The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-04-19

vas slmosi ready 10 believe that there wa
imminent danger oi the top al hls hta'
breaking oni i8,o nes, oi active tumble
bsrs
lie could neither read. write nor visit
spd sas very much tried tbat be shoul'
be Obliged TO lie quietly Ia hammock
Strapped ia blanket. when there we're y
many things 10 do
( On Saturday morning he fonn1 bimsel
90 much better that be said 10 his wife a
I be- nibbled bis iossl and slipped Bis @ fire
I'm going into The sudy immediately
aud you must remember that am not 4
be disturbed; that peculisr buzzins IN N,
bead has developed somewhat remarka
BILE train Of thought, have tried all ih'
week to get hold Of II by the right thread
and this morning seem 10 have u ~her'
il will reel of like one OF the skeins o.
vorsted used TO bold for You to wind
that winter Of our first acquaintance. Eh,
my dear 7"
Before the pink glow that had famed
up 10 the young siie's cheeks bad quite
died ont uudor her husbands almirine
glance, = neighbor came who for some
time had been desiring speech with the
parsoo. Before be could be dismissed, a
second caller divided the poor ministers
ast.,,,nn and snna q thtrd ma shianar
drove up With the request for him to at
tend fuueral that afternoon in remote
corner OF the town.
OF course he could not refuse to go, but
his habitual cheeriuness seemed to have
taken leave Of him, aud he said almost
fre;fully:
well, Lord. there is just this one thing
about IT, II You don't want me to make
preparation for Sunday. | will do the very
best can without preparation, that's all
On Sunday morning be picked up the
heads OF q sermon he bad noted down
some weeks before. and went to church
II was suggestive subject, and firstly
and secondly went of very we'll, but
on thirdly he stuck fast. and although
he took up the usnal time, he had never
been so utterly dissatisfied with himself
Il never 10 my life made such work OF
preaching" he said to his wife, who had
remained at home with the baby. ut
was like going around and around in
bali bushel. / couldn't get of from third :
ly. tried. struck off upon fourtLly.
and skipped over into filthy and sixtbly,
but il was OF no use; found myself back
hsmmering away on thirdly. l must ad
nit that have made fool OF myself in
the Lords house, and am ashamed. i
felt. more chagrined because Neighbor
Walker was there; and he SO seldom at
tends any church. that when he comes to
hear me, want to have him feel paid"
Monday morning Parson Clark really
felt as II be didn't care to meet any one
who heard him preach the day before, SO
wandered of by himself out back Of the
barn to the further garden. While be
was engaged in examining potato tops to
see il \ further application Of Paris green
was in order, bis neighbor, Mr.. Walker,
ho was at work in the next field, came
up to the high rail fence, and leaning up
on the top rail, said:
Il felt as though l wanted to tell you
about my yesterdays experience.
'Ob. dear Yes, he was disgusted, OF
COURSE" groaned the minister in spirit
But Mr.. Walker went on:
"You know I'm not much Of a meetin
yoer, but somehow / have been good
deal worked up over your sickness, the
would be quite different
place TO live ip. You have had good in
duence on the community, and il you can
stay your term out. will do good deal Of
good, Then thought your sickness
nigh, be partly due to discouragement
because the men did not turn In to help
you. and never felt 30 self condemned in
my life, and | resolved that il you we're
,ble to preach on Sunday, would go and
hear you. Perhaps you noticed that
was there, and must say that was sur.
prised at your preaching"
Poor man T. grosned the parson. Il
biuk be ought to have been surprised.
But Mr.. Walker continued
Il don't suppose you meant TO preach
o me exactly, but you made it 50 plain TO
ne that it was the duty OF every citizen
md head Of family to attend divine ser
ice and TO support it by his money and
lis presence and his example, that am
esolyed to start ont anew and to lead
Ililerent life / was always believer, but
never understood, until yesterday. thai
y not oonfessieg Christ that was deny
~ Him / don't know whether | aus
ghat yon call converted or not. but you
bowed me myself as God must look upon
ne. and you helped me to see my duty;
nd nov, II ! can do anything In any way
0 help you or any one else, including ny
ELF, I want you to call upon ne, for I've
old the Lord Im ready, aud meant u
Tue tears Of Joy aud humility ran down
he parsons face. "ibauk the Lord for
eeping me 10 half bushri, " be said. Il
a. ,,nus ul,v ha dii 50 "
Tha, Was not the last Of IL. DnriDg the
Ieek i, seemed TO him that hall the peo
10 he met told him OF some way ID which
hey hsi been helped by tLs. sermon
IL never since have complsned OF being
epi 10 any space where God desires to
eep me, be said the other day hen tell
" tits incideat. III ihe Lord keeps
oa In half bushel. trust Him TO blrss
ou 10 1t. snd the little space flied Si'h
,ndss laye shall t~ratue a Bethel aud