The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-10-27
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lothian. Do you besrf There's sons
body coming 10.
Le,'em come. blast i. all Don't 20
suppose I've got ears - veil - youi
There we're . heavy loot on tbe scrsptl
then . vigorous rustlins Of the brsde
bu.k door me, and Repy's sfooDd sppe'
sss in . sbispev.
Mod your tusipess. srowied the ms
addressed. and be drew up still close
arouod his shoulders the faded priut be-
quilt ip which be bad wrapped himself
aud tucked the buff.l1 robe tighter stil
INTO the arms OF his rocking chair All,
about his knees
There was only two sc sons 10 Mrs Dee
con Crsbb's household. The trsDsitici
from spring to winter WAS marked by do
mestic rather than stlir movements. OI
the frat day of May. unless that fell upor
Sunday, the gtoi vomsDs kitchen stov'
was moved out into the shed, the rag car
pct. which bad hung suspended on poll
in the st'ic all winter, was tackled down
in its place, chairs. table and lounges
crossed over and exchanged psrtners. and
liter . lively dence settled themselves
lovn into their regulsr summer relations
to the poil IS Of compass. After that w,rm
weather was ia order. II Q belsted chill
yentured TO make itself felt 10 the stmcs'
pbere. II was ignored 20 far az .he old 10,
~ b, rself was concerned. Her husband
who bad slways been ip his private home
lie. somewhat iocopveniently left handed
IN bis disposition, gfumbled out few de
nunciGtions fr IN bis secular voeabul ry-
ior hp was a church deacon, and bad bis
prayer meeting phrase olosy as we'll and
then il quiet ID down h TO summer routine.
and suew from the ir iasitloB that II was
time to plsut corr, beans and csbb ges.
Dc had never taken 40 in this fashion be
fore Perhaps he wss getting rhtun,stic
Repy uas Just thinking over the respective
cur .iive / pperties OF the herbs 10 the at
tic when the visitor entered.
II ives the round weather beaten face OF
Sam Tooley. the stage driver. that sppesr,
cd ip the door. He took out the red BAN
danna wi b which he was wort to muh
the trump blast rom his nose, and after
this little ceremony OF salute he carelessly
diffused his loosely hung members on the
nearest chair.
Well deacon, said Sam, Surveying the
old mans wrsppings with q qujzzcal air,
be ye to hum, or be " gone to bed or be
ye out ridin'? | hoped, for the prosperity
OF Zion, that | should fnd ye TO hum,
cause you've g. t to 7 acb to mt rrow.
Sam va, one OF the most righteous OF
sinners. He was IS upright rs sta'nt In |
his dealings and IS fippant as q scoiier in
bis speech.
So you see, you'd better be q casting oii
the robe Of your own righteousness kind
O. patch ofk, amt it?- and Sam drew up
ne, rer and took hold OF the trnfr OF the
bed quilt for closer inspet tion and put
ting on whole srmor O. God. You must
90 oint your feet and wash your head and
take the shield Of fsith and sword Of the
spirit and 60 st EN- hammer and tongs.
Tell EN- they're wicked aud prevsrse
Qene stion. su its the Lords marcy they
aim consumed. Reel & II list O. their sins
10 'em. 'Twont Lurt'em none. Tell Bii'h
Davis ihtt bell pray like sll possessed 10
the prayer meeting, and he has been OWN
me for nigh onto three yesrs aud cant
get cent. And Joe Joslyn II grind ont
Iexts o scripture ss be giilds ont corn 10
his mill. but he'll go right home and take
hree times the 'oil he'd ought to.
Ard the women II whine out prayers, az
women sllus will when they pray 10 meet.
10 md up with . pious snufil :, and then
20 their wsy home they'll nli stream Of
ies sbout their nsiebbors big enough to
larry ssw mill. tell ye We onsht ter
,sve few more descons appointed to go
oupd and look into the private lives o
bese church members.
. Sam paused With q look OF serious con
era Oh his face as he medit tively twirled
lis thumbs. The old clock never licked 90
oud
And then th,re's Cbris,y Jones- she'll .
auesl ont sky splittin' psalm about the
,ords mercy bein everlasting an 10 oil
when she's sent her old bed /
idden mother 10 the poor house scot sbe |
an be frse TO spin street ysrn. Wibuf I
,roup he's another OF them church fell'r',
Ivery body knows thss be starved them (
wo y-sr Ill critters Of bis'a til they
ouIdnt stand up. for fear he'd hsve t. |
NV hay fore spring. Then the young peo'
le-they take TO the creed 40 coveosn' |
,ishiy easy shsn them revival f- 'ss q
ONE round. bu, they re ell s~iuily no
odly for ell that.
Nov that's the say ia presch to EN-.
escop. I'D t.ll'-m what's What and ssy
men and everlasting and git Of the bene c
ic,ion and the dorolosy to vind II up
nth, s.rong. And then I'd let them go .
ome and think on II.
And Sam beesn to collect his scs tered
ss NJ bers ss II about TO rice snd depart.
St still. rim. said the deacon. Who sp'
cared TO 'suore the fac, tlst hi, bsi qn'l,
I'd brnslo robe were sliding down 10 The
oor. Bot ssn would not let him sbsd /,
be skins Of bis dis rsce aud rise toto bic /,
ssubood 90 the siy.
Your things ere se,,,s oG here. be said.
. be Jumped up sod reisaiu.,ed them 4
nth remorseiess deIterity. l'sn afraid
be siDdfI 81, 10 sround you, feet; Ia
pek this mp little iisht~r.