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

SEES Twist ou said you was a-goin to
saw for me this mornin', an there's my
name onto the list right afore We, an We
ha'n't no fight to lie an brass it out, if
you beia deaconr 90!
"By this time the fellers that come up
along with Deacon Twist for to help him
load up, was gawpin' round, aTlookin',
and a-hearin'.
".And, as twas berry time, lot of
the Elwell tribe was near by in the bush
es, and hearin' "a noise, they came, too
crows to a carkiss, they alwayswas.
Sons of Belial,' Deacon Tanner used to
call 'em. But they WANT; they was old
Jake ElwelPs sons. goddess fellows
enough, half-Iniin, and they was a-grin.
MIN an a-chucklin' to see the row..
" Well, Deacon Tanner Ire growed
whiter'n whittier.
y "'I cal'late to do what will with my
own, Mister Twist ses he, 'and done
as anybody made you ajudge and divid
er over me. If you'd hear to reason
without flynn off the handle
"'Then amt no reason to hear to-!
roared Twist. Its plainer'n the NOSE
on your face; you promised to saw my
logs this identikle mornin', an now YOU
mills full of another feller's, an if tina
amt cheatin' and lynn / dono what tbs
1 won't never bring no more logSto you
mill whilst time epdoorsp'
r.Nor / won't never saw 'em if yoI
dor snapped Tanner, his eyes a-blazin'
"'' He! he! her squealed one O. tn
Elwen fellers, 'pooty good spunky dea
cons now, them ber 4JCNu"Q ad5 ESQ
"Deacon Twist heered him, and hi
jaw kinder dropped. He gin a look a
Tanner and stepped right up to him ant
SEES:
Brother Tanner; I've did wrong
I've give occasion for the enemy to re
vile, and them Sons O. Belial is a-makin
us their music. We've shamed the Lord
Forgive me, Brother Tannerr
Tanner he stood minnit jest a
though somebody'd up and struck him
Then he reached out his hand, and Sc
he:
Brother Twist, we have both sinned
Let us ask forgiveness from on high
.tAnd so savin', he led,Deacon Twist
little piece offinter the shoemake bushes
and Rod Garrett said he never in Thu
mortal world heered such dredful affectin
prayers as they made, both on 'em
They didn't seem to think, he said, a.
though the was anybody round a-hearin
of 'em, only jest the Lord; but all TIL
men heered EN-. e..
1.-The Elwells they stole away kinde
dumfoundered, but the rest stayed by
When the deacons come out after spell
a-holdin' hands jest like two youngsters
they see they had been a-cryin'; ant
when they shook hands right there, ant
said as they'd quarrelled before folks
they would make up before 'em, and
tell We it done them fellows good ~
"Rod Garrett he said,he b'lieved the
was suthin' in religion when he SCI
Deacon Twist a-loadin' of his boards TO
him, and fairly forcin' Tanner to saw
the rest of Garrett logs afore he touched
his n. And Hiram Platt he was kinder
on the fence before, but he came square
out and fined Chester meetin' mex
sacrament day. and was a, real clos'
walker afterwards.
GAS for the deacons, it seemed a
though they couldn't be good enough t.
each other after all this. And it came
about that the was quite a'wakenin' il
Chester that winter; seemed as though
it took start to tn old saw-mill. Itel
you what. Joshuay, practice is wu'th al
the preachin' you can skeer up, now
amt itp''
swell, mebbe," said the consideratt
Joshuay;s ''but arter all, Amasy, how
upon airth is folks a-goin' to know how
to practice without some preachin?''
"There, you hit the nail on the head, ,
said Aunt Desire, wiping her spectacles
Rose Terry Cooke, IN Detroit FIRE.
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