St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-10
Vhy the EiDiSfer kick'Pi; me Dpn-
con.

y good many years a9J, WHEN Iii,
Meihodlsts were rather unpopular i'll tn
Eastern States, witty divine of that de
nomination was serving his second YEA
in Il country town in New England.
was rather remarkable in those days fol
, the Conference 10 send the same minis
ter two successive wears tn the same
church, especially in country town
. but it was done in this instance, and il
seemed to be entirely satisfactory to al
concerned. The clergyman enjoyed the
parish, and he had by lis pieiy and ii.
deity TO the cause OF Christ won the re,
spect OF all good people who knew him.
outside of his own parish. So the other
two churches, Congregational and Bap-
tlst, had begun to manifest Il spirit of toll
r erancc toward him anl li~ church, quite
unusual for them.
About Thanksgiving time, Il regular
attendant Of the Baptist church died
the Baptist minister was sick, and the
Congregational minister was out Of Town.
Under these circumstances, il was decil-
ed to invite the Methodist minister to
conduct the funeral exercises The invi-
tatlon was accepted, and at the proper
time the good clergyman started for the
house OF mourning. He had some four
miles to travel on foot, and. TO save some
( distance, left the road and went across
the fields and through the woods Near
this by-way where lie was travelling there
lived an CID lady-a member Of his
church. ~ he was 50 near, he thought
he would call moment. The old lady
did not 90 to church very often it was
so lar from home. and she was lame. too;
she was, therefore. oycrioyed TO ,se her
minister. and what Ie intended shouId
be a monentary call WAS prolonocI into
uuite 4 visit in .nit, of ali his rAart. IA
oct AWAY.
The old laJy WAS maxim. .aus,ne.
when lie called. At la~, Lc fold her Le
must 90. but sh. >a;l L,. mu.t wal,
Will. She mt mn = m,-. g, s,us,.as tn
carry home with him. cnouoh for III,
family 4 dinner. He tried TO exnla,u to
her tL. i,nuronri,ty rf Lar ,l,n ur,J.r
lac Il - -,
bl,. fake the .,n.ore. H.. mn.t ,rI .Lo
couII fx ,I,..,, 80 tior, ,,nnIJ IN -, =,
convenience tn linn and tho ,,o,,er rrod
nat conn. +, tL.. Lrov,I.,Ioo nr n,,.,
,I-.
Th. .,u.,n.s vcr,. NEATLY ,|o,,,. ~, IN =
white rInth and souoI,. n;nnsJL,v."
parce!s-aod put in the pickcts Of hi.
swallow t,iIrd cnat porlat L.L;nI.--,
n,rr.l in ,.,rh nocket
Then H.. hnrri.J ,u.,r l,n,..ot
kinjbc,rt,J oIb I,Jv, .L.. IA NOT ;,n'
aoin. what or;.r siam. ,,or,iti.,,;,r
and .,rrnw ot he,rt ,h;s I;t,i, ac, y.n.1I
ans. L,,. nos.nr. al l., ~. I..,,.r,.
m,l. mn last Tim. T,,I. J,o.n,oJ ,:ha,
,x.it.I linn in ,.',,,.',,.,...1,., - ,,.,'..II
l,Jv,s gitt
When ne ,rri,.I ,t r,e L,,.. ofth.
deceased he touod larr, c,mnanv
waiting. The nei.hboring farmer. from
Jar and near had assembled to pov ,Leir
tributr of rrSnect and npr(,rm H.. sal
offices that the livirg can rcrl,.,,, for tho
dead s,m. h,d c,n,o ,ri,I ,.,,,;,oo.
and their bor.,. wrrn Lit,.LsL T., I,n snr.
rounding trees. fences and po.t. Thry
had allowed their doc. to t.lI,,, ,h.uI
There was a laroc catherine o, men and
bovs ahout tho 5onrvard vo;t;,, c,,. ,h,
minister vvhn v..,s lit.. H., v,n,.,, LoJ
mo.tlv .,,r,. inside ,nI ,b. J,os ,..,r,
.rxcIilnoiur ciyili,i,s. or inriviIiti,s ~ true
doc stylc. aS they happcoc,l tn t,L, :,
~
about with their tails rolled M in rioid
coils. scratcLina the "rounI asiJ. nj =
time, causin" the dust tc tx. and c,,,in
approving dances, or uttcrlnn loy ,rowI-
OF warning, according a. thrv felt toward
each otLcr.
When the minister arrived he shook
hands with such aS he was acauaiutrl
with. and wa. introduced 10 others. lie
had hurried to Get ilrr,. IN finn. ONT
heated M, ard warmed IN IN, ,an.,1,.
in his pockets They wcr, very savor,-
and were Cmittin. a traoranc, that soon
came in contact with the oltactory nerves
Of the hungry dos. The latter LETT off
their attentions 10 c;c!. other AMI brrru
to snuff for tLc suurce of the pleoSou,
odor which they hiohlv ,pnrc,.;,tr,l anI
soon traced it TO tn, minister They .
clustered aLout him in = very fr;.rJi,,
manner. but no motto. MI, t,Lcn II
them and when he went to tia. house.
they went too
\ praycr WIS ctiarrl ,t th.. r,..;,Innc,
dur:nn which the doc. s,ncll.d out III,
whereabouts Of lh, s5yorv ,nr,t ,y,o,I,.
,rJ IN ,Lo - ~, II. -!