Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-09-24

Sunday, and up would come ms sheepr
aud Ike Was loo pious To drive 'em back
Sunday, aud so there ihey was. lle wa:
talked to enough about it, case - see. "a
hare sheep and lambs bs. in'r and =
batip' all prayer and summon time,
Want The the thing. Member that are
old neetn' up 10 the north end. down
under Blueberry hill, ths land sort o
slopsd down, so As body he'd 10 come
into tho msctin' mouse steppin' down in
stead o. up.
Fact was, they said twas put there
cause the land WANT good for nothin
else. and the ioks thought putin n
meelin' house ont would be y clear ssvin
but psrson Morre he didn't like it
and was free to tell 'em ont, that 'twss
like bringing Tho lame and The blind 10
the Lords .arvice-but there Twas.
There warn't better minister nor no
one set by in all The State than Pafsuu
Morru. His doctrines were right up and
down good and sharp. and be give saints
aud sinners their meat in due season and
Tor consoln' and comfortin wilders and
orphans Parson Morrel hadn't his match.
Tho women sot lots by him, and he was
allus ready to take tea round, and make
thing. pleasant! and comfortable, aud he
h:,l u good story for every one and II
word Tor the children, and may be an
apple or cookuy in his pocket ior 'em.
/ Wal. YOU know the amt no pIcasin
every body, and eli Gabriel himself, right
oul @ heaven WAS to coms and be mn-
istpr expect tIorc'd be pickin' ii his
wings. and sort o fault iindin'. Now
Aunt Jeru.hy Scran and Aunt PollS iio-
kun they said P:,rson Morre wasn't sol
ciun enough Yc see, there's them tixt
thinks that minister ought 10 be ies!
| like the town hearse. SO that ye think q
death. Judgment and eternity, and nolhin
else. when ye sac him round; ard el
they see man rosy and chpper AMI
harin' pretty nice sociable sort OF n
time. why, they say he amt spiritooslly
minded. l'ui in my times I've seen
ministers, the most awakening kind in
the pulpit that was the livcliest when
| they was out ont. There is time to
laugh the scripture says, tho some folks
never seem To remember that are
But Sam, how came you 10 Say it WAS
! Ike Rabbits fault? What was II nbou,
the sheep ?"
"Oh wal, yis-I'm comm to that are.
It Nh. all about them sheep-I sxpsc,
they was The instrument the devil set 10
work to tempt Psrson horrcl to augh in
prayer time"
"Ye see there was old Dick, lkes bell
rether, was the iightin'esl old crittur that
ever yer see. Why. Dick would butt al
his own shadder and everybody said il
WAS shame the old critsr should be left
10 run loose, cause he d run At the chill
,lren aud scared the women halt out al
their wits. Wal used TO live ont in
that parish in Them days asd Lem SudoC
and used 10 90 out sparkin' Sunday
nights TO sec tho Larkin gal.-and We
mad TO 90 right cross the LOT where Dick
was-so we used 10 90 and stand At tht
fence and call, and Dick would sec US
and put down his head and run NJ us iull
chsel, and come butt agin the fence ano
then Id catch him by the horns and hold
him, while Lem run and got over the
fence tothcr side the lot, and then Id ie
20 and away he would go full butt NJ
Lem, and Lem would ketch his hcIrs ans
hold him ill came over that was the
way We managed Dick--but cf ho came
sudden up behind tellsr, he'd give hin
n butt in the small OF the back that would
max, him run on all iouls one whjls-he
was u great rogue, Dick was. WI, thai
summer ] remember they had old Deacon
Titkins for ,ithing man, and | tell you he
gave it TO the boys lively. There warn
no sleepin' nor no playin', for the deacon
had eyes like gimlet, and he was III
quick us cat. and the youngsters he'd tt
look out for themselves 1t did really
seem rs ii The deacon was like them foul
beasts in the Revelations that was full o
eyes behind and before, for whichever
way he WAS standin'. if you give only
wink he WAS down Oh you, and hil you
tap with his stick | knew once Len
Sudoc just wrote two words in the Psalm
book and passed it to Keziah Larkin, ant
the deacon gave him such tap that Len
grew AS ed as beet, and vowed he't
be up with him some day for that"
well, Lordy massy, folks that is 81
clipper and high steppin' has TO have
their come downs. and the deacon had Il
have his"
THAT are Sunday, remember it now
Jest as well as il twas yesterday. Th'
parson he gave us his great sermon
reeoncilin' DEGREES and free agency-ev
cry body said that are sermon was 1
masterpiece. He preached it upto Cam
bridge at commencement, but it so hap
pened it was one q them bilin hot day:
| that come in August, when you can fair
| ly hear the huckleberries sizzin' ant
cookin' on the bushes and the locus
keeps gratin' like red hot saw. Wal
such time, DEGREES or no DEGREES, The
best on us will get sleepy. The OLE