The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-03-24

ses Twist. You said you was a-goin to
saw for me this mornin', an there's my
name onto the list right afore We, an ye
ha' mt no right to lie an brass it out, if
you be deacon!'
% By this time the fellers that come up
along with Deacon Twist for to help him
load up. was gawpin' round, a-lookin'
and a-hearin'.
"And, as twas berry time, lot of
the Elwell tribe was near by in the BUSH
es, and hearin' noise, they came. too
crows to q 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-Injin, and they was a-grin-
MIN an a-chucklin' to see the row.
Well, Deacon Tanner he growed
winter whittier.
sc cal'late to do what will with my
own. Mister Twist, ses he. and dono
as anybody made you q judge and divid-
er over me. II you'd hear to reason,
without fiyin' off the handle
1.-The amt no reason to hear tor
roared Twist. It's plainer'n the nose
on your face; you promised to saw my
logs this identikle mornin', an now your
mills full of another feller's, an If thar
amt cheatin' and lynn dono what It's!
l won't never bring no more logs to your
mill whilst time endoors!''
Nor won't never saw 'em II Won
do! snapped Tanner, his eyes a-bIazin'.
HE! he! her squealed one o. tn
Elwell fellers. 'pooty good spunky dea-
cons now, them ber
Deacon Twist heered him, and his
jaw kinder dropped. He gin look at
Tanner and stepped right up to him and
ses:
as Brother Tanner; Two 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 As
though somebody'd up and struck him.
Then he reached out his hand, and SEES
he:
Brother Twist, we have both sinned. |
Let us ask forgiveness from on high
"And so sayin', he led Deacon Twist |
little piece offinter the shoemake bushes.
and Rod Garrett said he never in this
mortal world heered such dredful affectin' |
prayers as they made. both on 'em.
They didn't seem to think, he said, as
though the was anybody round a-hearin'
If 'em, only jest the Lord; but all the
men heered 'em.
1.-THE Elwells they stole away kinder
but the rest stayed by.
When the deacons come out after spell.
holdin' hands jest like two youngsters,
hey see they had been a-cryin'; and
when they shook hands right there, and
aid as they'd quarrelled before folks,
hey would make up before 'em, and
ell We it done them fellows good.
"Rod Garrett he said he b'lieved the
vas suthin' in religion when he see
Deacon Twist a-loadin' of his boards for
linn, and fairly forcin' Tanner to saw
he rest of CARROTS logs afore he touched
ism. And Hiram Plat he was kinder
N the fence before, but he came square
ut and fined Chester meetin' next
day. and was q real close
walker afterwards.
AS for the deacons, it seemed as
hough they couldn't be good enough to
ach other after all this. And il came
bout that the was quite a'wakenin' in
hester that winter; seemed as though
took start to tn old saw-mill. tell
on what, Joshuay, practice is with all
he preachin' You can skeer up, now
int it?''
'Well, mebbe." said the consideratel
oshuay; "but arter all, Amasy, how
pom airth is folks a-goin' to know how
practice without some preachin?'' T.
There, you hit the nail on the head"
ND Aunt Desire. wiping her spectacles.
: Rose Terry Cooke, IN Detroit Free
'ress.