The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-27

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thanking the Lord that he owed the Dea-
con nothing.
Got much to do this winter p asked
the Deacon.
Not a d-day's job-not single
days sorrowfully replied Hay.
The Deacons pious ear had been
shocked by the young mans imperfectly
concealed profanity, and for an instant he
thought of administering rebuke, but
the charms of prospective cheap labor
ured the good man from the path of rec
titude.
'Im 6xin' my shed--might p'raps
give yc job ont. S'pose ye'd do it
cheap, seein' how dull everythin' is?
The sad eyes of Mrs. Hay grew bright
in an instant. Her husbands heart jump
ed up, but he knew to whom he was talk
ing, so he said as calmly as possible
Three dollars is reg'lar pay
The Deacon Immediately Strengthened
up as il to 60.
Too much said he. Il guess I'd better
hire common laborer at q dollar'n half,
an boss him myself 1t is only cow
shed yo know.
Guess though, ye won't want the nails
druv no less p'tickler, will ye, Deacon p
inquired Hay. But tell you what I Il
do,-l'll throw off fifty cents day
Two dollars ort to be enough, George,
reasoned the Deacon. 'Carpenterin's
pooty hard work, and takes sight Of
head.piece, sometimes ; but there is no in
tellect required to work on cow-shed.
Say two dollars, an come along
The carpenter thought bitterly of what
a little way the usual three dollars went,
and of how much would have to be done
with what he could get out Of the COW.
shed, but the idea of losing even that was
too horrible to be endured, so he hastily
replied
Two and quarter an I'm your man
Well said the Deacon, Its power
iul price to pay for work on a COW shed,
but spose | mus stan it. Hurry up
lhar's the mill whistle BLOWN seven
Hay snatched his tools, kissed couple
of thankful tears out Of his wifes eyes, and
was soon busy on the cow-shed, with the
Deacon looking on.
George said the Deacon, suddenly,
causing the carpenter to stop his hammer
in mid-air, think it over agen and say
two dollars.
Hay gave the Deacon withering
glance, and for few moments the force
of suppressed profanity caused his ham,
NOR to bang with unusual vigor, while the
owner of the cow.shed rubbed his hands
in ecstacy at the industry of his en-.
loyee.
The air was bracing, and the winter
sun shonc brilliantly, the Deacon's break
fast was digestipg fairly, and his mind
had not yet freed itself from the inaucn-
ces Of the Sabbath Besides, he had Sc
cured good workman at low price,
and ell these influences combined to put
the Deacon in pleasant frame of mind.
! He rambled through hio mind foI a tvAt
which would piously express his condi.
ton, and text brought back Sunday, and
Sunday reminded him of the meeting of
the night before. And here was one of
those very men-a good man in many re-
spects but he was higher priced than he
should be. How was the cause Of the
Master to be prospered if His servant
made no effort? Then there came to the
Deacon's mind the passage '-he
which converteth the sinner from the er.
ror Of his way, shall save soul from
death, and shall hide multitude of sins. ="
What particular sins of his own needed
hiding the Deacon did not find it conven-
lent to just then, but he meekly admitted
to himself and the Lord that he had them
in general way. Then, with that di.
rectness and grace which were character.
istic of him, the Deacon solemnly said
George, what is to be the sinner
doom p
Il dunno replied George, his wrath
still warm; 'pars to me you 70 left that
bis'ness till pretty late in life, Deac'n? I?
Don't triAe with sacred subjects,
George said the Deacon, still very sol.
cmn, and with suspicious annoyance in
his voice. "The wicked shall be cast into
t hell, with
| They cant carry their cow-nheds
with'em, neither, interrupted George con
solingly,
Como, George said the good Deacon
: in an appealing tone. Suffer the word
t of exhortatiop.'
'Xcuso me Dcacn, but one suffering a
D time | amt through sufferin' at bein
t beaten down yet. How about Deac'n
n not being given to filthy lucre =
y The good Deacon was panied, and he
0 was almost out of patience with the Apos
t tie for writing such aggravating thing
n which came so handy to the lips Of thu
K unregenerate. He commenced an indus
o trious search for text which should com
d pletely annihiate the impious carpenter
l. when that individual interrupted hin
" with
:, Out with it, Deacn--ye had a meet
a in las night to see what it is to be don
IS with the impenitent. was there-tha
Il is, | sot on stool just outside the door
Y an heerd all twas said, Ye didn'
f. agree on nothin'-mebbe you've fixed
ii up since Any how, yeve so. me dow
le for one of the impenitent an yer goir
fur me. Well
IN 60 on nailin' interrupted the econom
10 cal Deacon, little testify, the nois
a. don't dis urb me; | can hear ye.'
b. We'll, what way am | SO much wickeC
r. er'n you be-you an t'other folks at tn
C. meetin' /? asked Hay,
ID George, never saw you in God
be house in my lie, replied the Deacon,
Us We'll, s'pose ye have't-is God I
as small IL can't be nowheres kept in yol
ID little meetin' house How bout ii
ed seeing folks in their closets?'
Id George said the Deacon, 'ef yer
ed prayin' man, why don't ye jine verse
en- unto the Lords people?
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