Smyrna times., 1860-02-23
Yankee Curiosity.

gOmery TO TuSca Oosa, a distance of one hun
dred and thirty miles We had ridden eighteer
hours aud stopped at the town of Marion to dine
A number of the passengers left the stage al
tbls place, and their places were taken BY
others; among them We're a gentleman anC
Two ladies, who of course, occupied the back
seat. AS was Immediately opposite, on the
front seat, the elder of the ladies' commenced
a conversation with me- was a stranger Il
every one of the party, and it must be promised
;hal leather cap, linen overc0ai, "a fixture
completely covered with dust Oor the season
was very drD and wilhal an exceedingly dusty
appearance, did not rendGr my presence very
imposing.
"Travelling sir 7" she began in g voice
which at once revealed to me her New Eng
land origin.
Yes, madam, as far as Tuscaloosa
"Ah' see, on your way to college,"
mo"
What! you are not going to take courses,
then!"
II left college some time since"
You've been to colege"
"ies, madam"
"What I"
" lIhnos."
"Ah, | guess that don't amount to much
Where do you live, sir ~
81 can scarce be said to live any where; bat
| have been spending some time IN Montgom.
cry"
"Ah, in Montgomery-do you know the
Rev. MIR. Miburn OF that place!'
-" Is, ma 'am, | have some acquaintance
with hun" replied with entire seltpossesson
81 had great desire to hear him preach"
she continued. "My husband, niece and my
self stopped in Montgomery last Saturday, but
unfortunately | was taken very i'll in the night
at the hotel, and was SO sick all the next day
that none of US could get out to church. We
were very much lsapponted."
:" don / think you missed much"
"What do you mean sir /" she said rather
tartly
"Only that heard him preach twice on Sun.
day, and didn't think much OF the sermons"
You ddn't think much of the sermons" she
replied wltl a sncer," 81 think 1t perfectly
dsr uslpg 10 hear the young men Of the pre-
sent ar, Ia Tx about ministers; that's the regu-
lar cant /; nothing IS eloquent or great enough
for our would. Ee-s'nart young men. 1t an an
gel from heaven " ere to come down and preach
l suppose you would Critcse HIM. Your mo-
ther ought to have laugh yoG better, SIR, than
to speak sllghtingly OF the dvln3s. ia have
done 1t, If had been your mother. bi!ch oil
BIRCH oil, sir, Is the thing that ls wanted IN The
education of these times"
"Really, ma'am,' | replied, with great hu.
mlity, " / had no notion of disparaglng Mr..
Mllburn, or of limiting the slightest disrespect
towards the Christian ministry"
"Oh, no; of course you hadn't"
Alter moment she resumed, i" | suppose you
mean to study law!'
No"
MediciDe!"
mo"
"Ah, you are going to be'a planter and not
professional man F"
"I am sort of professional man now"
"You a professional mani should like to
know what profession you belong to"
81 am preacher, a'am."
"a preacher!" she exclaimed with un-
feigned surprise; "do you belong to any
church !"
"Yes."
"TO what church,"
TO the Methodist"
"Oh, | beg your PARDON" she said 81
thought from your appearance you must be one
Of the Comeouters. We are Just from Boston,
where we've been visiting our friends; and
they're dreadful lot of people, that wear long
hair and look veay trOwny, aud are called Co.
meouters. | don't know where they come
from, but can guess where they're going to.
thought you must be one Of them" Then, be-
thinking herself, she repeated, "To the Me
thodist church | see how ii is. Young man"
shc proceeded with great solemnity' envy and
jealousy are the meanest passions that rankle
IN the human bosom, and | am afraid that no.
thing is more common than for young ministers
to have such feelings towards their elders and
their betters. Let me warn you against indul-
glng that, for it looks 10 me very much as if
you had such feelings towards the gentleman
Of whom we have been speaking. You are Just
beginning lte get rid Of them, or they will
ruin you"
IL am very much obliged to you for your
goud advice, but really am not aware that
am the victim of these bad passions, and Mr..
MIlburn is the last man in the world Of whom
would be jealous or envious."
"YOu may think So but oh the heart is
decetiul and desperately wicked" She then
went OH in more choeral tone. " May take
The liberty OF asking your nsme!"
Certainly, madam; my name is Millhurn
81" she said, "any relation 10 the gentle.
man of whom we have been speaking !"
ITO tell you the truth, am not aware that
there is any other person of that name in Mont
gomery."
Are you the pastor of a Methodist churcl
there!"
"l am; and you must allow me 10 thanl
you for the manner in which you have defended
me from myself"
Soon after we reached Greensborough
wkere we went our several ways, and saw
them no more.
LARGE FAMILY.-A correspondent says tha
there is family residing 10 the upper dislric
of fQusen AIMS county, which, in point of mem
+ bership has seldom had a parallel. The "ol
) man" of all is in his 10Th year, and his wife i
e her 77th. They have lived together on tn
: same farm, for SO years, and have always en-
j ioyed the best OF health. During this tim
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