Nebraska advertiser., 1865-06-08
SPEAKING MS MiND.

Old Deacon Hobhouse had habi, Of
frequently thinking. aloud Especially it
any matter troubled him. be had to talk
1t over with himself before his peace Of
mind could be restored. One day he was
alone in his barn. picking hay from the
scaGold to the now, When his neigobor
Stevens went t. foa him. Stevens heard
a voice and listened It was the Deaon
talking 10 HIMSELF He was condemniDg
in the strongest terms the extFyagaLce Of
the minister's wife
"she sels-a worse example than Sa-
tan p exclaimed The Deacon, by way of
climax.
And having freed his mind, he was
/ preparing to come down from the loft.
when Steayens guided out of the barnard
/ came in again just as the Deacon landed
on the floor.
:" How dye DO, Deacon 2" cried Ste
vens. Il want to borrow your half bushel
an hour or two"
30, sartin, sartin," said the Deacon.
The masure was put into neighbor''s
hands, and he departed.
Ii was peaceful cOmmuniiy,lhe minis.
ter's wife was an excellent woman. not
withs,andirg her love for finery; and Dea-
con Hobhouse was of all men the least
disposed TO make trouble in The society
Herce the sensation which was produced
when the report circulated that he had
used almost blasphemous language in
speaking of that amiable lady. The
sweetest tempered woman would not like
10 hear Of a grave and influential Deacon
declaring that she "setsa worse example
than Satanr' The minister's wife, whose
ear was in due time reached by The report
felt in a high degree incensed. and sent
her husband to deal with the honest old
man.
The latter was astonished when told Of
the charge against hun.
II never said g ]" he sOlemnIy aver.
red.
'You are quite positive that you never
did e. said the minister.
"Heaven knows It's false az false
can be !" exclaimed the Deacon. What.
ever thoughts may have had about your
wife's extrayagance and / am now free
TO say do think she has set our wives
and daughters arunning aftr new bon
nets-and shawls, and such vanities-
whatever thoughts I've had, though, I've
kept 'em 10 myself never mentioned
'em to a living soul, never ;"
The good mans earnestness quite con
vinced the minister that he had been fall
sely reported. 1t was therefore neces-
sary to dig TO the root of the scandal
Mrs. Brown, who told the minister's
wife. bad heard Mrs. Jones say, that Mr..
Adams said that Deacon Hobhouze said
so; and Mr.. Adams, being applied to.
stated that he had The report from S,ev.
ems, who said that he heard The Deacon
say so. Stevens was accordingly brought
up for examination, and confronted with
the Deacon. e..
ais an outrageous falsehOod :" said
the Deacon. You know, Stevens, /
never opened my lips to you on The sub
iect-nor to any other man"
81 heard you say" remarked Stevens,
cody, 'thal the minister's wife set a
worse example than Satan; and can
take my oath of it,"
"When?' Where 90 demanded the
excited Deacon.
GvIn your barn, replied Stevens. when
went to borrow your half-bushel."
"There never was su;b lie, Stevens
Stevens. . said the quivering Deacon
''you know"
..Wail till explain" interrupted Ste
vens. Il was on tie barn aoor, you
were up on the scafold, pitching hay
talking to yourself. thought it too
good to keep so, just for the joke, / told
what heard you say"
The Deacon scratched his head, looked
humbled, and admitted that he might in
that way have used the language attrib-
uted to him. To avoid trouble in the soci.
ely, he afterwards went to apologize 10
the minister's wife.
You must consider" raid he. that !
was talking to myself and when I talk
to myself. am apt to speak ms mind
very freely"
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