The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-02-11
MONDAY, FEB. II, 1884.
The DeaCon's Week.
Continued

vs. 'N' iN'' iiNN lhVlN "''"' ''iC
Lords wisdom than Il month o
Sundays ever showed me.
"Now come fcllowships day.
thought that would be all plain
sailin'; seemed as though I'd got
warmed up till l felt pleasant to-
wardst everybody; so went around
seem folks that was neighbours, and
twas easy; but when | come home
at noon spell Phiiury says, says she,
Square fuckers black bull is into
tn orchard u tearin' round, and he's
knocked two lengths O. fence down
fiat" Well, the old Adam riz up
then, you'd better b'licvc. That
black bull has been breaking into my
lots ever since we got in tn after
math, and it's Square fuckers fence,
and he won't make it bull-strong as
he'd oughter, and that orchard was q
young one Just comm to bear, and
all the new wood crisy as crackln's
with frost. You'd better b'licvc |
didn't have much fcller-fecling with
Amos Tucker. | Just put over to his
house and spoke up pretty free to
him, when he looked up and says,
says he, Fellowship mectin' day.
amt it, Deacon?' I'd rather he'd
ha' slapped my face. l felt as
though l should like to slip behind
the door, l see pretty distinct what
sort of life I'd been Twin all the
years I'd been a professor, when l
couldn't hold on to my tongue and
temper one day"
"Breth-e-renS' interrupted slow,
harsh voice, somewhat broken with
emotion. '''Pll tell the rest ont.
Josiah Emmons come around like a
man an u Christian right there. He
asked me for to fors We him, and not
to think twas the fault of his re-
ligion, because twas his'n and moth
ING else. think more of him to-day
than | ever done before. was one
that wouldn't say I'd practice with
the rest of We. | thought twas ever
lasting nonsense. I'd rather go to
forty-nine prayer mcctin's than work
at bein' good Il week. | b'licvc my
hope has been one of them that
perish; it ha'n't worked, and | leave
it behind to-day. / mean to begin
honest, and it was seein' one honest
Christian man fetched me round
tot"
Amos Tucker sat down and buried
his grizzled head in his rough hands.
''Bless the Lord!' - said the
quavering tones of a still older man
from far corner of the house, and
many glistening eye gave silent
response.
$50 on, Brother Emmons, said
the minister.
"Well, when next day come | got
up to make the fire, and my boy Jos
had forgot the kindlin's. I'd opened
my mouth to give him Jesse, when
it come over me suddin that this was
the day of prayer for the family
relation. | thought | wouldn't say
nothing. just fetched in the kind
Inns myself, and when the fire burnt
up good called my wife.
Dear me.' says she. ''I've
got such headache, 'Siah, but | Il
come in minnit. | didn't mind
that, for women are always havin'
aches, and | was just a goin' to say
so, when ! remembered the tex
about not being bitter against 'cm,
so says, 'Philury, you lay abcd.
| expect Emmy and me can get the
vittles to-day. | declare, she turned
over and give me scch look why,
it struck right in. There was my
wife, that had worked for an waited
on me twenty odd year, most scarf
because ! spoke kind of fcclin to
her. went out and fetched in the
pail o water she'd always drawed
herself, and then | MIXED the COW.
When | came in philury was up
fryin' the potatoes, and the tears II
shinin Oh her white face. She
didn't say nothin', she's kinder still,
but she hadn't no need to. feelt
leetle meaner'n did the day before.
But 'twan't nothing to my condition
when was goin', towards night,
down the sellar stairs for some
apples, SOS the children could have
a roast, and | heercd Jos up in the
kitchen say to Emmy, Il do b'lievc,
En-, pas goin' to die. :" Why,
Josiar Emmons, how you talk =
Well, | do; he's so cverlastin'
pleasant an good natured | can't
but think he's struck with death.
II tell We, brethren, / set right
down on them sellar stairs and cried.
! did, REILLY. Seemed ms though the
Lord had turned and looked at me