The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-02-24
VOL. 3. NO. 30.
CLOSED FOR REPAIRS.


IN nis private Office, for his own comfort and
the entertainment Of his particular friends.-
The Judge had noticed for some time, that on
Monday morning bis Jamaica was considerable
lighter than on Saturday night. Another fact
was gradually established in his mind His SON
Sam was missing from the paternal pew in
church on Sundays. One Sunday afternoon
Sam cane in and went up stairs rather heavily
when the Judge hailed him
''sarn, where have you been 20
"Io church, sir" was the prompt reply.
""hat church, Sam 20
Second Methodist, sir"
"Had good sermon, Sam %
very powerful, sir it quite staggered me,
"Ah! | see," sald the Judse, .quite power
ful, eh Sam g''
Tbe Bext Sunday the son came home rather
earlier thal usual, and apparently rot 50 much
'!uader tie weather" His father hailed bin
With
even, Sam. been to otaa Second Methodist.
agaie to-day q
t:Eea sir''
~lgal s-l.n3D, Iur 5cy %
tEaet vas, la.haT, that 7 couldn't Gel N
church shut up, and ticket on The door,
''sorry, Sam, heeP going-you may get good
by it yet
sam says. on going TO tie office for his usual
spjfu-aai gelfeshment, he found the "John"
empty, and bearing the following
''Fhere w;ll Be 70 service here to-day, this
church being closed for repairs"
PADDY's IOEA OF PERDlr1oN.-Pat BfcCartv
was :. broth Of boy, and altogether as "da-
CENT q man and as handy with spade as any
oi The whoie Ave hundred " ho were a. work
upon the railroad, then and now in process of
building ia the northern part Of Ohio. He was
great favorite with The cversser, on account
of his fai.hfginess and integrity of character
but be had one fault that soreIy grieved hls en-
Ployer. Ihough as sober as a sexton for six
days IN the wesk, Pat could never resist the
temptation of FEpay day." aid when Saturday
came aIound rsver failed 10 get as f'drunk as
lord d."-Havlng irled every other reloTma!ory
expedlent IN vain, the oYerseeT at length be-
thought OF The priest who prevailed on Pat to
take ''the pielge," and sent him Oh his Way
relolcing. But alas. the next payday was tstoo
many toE poor Pat, WHO, staggering through
The village at noon, met no less parsonage
than the priest who had attempted TO reform
'1i' sil,ge is@ts Dat entirely lost y said his
/ reverence, win Sigh Of genuine sosIUeg
| Pat was bewIldsred for moment, bat haviny
stared about him until he had fairly ascertaIned
| his local whereabouts, he exclaimed, trium-
| pnanliy-"Lost rs it lost am ?-lost, in
broad daylight, half way between Jimmy Sta-
cy's and the cooEt house away wid yer non
sense :"
G.=L2te!y, negro in the West Indies, who
had bsen married to lady of color by one Of
the missionaries, at the end of three weeks
] brought his wife back TO the clergyman and de
sired him 10 take her back. He asked what
was the matter with her.
''IFhy, massa, she no good. The book SAYS
she obey me, She no wash my clothes. She
no do what | want her to do''
'But the book says you are TO take her TO-
better OF for worse"
ayes, massa, but she all worse and no better.
She am too much worse and no good"
Il carpenter who vas always prognosti-
eating evil 10 himself, was one day upon The
roof OF fge story building, upon which had
fallen a rain. The roof beng slippery, he lost
his footing, a0d as Re was descending toward
the caves b. exclaimed ''Just as told YOU -
Catching, however, in the lin spout, he kicked
oG bis shoes, and reglined place of safety,
from which he thus delivered himself 81
know'd lt--there's pair of shoes gone 10 thun-
der !"
GA Washington correspondent states that
Mr.. Glossbrenner, Sergeant-at-ArmS of The
House of Representatives, has disbursed to menl-
bers Of that body over one hundred thousand
dollars. We may infer from this fact, how
much windy wrangle has cost the country.-
If an organization cannot be effected at an early
day, we should save money ..by an adjourn
meni of that noisy crowd IN the Capitol.
A CHURCH FoR SLAyEs.-A writer in the
Texas BAPTIST states that Morgan L. Smith, of
Brazoria county, has built a church for his
blacks, costing nearly $4,000, with this sign
over the door s'The African Baptist Church,
He collects his servants in this house each Sab
bath morning, reads and expounds the Scrip
lures, joining with them in prayer, aud calls
on the pious of them to Join with him. His
wife also teaches lie children the catechism
prepared for their bsHeft.
Ca oiav buck visited the Shakers, at Le5-
anon, some t.iDe ago. and IS be was wandering
l6roaa B t.s vli.agH he encountered q stout Sne-
cluen ai t6s sect, ami thus addressed him
@.Esll 4Eoal5Era. are you much Of a Sha-
kar!'
"Nav, not very mech but I can do a little
m thar wav," said lie Shaker.
81 should ike 10 see You perform"
81 can accommodate the, frieud,n said the
ether, quite coal; with which he seized the ss-
lonished dandy by the collar, end shook hlm
nearly out OF his boots.
IA pious daFkey, who was tried at Cam
den The other day, for being engaged IN a row
at church, said he was ''de section de pusson