The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-01-08


Come said Sharp, whose hilly farm was
suffering severely, I'VE want rain. You
remember your promise
Certainly returned MIR Surely 'If you
will call a meeting of the parish, will be
with them this evening"
With this the applicants were perfectly
satisfied, and forthwith FASTENED TO call The
flock together.
Now you'll see the hour OF your disgrace !.
said Mrs Surely, after the visitors had gone.
'oh, am SO sorry that you ever under-
! took 10 deceive them so ,
Il did moi deceive them'
Yes, you surely did,
'We shall see'
so we shell see,; added the LADY.
The hour Of the meeting came around.
/ and Parson Surely met his people at the
church. They were all there, some anxious.
the remainder curious.
Now, my friends, said the pastor, rising
upon the platform, 4 have come 10 hear
your request. What is it.
we want rain,' bIunily spoke farmer
Sharp and you know you promised TO give
it 10 u.s.
"Ay-rain-ran,' repeated half dozen
voices.
very well Now. when do you want to
have itp
Tonight Lei it rain all night long said
Sharp, TO which several others Immediately
assented
NO, no, not TO night cried deacon Smith.
4 have six or seven ions Of well made hay
in The field, and would not have it wet
for anything
so have | hay out added MIR. Peck
We won't haze rain 10 night
Then lei it be 10 morrow
III will take me all day to morrow TO ge.
my hay in said Smith.
Thus the objections came up for the two
succeeding days. and at length, by way of
compromiss, Mr. Sharp proposed that they
should have rain in just four days.
For said he by that time all the hay
which is pow cut can be got in, aud we
need not cut any
Stop stop, uttered Mrs. Sharp. pulling
her worhy husband by the sleeve That
is the day we have sci 10 go 10 Snowhil.-
Il mnslni rain :hen'
This was law for Sharp, so he proposed
that The rain should come in one week, and
then sat dowa
Butihis would not do &c we can't have
rain before then, we'd better not have il
at all, said they.
In short, the meeting resulted in Just no
concluson at all, for the good people found
IL utterly impossible TO agree upon a time
when il should rain.
Until you can make up your minds on
this point said the pastor, as he was about
leaving the church, we must all trust in
The Lord And after This the people fol-
loved him from the church
Both Deacon Smith and Mr. Peck got
tleir hay safely in, but on the very day Mr..
Sharp was to have started for SnowhilI it
began 10 rain in good earnest MIR. Sharp
lost his visit, but he met his disappointment
with good grace, for his crops smiled al the
rain.
Ere another month had passed by, anoth.
sr meeting was called for a retition for
rain, but with the same resuIt as before
Many of the people had their muck 10 dig,
and rain would prevent them Some want
ed II neutrality-suspicious. in one, some in
wo, and some in three days; while other
wanted 10 put il off longer
So Mr.. Surely had no occasion to call for
-ain.
One year rolled by, and up to that time
he people of FaIlowdale had never once
been able to agree upon the exact kind of
weather they would have, and the result
vas that they began 10 open their eyes to
he fact That this world would be a strange
2iace if IFS inhabitants should govern ii.
On the last Sabbath in the frs, year of
Mr. Surely's settlement at FalIowdale, he
offered 10 break up his connection with the
parish, but the people would not listen TO
I. They had become attached TO him and
he meeting, and they wished him 10 stay.
Blu, can no longer rest under our for.
ner contract with regard 10 the weather.
aid the pastor.
Nor do we wish you to- returned Sharp
Only preach to us, and teach Us and our
hiIdren how 10 live, and help ps1o be So
iai, contenied and happy Il
And added the pastor. while tear of ]
ride stood in his eye, as he looked for an
nstan: into the lace of his now happy wife,
.llihings above our proper spheres we will
cave with God, for He dOsth aEtkings wel'
A WocDEs MorHER.-We have heard
wooden nulmegs, wooden hams, horn :