The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-08

who tried to enrich the "MethOdiat rabb.e'
at his matters expense. This was too
much Cor inNa who for upwards Of TWEEN
ty.two years had served his mastor day
AID night Ns an honest and faithful servant,
changing his masters humble cottage into
a palace, HE acanty dinheS into u banquet,
and his empty cellar into q store house
of tho choicest wines. Indignation loosen.
cd his tongue. lie told Mr.. kolluan ia
civil decided tone. truths which made that
mans bad conscience rebound. aud his
knees tremblo as reed. Spoechlcss from
shanIo aud wrath this cowardlY man stole
himself away. But that Same evening
Peter received intinatiou from him in writ.
ing that ho was not to return 10 tho works
any moro--that no was dismissed at once
and forever Next morning Mr.. Doronbos
was alarmed beyond description, for, in
stead ot tho expected goods, he received "a
summons for payment within eight days.
The impression which Peters mistor
tune produced upon tho ncighbors and
work people was very various. Many who,
though disappearing his "cxtravagant re-
ligious opinions" liked him OH account Of
his manly and honest character, cordially
Wttcd him; while others reioiced that
;hat man "who doomed himself better than
other people, aud expected private chair
in hcavcn,' at lcngth had got "a cold bath
60 cool his hot Imagination"
"Ot course. said AIr. David TwinNebauk
the grocer, TO Mrs. Snatcrwcll, who came
for a haltpcmuy worth of mustard and halt
an hours lcngth OF gossip; "of course,
manm, nothing short OF that woull bo the
end of it, | am not u prophet, you know,
hut this much could tprcsco, whom look.
"a. al my lao trf 10
that with Peter Rrends | always knew
Mr.. holman as man of order an rule. |
have for years supplied coileo and chicory
to his workpooplc, and he never failed to
pay my account every Saturday. umlcr-
! stand that man like that cannot in the
! long run permit such nuisance to cnntin.
ue i'll his premises rs playing ut church ip
his storo-rooms, or singing psalms over u
heap of feathers. Everything must have
| its place, and there must ho a place for
( cvcrything, according to my opinion ma am
and think am right; don't you thiuk so,
ma am?"
"ro be sure Mrs Suatcrwoll would
J reply; "to bo sure, Mr.. Twmkclbani
| You have a wonderful talent for seeing
things in the right light,sbG. Those pco-
| pie always havo their mouth full OF the
Lord their Cod, and of conversion. and
all that sort Of thing. which such simple
people "a myself and others know moth,
ing about won't have you think. sir
that don care ior religion. | was brought
I ~ IN AN early way, you nuSt know. My
father Was u Respectable mtl. ul my
! mother was dcccut woman, such ms there
are hut few of nowadays, sir They al
ways got mo to say tho Lords Prayer be.
fore went to bed. had also to repeat
the Ten Commandments cvery Sunday at
tornoon, So you see | ann quite as well
taught rs anybody else, that everything
OF course. must como from tho highest
Being in heaven. But such people as
Barcuds and his friends think that we arc
only fit for fuel; and as for themselves
they think that oven if the devil would
rain tiro upon them, the Almighty wonlt
turn it to water before it reached thcii
heads. Now, what want to see is, iC tha
is true. Mr.. Barcnds has got into Il no
fire now. Whether tho devil has kindlcd
it, or somebody else, won't say. but an
told than he has already carried nearly al
his furniture to tho Jews, and his clothes
10 the pawnhrokcr s; and If matters do mo-
change soon, woll DO seeing him toinl
about with a barrel organ before him, aud
his wife hehlud him, singing psalms, with
one eye turned upwards to hoavcu, and
the other turned dOwnwards to people
pockets"
SO much for the gossip in the shops and
at the doors of the houses where tho talk
atve women used to group like the street
dogs round 4 bone. There was some per
ccntsge oi truth in this lump of ISLANDER und
talebcarn@. Peter, indeed, had been CON
! PEELED once or twice to sell q piece OF fur
nj ha L.. a,
this predicament, had he followed up the
advice which some OF his neighbors gave
him. Some wanted him TO cmvas the
richest customers OF his late master, 10 per,
suade them to favour him with their or
ders in private way. Others suggested
that he might apply TO some capitalists to
start an opposition bedding manulactory
Petor declined every such proposal "My
friends" he would say, i am taught 10
love my enemies. But feel | could not
follow up your advice without hating
! Mr.. kolman.'
The making of beds and mattresses be.
| ing the only trade ho was acquainted with,
Peter bcgantO tako TO that business as far
as his means permitted. While lie clean
od the fathers and the hair, his wife scwed
the ticking, and thus they were enabled
to sell bcds and mattresses from their win.
dow at Il molcrate price. Their profit.
however, was, very smalI--far less thar
WAS required to live comfortably upon.
Meanwhile, Mrs. harends continued to con.
duet her sowing'school at the ioiners and
MIR. Stallmm's evening meetings werc not
less crowded than before.
Thus matters continued for a couple of
yeals. Mr.. Kolman was quite sure he had
gained the day; Nh TwHhelhand boasted
Of his correct prophecy; and Mrs. Snatcr-
well. taking for granted that the fro was
not turucd TO water, loaltcd ont for the
talrel.Organ and the psam-singing. ln-
decd, but for the patcrral care of loving
God, poor Peter aud his wife would have
come to something like that, They often
ate potatoes on one day, aud potatoe skins
ON The next Sometimes they went to bed
without supper; sometimes they com
mcnced their days labor without break.
fast Yet things werc never so bad as To
compel them TO call III tho assistance Of
other people. Ii is true Mrs. Barcnus of.
ten found silver coin OH the book shelf.
wondering how it got there; and often,
when entering her little Kitchen, she was
surprised TO discover heap at potatoes
or apples or "A little bag OF coffee in tho
chimney corner; aud il struck her that she
always found those objects after visit Of
Jane Molhng. Her husband protested his
Innocence IN tho matter by declaring [ al
he never had asked anything irun Jane or |
anybody else; and as 10 herself, sho was
conscious Of hOr having told her wants Ia |
none but her invisible Friond in heaven. |