Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-14


ger st last getting the better of anger, ca
the third mild request he breaks forth, ~
Lord, save US from coneeit, deceit snd tat
tling, Amen %
He thus evidently kept a good shsEe Of
MS brains about him, to the very verge of
his dissolution, as another incident better
illustrates. Rev. Mr.. Waterston, father
of Rev. Dr. Waterston met him about q
year before he died. both very old. Path.
or Taylor, IN MS usual ardent way, caught
and embraced him, saying, " ana as glad
to see you as | should be to see St. Paul.
.sAh !" replied Mr.. Waterson, we must
20 10 heaven if We would sec st. Pau, =
' Wherever" replied Father Taylor, with
his grandest emphasis of voice aud man
ner, {" wherever the truly good man Is
there is Heaven" Never was . better
thought better spoken
Equally keen was his remark 70 q veil
meaning sister who sought TO console hin
IN his decline by the stereotyped phrase
There's sweet rest IN Heaven ~
Go there if you want to responds tht
tart old man.
But" persists the coneoier, think o.
the angels that viii welcome you"
What do / want Of the angels - he n
plies 81 prefer FOLKS and then, with
rarest insight he adds " but angels ar5
folks"
He got tus better Of bis fate shraagh
his faith. and cid NO sink down IS Jhat
Englishmau did who, lamentjng on this
. last Journey. that he must leave so ioVei 5
paradise rs England, was told for his 50.
+ lace that be was going 70 better country
" Yes" be replies sadly. " but :, lsn'
! England :"
Father Tay.1gs doDbje-e.ugel faith 4nc
reason conquered this sense Of separation
4 between angels aud men aud reduced tha
foolishly painted. Ueak-faced, broad Wing
Ell. wbite--raiued creature of fancy. 70
bright-braiaed. wa-ul-hearte@ child Of Go
aad dwei.cr in the Heavens fail Of come
atablene~s ioF dependence, OF touches G
iweaknez- and winsomeness. Angels ~
folks" is the hest picture Of Heavea eve
painted
he fought hard Tor itle
How pleasant X must b-. sa!t i goo
woman. for you to leave tAis woEn-oa
tabernacle and 70 - = better home
- III stay while there's bit .ett IS th
stubborn reply, and ne kept his word.
Hi- chief companion. Csps Bridget
relates many interesting incidents connect
e5 with the breaking up Of this old ship c
taurScore wears. Tie knew sii his humor
tie rad resisted him more than once 20 hi
itac- because he was TO be blamed Atte
I'll. o'd gentleman had gwen hun ire
.m.ulols oyerhaUIine. on Ooe occasion, d
Jaw be mad done wrong, but confessed IL a.
ter the usual manner Of uon-coutess:ou.-
Goiue across tine square from the Bethe
Capt Bridget offered nina the keys But
'-4y- Father Taylor. y0a srs wi.iin' 10 b
forgiven. aiu.y yoa. IL you ere wi.liB
To b- forgiven I'll forgive you the whol
.oti, TaSe the keyz home With you.
don't want them ~ ay house
The lasttsw months of his ale he W.
exceedingly restless and nervous No be
could hold him He would wrigg.e hin
self cut st the ciotne- aud cut OF bed. II
seemed 20 &C. sguaginC OF against bein
driven out OF existence. rs Dickens say
babies double up lneiE tiny fists 81 the
birth, as Il. slUSrinz oft sEsinst existenc
itself. Neari-ome nights were nppoln
ad unto him. Not So much suffering
uuc0u,rollable nervousness His watch,
-ough, 70 relieve this by getting him ava
from himself lie would advance heresie
to set the old 6ghter again on his dispute
.tiols pins. Never could he get any col
sent TO anything but the ~tiaes, Nethodi
,ic orthodoxy from his lips he wouI
. mix up quotations, ugd, or wrong
bother h;- head. and take him away fro
h5m~e.t uu- he would answer. Z. TAN
ricat don't Anow shy Cant get II
coc5aaa- 10 it,. but it Isn't ricds If b
should quote Wesley or Fletcher be RouI
Instantly say That's ia Ills old il
-tiuct uevor failed bjo- A his c0mpanic
says, Asleep or aEsss. 1t 20 tune q Ga
OF night could you sat any uusouni, mi
+ ed up stuff down the oi6 mau'- throat.
lie loved 70 near lines Of famiiIl
'hymus. snd especially delighted in tha
happy strain which be would dream ovt
for hours ia bis study ana IN his chamber
-r..a1t .Te-uz what delicious fare