The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-12-01
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I "NssS "~&o0 yVV ~ yVnuoiS Wtsu sAS suAs
Of Rlaes before each Of the. front windows
the great sugar naples in the grassy yard
the light neat picket ferces; che Urge BARI
so perfectly built, so trinity kept, and sur
rounded BY tie iHssssl tended .acrea d The rich
est faFm Of the -neighborhood. Jedd ediat
WIS feputsd alsnug. safe man-an excellen,
mansger ,of money-lof whiehsho had laid By
an untold store, how much it was difficult t.
| siYs bnt s,theteT vas ssfdsw, dry smile
which curled bic hard festures when the. in
qnIy WAS madsg Shat I 9stimnlsted the. .imaei
nation of the aqestioner more than the, men.
ton Of any dennfS sum. Jeddediah was an
sxcellent householder inail -psrtaining,to hi
own. Hisswifs lacked for. nothing rustlsd
- church ip,the stjffest Of silks. and heayies'
tf Atins, wcre an India shawl, and got 'hei
kbonuess quarterly from New York, 10 the
great sdiHcation .nf Miss Pewit, the country
milliper, and Of All her rural neighbors., All
Jeddsdiah's sons and daughters walked in
brightness, and lived on the fat of the land;
they vent to the bess schools, wore the best
clothes, ateFthe best things. and were report
ed to do everything in the best way. He
rubbed his hands a be looked around on his
rising race. He fiatterel himself there were
no 'such children goihgs He took csre Of
them they wese'his, and Jeddediah always
took care Of his own things. Whatever was
his, though but tthe breath and thickness
[ef hair, WAS bis, and was .sttedded 70 with
microscopic nicely. s'lfis qa raee. $50 s7ots
But to al that was not his, to everybody
not BIS own, 70 every ms's cares, wants,
outside the circle Of his own, Jeddediah had
ons short golden sg & saying: : ''lss ooas Of my
business. Pa IYfEH.g aE
Jeddedish NJ > proper, schurch-goiag g
man-nay, church member, and, being .
Church msnbes. kis tSwnsmen thought hs
least they could do for man Of such % B.
sxnSs md admirlbis management was ia
make him . deacon. They hoped thereby, ia
measure, to bring the affairs Of the church
into the charmed circle which he called his
own. They were much mistaken. He was
too shrewd for them. .'If thsy think they're
going to get their burdens off on to my shoul.
'deas, they are mistaken. / p ay my sub
scription punctusily; that's all I agreed tc
do; as to the rest. it's not my business"
Tfa subscripticn was up for any charits.
bic object, Jstldediah was very acuts in fnd-
ing out that 4 was none Of his business.
Subscribe to = town library am able
e buy sll the books ! want and prefer to
read my own books" 81 &. .lis5 ,sa
"But Mr. Pettisol. think how many Of
your neighbors are not, and what an excel
lent thing for them Il woald be!'
well. let them get 1t, it's mono ofmy
business, I'm sure; we've more books than
we can, ever read. now" ~.tHTT4 II
'"Mr. Pettisol, we called TO see II you
would Subscribe for furnace for the
church."gf 4nA se41r4
"No. What's the use Of 4 furnaceS The
stove keeps US comfortable enough"
"Your pew and two or three about it,are
comfortable, but ;.the galleries, whore the
poorer people. Ind, the pewsby the door
in short, half the pews In the house are very
uncomfortable" N cr. .agsa
"Weli, let them, that find Il 80 subscribe.
I don't; so rs none Of my business"
Now Mr.. Pettisol WAS > vary orthodox
man! and believed 'devoutly every one Of the
Ave points OF Calvapism; and he could set
any young minister right in 1 twinklingthat
biplSersd onl tbem Hs kept sp' austere
watch on his new pastor, Mr.. Service. whom
[eesgasetsa lsepalAlqwS S6 qOt qb'Yq,g having pre-
yen preach the strong old points" he would
say; aDivine sovereignty ard election; !" and
The minister smiled in 4 msnner that Mr..
Pettisct wondered st. 4, s .'.eh,s a
r. "Did ryouevess heasrof this doctrine, Mr..
PstisaIE Look hotlsysrly1 man i qn his. own
things but every man on tho things Of 9TH
era. ".sassor nagts.Yv
That hn's 4 dcctr,ness = said Mr.. Pettisol;
f1iss = deesaratien Of the Bibis."
!. aWhy ianti Il a.dostsine y, .said .Nr. Ser.
|yioe. and st No., >. ms, 2 lr'sssei @ sag-.
e Mr. Psssisol felt for seme time thst dull,
ccafaset sensation in h,ss brain that is pro.
td,osd lby q now idea fumb!ipg at the rusty
lock Of : very Old door, he h,d BEEN e the
sacrameot punctuaily every two months for
s'tfN H9fl' HsshaA 5upMasl htnsslqi
sfsnsd Ia al he ips sand outs OF doctrine
and in sll this time nobody bad ever said
sach ! singular thing % him ~ this. II con:
fused him. and hSpdt \ ont AZ tIis hsad.-
The ninistsr ~ yDang ead ulodess ; hs
spppssed hs led dseppsd sssed which be
hoped would gasniilnAts -he did Dot make
allowaass. sor, th4t dosk II domestic fowls
calsd old prjudicss, who make II thsir bus
iness iasAatiy 10 eobbls up oil such seeds.
When, be thought Tho sssd had germinated
he calledDr ysddsdiah, % open ease which
lay heavily on. his mind, and In which ne
ons h his parish VA better able 70 give him
material atd. 81 saa eo.aszat -sasss ase
r. .Thsrs hadrrsceatlyi been factory estAb'
Ilished 10 : distant pert Of his parish, which
had brkasht into ~ phre n large poppla.
/ ton Of young lads and girls. who, - often
fhtpp psh3 Is suctp 6lae. seemed y b unde.
very indiabssat uossi. influences. Sunday
|mesA psfct carnival - ansssgnly procsed'
Tihsl T&s bcyt aiasidsd dthroosh the fields
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