The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-06-29
UNcLx JANIS AND ms NKieasoRs.

+ CNCLS JANIS AND MS NKIGssDoRs.-
Not many years since = person from the
LAM. OF steady habits" strayed into the
region of Princes Bay, and parchssed
fine residence near the WATER Eewas
enthusiastically sustere. penurious, and
uunei ghborly, his lSnsis were so situated
that the oyestcr men had to rs As ACROSS
, them TO reaeh their boats, for which he
exacted toll from each man. he had con
troll over the waters Of the creek where
it was necessary they should plan; them
TO fat or TO freshen: for this privalege
each man was 70 pay so much or forego
the privilege. The exactntg spr;t Of the
f, man soon excited the hatred of the
oyster men, they turned the tables on
him. and annoyed him in every way their
ingenuity could invent. On returning
al night from town; he would often fnd
the draw of the bridge swung aside, or
something the matter with the gait so
that he could not get in. In word Mr..
lite Barriacle Was finally obliged to sell
ont and leave. to get rid of his own pet
tishness and the ishbsrality he had Incl
ted to retaliation
This place was purchased by n kindly
old gentlemop, whom we cal--as every
F
been long and familiar with seafaring
life and he knew the character Of she
men with whom he had To- deal He
was not long settled in the place before
delegation OF oyster men waited upon
him; he received them as one neighbor
should another. in friendly manner.
They had called TO say that they wished
to lay their oysters in his creek, and
wished TO know how much he would
charge them for the privilege.
Il wish to be neighborly, and 70 have
good neighbors around me-, said Cnclo
James, s.and l shall not disagree with
You. Plant your oysters there, and
welcome, and give me what you think IL
worth
But said they, "we should like 10
pass your land, from your house to the
shore; il is nearer What shall we pay
you?
put the bars up as yon go along. and
when You see the cattle in drive 'em out.
said Uncle James, that's all ] ask"
They took drink of apple jack and
parted. From time to time bushel of the
finest oysters would be set down at Uncle
Jamess door, and he would hardly know
who committed the depreciation. The
year passed away, and there was no com
plaint to make Of any unnai0hborly con-
duet on either side. They met for a
settlement at Uncle Jamess house, the
apple jack was brought o4at, and they all
took smile, after which the question was
again put bv the oyster men,
''How much shall we pay you, Uncle
James. for the nse of the creek p
If it has been any benefit to you,
replied the old man, you can give me
what Won can afford = Es# - -sstff
One put down ten dollars, another
twcnty-some more, some less--tiil
nearly five hundred dollars were volun-
taIily paid, which was more than double
the sum which Tite Barnacle extortcd
10y meanness from the same men.
BREAD BETTER THAN THE BIBLE.-Ali
applications of the Gospel in the way of
mercy and relief tend also to create II
bencfcient influence. a loaf of bread
is sometimes better than Bible. Now,
suppose that sentence will be caught
up and misconstrued. Some letter writer
will stick it into letter. and some news
paper will get hold of it and publish it,
and il will go racketing through America
and England that Mr.. Beecher said that
a Loaf of bread was better than Bible,
W ell, l did say it, and am going to hold
to it. But If any man makes any
misrepresentation about it, it shall be his
fault not mine. What is it that mean?
1t is this: that there are some men who
are in such condition that if you were
TO offer a Bible they would not under
stand it nor appreciate it, but wonld re-
jeci it. But if you go to men that are
III distress and give them relief, you
will touch their hearts and win their con-
t<. 1or nd
the Bible. / do not mean, then, that
loaf of bread is inerinsically better
gift than the Bible. I mean that often
vou must do what your master did, who
both releayed the body and the soul
He commanded the multitude 10 sit on
me green grass, and he broke bread to
.hem and they ate with satisfaction and
wonder; and then they received On full
many blessed truth that they
3 ould have rejected on empty ones.
A nd in cities, if you would succeed in
preaching the Gospel To the extremely
Door, you must prepare your way by
works Of charity and mercy. All appli-
cations of religion to relax the severity
,f business, and secure to laboring men
air wages, and a due proportion Of their
ime; all efforts that tend TO make citi-
ems out of men. and not machines
hese are premonitory symptoms, pre-
,aratory steps Of preaching the Gospel.
Md that Church which shows the most
ractical sympathy for the poor, and
eeks most to improve their outward
and Is most earnest in carry
1g out the principles of justice and
amanity in secular relations, will be the
est listened TO when 1t comes TO preach
le doctrines without which the soul
-ould starve.-EH II. Ward Beecher.