The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-04-10
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meeting at the Coon Rim "meetin'
house. 2 and the restilt was a great
spiritual awakening throughout Pos
sum Ridge. Old Alb Tucker was
the only man in the settlementwho,
in the langaage of Deacon Buster,
remained cold and an unconsarned
erbont his souls welfare" The
minister had fshed for old Alb and
the committees had visited hitti, but
he hsld off and refused to come up
but of the darkness. Finally the
preacher went to see old Alb per
sopally.
Brother Tucker" he said, ahave
yot ever thought seriously of the
matter of the salvation of your soul?"
Wal, I've thought Of it right
smart f1st an last
Sand hasn't it never appeared to
you that you ought to repent of
your sins and lead better life?'
81 dunno eff it handn't at odd
times"
aWell, then, why don't you turn
your back ON the world at once?'
oval, now, parson. looky here.
I-dunno " rightly understan' this
business, an know fer shore jest
what sin is, but betwixt you an me,
it don't pear like I've been bad
ernuff to git scairt erbout it,"
"You are sober, honest man no
doubt but can't you recall
little things in your daily life that
were wrong2"
al dunno es ter thet. 1 traded
hosses with 5le Joel Wade onc't an
1 reckon 1 got er leetIe ther best o.
the swap, fer Joel's hoss wus wuth
sumpin', an mine wusn't wuth er
cuss, an' / knowed hit. But recon
little things like thut hain't held up
ergin er feilef up thar"
"Indeed they are
"Air, eh? Wal, 1 wusn't settled
in my min erbout thet, but L lowed
they didn't pay no 'tention ter such
things es hoss swopin'. 1t mout be
counted up agin me crbout sellin'
NV that ere dead steer to them city
folks fer beef?"
"Of course"
ssWall I'm derned eff I'd thoughtit.
Don't pear like it 'ud hurt nothin'
when none of EN- knowed the steer
died. Recon mebby 1 ofteh ter
sold split aigs to them folks whut
got up er dinner fer ther pore?"
"That was very wrong"
"I'd never thought O it thet air
way. Begosh, I s'pose it wasn't t
right proper in me keepin' ther
Widder Bunton's ole red <barrer
what got in ermong my haugs?"
"That was very grave sim"
"Was, ell? Wal, I'm dinged sorry,
fer I'd like ter do right, an L hate
ter give that barrer Dyer recon
little things like that 'Gd count fer
very much?'
"Yes indeed"
CAN 1 spect they'll hev it fggered
up ergin mo about feedin' them
hogs 1 sold wheat bran ter make
IN weigh up"
"Yes, that's against you"
81 lowed it mout be. I guess
workin' off cholera chickens onter
ther peddler an putin grease inter
ther butter, an woriSin' right smart
o'corn stalks inter loads o'corn that
goes to market, an all sech leetIe
things like them 1 recon won't be
counted up fer nothin'."
"They're all sins Brother Tucker.
and will have to be accounted for
"Wal, parson, s'pose yer posted
up in such matters, an know how
ther Ian lay, but 1 beer er goin'
erlong thinkin' that all them little
things wouldn't erhrount ter shucks,
an / felt like es if l wasn't going
ter have no sins fer answer for, arr
1 want skeered none. But eff sech
triflin, insignffercant things is goin'
ter be hold up ergin me then I'm
er goner."
"oh, no, brother; you have but to
repent and forgiveness will follow" +"
"1'll be all right then, will I2'
eyes"
can kin go right on Jest cs L hev
an it won't be counted?"
"oh, no. You must repent and
reform. Leave off all your bad habits
and lead different life.''
"Uh, huh. That jest what I was
erfeerd NV. Seems like gittin' re-
ligfon comes down purity hard on er
/ feller. Ed like ter jine YER parson,
an go erlong er the rest, but it'ud
be leetle grain too strainin' on
me, I recon. 1 don't min ther
repentin', but ther luther part