The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-03-31
A sIas e's Prayer.

Not long since an old gentleman Of
Harrison county. Ky, vas gathered
to bis fa'hers, sfler having attained
the age of seventy five years A Do
lice Of the old gentleman's death
was mailed to some old friends 10
bis city aud they, of course, bad q
great deal to say about the life and
character of their deceased frieuu
The circumstances of the old gentle
mans death recalled to their minds
very remarkable incident in bis Ca
reer, and we have beer fortunate
enough to obtain the particulars Cob
nected iberewilh. The truth Of the
story We can heartily vouch for, be
cause it comes from a source perfect
ly reliable. We give it TO show how
it sometimes happens that the cor
rent OF mans life Is changed in ne
twiukliog Of Az eve, as it were, Gad
TO illustrate the efficacy of PRAYER.
The circumstance occurred when
The gentleman referred to wss CON-
parstively young man and COM
plelely worldly 10 The truest sense
If The word Neither himself nor
bis wife were members Of any church,
aud up TO the time mentioned had
never given the snhject of religion
any serious thought He was q
pfopero0s farmer, and, as civil s ar
Dad 90, desolsted the land sad chang
ed the condition OF the peculiar 10
stitu,iou," Of course owned a number
of slaves. Among the number was
c0lOred man named Jacob, tho
was known TO be very pious man,
end whose miEd daelt q great deal
on the great truths revealed ~ the
Bible, bat be bad TO conform 70 the
discipline which oil slaves we're sub
iected to in those days, when his
master was man Of violent temper
and unreasonable prejgdices. One
evening Jacob came ID from w0Tk.
aad his master being 10 very Ugly
frame mind, objected 10 somei hing b.
bad done, and cbsstised bin severe
ly for it. Jacob received tbe chss
tisement meekly, and went away |
without q word of complaint and At
tended TO his usual duties. Toe next |
morning be got up looking very 4
solemn and troubled in mind, aud re-
fused to eat bis breakfasi. IL Wa
such an unusual thing for him
10 refuse 10 eat that bis master cOu I
ciuded that be vas "sulking." aud /
expressed the opinion to his wife
that be had not been severe enough
with bin the night before He rhere-
fore concluded 10 watch jacob. and I
II be ssw more signs OF "suikiuess,"
as be called II, be would chastise him
again. He a:e his breakfast and
y aiked out 10 zee what Jacob wss
doing, but at frs. could uot iod him.
Finally be Went rear the eorBcrib, 10
tending To throw a few ears Of corn
to some calves in the lot, and Just a.
he started To open me door be heard
a voice, aud paused tc listen Then
be discovered that it was Jacobs
voice, add, being curious 10 know
Whist the former bad TO say, remain
ed motionless After listening 10
the voice for few moments he was
seized with smszemeHI, for jacob
wss prayi ing. aud for tie master " Who
bad short time before wrorg:uiiy /
punished him IL was a pathetic
spoeal. full Of humble simplicity and
q grand unseihshness. The burden 4
OF 1t was that the good Lord would 4
pardon the high tempered master for /
the wrong be had done his sIave 4
sod that He would ill his 1eart With /
q love for the true, ,be besutiful and
The good. "Do not Judge nv poor
sinful master Tor bis wrong 10 me, )"
said be loving slave, .but teaca hia.
toe error Of bis ways ard bsinx
bin to Thy feet. and save hin ftom
himself If Thou will but teach
him. be continued, "to feel IS | DO