M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-03-07
mis&llantuas'
The Church and the TaV.
ern.
BY LAURIE TODD.

BY LAURIE IODD'
In the year seventeen hundred and
ninetythree, when Louis the Sixteenth
was beheaded, and tie French revOlu-
ton was in full blast, wasa through.
going radical. With seventeen n more
Ot oui club, | was marched under a
guard of the kings officers, and lsdg.
cd in Edinburgh Jail. After sum
mary hearing, got liberty to Danish
myself, and accordingly | took passage
in the good ship Providence, and
landed at New York in June, 1894.
| was then in my twenty second year.
When the ship cast off from the
wharf in Scotland, and swung round
with the breeze, my father stood upon
the shore. He waved n last a2ieu,
and exclaimed, "Remember the sab
bath day" Iarrived at New York
on a Saturday, and, the next day be.
ing the Sabbath, at nine o'clock, q,
NJ ;, three young men Of our company
called at my lodgings.
"Where are Won going to.dayP
they inquired.
ITO the church," | replied.
eve have been ten weeks at sea;
our health requires exercise. Let us
walk out to-day, and go to church next
Sabbath" they replied.
Said |, "you can go where youpleaS'
but Pll 20 to church; the last words
heard from my father were, 'Remembe,
the Sabbath day. and, had Ino respec
for Fourth Commandment, have no
yet forgotten his last advice"
They went to the fields; went II
the curch; they spent foty or fifty cenI
in the tavcrnr | put one penney bill
in the plate, at the mering, aftarnoo I
and night service; total, threepence
They continued going into the
country, and in process Of time the
landlady's daughter, and the landlady'
niece would join their company.
Then each couple hired gig, at two
dollars day; wine, cake and Ice cream
on the road, fifty cents each; dine a
Jamaica, one dollar each. They 20
home at eight o'clock, P. NJ, hal
drunk, and having been caught in {
thunder shower, their coats, hats, anC
mantles, were damaged fifty per cent
They rose the next morning at nir'
o'clock, A. M, with sore heads, sor'
hearts, muddy boots,and an angry con
science, besides twelve dollars lighte,
than when they started. went t.
church, rose at five o'clock, A. M
head sound, heart light, bones refresh
ed, conscience quiet, and commenced
the labors of the week in peace anC
plenty. They were all mechanics
some of them could earn twelve dol
lars a week. Ny business, that of (
wrought nail maker, was poor; tn
cut nail machines had just got int
operation, which cut down my wage
to a shaving. With close application
| could only earn five dollars and fift,
cents per week. Never mind, at tn
end Of the year, my Sabbath riding
ship.nates, had fine coats, fine hats
powdered heads, and ruf1sd shirts
but Ihad one Hundred dollars pileC
in one corner Of my chest. Havinj
lived fast they died early. Nearl
forty winters are past, and forty sum
mers ended, since the last was laid il
the Potters, on some other field; Will
|, having received from my maker
good constitution, (and common sens
to take care of it) Pm as sound il
mind, body and spirit, as | was o.
this day ffty-six years ago, when frs
! set my foot on shore at Goyerneur'
Wharf, New York. Besides, it's
iactEl lfor which roy family can vouch,
| have beenpnly one day confined t
the house by sickness, during all tina
period.
Now, Mr.. Printer, l dare say yor
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