The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-03-13
THE CENTENNIAL OF METHODIST


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- IL" t44t ne u come.
That's what you eIt .E DeIu. h<r-
o%critc." the old man said -fnaE5n-
out like You wanted him t. come tyIr.
you didut expect him. You catch -r.
chicken YOURSELF"
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ne preacher made ~ his mind 70
Nlsls Lhat bfother on the next roun:.
ana ~ on saturday evening before Ills
aPbolillllleit1. III the n-cighborhood. ~
me dSloillsflhleht Of the complaining
ptoIllef ana the utter constef1latlon IF
ms VIE, the preacher rode up. lighted
from MS morse, and with saddlebaes
on his arm. marched right in. The
family were at the table, and Tie
preacher insisted that ne he allowed te
sit down and eat of such as was op
the table, which he did: the husband
and Wlfe looking Ill at ease, all til
Whlie. After supper the preacher held
a sort OF song and prayer service, and
called on the husband to lead in ore
of the prayers. He begged to be e1-
cused. saying he had never tried to
pray in his life: didn't know how. The
preacher also in the midst of the song
and prayer service. got in a sort IL
class meeting. asking the husband aud
wife if they had any hope Of reaching
heaven, after this life. The husband
he Couldn't think of anything,
then. to say; the wife propped her
chin on her hand, looked ste~adfastly
INTO the fire and said nothing. At nine
the preacher having closed the
service with a long and arnes prayer
praying especially for that home, ask
to be permitted to go to bed. 1t
was q log house and the preachers
room was a shed adjoining the room
in which the family sat and slept.
Some of the chinking was out and tie
preacher heard h following onver
sation. just above a whisper, after he
had blown out his candle and gotten
he'd.
How come that preacher to corGe
here anyhow, Id like to knOW?" ask |
ed the wife.
I'm sure | don't know the hus-
answered..
you been asking him t.
come
NOT III particular. as | knows OF.
We'll, he ought to have Known bet
than to have come away out here.
III bet he don't come any more. for
going to Kill that old rooster in
the morning, and by the time he
makes his breakfast on him he'll want
o leave and never come back.
Next morning the preacher Wouldnt
st down to the table unll he mad read
ne Biole ; sung ana y Inc ola
'ooSter was tough. but the gravy was
Itch and the biscuit and coffee made
Is good a breakfast as he wanted.
After preaching that day. several
persons asked the preacher to go nome
them; but he said. turning TO the
nan With whom he stayed Saturday
light: Brothe ! thlnk III go back
you, as a IKE TO help you ciean
lhiL old rooster.
me brothef suggested that II would
make MN late Seltlng 10 ms Nenlng
ppolnt1nent but the preacher Sald
he q FISK IL. 30. IL t1e course o. az
lour' me preacher sald Stace SECOND
fiic over we iooottl' dhd after 'fl
lllloliled MS a1SlS llldt. a. q l"oai
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here that night and make an earIy
tart for home Monday morning. ssaf-
or" he added. II have breakfasted
rooster hash"
That niaht he overheard tha hus-
ANA cav - his ,y7fa.
cold ooman Won didn't run him off
With the old rooster as YOU thought
ON vouId."
mo. but I'll fix him in the morn
mr.