The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-10

Noah Cadwollopper had his likes and
dislikes; and of all things he disliked
his chief abomination was a minister
who preached politics. He would not
have 1t II he could help 1t. At all events
not penny of his money should ever
go towards the support of such min
lister.
In the course of time 1t came to pass,
that Wallowdale was without settled
minister, and the chief men of the par
ish looked around for a man to fill the
pulpit. After one or two Intellectual
trials, the Rev. Absalom Abbot was rec
commended to them as a man who would
be sure to suit. He was without set
tlement at that time, and being without
family the matter of salary would not
be hard to arrange, provided that the
sum agreed upon was promptly paid,
He could not put up with slackness in
the payment of the minister.
Mr.. Cadwollopper did not exactly like
that. 1t sounded to him as though the
man was a little too much stuck up
They didn't want a preacher to come to
Wallowdale to tell them how to do their
business.
You'll find him a live man, said
the sponsors-"a man who is not afraid
to preach the truth, let 1t hit where it
will. He don't waste breath over the
sins and iniquities of those whom the
flood swept from the face of the earth,
Ia cis nd otal,o n
are to be found on all hands at the pres.
ent day."
Noah Cadwollopper shook his head
very doubttully. He did not like that at
all. He feared the man would create
dissentions in the parish. "Just the
kind of man to preach politics." he
declared.
Well, by and by, Rev. Mr.. Abbot came
to Wallowdale to preach.
Said Cadwallopper: I'm goin' to
watch him-I'm goin' to weigh every
word, and if he's one of yer politician
preachers, 1 shall know it."
Mr.. Abbot preached such a sermon as
the people of Wallowdale had not heard
for long time, if ever before. 1t shook
the dry bones, and beat the dust from
the backs of the lazy ones. 1t was, in
short, practical, earnest christian plea
for right living; and while the reward
of the well-doer was pictured in pleasant
colors, the portion of the workers Of
iniquity was presented in manner to
make even hard man shudder.
AT the close of the service q number
of the faithful sojourned to q neighbours,
among them Noah Cadwollopper. Noah
was asked what he thought of it.
Think of it!'' repeated the bobtailed
conservator of the public veal, shifting
his hand upon his thigh. "Think of it
I'll tell YOU
II think it would take that ere preach
er just three months to smash our soci-
ETY. all to pieces. What does he think ?
Does he think we're all fools, and he's
the special agent to make men of us ?
And then agin, we don't want none of
his politics in the pulpit. We won't
have 1t ?"
At this point Seth Doolittle ventured
to inquire how the minister had preach
ed anything about politics.
" How 2" shouted Noah, spinning
around and facing the presumptuous
Doolittle. Goodness gracious the
minute he give us his text knew what
was comm. Clean politics, of his mar
row, self-conceited school, right out an
out. You remember the text ?"
YES" responded Seth. sit was in
Proverbs Righteousness exalteth
nation but sin is a reproach to any
people,"
"Aye," cried NOah-"thats it. That
is the way them chaps always hist in
their politics. know 'em. And did
you notice how he scowled when he
quoted more scriptur'? Dye mind
when he said though hand jine in
hand, the wicked shall not go unpun-
ished?' And did you notice where he
looked when he was spoutin' about
the ungodly, and the. selfrighteous, and
the sinners, and the doers of iniquity?
Aye-and what did he mean by 'Ephra-
i'm is j'ined to his idols, let him alone p
tell you, he meant the political party
that opposed him! can see. No sirs
He amt the the man for the place Not
political preacher for me, if know
myself"
And Noah Cadwollopper carried the
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