South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-01-06

able Austin young gentleman OF his in.
tended.
DO you want to get me something
that will always make me think OF you,
when l look at it p
Yes, Darling
Then by me monkey to play with
Texas Siftings.
PROFESSIONAL AMENITIES. You
made very narrow escape said DR..
Potts the other day to patient who
had dropped in to pay bis bill: "a very
narrow escape, sir. shudder when
look back to it, Why, doctor, q sim
pie boil on the neck is not considered as
fatal generally, is ~ We'll, not
not the boil exactly, but your Office boy
told me that he was instructed to call
in DR.. Snodgrass- in case I was not at
home. Thank heaven 1 was.-San
Francisco Post.
The KISSING DEAcoN.-In one OF.
our Puritanical towns in New England.
says an eastern paper. lived Deacon
Brown, very staid, dignified sort of a
Christian, and perfect model OF pro-
priety. Deacon Brown had the msfor.
tune TO lose his wife, and at the age Of
forty found himself with family of
four small children, without mistress
to his farm house. AS he could not
Immediately take another wife and o.
void exciting scandal, and could not
get along without some ono to take
charge of the kitchen and nursery, he
had recourse to employing young wo-
man as house maid. Nancy Stems was
a laughing, romping girl, who delighted
in experimenting upon the deacon by
way of testing the strength Of human
nature. For long time the deacon
was invulnerable but at lsst, in a mo-
ment Of upguarded weakness, be was
led into temptation, and into commit
ting slight indiscretion with his beau.
tiful house.maid. When 10 his wanted
presence of mind, he was Mortified at
the enormity of his sin. In vain he
grieved over lost virtue. Finally, as
last effort for relieving his conscience,
at the conclusion of the services on the
following Sunday, he arose and reques-
ted the forbearance of the brethren
and sisters few moments, when be e.
lectrified them by making the following
confession:
my Christian friends, you all know
that lost my dear wife some months
ago, and that Nancy Stems has been
keeping house for me; and you know
that | have little child not year old.
Well that child would cry in the night,
and it would be long time before
could quiet it; and last Tuesday night
God forgive me the child cried so
bad that Nancy arose and came into the
room, and leaned over tho bed to hush
the child and, brothers and sisters,
her leaning over me made no forget
Christi
Here the worthy deacon broke down
entirely, and stood weeping, wailing and
blowing his nose.
"Wbat did you do ?" sternly deman.
ded the minister.
'I-I-ki-kissed hertz stammered
out the deacon between his sobs, "but
/ have been very sorry about it and
prayed to be forgiven-and l want you
to forgive me and pray for me, brothers
and sisters"
As the deacon bowed himself upon
his seat like the mighty oak before tho
tornado, Deacon Goodfellow arose and
astonished the audience still more by
saying:
brothers and sisters, you have heard
what Deacon Brown has said, and now
he wants our forgiveness. For my part
i think Brother Brown is truly peni-
tent and l am willing to forgive him
with my whole heart And, brothers
and sisters, add still farther, that if
had no wife, and pretty girl like N an.
cy Stearns should come to my room and
lean over me, I'd kiss her and abide the
consequences"
Deacon Brown having met forgive.
ness, aud with the assurance raised by
his brother deacon, that similar circum-
stances might induce him to commit
tho same alluriDg indiscretion, the good
Deacon Brown ptospected further with
The depths of the mutual enjoyment,
and had it announced in church on Sun.
day the lst ult. that on Wednesday
the 4th Of January, 1881, ho would be
pleased TO see bis friends, and on that
night, by tho aid Of the head OF the
church, he would mske Nancy Stearns
mother instead Of houso,keeper.
NOSE, TOES, ErC.-Said print teach
or to the class in composition: "Make
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