The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-04-26

Young Morton was going on from bad
10 worse, ADD Biz mothers heart wGs
nigs TO breaking, when one day Pomp
presented himself 81 the door Of her
chamber. when admitted, be said
Mitsas, you's got one god, and l's got
smother, Rnd DAssa's goi none tall, IL
moughis' plsIed into my soul bout Mss'r
Morton, and rs Twoin' hsb dis ting stop.
pedl'fors be grows ike The creaiures that
hadn't no reasonsl IL been tiukln' we
moughi try cherry god dere Is, and see II
some one Of them cant bold him fast.
Wen, Ponpey, lel ns ask my God fret.
lie is the true and living god, and be has
al power Ia heaven and on earth; aud
be loves Mortie more than you del said
the lady.
No, Missus, dat cant tel Nobody lub
him like poor Pompeyl and snatching up
his bat, be flew Of, aud in five minutes
he was standing before the minister OF
ibe parish, aud talking In way that
amazed him.
says, Mas'r PAFson. yo0's got TO be
up now, and slirrin' yourself bout our
boyl l's done all eau; Is hove away
AL je tings | lubs, eben my white wig
aud watch, and every ring he glib me,
but no good Now YOU come dis night
and help missus Ak her God 70 take hold
o dat dear boy bar
Oh, Iompey, | have asked my God
again aud hope be will do il some day,
was the reply.
How much you ak Himy asked PompY
IRONICALLY. lie heerd you pray heaps o.
times In our house; but neber bear you
az dat. How many t'ings have YOU eber
hove sway TO show your God you was iu
'ornesl? Did you cher stay out all night
in storm, akin Him? Did you eber
heave you watch aud wig into de fire?
Did you eber hold your hand in de blazer
No Pompey; such things do not please
the true God.
Well, den, asked Pomp, what do please
Him!
Oh, 10 call on Him without ceasing;
aud to believe that lie will do this thing
for us, said the minister.
Ilab you done dat? asked Pomp.
Wen, Pompey, confess | have not
prayed as often as should have done.
tell you what, Mas'r Par.on. rs
gwoin' to have dis ting tended TO now
cried poor Pomp. You come up to Mas
RS house dis night aud see what yen can
do Mas'r Parson, shall die dead fore
long less my boy quit dis life
The parson went, aud so did others, at
bis call. The meeting was one where the
worshipers laid hold on God. Even Pomp
prayed, saying Oh God of my dear Mis-
sus and lie yonng ladies, drag my boy
way from de debil, and make him good
man aud fine gemman.
The next Sunday Pomp surprised
everybody by going 10 church 10 his clean
working clolbes-his inery was all gone
--and listening with fearful interest ihro'
the long prayers. When questioned about
his reasons for being there, he said rs
gwon'g TO try dis God, and see what he
can do and rs gwon' TO watch de par
son, too, aud see il he pray hard for my
boy.
One night very soon after this, and
while many who had been stirred up by
Pomp's entreaties were praying for him,
the young man came home from carou-
sal awe.stricken and trembling from fear
of God.
lie forsook his evil days from that hour
and walked humbly before God and that
community the remaining years Of his
life, and died the death of the righteous.
Ponp, too, became Christian; and it
Is said that the love between the two was
wonderful ever afterwsrd. With this
idolatry, Pomp had put away all childish
things. aud bowed his head as be had
never before lie henceforth spoke Of
God as the God, aud otleu said: ON, dat
was young agip I'd fly over to Af:ica
and tell my people what de God has done
for me and my beauty boy; and dat he
can drive of debis; and take folks all up
Ia heben when dey dirs Oh, how
would preach 'cm bout the Lor' Jesus,
who 'comrd poor, aud tired, and heart
broke, iust like us, 50 h'd know how TO
help u.s. I'd preach IN hundred lines
more pow erfnl AS Ms.r Par.on breaches
rs. aud li lnrn ait Aitics 10 de God
Ionug Marion asked that Panp might
be laid ia the resting place "i the family,
when hi. hour should come aud il came
before long; for be scarcely lifted bis
head after the deslh Of his boy. His
voice was often heard from bis hut, at
midnight, begging to be taken moughty
soon
lie lived long enough, however, to
show hi. submission TO Gods will IN this
great sorrow
Whe have been told that sunken deeply
into the ground may now be seen the
moss-coyered state head,tone on which
was carved, long sgo:
Here yeth Pompey ye humble friend
and servant OF those beside him. Mrs.
Chaplain in Congregationdtia.
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STOLE Hts own COW.