The Shasta courier., 1864-02-06


An EccsvrRie iNrlDAL.-A correspondent
Of The Northwestern Advocate says that the
following quaint anecdo;e was related to him
by al itinerant of the Ohio Annual Confer
ence:
| was sent, said he, to Galipolis Circuit.
and having -ulhlled the labors of the Sab
bath IN an autumnal evening, was invited by
an lntidal to 90 home with him. ! accepted,
most cheerfully, and was treated with affa :
bic courtesy and the respect due to a minister
OF the Gospel OF Jesus Christ. In the morn
ing, "a took my leave, my infdei f I'd
invited me to cali on him whenever it should
suit my convenience. This | generally did
as came TO this during the year As the
year neared its closed, | thought | would
call and offer paym to my host, lest he
should charge me, and through me minis
generally. with NEGLECT in paying Just dues
c. He'd o my ill. He brought forth his
book, where was charged in mercantile style
for BOARD, horse keeping, &c, sums amour
ting to fifteen or twenty dollars. | was
amazed told him | could not pay him nov
but when came again. before left the cir
cult, | would cancel the debt. But stop.
US see what is on The other side He then
produced an amazing credit # one dollar for
every sermon had p cached in that place
during the year, whether he was present or
absent; a sixpence for every blessing asked
at his table; and shilling for every prayer
! offered in the family, save one. when knelt
on one foot and knee-its credit was ii six
pence. The aggregate of credit surpassed the
debt some three or four dollars, which he i'm
mediately y produced, passed over to me, and
we parted in mutual friendship and love-
Sc THING PERMAMEMr.-fhe kncke erbock
er Magazine Is responsible for the following !:
One pleasant Sunday, in Glasgow, "a stalwart
Highiandman entered "a Drug Store, or apoth
ecary shop, and said
Haveye any spirits or alcohol? rfhe shops
are closed and | canna get quagih o Glen
llya. or lslap. I'm thirsty. Gamma We gi
me wee drap o somethin' warming?
1t really seemed a hard ease; and the good
hearted apothecary helped him to what he sup.
posed TO be an uncommonly stiff horn of pure
spirits Of alcohol
The man, who drank it off, gave one wild
LOOK, then spread his Two hands suddenly over
the abdominal portions Of his person, and
immediately vacated the premises.
The apothecary was startled What was
the matter? lie took down the vessel from
which he had poured the devouring fluid and
found that he had given the man IN mistak Ike
Il bumper of aquat~rtls He was alffrlght.
ened to death. The man had left his hat be
hind hlm, and the apothecary, bareheaded
rushed ont with 1t in his hand, his hair fly
lag III tue wind. and made hot pursuit after
the fugitive. But he was hopelessly gone.
" hat life the poor fellow lived for three
months lie was afraid 10 open the daily
newspa pers lest he should zee recorded tue
mys erous and melancholy death OF his vic
tim in the public streets. AT length howev-
his fears died away. Nothing was heard
of the missing sufferer until about six months
from tue event, when one Sunday morning.
who should walk in but the individual him.
self
Have you got, said he to the astonished
apothecary, any more of that liquor you sold
me the last time | WAS here If you have,
gi, Q me horn. never tasted any thing like
it. 1t went right to the spot Why it lasted
a f,rtnightl No reduction about that fluid ?
But the apothec>ry contented himself this
time, by giving his returned customer a glass
Of pure spirits, and his old hat he had LETT the
ime before.