Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-01-06
ACandid Deacon.

Deacon NJ. was an honest old codger, a
kind, obliging neighbor, and good church
going Christian, believing in the Presbyte-
rian creed to the fullest extent; but. alack-
aday this pillar of the church was, at times,
a little "shaky' in fact, the deacon would.
occasionally get exceedingly mellow" and
almost every Sunday, at dinner, he would
indulge in his favorite cider brandy, 10 such
an extcnt that it was with some difficulty
that he reached bis pew, which was in the
broad aisle, near the pulpit, and between
the ministers and the village squires. On
Sunday morning, the parson told his flock
that he should preach sermon to them in
the afternoon, touching many glaring sins
that he grieved to see SO eonspieuously
among Them; and he hoped they would lis
ten atlentively, and not finch if he should
happen to be serere. The afternoon came,
and the house was full; every body turned
out to hear their neighbors dressed down"
by the minister, who, after we'll opening
his sermon, commenced upon his tranSgres
sors with a loud voice, with the question,
"Where, is the drunkard?' g A solemn
pause, succeeded this inquiry; when up rose
Deacon NJ. with his face radiant from copi-
Gus draughts of his favorte drink at his
noon tide meal, and steadying himself as
well as he could by the pewrail, looked ub
at the parson, and replied, in u piping and
tremulous voice, ."Here | am" Of course,
CONSERVATION among the congregation
was the result of 1.-The honest deacon's re-
sponse, however, the parson wenton with
bis remarks as he had written them, COM
menting severely upon the drunkard, and
winding up by warning him to forsake at
once such evil habits, if he would seek sal
vation, and flee the coming wrath. The
deacon made bow and seated himself
again sand now," out broke the preacher
man, in his loudest tones, ''Where is ths
hypocriteW ~ A pause-but no one respond
ed. Eyes were turned upon this and that
man. butthe most glanees seemed direct
ed to the Squire's pew, and indeed the par
son seemed to squint.hard in that direction.
The deacon saw where the shaft was level
ed, or where it should be aimed, and rising
once more, leaned over bis pew-rail to the
sqire, whom he tapped on the shoulder, and
thus addressed him-"Come, squire, why
don't you get up? did when he called on
me."-Boston Post g --f ' sF
y, SAGAcITY OF A NEwFouNDLAND Doc.
"A large Newfoundland dog, that may
be seen any day at No. 9 Argle street, has
added one more instance to the many on
record of the extraordinary sagacity of
dogs. 1t seems that, being like other ju-
veniles, rather fond of fun, he requires to
receive occasional discipline, and for that
purpose a whip shaft was kept beside him,
which was occasionally applied to him. He
evidently did not like this article, and was
found occasionally with it in his teeth NOV
ing slyly to the door with it. Being left
at night on the premises, he found the
hated article, and thrust the small end be-
low the door, but the thick end had refus-
ed to go. A few nights afterward the
whip shaft was left beside him and was
never seen again. He hal put the small
end below the door and some one had
pulled it out. On the dog being asked
where it was, looked very guilty, and skunk
away with bis tail between his legs. This
same dog gets his provisions brought to
him in tin can. Taking walk, he saw
q little girl carrying a can exceedingly like
his own. He quietly seized il by the ham
die, and carried it TO his quarters the child
holding on. and screaming all the way
When shown his own he seemed quite
ashamed of his mistake, and allowed the
frightened child to 90 with the can he had
mistaken for bis own. This sagacious dog
is in the habit of begging money from his
pibed acquaintance, with which he march
cs TO the bakers shop and buys bread,
which he comes home with, and eats when
huDgry.-Glasgow Ezaminer.
E O are the yowels which create