The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-06-06

4 r EGtAttoE IOr It's EertlHe hAFCsi AIS Jol =
good fellows, and warn hearted Eospitsl
ity. Among its residents ncne has high
er claims for genial f--n aud sociAIksps
p hilities ,hsn Henry Campbell. Bis feus1
- alv ~ : "pen. snd neizhbor or wsyfere
ever fnds himself welcome. it has beer
our pleasure to enjoy his hospitslty OF
many occasions. and listened with Ensess'
satisfaction TO the dron stories he would
relate Of Incidents occurring iu med jste )
under his own observation as well g Efs>
ing the pecul;arities Of some Of A{asl
ouaintaucss. However much SasssfTate
Hisy bosst of its material wealth. tht
schoOl-master has not been about ss much
as he should in thst particular locality
nor has the higher graees Of civilization
been euiiivajcI with that marked effecj
which other communities have accomplish
ed. In the centre Of the Ridge stands
the school house. and il answers the Fur-
pose of common school, sunday school
preaching sud voting place. l, is visited
By Baptist sad Methodist ministers oc-
casiousliy, and generally pretty large
congregations turn ont. Al incident oc-
CURED ca one OF these preaching occs-
sioHs which was told u by our friend
Csmpbell, and which We will attempt 90
relate. tho we are snsre that We cAanot
give it IA ais inimisabie style o: story
telling.
Living not FAR from thu school Aoase
+ was ra'her rough good sort OF fellow
I By the name of Neal s p, who wss fond
+ OF his cups, and had but little regard fer
holy things On this particular Sabbath
morning Neil had been visited by an old
friend, snd very naturally they i,aJibed
pretty freely. Near the middle of the
day Neils friend thought il time to take
his leave. aud mounting lis nule-f5r it
was one Of those cusses thu; Neil friend
VAS ridiug-stsrted for home, having to
pass the meeting -house. Neil followed
on foot, not losing sight Of his friend
The man on the mule, old John c. Just
before reaching the school-house, hal 10
pass the residence OF gentleman, who
had two rather vicious dogs-snj there
being one at home 70 check their evil
iuieES-lcaPed over the fence into the
lane, few a, the head Of tine mule which
was brought from q pretty fast lope 10 an
instantaneous dead halt Not =, how
ever, with the rider ne went on over
the head Of the mule snj lit Hat of his
hack in me road The dogs not having
sny appreciation Of such acroba'ic or cir-
Gus performance. made for the discounted
fE,
Neil was soon upon the ground and re
leased his friend from the dogs-sad
thinking thst he had not done enough, .
FASTENED to the school house Tor further .
assistance. snd to procure = doctor should +
there BE enc 81 the meeting. OF course !
our friend Campbell VS. tLe man Neil .
would spply TO 6rst He stepped hur-
riedly in the house saw Campbell about
half way up the isle, formed by the
benches on either side, snd IN one of
those boari-sawinz, raspinz voices, and
50 loud as 10 almost make the walls trs'a-
BILE cried out, There's hell to play down .
the lane, Mr. Campbell" This much
brough. the minister to an awful pause.
and in the meantime Campbell. by signs
and gestures, was attempting to prevent
Neil from saying anything more Vain
effort. As we'll might he have attempted
to calm the Stem. the heaving pillows OF
the ocean, OF s4ry.eh al earthquake.
Neil vas not 20 be stopped. II tae same
loud tone he went on Il tell you it's So
John Rs dogs have bitten old John C.
down the lane. and I want s doctor.
vas stunned pe.rifsd, and he
attempted NO further to stay SeiIs tongue,
and sst resigned as . martyr. Neil re-
seiying no answer attributed Camphelrs
silence TO very different cause from the
true oae-as We may infer from his last
-emark-which was made in subducj
roice and apparently wounded feelings
y suppose, Mr. Campbell, you sre above
speaking to poor man, and stalkei cut
II the house-
It IS hardly necessary 90 say tha; tie
Iermon was cut short. The preacher had
ost the thread Of his discourse. and after
, few efforts 10 regain his composure,
ound st. impossible 70 do 20, and closed
lie meeting by singing a hymn Al, =
,rief bcneiiction- The congregation were
lad 20 get cut OF the house that they
night indulge in hearty laugh over the
performance with which
hey had SO unexp ectelly been entertain
d. Through the interposition Of a benef
tent providence, or some inscrutable pur-
,ose, OF which Ne knov nothing. the
principal actor in this story stiii lives.
Did John c. recovered from the dog bites,
,ut says he shall never forget his al
-enture IN tie lane.