Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-08-16

begin with. / am amazin' fond of cof-
fee and it amt good for me--the doc
tor says it amt: but dear Inc, il does
set man up good, cold mornings, to
have cup of hot, sweet, tasty drink,
and haven't had the grit to refuse.
| knew it made me what folks call
nervous, and | call cross, before night
comes; and l knew that it fetched on
spells of low spirits, when our folks
couldn't get word out of me-not a
good one, any way; so / thought I'd
try on that to begin with. | tell you
it came hard! / hankered after that
drink of coffee dreadful, Seemed as
though l couldn't eat my breakfast
without it. l feel to pity man that
loves liquor more'n | ever did in my
life before; but feel sure they can
stop if they try, for I've stopped, and
I'm going to stay stopped.
well, come to dinner, there was
another fight. | do set by pie the
most of anything; was fetched up on
pie, as you may say. Our folks always
had it three times day, and the doc
| tor, he's been talkin' and talkin' TO
me about eatin' pie. | have the dys-
pepsy like everything, and it makes
me useless by spells, and unreliable
as a weathercock. An Doctor Drake
he saws there won't nothin' help me
! but to diet. | was readin' the Bible
that morning, while | sat waiting for
breakfast, for twas Monday, and wife
was kind of set back with washin and
all, and | came across that part where
il saws that the bodies of Christians
are temples of the. Holy Ghost. Well,
thinks |, we'd ought TO take care OF
EN- if they be, and seel that they're
KEEP clean and pleasant, like the
Church; and nobody can be clean and
pleasant that has dyspepsia. But,
come to pie, felt as though couldn't
and. 10 We, didn't! / eet a piece
right against my conscience; facin'
what | knew ought TO do, l went
and done what l ought not to. tell
We nv conscience made music OF HE
considerable, and said then | wouldn't
never sneer at drinkin' man no more
when he slipped up. I'd feel for him
and help him, for l see just how it
was. So that days practice Civ out,
but it learnt me good deal more'n |
knew before.
Il started out next day to look up
my Bible class. They haven't really
tended up to Sunday school as they
ought to, along back! but | was busy,
here and there, and there didn't seem
to be real chance to get it. Well,
'twould take the evenin' TO tell it all;
but | found one real sick, been abed
for three weeks, and was so glad TO
see NE that / felt ashamed. Seemed
as though | heerd the Lord for the
first time sayin', Inasmuch as We did
| il not to one of the least OF these, ye
did it not to me- Then another mans
old mother says to Inc before he came
in from the shed, says she, He's been
a-sayin' that if folks practiced what
they preached you'd ha' come round
to look him up afore now, but he
reclloned you kinder looked down on
mill hands. I'm awful glad you come.
Brethring, so Was l! tell you that
days work done me good. l got
poor opinion of Josiah Emmons, now
| tell ye, but, | learned more about
the Lords wisdom than month o
Sundays ever showed me-"
A smile he could not repress passed
over Mr.. Parkes' earnest face. The
deacon had forgotten all external is
sues in coming so close to the heart OF
things; but the smile passed as he
said
Brother Emmons, do you remem-
ber what the Master said, III any man
will do his will, he shall know of the
doctrine, whether it be OF God, or
whether l speak of myself7"
"Well, it's So" answered the dea'
con, Its so right along. Why, /
never thought SO much Of my Bible
class, nor took no sech int'rest in 'em
as / do to-day-not since | begun to
teach. | b'lieve they'll come more
reg'lar now, too.
Now come fellowship day. l
thought that would be all plain sail
in; seemed as though I'd got warmed
up till felt pleasant towardst every
body; so | went around seein' folks
that was neighbors, and twas easy;
but when / come home at noon spell,
Philury says, says she, Squire Tuck
er's black bull is into tn orchard a.
tearin' round, and he's knocked two
lengths O. fence down flatr Well, the
old Adam riz up then, you'd better
b'lieve. That black bull has been a
breakin' into my lots ever since we
got in tn aftermath, and it's Squire
Il uCheT , ltHCt. anu IC WOh hAohS ~
bull-strong, as he oSghter, and that
orchard was young one jest comm
to bear, and all the new wood crisp
as cracklin's with frost. You'd bet
ter b'lieve | didn't have much feller-
feelin' with Amos Tucker. / jest put
over to his house and spoke up pref
ty free to him, when he looked up
and says, says he, Fellowship lneetin'
day, amt ii, deaconY I'd rather
he'd ha' slapped my face. | felt as
though l should like to slip behind
the door. see pretty distinct. what
sort OF life I'd been Twin all the
years I'd been a professor, when |
couldn't hold on to my tongue and
temper one dayr'