St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-06

find work that You know not of, lying
in your midst. And let us all on Sat
urday evening meet here again and
choose some one brother to relate
his experience of the week. You who
are willing to try this method, please
to rise"
Everybody rose except old Amos
| Tucker. who never stirred, though
his wife pulled at him and whispered
to him, imploringly. He only shook
his grizzled head and sat immovable.
''Let us sing the doxology," said
Mr. Parkes, and it was sung with full
fervor. The new idea had reused the
and positive to do it was the lever
point Archimedes longed for, and
each felt ready and strong to move
Il world
Saturday night the church as
sembled again. The cheerful eager
ness was gone from their faces they
| looked downcast, troubled, weary -
as the pastor expected. When the
/ box for ballots was passed about, each
one tore bit of paper from the sheet
placed in the hNm books for the
pm pose, and wrote on it name.
| The pastor said after he had counted
/ them. "DeacOn Emm0ns, the lot has
fallen on YOU"
.Tm sorry fort" said the deacon,
rising up and taking off his overcoat
Il ha'n't got the best of records, Mr..
| Parkes, now | tell We"
That isn't what we want" said Mr..
| PaIkcS. 1--WE want to know the whole
! experience of some one among us, and
we know You will not tell us either
more or less than what YOU did eX-
pericncc."
Deacon EmmOnS was short, thick
set man with shrewd, kindly face
and gray hair, who kept the village
store and had well-earned reputation
| for honesty.
"Wcll, BRETHREN" he said, Il donno
why shouldn't tell it | am pretty
well ashamed of myself, no doubt, but
| | ought to he, and maybe shall profit
| by what I've found ont these six days
| back. I'll tell Nou Just as it come.
| Monday, looked about me to begin
| with. | am amazing fond of coffee.
and it amt good for me, the doctor
says it amt; but dear me, it does set
Il man up good, cold mornings. to have
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