Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-08-23

l tnf Que utau VINO utu uot tesr otfous
Dick mad Dick Bradley.
"in tiuis name. Brotber ilradleyi
In 0oi's name. have patiencel Oh. my
prayers aud my Lessons. my sou. have
yoa forgotten thetny wsiti wait,
Prayers and Iatience! prayers and pa.
tirnce!- and he threw his thin arms about
the RAISED arm of the giant. and u fell
with 4 sob.
i've oteyed yo' too long, groaned
the blacksmith. ito brak of all q sud.
dent like. hut. Father Peters, yo' mot's
well have let mo did today what I'll Le
'blrege,l a. to ,lo tomorrrr or neit day
Then addressing Mag ,one;
"iiet. way back when me and yo' wui
boys. yor father sn-ak-d MP ON my
father. way down ct Loudon. and kilt
him. hit was q cowaris deed. and
1owci when yo' and mo grow~i mp I'd
have blcci for blood: aud yo' knowed
hit. too, for you ksp' outer my way and
went a. live down Tennessee way. Then
Father Peters kim and rot right smart
of religion. and yo' felt hit safe 90 come
back. and hit wus safe. ~ longs thu rv-
ligion lasted.
"liut she's gone. gone a-fickcrin In
tha, hah you uns male today. Father
Peters staid my ahm today. not oi.
count % religion. but coz love him
and I'm agwine 10 stand by him. and by
the Great Eternal! I want you uns fali
aud ncah to know hit. Go yo'r way with
yo'r people and make ready. III stay
hack har with my kin anil friends, an,l
Isrlah. And hear In mind. IIct Ma.
goone. when W. uns meet agin thar'll L.
blosl. and won't AZ Goi to have marcy
on the dead. Now 20. d-n yo'r'
The lesIerado swung into the saddle
and then his followers ssnt mp gasp of
relief. No, at all ashame,i of their work.
but with their feelings against Father
Peters somewhat aiiayed. Magoone and
his gang. on foot and on horseback.
started into the hills
Then the old clergymen assembled his
friends before the ruin AMI addressed
them. lie oouns.lci patience and peace.
lie implor,d them 90 avoid gathering.
and no, 90 talk. even with those they
were sure %. on the subject now eIcii.
Ing the land This done. he called ON
all 10 knccl aud 10 jhn with him In
prayer. and all did - excepting the
blac cksmith. who with folded arm.
watched the blue smoke pillar rising
frUm the ruin.
"Iiro,h.r bradley. said the old Clergy.
man when be- had concluded. ''will you
lead us Ia praycrr
Strong in everything he did. the black.
smith during hi. years ~ grace hal de-
yrloI-,l . dcciied talent for prayer.
There was force and rude elcluence
about the man very effective with pcople
of imprcssiOnahle natures.
"ra,hcr Peters," be- replied. IL cant
pray. III, don't sscm jis, the thing 10
the Ia pray Ia Jesus Christ when be-
stands by AMI sees . lot Of cuslci
retsls burn down Oh. hous. We nns
built 90 him. lie hail the Jowah 90 strik.
'cm dead lik. lightnin. but did he do ~
No, much. Thar's . heap 10 GOALS anil
ash whar the church was, AMI ihar's that
d-d lie, Magoone of safe with hi. gang.
whin I should q smashed In hi- skull like
the she'll II bird egs and then flung
him into the hah."
Father Peter, trie.l a. reason with his
friend. flc rrIsai.i all the wis, aud
tn,c things about the mysterious ways
% Providence. the power of prayer. the
necessity - keeping alive the faith. AMI
the certainty that truth would triumph;
but while still loving aud respecting the
nObl. old man. the blacksmith was In no
mood 10 H. cOmfortei by words. Ia II
feet be replied In this way. and on the
men II was evident that his worls bal q
stronger infuenc. than the prayers snd
e,hOrtation- ~ Father Peters;
"ryc got 20 ,ha, can spell out few
words Ia the good bcok. but my youngest
boys 20, noah downright larnin, 10
he's rca.lin jognaphy. Still I can think.
aud I DO think night smart. and har'.
what I've l--n thinkin this blessed day
aDd I say hit without mcanin no disIe
sIrrct 20 Father Peters nor his kin. 10
/ love cin All, toi Dies ein.
But. after long months u waitin AMI
prayin. the wah. ex we uns tried Ia pray
od. hcr come 10 the Cumberland hills.
and hit de- look I,owahful like Ia me e.
ef she'd come 10 mighty long visit
wah means fghtin and hah and blool
and death! wah aud religion can't nevah
gee. Yo' can't yoke ein. one pulls moth,
the other south. One means trustin In
God. which is all mighty nice and com
fOrtin In Ieacc. the other means trustin
10 yo'rsef and yo'r rife. and that's the
only thing Ia DO In time Of wah. I'll ~
home from har. AMI mold bullets In the
forge while the Lead holds out. and III
take the gooi lcok 90 waidin. to help
kill the foes % the Lor'. d-n EN-!
"Go TO yo'r homes. folks, and think
hit ovah. Tell yo'r wives and chillen.
You uns ga ken tote rifles. that you'll b.
blcged a. leave 'em mighty soon. for
the chicc'll come TO be shot down like
dogs In these hills or 10 git together AMI
fight our way TO the old flag. The men
that fired the mee,in house today befoah
our eyes, tonight may burn our cabins
ovah our heals. II ~ be they don't do
hit. hit won't In coz they don't want To.
but COZ they're skeert. A man with n
ridc will have noah powah to keep em
low than fifty thousand million mcetin
houses full u folks a-prayin.
$50 that's why think religions all
right Ia hits place. and hit may give u
powah Of comfort to the wimmin when
we uns hez 10 light out, but ex 10 me,
I'm Ia 10 wall. and I feel that I'll te
'bleeged to give my religion rest till
we decide with our rifles whether = lot
Of id relels OF We Union men !.
agwine To hev the free run of the hills
along the Cumberland. Thar, that's all
I have 10 say. and hits hight smart noah
than ! tended to say when sot ont"
Father Peters saw that IL would be
folly TO attempt 10 change the black
smith. or TO try 10 hold to his own peace
full views the Union mountaineers that
heard him. And then. ~ his daughter
confessed In telling the story. he fully
appreciated the force of the blacksiniihs
reasoning about the war. though the
change Ia the mans religious views had
ON him most discouraging effect.
Even the women and children present
on this occasion seemed to realizs that
the war had come 10 the hills, but they
made no outcry, gave no sign Of nervous
ueas. lfanything. indeed. they appeared
10 rejoice at ths prospect Of an excite