Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-12-29
much mistaken. He was too shrewd for


them.
'If they think they're going to get
their burdens off onto my shoulders they
are mistaken. 1 pay my subscription
punctually that's all Iagreed to do; as
TO the rest, it's not my business"
If a subscription was up for any char
liable object. Jedediah wasVery acute in
finding out that it was none of his busi-
ness.
"Subscribe to town library? No;
what do want of a town library am
able to buy all the books ] want, and pre-
fer to read my own books" f"
but, Mr.. Pettisol, think how many
Of your neighbors are not. and what al
excellent thing for them ii would be :"
"Well, let them get it, it's none of my
business, I'm sure; we've more books
than we can read now"
Mr.. Pettissl, we called to see if you
would subscribe fol a furnace for the
church. "
mo. What's the use of a furnace ?
The stove keeps us comfortable enough" "
Your pew'and two or three about II,
are comfortable but the galleries, where
the poorer people sit, and the pews by
the door-in short, half the pews in the
house are very uncomfortable.
Now, Mr.. PettisOl was very orthodox
man, and believed devoutly every one of
the five points of Calvanism and he
could set any young minister right, IN a
twinkling, that blundered en- them. He
kept an austere watch on his new pastor,
Mr., Service, whom he suspected. some
how. of not having precisely the good
old ways, Il don't hear you preaeh the
strong old points," would say; Divine
sovereignty and election" and the min
lister smiled in a manner that Mr.. Petit
sol wondered al.
"Dld you ever hear of this doctrine,
Mr.. PettisOl! Look not every man on
his own things, but every man on the
things of others"
"That isn't doctrine y said Mr.. Pet
tisol "it's declaration of the Bible"
why isn't it doctrine 2" said Mr..
and left him.
Mr.. Pittisol felt for some time that
dull, confused sensation in his brain that
is produced by new idea fumbling at
the rusty lock of a very old door. He
had supposed himself primed in all the
ins and outs of doctrine; and in all this
time nobody had ever said such a singu-
lar thing to him as this. 1t confuse him,
and he put it out of his head, The min
ister was young and modest; he suppOs
ID he had dropped seed which he hoped
would germinate-he did not make al
Iowance for that flock of domestic fowls
called old preiudiess, who make it their
business to gobble up all such seeds
When be thought the seed had germina-
led he called on Jedediah, to open case
which lay heavily on his mind, and in
which no one in his parish was better
lble to give him material aid.
There had recently been factory es-
in distant part of his parish,
which had b-onght into ths place large
population of young lads and girls, who,
as often happens in such cases, seemed
70 be under very Indifferent moral infu-
snces. Sunday was perfect carnival of
al seemly proceedings. The boys ma
-auded through the fields, robbed orch
ards and melon patches, and the girls,
haunting in gay dresses and laughing
oudly, were often seen in certain dubi-
ms cofee-houses, which had sprung up
ike mushrooms in the neighborhood of
he factory Mr.. Service, with two or
hree energetic, self-denying men and
women of his parish, had ventured into
his region and sci up Sabbath School
md succeeded in producing some interest
u bettor things.
That morning, al table, Mr.. Service
said TO bis wife. If l only were rich.
now, know what l would do I'd put
up a neat little hall for our Sunday
school, and have library in it, and
,euld draw II ever so many 1t might
become 1he uuclues of a church as well
as serve for the use Of a Sunday-schOcl.
We'll, let's get up a subscription for
said his wife, "there's Deacon Pet
.isOi owns the land, perhaps he'll give
Us that"
II doubt it," said Dir. service.
80, yes; only go and talk TO him-tell
him all about it-he can't refuse"
So that evening Mr.. Service called at
edr. Pettisol's, and was cordially receE-
ed some fine pears and grapes were
offered to HIM in the best front parior,
aud Mrs. Pettisol and MIR. PetusOl were
delighted 10 SEQ him.
He told his story.