The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-03-03
THE DEAc0S,s QUARREL.

''Did you ever hear tell about Deacon
Tanners quarrel with Deacon Twist,
-Joshuayp'' -.
mo- dono as ever did. - ~
Eye see, Deacon Tanner was real
pious, but his natur was dreadfully ar
bitrary. He had, naturally an ALFRED
disposition; high and mighty as though
he iIyas a British lord, and when he got
mad L tell We he was mad--no halfway
covenant to him. ar 81 M }a i
HE knowed it himself, and he fit
with it night and day, for he was honest
pious, and it done him good inwardly to
hev real set;to with the Old Adam now
"Natur is natur, and the devil in him
bein' set to be made over into saint
felt kind o material comfort in fight
in the devil outside of him. Eeastways,
that's the way he figured it, and was
forever,a-praym' an a-tellin' in meetin'
about the confiic'S an victories an such
like.
''For my part. 7 don't hold that b. lief
I think man's-got good an bad both
inside of him, without goin' abroad to
find fightin' l think we've got plenty
hardness. to Wrastle with, and to use up
all the grace we've got a sub duin' of it;
but that amt here nor there. The dea-
con was an honest man, and he thought
different; but whatsoever he thought,
l tell ye, he done about the right
thing gener' ly. 90 H
"Well, Deacon Twist he was another
sort; took fire quicken a spruce bough
and didn't, last no longer; blazed away
jest birch-bark fashion all of mint,
and in half an. hour he'd be Just like a
-cosset lamb, and orful sorry he'd give
way. e-r4gC Is aIu
"Buthe KEEP givin' way an repentin',
some like Peter in the Bible. But he
was real good man-they was good as
gold, both ON 'en "' '." ,'e
"Now Deacon Tanner, he set up a
saw mill down in Nepash Brook. and he
done sawin' for everybody round. Twas
new country then, and he had lots O.
business, so he kinder made a rewl that
fust come was fust served, and kept the
names of them that was promised in the
list, right along as they came, chalked
up on board in the mill.
II had ought to hev said that he and
Deacon Twist was real friendly-both
being deacons of Chester meetin' always
a-going to funerals and prayer meetin' S
and school-us meetin together, till folks
kinder give skit at 'em now and then,
and some called them David and Jona-
than. l7ftf .a I'. ia
"Well, it came about one time that
Deacon twist wanted some logs, sawed
to cover his new barn His turn to hev
'em sawed come Thursday mornin',
and Deacon Tanner he was on hand real
early SOS to getall set to rights afore
work begun. h. s,,. f.,t,-. .I .......
''Jest as he'd, got the saw lied and
things cleared up, who should come a.
tuggin' and a-toilin' up the hill with a
load o. logs, but Rod Garrett from
Goshen.afro.,,E Il ,r.. Zee -.f., g
Deacon SEES he, Pm in real fix.
The was a dredful blow over t our town
last evenin' some folks called it hirri-
cane-but anyway it-hurried'off the roof
O. my house, and flung it against that
mighty big rock inthe lot behind, and
smashedrit into kindlin' woodf liz
81 hadn't board on the farm he
ses, nor / couldn't get one; and Sary's
down with lung complaint, and baby S
got spell ofthroat all. 20 dono how to
wait till laget that roof kivsred az in.
A rain settini in would jest kill EN-; and
put to afore daylight, and I've drawed
these logs, over, a-hppin' to get 'em
sawed afore anybody comes
WellsRodney," SEES the deacon, kind
of slow, as though he was considerin',
I've promise Nathaniel Twistfor toSaw
his logs this mornin', and | like to Keep
to my word - WI
81 don't believe but what he'd wait
for me eff he knowed3 said Rod It's a
. kind of extremity I'm in, as We might
say. I'm extreme anxious to get them
boards right off feel to b'lievc that
Deacon Twist would let me dot ef he
was here. He'ssa pious man and merci-
full man.s'I guess I'd resk it Ell I was
you, Deacon Tanner
"'Well Rodney ses the deacon, 'it
does seem to be s~werk of-neeessity.
guess I'll try it; you. dump them logs
and we II set her a-goin'. -.
$50 hen his hired man they got log
onto the slide. and Rod Garrett an his
brother who 'came with him they on
yoked the cattle an put EN- under tree
" SOOi Oh Ailcn tilcJ SlOOu fdTOuuu TO
see the machine, and loyou! they hadn't
hauled off MORT fhalf dozen boards
when they hecrea Deacon Twist a-hawin'
and a-geein' to hisIbig pair o Devon
cattle on the turn O. the hill. ,..... f..
81 dono as Deacon Tanner heered him,
an Idono but he did, any way he didn't
stop, he kepl the old saw a-goin, an
when Deacon Twist drove up his load O.
logs there was the slide full an a'heap
more to put on tot. .'. nIg.
Hewas madh He roared out quick
err you could say Jack Robson:
Whose be them logsP Hahn off,
tell We! It's my tun to hevl the saw,
an | amt a-goin' to be turned off like
this, Hiram Tapner' i. i .
-" Jest then the saw stopped minnit,
an Deacon Tanner heerd him.
"'This here is my mill an my saw,
Mr.. Twistp says he, his eyes kinder
shinin' an his face gettin' pale, though
Twists was redder'n winter apple.
al don't care q continental if 'tiSv