Grand Rapids herald., 1893-05-07

THebeSs o~tnS RpeoSiy ocauc1iAeed Al
JoshY expletiv-s. ussd unluekilv In =
s,me~hAt excit-d meeting oa church
basiness for IN prayer fnessings he
asves answered any eallA To rise, lest
habit should get the better of him and
shock the very sinner he mishs exhortl
pArson Pitcher himself made = pastoral
eA4l st the farm. and found IL master
In the garden hoeing corn manfully.
"Good day, Mr.. Crane" aid the old
gentleman
''Good day. farson Pitcher. good day.
id hot day air." answered uncon-
scious josh
st~rniy responded the parson. who. be-
ing of a family renowned in New Eng
land for no way mincing mstt~r>> some
times verged upon profanity himself,
though un2wareA JoAh threw down
his hoe in despair.
- Lord''' sAid he. there II xoes
again. swear. the d-d dogs take
IL IL don't keep = goin. . Psrson
PritehArd. what shall dew IL swears
of issslE lam clean beat trying 70 head
IL on. con--- no. no. mean confuse
wheel. sir"
Luckily for Josh. the sons risib
were hardly better in hand than his
own profanity. and il took him now a
long time to pie. up his cane. which he
had dropped in the currant bushes
while Josh stood among the cornhills
wipinx the sweat OF his brow, in an
abicet state of pcnitcnce and humility:
and a. the parson emerged like full
moon from tho leafy currants. ho felt
more chsritsbly disposed toward Josh
than he hsd done before.
l, is very bad thing. Mr.. Crane"
he said: 1T scAndalixe> the church
members. and think you should take
measures To break up the habit"
What upon arth shall | do. sir >"
piteously asked Josh. il is the d-dest
plague. oh. swan To man I've done it
ASini"
And here. with q long howl, Josh
threw himself down in the weeds and
kicked out like . hslf-broksn colt. wish
ting in his soul the earth would hide
him, and trying 10 feel N bad ~s he
ought to. for his honest conscience
sturdily refused To convict him in this
matter. faithful rs il was in less sound
ing sins
gri-ve to say that Psrson Pitcher
got behind an apple tree, and there
cried, perhaps. for he was wiping his
eyes and shaking al over when he
walked OF. and Josh. getting up con-
siderably in state Of dust. IL not ashes
and sack-cloth, looked she~pishly about
for his reprover. but he was gone
Nevertheless, he paid another visit 10
Josh the next week. and found him in
"a hopeful state
I've hit ont now. Parson Pitcher"
said he, we. without waiting for a moro
usual sslutation. Miss Eunice she
h~ ped me. sne's . master cretur for in
vcntion I sugar, there! that's IL.
When I'm a goin' to speak quick. |
catch up something else that's got the
same letter ON the bows. and tell yew.
il goes,-'r else it's somethin'. Iialloa.
s-c them d-dipper sheep in my corn.
Iit aout. git aout. you -dandeloins.
git aout,'-here he scrambled away
after the stray sheep. just in time for
the par>ou. who had quieted his faco
and walked in To sec Mr~ Crane. when
Josh came back. dripping and eNclaim-
ing. "Peppergrass, them is the d
drowndcdest sheep ever see''
This new spell of Miss Eunic-s." as
Josh always called his wife. worked
well while II WAS new: but the unruly
tongue reispsed. and meek Mrs, Crane
had grown Ia look upon IL ~ she would
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Joshs insrinity-with pity and regret.
th. pur-st result Of charity which
''-ndureth long aud hope,h all things.
euninentiy ncr ruling trait.
Everything else went on prospcrouslv;
sh- farm paid well. and Josh laid mp
money. bu. never for himself They
had no children. q sore disappointment
20 both their kindly hearts but ali 'he
poor and orY,han little ones in the town
seemed - have a special claim on their
car. and hep. nobciy ever went away
hungry from, JoSh's door. or unconsoicd
FROM Miss Eunices 'k.ep,ng room.
sv.rytody loved them both. aud In time
people sorgo. that Josh svore; but nc
never did and keen pain discomHtted
him whenever he sAw a child look up
s<,Suish~d ss his oath
Tie hsd ben married about ten years
when Misc Eunsss began to show signs
~ failing health. she vac. after the
Yankee custom. somevh hat older than
her husband. and Of too delica.. a make
so end ure the ard life the tonuccticut
fsrrn~r~ mus, or do lead She was pro-
nouncsd nv IN. rlsiuaeid doctor To
have succ~s.iVeiv a spine IN the back
a rising of The lungs and sitt-rsl
complaint OF The lixbts vas IL cstsrr-
h.lei Duly she ~As blISter-d. plAst
cred and fonea.sd. dc>~i with Brand
rr-hs pills mullen root in cider. tansv
burslock. 5itter-sweet. estnip snd hone
set teas dried rsttleSnsss fesh. ard
the powder ~ . rcd squire shut in.o a
r.i ho. oven living hssed until powder
able saS then put through that process
IN mortar. and administered fasting
Dearly beloved. am not irna,rovIslnz
AL 'h~~e. and sunSrv c,h~- md sifhser
uas-,liesm~nn vhieh ! refrain from
p,eaticnsns. did ens-. - maps 70 sfili.
seound ~ th. islands ~ this Yankee
sor,. AMI s.sv their thousands yearly.
90 With M js~ eose ~ an
A. i~rs-h rcl- Jo-h tackled 50
pose- ,n- old horse amt - ont for
>an sury where there lived 2 d,,ctor -
sD.p. ern nsacs snd returned in 'ri-
smpa ~ith Dr sawyer following 10 as
s~s zis
N@ Fu,.-s ~ss SNr~fsiiv examined
ny IN. physleisn- a pcnnpo-s sat <indlv
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