Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-09-07

between his eyes which laid that person
st full lehgth upon the ground with the
Testament Of Thomas Paine beside him.
The Rev. Mr.. StubbIeworth with the
tact Of a eonnisseur ia such matters did
not wait for his adversary to rise, but
mounted him with the quickness Of cat
and bestowed his blows with a bounteous
hand on the stomach and face Of the
blacksmith, continuing bis song whore he
had left il Oft on his arrival at the smithy
-" Tongue cannot express the sweet comfort and
peace,
OF q soul IN its earliest love"
Until Mr.. Forgeron from having expert
enced first love or some other sensation
equally new to him, responded Justify,
nough, nough, nougb take him off; but
unfortunately there was no one by to per-
form that kind office except the old roam,
and he munehed bunch of grass and
looked on as quietly as if his master
was happy at a camp meeting.
Now there are three things" said
Mr.. Stabbleworth, you must promise
me, before let you up"
What are they" asked Forgeron
eagerly.
"The first is, that you never molest a
Methodist preacher again" Here Ned +
pride arose and he hesitated, and the
Rev. gentleman with the usual benign
smile on his face, renewed his blows
and sung
81 rode on the sky fully justified,
And the moon was under nv feet"
This Oriental language overcame the
blacksmith Such bold figures or some
thing else caused him to sing out, i" Well
I'll do it, III do it.
You are getting on very well, saint
Il think I can make decent man oi
you yet, and perhaps a Christian Ned
granted.
The second thing I require Of you i.
|. to 90 to PumPkinsviIle creek meeting.
house and hear me preach Tomorrow
Ned attempted to stammer some ex
cuse-, I-f-tbat is" When tht
divine resumed his devotional hymn auc
kept time with the music, striking hin
/ over the face with the feshy part of hi:
hand
80 lIy soul mounted higher on chariot Of FIRE
Nor did envy Elijah his seat"
Ned's promise of punctuality causet
/ the parson's exercise to cease, and tn,
words, redolent OF gorgeous imagery
died away in echoes from the adjacen
crags.
Now the third and last demand
make Of you is peremptory." Ned wa
all attention to know what was comm.
next "You are to promise to seek reli
gion night and day until you obtain It a
the hands of a merciful Redeemer." Tht
fallen man looked at the declining sun
then at the parson, and knew not wha
to say, when the latter individual begar
to raise his voice in song once more, an,
Ned knew what would come next.
"Pll do my best said he, in an hum
ble voice.
Well, that's a man, 3Ir. Stubble
worth said. "Now get up and 60 dow.
to the spring and wash your face, an.
shake the dust from your clothes; tea
up Mr.. Paine's testament and turn you
thoughts on high"
Ned arose with feelings he had neve
experienced before and went to obey th
sanitary injunction Of the preacher, whe
/ that gentleman mounted his horse, too
/ Ned by the hand and said Good even
ing, Dir. Forgeron, I'll look for you tc
fnorrow = and off he rode with the sam
imPerturbable countenance singing s
loud as to scare the eagles from thei
eyrie in the overhanging rocks.
Wen, thought Ned, this is nice bus
J ness. What would people say Il the
knew Edward Forgeron was whippe
before his own door by q -Hefhodi
preacher, too. But bis musings weE
more in sorrow than in anger.