The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-15

SATURDAY light the CEurcn Assem- Ol5o
again. The cheerful esgerness was gone
from their faces; they looked downcast,
troubled 81 d wesry-as the pastor expected.
When the box for ballots was passed about,
each che tore bit Of paper from the sheet
placed in the hymn.b0oks for the purpose
and wrote on it name. The pastor siid
after he had counted them, "Dsscon EN-
mOIs, the lot has fallen on you"
ssI'm sorry for il, said the deacon, rising
up spd taking of his overcoat al hams
got the best Of records, Ri. Parkes, now
tell ye."
.Ihst isz't what we want" said Mr..
PsIkes. ave want to know the whole ex-
relienea Of some one among Us, snd weknOI
on will Lot tell either more OF less than
what you did experience"
d aeon Emmons was short, thlck.set
nan with shrewd. kindly face and gray
ha;r, who kept the village store and had
well earned reputation for honesty.
"Wen, brethren" he said, ~ dono why I
shouldn't tel It. am pretty we'll
ashamed Of myself, no doubt, but 1
ought to be, and maybe 1 shsll profit by
what I've found out these six days
back. I'll tell you just as il come. Mon
dsy, looked shout me to begin with. I
srn amazing fond of coffee, and it AMI good
for NE, the doctor says it ant; but dear me,
it does set man up coed, cold mornings, 70
have cup Of hot, sweet, tssty drink, sad 1
haven't had the grit TO reidse l knew it
made me what folks csll neI yous and call
cross before night como; and I knew 1t
fetched On spells Of low splits when our
folbs couldn't get word out of me-aot c
coed one. any ways; so thought I'd try On
that 10 begin with. tell you It coma hard.
/ bsnkered after that drink of coffee drel l.
al! Seemed as though 1 couldn't est my
breakfast without j.. I feel to pity man
that loves liquor more'n ever did In my
live before; but I've stopped, and Pm a-goin'
to stay stopped.
"We1, come to dinner. there was another
fight. do set by pie the most Of anything.
wGs fetched up on pie, az you may say.
Our folks always had II three times a day,
ard the doctor he'd been tslkin' and talkin'
10 nee about eatin' pie. I have the dyspspsy
Ike every thing, and it makes me useless by
spells, and onreiiable IS a wea.her.cock
An Doctor Drake he says there WON'T no.h-
IN help me but to diet. l was reaiin' the
Bible that mornin' while l sat wsitin' for
breakfast, for twas Monday, and wife was
kind OF set back with washin' and all, and
c, me acIost that part where il says that the
fodies of Christians srs temples of the Holy
Chest. Well. thinks /, we'd ought to take
care Of en- If they 10, and see that they're
Kept clean and pleasant, like the church;
and nobody can De clesn nor PLEASANT that
he's dyspepsY. But, come to pie, felt as
though l couldn't! and, 10 ye, cidn'tl l
"a. piece right against my conscience;
iscin' what l knew ought TO do l went
e. done what know 1 ought no. TO. l tell
: e NY confidence made music OF me con-
sider ble, ard l said then [ wouldn't never
Eneer at a drinkin' man nc more when he
tipped W. I'd feel for him an help him,
iOf I see Just how it was. So that days
practice Civ cut, but i learnt ms s good
leal mOTen I knew bsfoIe.
i started out next dsy 20 look up nav
Bible class. They haven't really tended 10
10 SUndsy-schcol as they ought TO, sloug
tack, but l was busy here and there aud
acre didn't seem 20 be real chanC ID got
10 It. Well, 'twculd tsks the evening to tell
t all but found one real sick, been abei for
-orCe weeks, and was so glad 10 see me that
felt fair ashamed. Seemed SIS though I
leeId the Lord for the first time saying.
'inasmUoh as We did it not 10 one of the least
Il these ye did it not 20 me-. Then
another mans old mother SAYS to me. bafore
be- come IN from the shed, SAWS she, He's
been s-ssyin' that il folks practiced what
hey preached you'd hG' come round 10 look
him up sfore now, but he reckoned you kin.
Ter Looked down on mill hands. Pm awful
dad you come Brethring, SO was I. /
ell you that days work done me good. l
got o poor opinion Of Josiah Emmons. nogI
cil ye. out learned more about the Lords
widen than month o Sundays ever
Moved me
A snile he could not repress passed over
llr PsTkes' earnest face. The deacon had
orgotten all external issues in coming so
lose 70 the heart of thingl; but the smile
lsssed SIS he ssid, "Brother EamOns, do you
'emembar what the Master said. IF any
nan VIII do His viii he shall know of the
.ccirire, whether it 10 Of God or whether 7
peak Of myeeifT'"
"Well it's 50, answered The deacon, sirs
10 right along. Why, never thought so
much Of my Bible class nor took no seech
nt'Test in en- IS 1 do to-day-not siace L
]egun 20 teach. l b'lieve they'll coma more
eglor now, too.
"NcW CONS fellowship day I thought
lat would be all plain ssilin'; seemed as
hough I'd got warmed up till / felt pleas
mt towardst everybo 1y; so I went around
eein' folks that wSs neighb0rs, and twas
lssy; but when 1 come home at noon.
Philury ssys, says she, Square fuckers
black bull is into tn orchard tsarin' round.
md he's knocked two lengths o. fence down
ist2 Well, the old Adam riz up then, you'd
letter believe. That black bull has been a
)reakin' into my lots ever since We got in TIL
aftermath, and IT'S Square fuckers
cree, and no won't make it bull
trong as he'd ougbter, and that orchard
vas young one just comm to bear,
nd ST the new wood crisp as crscklin's with
rost. You'd better b'lieve / didn't have
much feller feeling with Amos Tucker. l
est put over to his house and spoke up pref
3 free TO him, when he looked up and SAYS,
avs he, Fellowship meeting day, ant it.
Deacon? I'D ruther he'd ha' slapped my
ace. l felt as though I should like to slip
behind the door. / see pretty distinc. what
ort Of life I'd t,en livin' all the yesrs I'd
been 8 professor, when couldn't hold on to
ny tongue and temper one dayr'
"Breth-e-ren," interrupted slow, harsh |
Toice somewhat broken with emotion, GI'll |
ell the rest on't. Josiah Emmons come
.TcuDd like man an q Christian right there. |
be asked for me to forgive him, and not to
blink twas the fault OF his religion, because
twas his'n and nothing else. : think more |
# him to-day than 1 ever done before. l |
vas one that wouldn't cay I'd practice with |
he rest of ye. l thought twas everlastiu'
I'D ruther 60 to forty-nine pray
n meetin's than work at bein' good a wax /