The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-17
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E0sPel NAa Mebd4uK Use way thi"ARh N"'
dismal intficAcies of western forest
maay years ago
Tbe poor fellow fels anything bot ooU-
I foflshle, 3t he was vet through 10 the
skln, anl almost tired TO death. lie bad
been trampiag about since morning, be-
sides he had iost nis way, - lbe reader
T eau imagine what state Of mind be was
+ 10, aud also appreciate the sudden tran
sltion from despair 10 bope which be ex.
t periepeed on seeing the giimmer Of
light ahead. lie qulekened bis tagging
feet aud soon came up With the light,
which Issued from the only window Of a
solitary log cabin Ia The forest.
I Remembering The scripiural injunction,
Knock aud Il shall be opened unto you,
be did so, but without any response, He
raped sgaIn louder than before, and
tlds time a rough female asked;
I Who's therel
4 ItisI, was the indefinite reply Of the
rain-soaked parson.
/ Wen, who are YOU, aud what do you
want? asked The voice, glufler than be-
fore.
A poor, benighted preacher OF tie gos-
pei, who has lost his way and wishes to
stay here All night, answered the preach
ef.
Well stay there-don't see what's 10
/ hinder you, .e#a wasas
4 But mn almost starved, and | will
pay hberaily for some supper, be respoh-
ded, his teeth chatlering with cold, not
at all sppreeisting the joke.
\ The words liberally pay acted like
charm, aud after a few moments OF delay
caused by The nnlastenng of the door, il
was opened and our pastor entered.
lie found himself IN rough apartment
with n large fireplace at one end, on
which log was blazing; arough, deal
chair, besides box filled with dry flax
comprised the furniture.
1 But all minor deficiencies seemed TO be
made mp by the landlady of the house,
for she was fun six feet in height, and
weighed nigh on to three hundred
] pounds.
Aner having placed some food on the
table, she turned TO the parson, who stood
before the fire, making futile attempts TO
warm himself, alternately turning one
side then the other to the fire.
Now | want you to eat this grub as
quick as you know how and then tramp,
as II is utterly impossible for me to keep
you here over night.
But, my good woman, said the parson ,
anxiously, shall perish in this inccment
weather. have been wandering in this
/ fearful storm siuee morning, aud il you
have any compassion or pity at all, you
will try aud give me some place where
can be sheltered from the stoim IN OF the
night, and he offered her five dollar
bill.
Well, said the woman, ayariciously
clulchipg the money, il you think you
can stay in the garTet, maybe you can
stay; but hurry up, for expect my hus-
band home every minute, aud it's as
much as your life Is worth If he. should
catch you here, for he's perfect devil in
carnate; would think no more Of murder.
ling you than he would Of shooting a
grizzly bear.
The woman produced a small ladder as
she spoke.
There was a small trap door in the
ceiling which raised Of its own accord on
the pGrson pressing ii upward, and not
without some difficulty he managed 10
squeeze himself through the aperture.
AMER he was up, the woman told him 10
shut the trap, and not TO make any noise
for his life, and then, taking the ladder
away, the parson was left 10 his own re.
Elections.
Wet aud uncomfortable rs he was, his
fatigue was such that he had almost hk
len asleep when he was disturbed by
some Que knocking at the dor.
Being somewhat curious 10 know wha,
kind OF a looking mau his uBknown bosr
was, he rose aud pceped through small
crack in tbe q Dot TO The room nairfa, alh,
lie saw the woman open the dor cau'
iiously, and after admitting shurl, thiek
set man in a heavy CLOAK, lock il again.
From the mysterious actions aud whis-
perings that eusucd cur pafsOn rightly
concluded thst tie person who bad just
cnlefed was not the woman's husband,
but her paramour, who bad taken sdgan-
tage Of his absence TO pay her noctur'
nal visit
After whispering together for while,
the woman went 20 lhe cupboard and
! produced botlie Of whi,key and plate
OF ham apd bread, which she set on q
table, aud the twain we're soon engaged
IN lowing rcpasI.
While the parson was watching The
guilty couple there came tbuDderinQ
knock at zoe door, which caused then
boih 10 jump to their feet in The greatest
conservation, without moments losi
Eof time Tie woman ran to the box Of flaI
a snd emntied II on the floor Then sht
! bsde The map, who was almos, scared ic
death, 10 ge, ihto lie box, wbieb he va
4 oniy too glad 70 DO, aud when be was il
a .i.e rapidly covered him with The lax
, Tie Motnsu then ran to lhe door aud un
= bohed it, all The while rubbing her eye
/. s. IL she bad been asleep,
was asleep suc did not hear you BE
fore. whispered the womsu. aud dom
E for Gods sake curse 20 much, for there !
Methodist minister 10 the garret
Who cares ior Methodist minister
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