Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-02-12

quiry, Of grief, of holy indignation, of exhorta-
ton and instruction. One Of these periods seems
just setting in now. Here is a letter come 20
hand yesterday, giving the story, in full, with
assurances that the dear writer does not believe
word OF 1t, and has 50 expressed herself. vehe-
mentiy but IN vain, to numerous sewing circlel
Would be willing to deny it in the Le4ger.
&C., &c.
Denying one Of these stories is like lighting
canada thistles- If you cut them up, ten more
Will sprout from each root, and if you let them
alone, million will spring from the seed. The
only way to exterminate the Canada thistles IS
to plant it for a crop and propose to make money
out OF 1t. Then worms will gnaw it, bugs will
olte IT. beetles will bore it, aphides will suck it,
BIRDS will peck it. heat will scorch it, rain will
drown 1t, mildew and blight Will ride it. All
nature helps weeds and runs down crops We
are AFRAID to deny it. 1t would start off a walk
ing ike Weston. new batch Of letters would
come moaning and inquiring at our door. Fresh
vigor would be given to its withered limbs. and
like the wandering Jew, it would 90 tramping
up and down creation till the last day No, for
satety's sake, we do not propose to deny it any
more Ii would be the ruin Of innocent souls
as this negative which ! now shall give will
prove
And the narration of the incident brings me
back to the question whether one can remember
what never happened 1t will be seen that he
can.
Sitting at a friends table, one evening,
was telling an incident that befell me-in this
wise:
% A young man from Buffalo called to see me
to-day He said that he had heard young lady
in large company, relating the story of my be
ginning sermonwith the phrase 1t is Id
hot Ia at, 81 if Cka
it positively. lie replied have lately read a
published denial of the story from Mr.. B. him
self She answered U1y, lras present my
self at his church and heard il uih my oirn
ears Of course, he could not say what he
thought. but replied | am going to New Y rl,
and will myself call and ask Mr. B."
The case seemed so fragrant, that | said TO
him 81 When you go back, | wish that you
would take occasion, before witnesses, 10 say to
that lady, from me, that she lies, aud that she
kR0los that she lies, and that she knows that !
know that she lies"
This was very improper language, but I WAS
angry, and besides had been reading the Tri-
buHe.
When had got this far, sweet young girl.
who sat opposite me, brought up under my ege.
almost from the cradle, and as incapable ofknow-
ingy telling f4lsehood as a rosebud would he
ofeommiiting burglary, this innocent and charal-
ing child Of fifteen looked over at me, aud said
g But you did say so, didn't You, Mr.. Beech
er, l heard you -
For moment there was silence. Th-u came
a crash Of laughter fr, n the whole conr rtuy.
Confused and blushing scarlet, she said:
"Why, | always thought that I hal heinl
you say it -
For the first time then beeyeI tha. per
son might distinctly remember what never to.G
place take back the message TO the Bufila
lady, aud humbly apologize for supposing that
one could not recall thing which never hap
pened.
No, Mr.. Bonner, I never swear Pr5iine
swearing is not right even in the pulpit
never in my life slid .. it is id hot >, not ey,a
of an August day, many Of which have seen of
a temperature that might suggest the exprcs-
sion quoted. If anybody has said ii, lately,
think it must be your '' rel hot - ueishbor over
the way, Mr. Pomeroy If he denies it, ! can
only say that unless he amends his course he
may yet be left to say it under circumstances IN
which there will be no exaggeratiyn.--N l..
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