Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-05-02


notwithstanding. The preacher
and his family, it seemed, had
come to ''spend the day. The
morning was passed in pleasant
conversation, and the children
enjoyed themselves greatly in
the orchard. After dinner, the
preacher asked to be excused, say
ing that he had to make some
pastoral calls, but would be back
for tea. After supper, the minister
and his family still remained, and
made no preparations for going
home. Finally, the Justice saw
that they intended to "spend the
night" with him, as we'll as the
day. So it was; and a pleasant
night it proved to the family, for
they slept In a good house and on
clean beds.
The next morning, after break
fast and prayers, the Pastor asked
the Justice for a quiet room-a
Prophets room-where he could
read, and pray, and study the holy
Word. Said he: II have no libra
ry, but l do not need any-the
Apostles had none. What you told
me the other day On the street l
now understand fully We are not
better than the Apostles and, there
fore, | do not ask better, or differ
ent lot from theirs"
When he had said this, he left
the room gracefully.
Justice Smart did not under
stand what this meant, or where
unto it would grow. So passed two
-three-feur-fve days; and "still
the wonder grew" During this
time the Justice and his wife fre-
quently talked the matter over, and
wondered what it meant. After
these consultations, the Justice
might have been seen walking
thoughtfully back and forth; and
finally he determined to ask the
Pastor what all this meant, and how
long he intended to stay. Accord
ingly, with much ado and hesita-
tion, he approached the minister
with this important question. Pas
tor Solomon answered, with a
twinkle in his eye, that he had con-
cluded to remain under the friendly
and hospitable roof of Justice
Smart so long as his pastorate
should last in Hickorytown-as the
Lord commanded the Apostles in
the two famous chapters with which
the Justice was SO we'll acquainted.
"What!'' said the Justice; "have
you concluded to give up the par
sonage?" referring to the sickly
tenement house. eyes, certainly;
I have given that up, and never in
tend to 60 back; because it is my
positive intention to live as the
Apostles did, and they had, as you
know, no parsonage" F"
The Justice was amazed, and
asked ii his salary was not enough
to keep him, without his quartering
himself and family On othe people.
"Salary!" said the preacher; "don't
you know the Apostles had no sal
ary? 1 have given up my salary,
and tomorrow l will inform the
congregation of the fact, lam not
better than the Apostles
"Eh! well, yes;;" said Justice
Smart; "to be sure, that is accord
ing to the Bible. will 90 and see
my neighbors, that each OF them
may keep you week"
''That | dare not do" said the
preacher, "much as | would like to
please you; for my instruction is,
Into whatsoever city or town ye
shall enter, inquire who in it is
worthy; and there abide till ye go
thence And Luke says, In the
same house remain, eating and
drinking such things as they give.
Go not from house to house l would
like to relieve you, and go from
house to house, that the burden
might be borne equally; but this
Scripture is PLAIN and cannot be
misunderstood. | must abide in
your house till 1 leave Hickory
town"
Now for the first time Justice
Smart saw what lesson il was that
the preacher intended to teach him,
and that lesson he was no longer
slow to learn. 1t was not hard to
convince him that pastor is not an
apostle. The next day the church
had meeting for business, and on
the motion of Justice Smart, it was
resolved, unanimously, to build a
parsonage.
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/ A citizen of Carthage has in his
| possession an original price list OF
slaves, the property OF jeff Davis
brother before the war. The list
10H ,f hath eovas