The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-12-03


II. P4r.ss'. DAksss Espsris.ss
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Mrs Morgan. practical massser. and
wife Of The nominal proprietor Of the
HiilsdAls hotel. wss 10 Tho parlor receiving
10 pastoral visi, from the Rev. HARRISON
Fisher. . yoang man from theological
seminary, Who bad been sent Tor his lAst
summer rscAiioa 10 Hillsdaie,- With the
expectation hat b scon % prodasioas
amouo, 81 good, acquire a prodigicns
smcust Of sxperispcs. and pay his sr-
penscs at the same time. Laudable pur-
poses all three, and apparently necessary
ones as we'll.
Hillsdale was prairie town in Dakota
80 called because Il had neither bill nor
dale. The only possible cxpisuation b
that the hnt inhabiisnts iseorpontsd
those words into the name OF the town.
fearful lest the future generation. which
should be born there. having 20 prscticsl
use for either word. might grow
up With = limited vocabulary limited
vocabulary implies dense ignorance TO the
frontier mind. why otherwise its constant.
II not slwsys underlined, contributions TO
the well Of English.
Hillsdale then, was As fiat as the prairie,
il was four months old. was built OF un.
painted pine boards. had the advantage OF
. railroad aud = telegraph. and advertise
ment for the benefit OF the company; ii
had five drug stores, but no cemetery, an
opara house but no church; three hotels
and two dwelling houses. Most Of the
people lived over the stores. or boarded at
the hotels, though 10 speak with perfect
accuracy, most OF the people we're expect
ei in the future 10 make - city which
shall have no rival between st. Louis and
the pole. between st. Paul and the Golden
Horn" That was the prediction OF the
first issue Of the Hillsdale Messenger, but
only 500 Of the citizens had actually ar
rived during the first four months.
SO much for the town Harrison Fisher
was young, but he was truly and earnest
y inspired with sense OF the needs Of the
people about him. He saw much that
was astonishing; church members who,
in their quiet New England homes, never
failed OF their three services on the Sab
bath, or Of sharp rebuke Of the weak pro
fessor" who did, here we're with difficulty
persuaded to attend church at all.
Yes answered one brother to his en-
treaties, 81 calculate circumstances las to
40 with mans spiritual state, same rs
other things. Now, when first came, l
didn't go to meeting, because there wasn't
no meeting to go TO. used to think, in
Vermont, it was wicked to go buggy rid
ing Sundays. but. you see. ! didn't have
any horse or buggy in Vermont; now
find nothin' puts me in such grstified
state, as to study nature on Sundays, es-
pecially my farm-kind OF communion
with the ground. 80 to speak. l Amt
disposed to argue against human nature.
and can account Tor these good folks
making You trouble about coming 70 meet.
ing. OF course there is no such thing ~
running away from the Lord Almighty,
but It does seem powerful like it. to man
fresh landed on these prsities from
Christian country. First man misses
bis privileges terrible. bat purity soon he
comes to have kind OF letting down feel
ing, a. II il was vacation. and by the time
school takes up again. be amt over par
ticular tcgo."
But is was upon Mrs. Morgan that Hsr
rison Fisher was concentrating his latest
efforts. She was Of quite another fiber
than the ex.vermonter. and had lived all
her days on the edge OF civilization.
Religion is good deal habit. " she waa
saying, and at the same time busting tbs
table with her apron. Boarding house
keepers amt no bunness with sonls. I
say. They've no time to tend to them.
There's no work on earth so discouraging
as feeding folks. BY the time You get the
dishes clean. they're ready for another
meal, Just as ready ss il twas the FIRST II
it was sny day but Sunday that you bad
service, ! don't know but might manage
sometimes. but Sunday the worst driven
dry OF the seven" Aud the dusting fn
ished, she seated herself upon preten-
tious abominstion OF couch. and leaned
sg .ust the conyentionalized pillows. that
ma ie it's back.
Her last objection puzzled the minister
"Any day but Sunday" he repeated
"Why, that's the day Of all days. don't
500 why the day Of rest should be the
busiest Of the seven. Yon don't wash or
iron. Surely people don't eat more than
on other days
4 Ain't SO sure Of that" she replied re.
fectisely. Anyway they won't get up
Sunday mornings sos - can sst through
breakfast lsfoss dinner tims."
well, we are expecting to have an
evening service, said the minister. hope
fully.
Worse yet." was her prompt reply.
They all go riding TO the lake in the af
ternoon, and don't get back for supper I'll
dark. don't believe" she added 10
tone Of large liberaliiy. "thAt the Lords
going to hold US responsible for things We
can't help. and know Joseph is so unrea.
enable that be would blame me quick
enough. il be found the boarders going 10
the Central house"
Couldn't your dsushter. Mim Irene. Il
least be sparedr vas the minister's hnsl
suggestion.
"Yes. she might" replied Mrs. Morgan
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