The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-27
now BROTHER PARKER FELL
IRON GRACE


ihiag about II ssrs irom hesrssy. II sss
10 Pnisrs yoabser dsys bat ihs tale vss
told on him Tor long lime, ipdest. 40
til be sss 90 old that every little dispsrsss
msnt cot hiu like knife Then the
youas scspsgsees sho hsd tbs s.crr only
from their mothers lips spared his do'sss
Eveo 10 yonag eyss. TIE respect sticb
hedges sbont the form OF eighty obsearss
many OF ihs inperieciions thsi ere sppG
cot =, 2s spd Parker sss nearly so.
The truth OF IT 10 tbst Parker. armed
With the sutboriiy which his mss,sr
though, the doe Of the pisntstion exhoft
ef. vas vont 10 uss bis power with rather
too free . rein. He Vas 40 earnest Tor
the spifitnsl wJisre of bis fellow servsru
thst his vsichfnl ministrs,ions become .
nuisance snd bore
Even Anps Doshy, who vas i.nous for
for her devotion to oil that psftsired TO
the church. bad been heard 10 state that
"Bfoihsb Psbksh w1 moushty powah-
fol 'z)rtsb, but be sboly was menst'tous
biesity" This from . member OF bis
6ock old enough to be bis mother. quite
summed mp TIE pisntstion's estimate Of
,bis black disciple
Tiers vss many . time when II would
have gone hard with Brother Parker
among The young backs on the Mordaunt
! al .tt knt hat snaraalv 81
OF them but could remember time when
Parker hsd come 10 bis cabin to console
some sick one, help . seeker. comfort the
dying or close the eyes Of one already
dead, snd it clothed him about With ss
oredness, which, however much inclined.
they dared not invade.
Ain't IL enough. Msndy's jim used to
say, fu Brothsh Pabksh to tend TO bis bus
iaess down Ut messiu widout spookin
roun oil de cabins an ontheuses? Scenes
to me deys enough dev'ment ewine on
right nndsh his nose widont him gwine
roun tryin to smell ont what's hid.
Every secret sinner on The place agreed
With this dictum. aud il came to tbs
preschsr's ears. He smiled broadly.
Uh, hub, be remarked, hi's &c stuck
pig dat sgusls, Ireckon Jim's up 10 some
pm right now, On | 10y III On out what
dat some'p'n 10.
Parker was . subtle philosopher. and {
Jim bad by his remark unwittinely dis q
closed his interest in the preachers do
ings. II then behooved this jealous disci I
pie 10 Hud out the source Of this unusual a
interest and opposition.
On the Sunday following bis sermon was Q
strong, fiery and convincing. His copgrs J
cation gave themselves up to the joys OF
the occasion snd lost oil consciousness Of
time OF place 10 their emotional ecstsoy. o
Bat although be contisnsd TO move them q
with bis eloquence, not for one moment b
did Parker lose possession OF himself. HE d
eyes rosmsd over tho people before him .
aud took 10 the sbsenss OF several who had o
most loudly and heartily agreed With v
Jim's dic.um. Jim himself was no. there
Up. huh. said the minister TO himsel' v
even 10 the midst Of his exhortstions. h
tn huh, erssy on come dsv'meut, l be
boun'. He could hardly wait TO hurry d
his sermon. Thel be ss2,d bis il
hst spd almost ran away from the little
table that did duty ~ pulpit desk. He b
brushed aside with sesnt ceremony those
Who would have asked him 10 their cabins v
10 share s5ne special delicscy. and made
bic wsy swiftly to the door, There be 81
paused end cast wondering glance about OF
he plantation. ge
l dss wendah whtih dem scoun'els 10 a.
nos lskly TO be. Then bis eye fell upon Ji
IN old half rnined smokehouse that stood
between the kitchen end the negro quar- th
ere, aud be mnrmured TO himself LAX tz va
Io., lsk 81 not. But be did not start d
ectly for The object Of bis snspicions IN
)h. no. be vas too deep . diplomst fer ro
hat He knew that II there we're wrong 10,
o.rs 10 thst Innocent looking ruin they bu
Ionld be Watching 10 bis direction about
be tims when they expooted mestiog to ds
q ont; so be walked off swiftly. bat osrs sr,
sssiy. in sn opposit, direction. snd. 10 rel
esd OF going straight past bis kitchen. be Al
40 TO eircle around from the direction Of di
be quarters vhence no dInger would be W
pprehen Ted. M,
As be drew nssrer and nearer the place,
e thought be heard the rise and fsll Of -,
assr vices De APT oicbed mere cau =,
% nsiy Nov be wss perfectly cure tibet
Q could hssr smotbered conversation. snd
. smilsd siimlJ as he pictured TO himself
DO surprise oi his qusrry when be should =.
ome up With them Hs Was almost upon
be smokehoose nov Those within were
|, absorbed that The preacher vas sbie TO -.
rsep mp and pesr through . crack " the
,sne within.
There. seated upon The esrthen aoor.
ere the unfssenerste OF the plsnistion.
, the very midst wss Mandys jim, and
. VS. desliog from . pack Of greasy ~
,ris.
II IL . vsnder they did not hear the DO
rescbers gasp OF horror Is be stood there
xins upon the iniquitous pcriormspce. hir
at they did not. Ths delight os the sor
isb.L,w-Jsck vss TOO sbsorbin Tor that COZ
ID shsy suspecie1 nothing OF P.rkers isy
,essnce until be slipped around to the loo
Dor, pasbsd it open and confropt,d them
ke 30 accusing angel sis
Jim lespe. 10 bis feet sitb stto1g snd
ord upon bis lips. lsis
l reckon yoa dore io'sot, Broihsh jim der
bal dsy dis Il, s.ii the preacher. |
1 STAT 10 rot nufso. wss the Iogsed 70 Ell