Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-08-17
GrnrraL 1NisrcIlanu.
Gop,LL SHOW ME THE WAY.

we've all been better since little Pinky went
, away"
"And who was little Pinky; ?" asked the
gentleman, while the dark eyes of the lady
at his side sparkled in anticipation Of a story.
"Weu, you see-it be something of tell
and if ye'd move farther on in the shade Of
the old oak yonder, it'll mayhap be pleasanter
for the young miss, for the sun be hot
The lady and gentleman followed the brown
and weather beaten man to the cool shadow
of the oak, and finding q scat for the young
lady on a convenient root that came squarely
up from the ground, the miner began, with
his usual preface
"You see--Pinky we're the son Of jesse
Pinkham, a young man, and regular good
one, as the saying goes. ! reckon Pinkham
was the only man Of us that ever said the
Lords prayer, or any other prayer. lie we're
nice young fellow. that's a fact But, we're
a rude set, sir, we Of the mines, and special
ly in this place; we didn't like anything that
I. was what we call 'pious.' Sunday, sir, used
to be regular-wcl. ] might say devil's-day.
with us. 1t was nothing but drinking and
dancing, pitching, and cards and swearing.
b "Well, sir you see-Jesse got married to
regular lady-like girl, sir, and it turned out
"a pious one. They didn't none Of 'em-that
is, Pinkham, his wife and old mother-jine
us in our merry-makings on Sabbath but
sometimes the young man and Bessy-thats
his wife, sir-would walk five miles to hear
parson preach. We was all down upon Jes-
sic, sir-you sec the real thing was, he made
us ashamed Of ourselves by his goodness, and
was worse than the rest trying my best all
the time to pick up a quarrel with him.
q Well, sir one Saturday night what did we
see but notice stack up on this very tree,
, that there'd be parson from Frankstown on
the morrow, to preach TO MS. We didn't like
the news, and we could tell pretty well where
s the move come from; cause you see, we
knew Jesse was pious SO we determined
the greater part Of us, that we wouldn't have
any psalm-singiny- canung prayer-no
reading ont Of the Bible.
. "Well the minister came, and he found a
Z Babel We all got together, and we rayed,
and laughed, and pitched quoits, aud made
It such a noise that the parson had to give it
:. up. He tried agin and agn, and came right
!. among us--he was plucky, tell yo-but we
u hooted in his ears, and threw mud on his bet
: termost clothes, and so he was fairly driven
Off cause you sec we had liquor enough in
= us TO set us all crazy.
Z "Poor Jesse how we jeered him after
+ that but he bore it meek, sir and was Of
y ten ashamed Of myself though I'd died afore
I'd confessed it. But | am sorry enough for
It my part of it. for one day there came crash
like rattling thunder beneath our feet, and
we knew that somebody was buried alive.
1t was in the working shaft where Jesse was
. and there didn't happen to be soul m the
r place except him, poor fellow lhey an
gone into another shalt where he didn't like
n to follow EN- cause they were such q wicked
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It set and as they was eating their dinner and
t. he his the accident happened.
X I'VE dug hum out, SIR lie was awful
g crushed-all but his iace-ihat looked smil-
y ing and peaceful Ike and we couldu bear
d the slshi 10 made us think now we a. treat
!, ed HIM 80 we carried him home to bessy'
. She didn't cry and take on as most the men s
is wives do when an accident happens out II
u were awful to see how stIl ana white she
n were AWinl' s'r' ana never want TO see
e siSht hko 10 agln'
!, Nv e all ielt oad-ior poor Jesse hadn
ID never said a harsh word to ono OF us and
he d borne many an insult
l. NV couldn see thtough II when he were
= h'inS' ou' useu 10 eau MN "TaA- nSuuea, .S'o
II ana tame Convey anG a. nc iay 'nere IN
!, mas conn., th'io came inherent iee"nS oyer
me- slr' you may uoPeh" uPo" IT, ou il
l. heatu 'heh 10 .ne lesson '""' was Ve'''''S
h 10 me, II onIy listened theh 10 'he voice
ol Noa' SPeaAihS as 1t were, "om 'nc ups .,
that crushed ue"u oouy' s"'eu M!Se',.
s many uay Oh snne.lh many an hour oil
torment but G'uh T.
NV an walked 10 'hv grave, ana l tel ye
!, II toncheu even nara icn'Ws l,Ne Us, 70 see
y thal young "ader "'th het H'ue ch''" IN her
n arms ioiier close TO thG c4lnn-ne'9r crying
only hoI'lnS hor he1u oo"h as IL were
J. hea,y bowed WIN her sorrow TO Keep IL up
ell we hAp tI'h AT 'ne grave ~ inc
= same parson as we treated SO oaa'y;
j., Ion Nno" Wpa' ms goou "oIos "Vu'g
+ uone III ai'er aals' nam oeeh leader
- IN VIC eu"osS' n"le' q P'ous people anu
l. e'cty'n'nS 'na' h"u 20 uo win I''S
wlcK'd' sWeailng' "ot'n'e'S SINNER l say
p IL TO my shame don ooas'' S~-uod ior-
ola' wish could smut out oi my thoughts
All the years oil my hie ihat ! am spent pl-
b ouSly. but uod nope u be morcllul to me-
wen, sir'-h's "he-ihe poor young
thing, TOOK lne death sadly To heart Ihey
SalG 'he shoek had oeen 100 sudden dHed up
an hgr tears, hhe' one never cfled one ST.
on'l ''"s uiSneu l' anu pIneu' gre" thinner ana
Wh''e'' anu uleu Jus' thiee months AMER poor
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