Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 7 October 1869 — Page 6
A Clerical Anecdote*
Dr. Elliott, a noted clergyman of an old Connecticut town, being "well-to-do" and keeping neither locks nor bolts on his possessions, was frequently visited by burglars in a small way.
Coming home late one night from a visit to a poor parishioner, he heard, on passing through his kitchen, a strange, swashing noise in his cellar, soon followed by the sound of stealr thy steps coming up the stairs. Hiding behind the door, he saw emerge a tall man, bending under a huge basket filled with salt pork, just taken from the brine.
The doctor recognized a poor neighbor, and stepping forward said kindly: "You have a heavy load there. Allow me to assist you."
With a cry of dismay the culprit dropped the basket and actually fell on his knees, entreating forgiveness, on the plea that this was his first offense, and that his family were suffering for want of food. "But, my friend," said the good doctor, "you certainly knew you had only to come to me and ask for help to get it, without damaging your soul with sin and your coat with brine in this way. I forgive you, of course, but I do think you have taken more than your share of pork. I wiU divide this with you, and when you want more, or anything else, just come and tell me frankly.''
And, against the remonstrances of the poor wretch, he compelled him to take just half of the stolen meat, saying, "Carry it to your wife with my compliments. I hope it will go down just as slick as though you had not taken it without leave."
Dr. Elliott never revealed the name of this man, though he enjoyed telling the story, as he did one somewhat similar, which is well worth preserving.
One dark night he went for his horse in the barn, which was at some distance from the parsonage. Just as
him
then, taking a candle from iJ0nds
crackling blaze, and the thief, with
melancholy looking man, who, after much painful hesitation, expressed a desire to make a confession of sin. With a serious and s}_mpatlietic manner, yet with, I suspect, a sly twinkle in his eye, the minister set himself to listen. "I've had a dreadful load on my conscience for aconsid'ble spell, and it does seem, doctor, as ef't would kill me. I'm a'most dead now." "Ah is it possible What can }'ou have done? You man and a church
ant]
wild cries, was frantically flinging it Presidency in 1S72 on the Antifromhis head and back. He succeed- {Freenback platform, is less cautions ed in extricating himself without about committing himself on this help, and then ran as though pursued
was a fearful
judgment and a warnin', and I'm afeard a sort of forerunner of the flames of hell. I haven't had no peace of mind since, nor felt like eat-
6 CRAW FORDS VILLE JOURNAL: OCTOBER 7, 1869.
ing a good meal. At last I thought I might feel a little better if I'd jest own up to you, and ask your pardon and prayers."
To the astonishment of the poor penitent, the minister laughed out merrily. Then he said: "Be comforted, neighbor your little thieving operation was hardly of so much corfsequence to heaven as all that. It was I who caught you at it, and set fire to the hay from my lantern and I must say you yelled lustily and ran briskly for a man of your years. Why didn't you tell me you wanted hay Now go home in peace and get well and steal no more." "You, doctor? You? Be you sartin sure you, sot (ire to that ar hay "Yes, quite sure that is my own little bonfire. I hope it cncm scorch you much. I noticed when you came to meeting the next Sunday that your hair was a little singed. As for the flames of hell, neighbor, that your own lookout. trust there is time to escape them yet."
So, so, 'twas you did it all! The Lord be praised," exclaimed the farmer fervently. "It raly is an nma zin' relief, and my old woman was right, for she says: 'Go to the minis ter and confess, and that'll lift the biggest heft of the sin off your con science and be better than doctor stuff.' And so you did it? Well folks say you're a master man for joke, but this one was more solemn than a sermon to me, and more effectual, doctor, I do believe."
So saying, the farmer departed in peace and the parson kept the secret of his name, even in his own family, always, I think.
How to Get Out of lcbt.
Mr. Pendleton proposes to pay off the interest-bearing debt by issuing promises to pay, without interest, and redeemable at no particular date. True, he says very little about it dur ing the present canvass. His sup-
he was about to enter he heard some porters seem to be tired of crying up one coming out, and immediately j«greenbacks." Moreover, it is a concealed himself behind a large bush in the lane, hiding his lantern under his cloak. Presently the wide barn door swung open and a man ap-
dangerous question in the future. Pendleton is a Presidential candi date, and Democracy is by no means a unit on the bond question. In the
peared, bending beneath an immense East thev talk one way, in the West, load of hay bound together by a
another
rope. Through loops of this rope he cratic National Committe, and will thrust his arms, and carried the huge [continue to head it, in spite of all efmass like a peddler pack. The doc- forts to get him out of the way. And tor suffered this thieving Atlas to Belmont believes in paving off the pass
Belmont heads the Demo-
iu go
his lantern, he crept softly forward greenback circulation rather than exand set fire to the hay, then again
pandino-
means to get nominated for the
su ljeCt.
by fiends across the snowy fields. 1 nominated last vear in spite of his Some months after this there camej jierce assault on Mr. Pendleton's to the doctors study a pale, thin, position, if not by reason of it, Gov. ernor Hoffman is willing to take the same risk. In a recent speech at the
As Horatio Seymour was
Ulster county fair, he gave his idea of the only honest way of getting out of debt. It is a very simple process. Briefly stated, lie says the only way for getting rid of debt is to pan it. These are his reported words
There is no way to get out of debt but one, either for nations or for individuals. A man can not pay his debts by giving his note, nor can
are a respectable I any government pay its obligations member," replied hjy the issue of irredeemable paper,
the doctor in seeming surprise. (There is but one standard of value, ••Yes, I j'ined the church thirty and that has been fixed by the com3'ears ago,1 replied the old farmer
mou
then sinking his voice to an awsome, that standard must all debtors ulticonfidential tone he continued "But lately be judged. As no quack I in a dreadful sinner, for ali that, remedies can remove deep seated dis doctor and bein' a church member, eases, so no ingeniously devised finmy sin, you see, was of too much ac-jancial schemes can point out any but count to be winked at, and judgment the one way to pay a nation's debts.'
follered' close on after it. 0 dear, 0!" •'Pray tell me your trouble, bro ther." '•Well, doctor, it consarnsyou." •'Indeed •'Yes. One time last winter I got a leetle short of fodder, and I thought to myself as how you had more'n enough for your critters and so one night the devil tempted me to go over to your barn, and to—0 dear, O!" "To help yourself to a little of ni}' surplus ha}r, eb "Yes, doctor, jes so. But I never got home with that ar hay. The Lord would ritt let me do it- I had a load on my back and was carry in' it away, when all at once it burst into a blaze about my ears." "Struck by lightning "No, goctor, it was a clear night. I've just made up my mind that fire dropped down from heaven and kindled that ar hay. 'T
consent of the world, and by
What does Mr. Pendleton say to that I-Iow docs it strike the Ohio Democracy?—Cincinnati Chronicle.
Letter Caimiieus arc paid a maximum salary of $800 per annum, and an act of Congress of July 1, 864, allows the Postmaster General to increase the compensation to
sept2m3
ld—contracting the
it.
concealed himself. In a moment that Governor Hoffman, who is in acmoving haycock was one great, jC01.,|
with the
Eastern Democracy,
$1000,
when the carriers have performeed dilligent and faithful service for a certain length of time. It is asserted that the Postmaster General has now under consideration a plan for adjusting the compensation of letter carriers to a sum more on an equality with the services rendered, those in the country receiving the minimum rates and those in cities the maximum.
An experienced horticulturalist says that kerosene oil is sure death to the apple tree scale. He applies it in Autumn, after the leaves have fallen, with a large syringe or hydropnlt, one quart of the oil mixed with twenty or thirty of. water.
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MARBLE WORK.
Phoenix Marble Works,
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Phoenix-like, we have arisen literally from the ashes, we have moved the remnant of our stock to the east side of Washington street, next to Miller's new building, north of the court house, where we have now a nice assortment of
Grave-Yard Work.
Such as Monuments, Tablets, Slabs, «fec.' which we will sell cheap. jUSiTAs the late lire did us much damage, v,Te must work hard and sell cheap, to make monev to meet our liabilities.
T. F. WADE «fc SON,
N.B.—If any or our friends want to give us a little "material aid" on account of our loss, they can do so by if they owe us, call and pay if they want any work in our line, eitlier Grave-Yard or Building Work, five us a call. We will do you NICK WORK at LOW TRICES, and be much obliged.
BUILDINGr WORK done to order. Crawfordsville, Dec. 30,18CS.
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