The Hickman courier., 1873-07-12

vorng man. looking " him with that
hungry expression which solitary people
always bestow upon a new face, and
said:
"Well, mister, mister -
"sBreeton." :" answered the stranger
.sWalter Breton, circuit rider, and
member OF the Easter river conference" "
'sWen, Mr.. Breton, what's the
news ?"
I do not keep pace with the march
Of events. answered the young preach
er. TO save souls for my Heavenly
Master Is the object OF my life. Are
there any professors in this hoEse %
Sam ierkeda a thumb toward his wife,
inwardIy wishing the preacher had
side which a man could get at in some
way.
"Ah. sister - said the young man,
9. are you follower of the Lamb o.
sFolIerin' afar off as it were" tear
fully replied Mrs. Kavvey. 4 wish
nv light shined better. so Sam an Ip-
SIC might come into he fold I've Ia
bored hard with both Of 'em but their
I eyes seezns 70 oe daikened, p'hc1arly
Ipsies."
"Ipsie ?" queried the preacher.
"Yes, sir, our gal; she's -
Further explanation was rendered
unnecessary by the appearance in the
doorway of Ipsie herself, and her sud
den disappearance.
- Mustn't mind Ips Brother Breton, "
said Mrs. Kavvery. "she5ain't used to
strangers, and she oTlus gifts out. She'll
come aroun' in the eyenin'
"Wen," said the young man, re
marking to himself, I" 1 sincerely hope
she viii
"Guess wen hev bite pooty soon, p"
said Mrs. Kavvery. Sam, see if
there's anythin' on the lines.
Sam hurried out, and found a fine
young catfish and, while he was clean
ing it, Mrs. Kavvery put some corn
meal dough into a Ditch oven on the
hearth, and a lot of siscuit into another
Dutch oven, and solAe slices of bacon
into frying-pan, and put the fish into
the same pan, and hade coffee. and
brought out dish loney and tin
cup of persimmo and was soon
proudly contempla; n table loaded
with all the luxurA lhe land while
the mingled odoI ried bacon and
and warm saleratu sse the smell of
tobacco-smoke ent of the room.
Then Sam went ts :, and blew a
horn: and in a wo Ipsie ap-
peared-
Ipsie, sa her, "this is
Mr.. Breetos Sown here to
save sinner yer soul
| good"
The young so too, as
he noticed Ips ; and blush
ing cheeks -
Sam, who of par
taking in :. growing
small. g - at witt
:" : 5 ) !
appSsle1 =. = hairs o
"Ask & reeton,
, said Mrs. ! : rowfull,,
Walter Brs blessing o
the Lord on II them anC
Ipsie, who ha; anything o
the sort he = astonish
ment, that D concluded
) and cast hiA( Ter, her eye
/, were sofxed, d not Withdraw
2 them until she great deal o
D painful blushii which, Nh
e Breeton blushed Ind knew h
{ did, and punishe 1f by vowin
t to strive to transI shis fair fowe
: to the garden of rd.-H. A. Be-
r ton. IN Old and
RETIRING FROM NEss.-Says Di
Lewis, retiring fro usiness, commo
and popular as it isS "a great humbue
: No man should reti} IRON business til
he retires to the gr4e. When his fac
ulties become slow dull, from age
he should reduce Il number of houl
in his daily work seduce them Just {
. his strength declins but in no cas-
! should he change OF drop his occupi
: tion, unless disease actually compe
: him. He may purchase an estate in tt
! country, to which be retires at an earl
hour in the afternoon, and he ma
!, ! postpone his morning hours after Il
: young people have begun, but he mu
: not quit or make radical change. v
: know of nothing SO sure to lead to dy
: pepsia, insanity and suicide. as retiriI
from business.
Of JOIN G. SAKE is on the perilous YER
of so.