The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-10
THE OLD BLACK BULL.

and one of the best educated men Of his
day in the Wooden Nutmeg State, when
the immortal Cor ought to be) Jonathan
Trumbull was "round," and in his youth.
Mr.. Bulllley was the first settled min
lister in the town Of his adoption, Col
chester, Conn. 1t was with him as af-
terward with good old Bro. Jonathan
Governor Trumbull the bosom friend Of
General Washington-good to confer on
almost any matter, scientific, political, OF
religious-any subject, in short, wherein
common sense and general good to all
concerned was the issue. As philosoph-
ical reasoner, casuist, and good counselor,
he was " looked to" and abided by.
1t so fell out that congregation in
Mr. Bulkley's vicinity got to loggerh leads,
and were upon the apex Of "raisng the
evil one" instead OF spire to their
church, as they proposed, and split upon
The very nearest they could come to a
mutual cessation of hostilites was to APP
point a committee of three to wait on Mr..
Bulkley, state their case, get him to adj
iudicate. They waited on the old gentle
man, and he listened with great attention
to their conflicting grievances.
e." 1t appears to me" said the old gen
tleman, {" that this is a very simple case
a trifng thing to cause you so much vex-
alton"
$50 | say says one Of the committee.
q don't call it trihing case, Mr..
Bulkley." said another.
"No Case at all, )" responded the third
" 1t ain't, ch Z" fcrceIy answered the
first speaker.
ono, it amt, sir" quite as sayagely
replied the third.
/" 1t is anything but a triAing case, any
how" echoed number two, " to expect to
raise a minister's salary and that new
steeple, too, out Of our small congrega-
ton"
"There is no danger of raising much
out Of you anyhow, Mr. Johnson" spite
fully returned number one.
Gentlemen, if you please" beseech-
ingly interposed the sage.
" | did not come here, Mr.. Bulkley, to
quarrel, said one.
"Who started this ?" sarcastically an
swcred Mr.. johnson.
Not me, anyway" number three re-
piled.
You don't say did, do you?" says
number one.
neutrality-suspicious. !"
Yes, Mr. Bulkley," says Johnson
"and there's old Wrinkles, too, and here's
Deacon Potter, also"
am here, stifiy replied the deacon
"and | am sorry the Rev. Mr.. Buckley
finds me in such company, sir"
Now, gentlemen, brothers, if you
please" said Mr.. Bulkley, " this is ridic
ulousw
$50 I say" murmured Mr.. Wrinkles
AS far as you are concerned, it is ri
diculous," said the deacon.
This brought Mr.. Wrinkles up stand,
ing
"'Sir," he shouted, sir. p
Bat my dear sirs'-beseechingly sale
the philosopher.
"Sir~ continued Wrinkles, I" sir, I an
too old a man, to good Christian, Mr.
l)uhICJ w iIipN a. maui ~ ihNAL, uSCplNt
bic toad like Deacon Potter
Do you call me a despicable toad p
menacngly cried the deacon.
Brethren" said Mr.. Bulkley, if
am to counsel in your difference, | mus
have no more Of this unchristianlikc
pickering"
do not wish to bicker," said John
son.
=" Nor I don't want to sir" said th
deacon, (" but when man calls me toac
"a mean, despicable toad
Well, never mind, said Mr. Bulkley
l "you are too much excited now go hom
again and wait patiently; on Sunda
l evening next will have prepared AM
sent to you a written opinion of you
, case, with a full and free avowel Of mos
a wholesome advice for preserving you
. church from desolation and yourselve
d from despair" And the committee lei
s to await his issue.
i. Now it chanced that Mr. Bulkley ha
/ a small farm, some distance from tn
/, town of Colchester, and found it necess;
q ru rho CANA doU ha vrrotn tho npini IN