Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-03-12


tit Of correspondents come over them,
and ply us with lstters of inquiry, of
grief, of holy indignation, of exhortation
and instruction. One Of these periods
seems just setting in pow. Here is let
ter come to hand yesterday, giving the
story, in full, with assurances that the
dear writer does not believe word of it,
and has so expressed herself, vehement
" but In vain, to a numerous sewing cir
Gle Would be willing to deny it in
the Ledger, &C., &c.
Denying one of these stories is like
fighting Canada thistles. If you cut
them up, ten more viii sprout from each
root, and if you let them alone, a million
will spring from the seed. The only way
to exterminate the Canada thistles is to
plant it for crop and propose to make
money out of it. The worms will gnaw
it, bugs will bite it, beetles will bore it,
aphide will suck it, birds will peck it,
heat will scorch it, rain will drown it,
mildew and blight will ride it. All ma
ture helps weed and runs down crops
We are afraid to deny it. 1t twould start
of walking like Weston. Anew batch
of letters would come moaning and in
quiring at our door. Fresh vigor would
be given to its withered limbs, and like
the wandering Jew, it would go tramp
ing up and down creation till the last
day. No, for safety's sake, we do not
propose to deny it any more 1t would
be the ruin of innocent souls, as this
negative which l 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 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 beginning SER
mon with the phrase: It is id hot
He at once contradicted it. She affirm
ed it positively. He replied: i have
lately read published denial of the sto-
ry from Mr.. B. himself She answered: !:
Why, | was present myself at his
church and heard It with my own ears
s9F sourse, no could noL say what hc
thought, but replied: | am going to
New York, and l will myself call and
ask Mr.. b."
The case seemed so fragrant, that
said to him: "When you go back,
wish that you would take occasion, be-
fore witnesses, to say to that lady, from
me, that she lies, and that she kno,cs
that she lies, and that she knows that r
know that she les
This was very improper language, but
| was angry, and besides had been read
ing the Tribune.
When I had got this far, sweet
young girl, who sat opposite me, brought
up under my eye, almost from the era
die, and as incapable of knowingly tell
ing falsehood as rosebud would be of
committing burglary, this innocent and
charming child Of fifteen looked over at
me, and said:
But you did say SO, didn't you, Mr..
Beecher ? l heard youw
For moment there was silence. Then
came crash of laughter from the whole
company. Confused and blushing scar
let she said:
"Why, l always thought that I had
heard you say it p
For the first time / then believed that
a person might distinctly remember what
never took place. / take back the mes
sage to the Buffalo lady, and humbly
apologize for supposing that one could
not recall a thing which never happen
ed.
No, Mr.. Bonner, / never swear Pro
fame swearing is not right even in the
pulpit. l never in my life said cit is
id hot" not even of an August day,
many of which I have seen of a temper
ature that might suggest the expression
quoted. If anybody has said it, lately,
| think it must be your red hot" neigh
Dor 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 exaggeration.-N. Y.
Ledger.
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