" said he, "to
exchange him for small one; but he will
probably refuse at first, and perhaps rudely
tell you to go about your business, and that
he does not swap dogs on Sunday, and the
like; but, if you stick to him, you will get
the dog" The young man called at the
Parsons house, just as he was starting for
meeting and informed him that he had
ncome to swap dogs. And the answer which
he received was an almost literal fulfllment
of Mr.. Henry's prediction. 'tWell, / was
| told,' said the fellow, ''tbat you would
make such excuses but I was also told
that if stuck to you, should get your
dog and that, sir, you may rest assured l
shall do;'' and he actually accompanied the
Parson till he got to the door steps of the
Westinghouse. AS it was now evident that
he was determined to make good his word,
there seemed to be no alternative for Mr..
Leland but to yield to his importantly, or
to go into the house of worship, disputing
about dog; and finally, as the only way
of making his escape. said to him $50
and take the dog, and be off in hurry,
and never trouble me again in this way
ABEL WOODS.
He had brief and striking way of an
swering objections. When man who did
not believe the doctrine of the Saints's Per-
severance, said -s What if David had
died after his fall, before his repentance"
he answered -" What if the angels who
were carrying Elijah to Heaven, had let
him slip out OF their hands
CLARK KENDRIcK.
Occasionally he would resort to some &C.
centric mode of administering reproof, In
order to render it more effectual. On one
occasion, in high pew in the gallery of
one of the old fashioned churches, some
boys, during the time of worship, got to
cracking aud eating nuts. His keen eye
perceived it, and that one of his own sons
was with them. He stopped, and, with a
countenance both grieved and vexed, said !;
d, come and sit on the pulpit stairs
and eat your nuts" D came and sat
on one of the pulpit steps :. and though
more than one of his sons had habit Of
cracking nuts, as Bunyan would say, be-
lieve none of them ever afterwards ventured
to eat nuts in meeting time
! He had a happy way of quoting old say
ings, especially the Proverbs. They seemed
in fact almost to have been made for his es-
sired to interfere in a matter of personal
difficulty. He begged to be excused, say
ing Solomon says, " he that passeth by,
and meddleth with strife that belongeth not
to him, is like one that taketh dog by the
ears-if you hold him you must have a
tussle with him and if you let him go, he
is sure to bite
ELISHA CUsHMAN.
He occupied the Mcderator's Chair in a
somewhat exciting Council, and had occa-
sion to call one of his older brethren to
order. The brother was little vexed, and
in hasty tone objected to the assumption
Gas he called IT'D of one so much his junior
: TO which Mr.. Cushman, as it was said,
with an air of quiet but very marked signi
fcance, replied that though he who occu-
pied the Chair was obliged to acknowledge
his comparative youthfulness, yet, if his
good brother would please to observe, the
Chair which he occupied was much older
than either of them. The Chair happened
in reality to be venerable piece of furni-
ture, and all present seemed to feel that
there was " enough said"
GUsTAvUs F. DAVIS.
DR.. Davis had a tenacious memory, and,
as one of his hearers remarked, "the whole
Bible was at his fingers ends'' His SER
mons were always studded with scriptural
gems. He was also pre-eminently ga Bible
preacher" He was singularly apt, and
sometimes not a little grotesque and anus
ing, in his selection of texts. For exam
pie, on stormy Sabbath, when there were
only eight persons present, he chose for his
text" Wherein few, that is eight souls,
were saved by water;' and, on another SINH
lar occasion, when only ten were in the
house. Ten Virgins-fve of them were
wise and five were foolish" Immediately
after his ordination, when only nineteen
years of age, he preached from the text
IS And little child shall lead them - and,
after three years ministry, from the words,
Sc Therefore, watch and remember that, for
the space of three years, I ceased not to
warn every one of you, night and day with
tears" When the meeting house in South
Reading was removed from the Hill to the