The Brussels Post, 1897-4-2, Page 63
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Th3 Old, Old Story.
"Hello, Beo !"
"Hello, yourself !"
"Been to the big meetin' yet ?"
"No, nor what's more, I ain't gain' 2"
"Everybody goes ; why don't you ?"
"Hein't bees to church nor meetin' fur
ten years, and hain't gore' no more l"
"Better go !"
"I wont l"
Ben. Caruthers had just come from a
long drive to Cincinnati, where ho Lad
gone for a load of merobaudise for the
village store, for there were but few rail.
roads then, and was watering his team at
the well by the roadside as his neighbor
rode by on horseback, bound for the "big
meeting" at Kenton, the county seat, ten
miles away.
The next day was Sabbath, and Ben.
was settling himself in an easy chair by
the fireplace, in his two•room log cabin,
just after breakfast, when his wife said :
"Ben., let us go to Kenton to the big
meeting to -thy."
"How's that ?"
"There's a big meeting at Kenton. All
the folks around here go. We don't want
to be heathen. Let us go."
"Well, now, Sallie, thar hasn't much
to
yougime me we was smnand wife, but lI vow it
ain't like von to ask me to go to meeting,
eeein' I hein't been tiler ten year."
")lore's the pity. Will you go ?"
'Well, if you most, you must, I reck.
on."
Ir woo jtt;t beginning to be daylight
that O-tober morning. and Den. had been
away ram home a whole week, and he
didn't feel like stirring away from his
plain but cozy home, especially for a
Ione hereebe.ek ride to Kenton, big or
little. Bat his wile was his idol, and be
never deui<_d Ler any request, It hap -
pace?, :here£_re, that when the sun was
teat mcsa thin an hoar high, they started
ewoy fiten the cabin door, side by side,
e.. tee. 7. : hcrses,
i'_ a mifdliu' peart," hie
...-_ seilt. far the.y say it ie herd to get a
.ev s tivad Oman the Bret, thanks to
:lair early cart and their riling -mid-
nen peer."
"N .: far front; Ben, whisp_red, as
they a et&red the meeting•hc0se doer and
started down the one eie:e through the
cen•er of the church.
Bea Stellie waiked down to the third
seat from the trent, and tart: -d in toward
the reser. ;ted Ben. followed her, but
turned in toward the left, for men and
women Fat apart in those days, Ile sat
up close aroilst the wall, for convenience
of resting hi.. bead against it. Quickly
the seat tiled op until he was wedged
against file wall most uncomfortably.
T1.e pastor of the church, a fiery and
doubly anointed preacher who had areas.
ed the whole country for miles around by
his baptized zeal, came in with a flannel
about his throat, and spoke in whispers,
for be was too hoarse to speak otherwise.
orehaw 2" said Ben., half aloud, forhia
wife had told him what a wonderful
preacher this new 5100011 rider was, and
Ben. had a natural curiosity to hear him.
Seeing that the pastor was not to preach,
but teat a stripling, a beardless youth,
was, Ben, lost all interest in the service,
and leaning back against the wall, pre-
pared bim,elf to endure it through.
The church was crowded to its utmost
capacity. Windows were opened, and
men's heads filled them as they peered in
from outside, for even there standing
room was 01dree.
Ti,e young pl'',a,•iieecomr„eneed e11111nr-
rassedly, and smut on a few minutes'
falteringly.
"Deur frimids," he said at last, almost
choking with 50ni'usiol.
"Good enough for him, and them, too,"
Ben. said to his next seat mate. "I wish
I was Dat o' here I"
"Deur friends," the preaoher commen0-
ed again, "I 'haden't any sermon this
morning, but -I have religion, thank the
Lord I"
"Humph !" said Ben., settling back
again, and shutting his eyes.
"I Was an awful bad bay, and about
broke my mother's Levet, the preacher
continued.
Ben. opened his eyes end stared at the
preaoherfor instantly be was carried by
the Spirit to an upper room in his
mother's house tacit in New York State,
where she used to take him to pray over
him. He heard her voioe saying : "Lord
sons my bey Ben, if yon can." Ile rlid
not hear the rest remark of the preacher,
for his mother's voice was ringing in his
ear.
"Let me ant o' here 2" he said to his
next seat.mate,
"Be still 1" hie neighbor said, rather
impatiently. "You cannot get out. It'e
peaked,"
My mother often tools me into a room
end prayed the Lord to melte me better,"
said the preacher, "but I laughed in her
faoe and.-"
Ben. did not hear the rest of that gen'
tense, for a cold chill seized him and a
sudden trembling, for he beard hie moth.
er say RS elle arose from bet knees, "Bette
you are a reprobate, I fear, but the Lord
knower I am never going to give up pray-
ing for you, I expect you to go to hell,
where all roprobetea go, lint I will not let
you go if I can help it," Ben, not only
heard the voioe, but he saw hie mother's
faoe bending over him, white and agoniz.
ed, without a tear in her eye, as though
she were paralyzed by the vision of his
soul in hell.
you e l CD 0 10 C ?n said hie Iles (
seat•
u
mato, as he heard a muffled groan escape
Ben's lips.
Bon. shook his bead and tried to smile,
but the attempt was a dismal failure.
"My mother died with a prayer on her
lips for me," the preacher multi, "and 1
stood by her grave with a 5008r on my
lips, for I had proven to my own satis-
faction that prayers were not worth
1nu0(1."
"So did I," Ben, arid, half aloud. The
next instant hie head went down on the
beech.baok, and he groaned : "Good God,
forgive me for that I"
And so step by step the preaoher went
on, and Ben, followed him with parallel
experience until the preaoher came to the
story of his conversion. Then Ben. fait
an iudesoribable longing to have his ex-
perience tally with that of the speaker.
It did not, but how he wished it did.
Great tears rolled down Ben's cheeks.
He was penitent and ready to do any.
thing. It seemed he was at the very line
and could slip over. He would if some.
body would just give him a chance. The
chance was riot given.
The young I,reacher sat down. The
pastor arose, announced the meeting for
the night, and dismissed the oougregation.
Bon. stud Sallie went out, mounted
their horses, and rode hone in absolute
and unbroken ethnics', so far as oonver•
sation was concerned, until Den. helped
Sallie off her horse and tools the bridle•
rein to lead the two horses to the stable.
"What do you think?" she said.
"I ain't goin' no more," he answered.
Ben. had a habit of confiding his
secrets to his horses in the absence of his
wife. They were next to her in his
affections, and as they never betrayed
him he f,eely anbosomed himself to
them.
Not niuclt of a sermon, old Doll, after
all ; not with gain' twenty mile to hear.
Wonder w'at made me feel so monetrns
queer,"
The subject of the meeting wee not
mentioned by either Sto'lio or Ben the
rest of that day, nor did they talk trim b
about anything else.
'l'he next afternoon Den. surprised his
wife by saying:
''That tvau't no preachiu', Sallie.
W'at did snob a no 'count talker git up
fur ?"
"I liked it," Sallie said, simply.
"Well, I did too, in spots, but thar
\can't no argefying in it."
"That kind of preaching don't need it,"
Sallie replied.
"Dot say, Sallie. I felt monstrns queer.
Far a bit I'lowed I wuz 5010 10 be a bet•
tar man. But, pellet's, it's all olean gone
now. I made a big fool of myself."
"We all feel that way sometimes," Sa1-
lie said, calmly, though her heart was in
a tumult of hope for her husband.
"I tell you, Sallie, I jest 'lowed I'd go
bank to -night. If 1 feel that way 'gin,
Pll know there's something in it ; if I
don't, thar hain't, that's all."
Sallie did not go with him, but remain-
ed at hone to pray.
Ben. went in prepared to reeist every
influence. The pastor had recovered his
voice, and preached movingly. Ben. was
untouched. He was watching against
conviction, and beard unmoved every
argument and entreaty.
"Thar hain't nothing' in it," Ben, said,
as be arose with the rest of the congrega-
tion to join in a hymn. Ona after anoth-
er went forward to the mourners' bench,
but Ben. held his head high and rejoiced
in his victory over a foolish feeling that
had unmanned him the day before.
The singing ceased for an instant.
There were low Bobbings heard ab the
bend), mingled with the voices of those
who talked to the seekers. Ben. looked
down the aisle and thought how foolish
it was to kneel there. Some one am.
menoed to sing "There is a Fountain
Filled with Blood." Ben. heard and
again as the day before he saw hie
mother and heard her voice singing that
line, The congregation faded from his
view and she alone was seen. He knew
be was trembling and he grasped the seat
in front of him. The firer time be came
)sols to his eurrottudiugs be heard them
sing : '
"And there may I, though vile as be,
Wash all my eine away."
Stumblingly, blindly, hurriedly, with lots
meanings Ben. sought a place at the
bench.
After awhile be opened his eyes. One
lamp was burning dimly. He )heard a
voice say :
"Let us go home."
"No, we will stay 'til be gets through."
"What time is it ?"
"Nearly twelve o'clock."
With that he sot up and looped around,
for 11e had been lying on his batik, his
head pillowod in the lap of a saint of
God, a white haired exhorter of the old
school. The 0ongreeation were all gone.
Only three men remained. The tired
end nearly exhausted preacher had gone,
too.
Don't leave mo I" Ben. said plead.
ingly.
They staid with him. '):hey preyed
and pointed the way to the Lamb, There
was a moment of absolute silence, This
was followed by a aceue that was com-
mon in those days. It was startling in
the suddennese with which it came,
"Glory 2" shouted Ben., sitting beck
on his heels and rubbing his horny hands
together iu ecetaey of delight. "Glory 1"
he exclaimed again, and lie face shined
like an angel's, Arising to his feet ho
Rhoelt hands heartily and said, "glen, let
me go home."
It was 'a calm, clear night, Stars
twinkled and sang together as Ben. rode
tame.
When be Brow near home a 'grange,
sweet peen filled hie soul, and the first
thing he thought of doing was to steal
quietly to bed and not wake his wife.
Softly hs lambed open the cabin door,
and, removing his boots, attempted to
cross the Boor noisalosely, To his sue.
prise a candle was burning low in the
candlestick in the next room, end before
he was half way across the floor his wife
sprang out of bed and stood feeling him.
"Ben 1" oho said, clasping her Lands in
rapture, "Something has happened 1 I
see it In your face,"
"Sallie, it's time to pray 1"
There, at two o'clock in the morning,
in their cabin home, Afty-three years ago,
Ben.' Caruthers and hie wife erected a
family altar on whielt the firb has trot
marred to bum for a day from that time
to titin.
"Brothers 1" I beard tt t enabling
THE BRUSSELS
1 voles' my one day Last Winter at the lot's'•
feast ata dietriot conference. I turned
to look and item a face radiant with joy,
around which hung like a halo of glery
a plass of soft, silvery hair, "It is now
more than fifty years ei110e I found posse
by believing of Josue when I had repent.
s'1 1d sed to 17'm.
edofn nasi al
ly
"God bless leather Caruthers !" the
presiding elder said, and a more of
pre:tohers said Amen 1" while the nor
gregetion smiled through happy tears.
"These are nearly all my children," the
trembling voioe said, as the speaker
turned about end spread hie hands over
the congregation, "for the Lord bac given
them to me in these forty years I have
been close loader at this place. Let me
say to them, and to you, brothers,
getting bettor every day 1"
"Glory 1" said the presiding alder in a
subdued tole, as hie eyes overflowed,
"Glory I" said Father Caruthers, in
such n clear and ringing voice that Iambi
i
warmly believe that it was the same that
had so feebly commenced to speak.
That was the beginning of the end, for
old mon and young men, gray-haired
matrons and timid maidens joined in the
refrain, and there was upon es an old.
fael,ioned Methodist uproar.
C.i ai Ct>%Vel.
The sale of the household effaote of
Mrs. J. G, Brook tools place on Saturday,
March 27t11, at her residence, Dcod's
street.
0. Sergison haS moved his blaokemith-
ing business to the shop o1 the corner of
Inlcorman and Wallace -eta., formerly me
oupied by H. Ferg.
Considerable interest was taken in the
Corbett Fitzsimmons fight, but we do
not think mnoh money changed hands.
The telegraph company kept the people
informed as the fight progressed.
All the doctors report the last two or
three weeps as among the busiest they
have ever had. Le grippe and resulting
troubles seems to be the prevalent disease
and the late changeable weather is ea•
signed es the cause.
The firm of Tamblyn .L Climie, who
have oondnoted a successful grocery bnei.
Hess on Wallace St. for the past two
years, has been dissolved, Mr. Tamblyn
retiring and the other partner, 13. A.
Climbs taking charge of the business,
Mfr. Godfrey, G. T. R. agent, Lietowol,
reports the following passengers for the
West :-lilies Field, Topeka, Kene15 ;
Mrs. Winter, Chicago ' W. F. Trimm
and wife and Henry Kritzer, Dauphin,
Alan, ; W. J. Faulkner, Morden and four
members of the Faust family for Arden.
At the annual meeting of the Listowel
Live Stook Association, held in the
Queen's hotel, the following offi50 0 were
elected :-W. Spears, president ; Geo.
Zrlliax, treasurer, and A. St. George
Ilewhins, secretary, being the same offi-
cers who served last year. It wee decid-
ed to hold the Spring Show on Thursday,
April loth.
fir reeeteiics.
J. R. Williams started his shingle mill
this week.
The posts for fencing the town Park
are delivered.
Jas. Stewart, of Molesworth, left here
on Tuesday of Inst week for Neepnwa,
ilanitobn, taking with him a ear load of
settlers' effects.
The Maitland Excelsior Co. have this
seasoin laid in an immense amount of
timber and we have been informed that
they have orders for till the, excelsior they
can mannf6Otnt'e.
Owing to the rising of tee water and
an the blockade, a timber .11 our 0itii10ns
arose at 6 o'olook on Sunday morning of
last week, in answer to the tall given, to
assist in raising the gates of the mill.
dam.
IVs' regret to chronicle the death of
Peter Malloy, of Ilawick township, who
died very suddenly on Saturday, 13511
inst. Ea had reaobed the advanced age
of 83 years, leaving a widow and three
children -one eon and two daughters -to
mourn the loss. His remains were iu-
tet'l•ed in the Teeswater R. 0. cemetery
ou Tuesday, 16th,
There died at his home, near Salt
Springs, Saline County, Missouri, on.
Feb. 20th, Jas. Blair, one of the old time
residents of Hewiok township. Mr.
Blair lived in the townanip between the
years 1866 and 1660, when, with hie
family, Ile moved to Missouri. He re-
turned to Huron County in 1870 and re-
mained in Howlett till 1888, when he
again mover) to Missouri. He was in his
81st year.
'OAR FOR SERVICE. -TILE
Undersigned will keep for eorvioe 011
Lot 20, Con, 0, ;Morris, the there' brad im-
proved White Yorkshire I30ar "Selected,"
11,'0,1 from J, 30, Brothour's sweepstakes soy
at Chicago Fair. Terms, 61.011 to be paid
at the Owe of go'viee with privilege of ie -
turning if necessary. Pedigree may be soon
on application.
160131, NI01101..
White tax Lupe.
ROYAL 3iAU , b','l'ite31811IPS.
Between Now York and Liverpool, via
Queenstown, every Wednesday,
As rho steamers of this lice carry only a
51N] limited number in the FIRST and
500HIN acoa,adatns,
intending
passengers aro reminded that an early ap-
plieutinu for bm'tlre ie 11100nenna'y at tills gam-
mon, Foz' pt ahs, rates, oto., apply to
W. H. Kerr,
Agent, Brussels.
BO eta. and
$1.00 Bottle,
Ono cent a dose.
I0 ie bold on a guardntoo by all divgglato,
I0 ouroo Inelpiont Consumption sad in the
beat sough and. Oroup lure.
Bold by .1.15, 1f.OX. Dihtssist,atr'ueael9,
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writes; "Before I paid much atten-
tion to regulating the bowels, I
hardly liac'w a well day; but since
learned the evil re-
sults of constipation,
and the otiiceey of
ni<YER'S
Pills, I have not had
one day's sickness
over
1lt atyears
- net one tack •
that slid not readily yield to this
('eulydy. My wife had been, previ-
ous :i to our marriage, an invalid for
ytttr:l. She had a prejudice against
cttt!,:rrtit's, but as Fowl as she began
t , use Ayer's Pills Ler health was
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BRUSSELS
PUMP °,L°! r O R K S.
I wish to inform the people of Brussels
and surrounding district that I base pur-
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BELL end will be found ready to attend
to all wants in either new work or repairs
at moderate prices.
No better Pump in the market.
Order left at my shop or residence or
at P. SCOTT'S shop will be promptly
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a 'Orders taken for the Digging of
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THE
ORIGINAL
KIDNEY
PILL
APRIL 2, 1897
�iVE fl� PLAU\,9
KOIICS''; Siatei:cts f1;' LIQ Pcople
Wo have got nearly through )narking our Spring Goods and
would like you to call and inspect our stock and compare. prices.
We think wo can say without any exaggeration that we are iu a
position. to show ono of the Largest and Best Assorted Stocks that
it 11a8 been your privilege to see within the COUNTY.
In Dress Goods
and Trimmings we show a range that will delight the hearts of the
Ladies. Please don't buy until you seo our stock, not that we wish
to insist on you buying from us but our stock will give you an idea
of what is going to be worn this Spring.
Our Linens
wo imported direct through Agents from the Brookfield Linen Go.,
Belfast, Ireland, which enables us to sell them at prices much be-
low regular prices.
LACES and EMBROIDERIES are ono of the leading features
with us this season.
In Ready -to. wear °lothinig
we lead all Competitors. Our Men's Suits at $3.00 host be seen
to be appreciated.
OUR DESIRE
is to make this stole to the County of Huron what the T. Eaton Co.
is to Toronto. Any who haven't as yet favored us with a Call we
would like to specially invite them to do so, and I think wo will be
able to make them permanent customers.
Grocery Department.
rar••` rfir.i„
Our Grocery Department is under the direction of h,tr. J'as. Purcell,
and he will be pleased to show you through that department.
P. S. -Our Advertising Agent, Prof. Golding, a colored gentle-
man, will probably call on you in the course of a week or two with
Literature which will pay you well to peruse carefully-.
importer, Seaforth.
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We kee in stock and supply everything in
Coal and
Wood Stoves,
Theo e
Eltller Parlor, Box or Cook
First-class Furl -.aces
From best Canadian Manufacturers, and
Warranted to work properly.
TINWARE OF ALL KINDS,
Plumbing promptly attended to at Reasonable Rates.
Lamp Goods, Lanterns, &c,
Orders Taken for Goal.
Stove and Furnace Men, Brussels.
tip
of Toronto,
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