Show tarson parson rs 0 n thachers thatchers Tha chers lay day say BY urs ung C 31 KIRKLAND I 1 was once one at a great old farm house honse one of the rea grealou new england style of which few frew ow remain liere here in tha the first cold weather of autumn the family congregated about the kitchen fire so ax am not to disturb the trie flower pots 1 ota which still ornamented the hearth wf the keeping room the young student from boston u as accommodate ad on one side of the fire and a little litle stand on which was pl pt ced a tall iron candlestick dle stick bearing hearing a dept candle candie with the wick an inch long for the tha furtherance of his studies not being much rn inspired by the book under those circumstances he was wag wont to ham listen to the talk taik nikor of an ancient dame who sat with a high perennial fountain of knitting work in a high lal bak lak lac chair on the opposite side of the fire bestowing various hints and caTiti cautions ons upon a young cle cie clergyman I 1 ani an lately ordained and hoping ha he would be beker ueler k ri ried d through all the work that was before lim in the mol roi min latry of that parish the young clergyman city bred and only a guest at the farm libuse listened wih deference and replied very satisfactorily satis facto cil til y to most of the old ladys remarks but be he could not be made to tip tia ferstand der dr tand stand vary clearly in v what hat particulars he was likely to find his position more than usually difficult lir lle lie did not sern seem s ern ein to doubt that he should be Iker kerned ried through though he ald uld said aid so very modestly J Hump humpal hl said the old lads lady taking a spare knitting needle from her work and passing pashing it gen lly ily under her cap with a reflective air did you ever hear about parson thachers thatchers Tha Thac liers chers dayall day mr ZT my mother coula could remer remember riker river the parson though lie he died in 1727 he was a man that had been to school and then to college in this country it was the custom in them days yes to leyden where he studied for the ministry and not only that but learned medicine and surgery an and not content with that studied law besides I 1 mr Z began to open his hid eyes at this enumeration of his predecessors ments yep 1 continued the good lady and besides beside he be was wag a good mechanic so that he could use almost any tool well lie corne come vack back settled in this town and married theodosia F and she made him a good wire wife and end they lived very comfortably in their plain way but said th the 0 young clergyman 11 who wilo being fresh from colle college gp was the least in the world priggish 11 1 can scarcely see h hew w mr air thachers thatchers Tha chers chera european attainments were necessary to 0 o fit him 1 m for such a position I 1 humph 1 said the old lady adaui again stay till N tell you my story one monday bionday morning parson thacher said to his hia wife ive engaged to go to D efto to preach an ordination sermon on Wednesday and I 1 must set out tomorrow to morrow so this dayi darl must have entirely for mx study and you must not allow me to be interrupted for any thing hort of a case of life and death so mrs thacher promised and the good parson went thoughtfully up stairs to prepare his s rmon sermon 1 ile he was scarcely seated when wilen a woman in the neighborhood came in almost breathless anxiously enquiring for mr hir Th thacher aeller aelier lle lie ile he is in his study and cannot bo be disturbed on any account oh goh dear says save the poor woman 1 11 I dont know inow what I 1 shall do for our best cows very sick tick and nobody cant do nothing to help ilor her weve had loren the he cow doctor and he cant teil till the matter with her what will become of us if wo we lose hert herly now mrs airs thacher felt so bad to think the woman nuu nun must lise liso her cow that she eten een ventured up stair stairs sand and knocked at her husbands door door wife you know I 1 told you I 1 yes but poor mrs airs 1 and then ebe alte told all about the tho cow and aud tried to persuade persua do dd the parson to togo logo go at once this lie he said was out olat of 0 the question but he would certainly cal cull after dinner as its lie was oah abig ged d to pass bj by mrs airs trin tn m uleys bleys to go to a r raising where he had promise promised weal to make a prayer so the tile poor woman went dionio horm horn much comforted to think that parson thacher would come at all so great was her opinion of his hib skill she had hardly shut the gate when another neighbor came in as flurried and out of biech as a mrs and hardly remembering mem bering to io say ay kew hew hew how dye dols doll do beford leford sho sha cried out cut where ii 4 a 4 i is s in his tin study and cannot ba 40 ob h run up do 40 mr airs Thac thacher her ber ai axa tall kim him that mr vose and mr air ihunt hunt have had another awful quarrel acain again and mr air vose says hell go right off to boton boston and employ lawyer gr gridley idley a pretty awful threat in those days fon 16 for r he wont put up with ill III usage any longer 1 this frightened mrs thacher dreadfully to think a quarrel should iet get get to such a length in that neighborhood so knowing her husbands powers as peacemaker she went to once more the tho matter n now gw parson thacher A 4 ob a dreadful quarrel and so forth repeating all the threats and hard speeches and be begging gizi g her husband to interfere withof without it dejay well I 1 cant possibly go now but send word to mr vose not to go to boston till bo he has seen ME mr I 1 will call after dinner as rs I 1 goto the raising 1 this pacified d the tiie messenger and the parson yent went yeut on with about the fourthly of his ordination presently a violent rapping with tho heavy end of a whip was heard at the door and a farmer from gome some distance off inquired for mr thacher mrs airs thacher repeated the old excuse but the llie farmer wig WIB not to be put off BO so easily ile lie insisted on the ministers wife going up and telli telling tig her husband that a man inan was below who musi must gee ste him being in great and wanting immediate help belp upon this with many groans the tila ar eon at length came down and learned that thai the mans axle axie axletrees trees had been broken under a lead of potash kettles and he could do nothing without help the only tiling thing to be adde isaid parson thacher is to mke make another axletree just like that go into my shed there you will find a box of tools cut down a y young 0 ung hick hickory ory nry make your axletree aud and when it is ready ill come and kielp help you pu put it in it and then the parson turned to go go up stairs a gain again but hirs mrs thacher told toia him ill ili tile dinner vms was waw ready to take up and would be on the table in a minute so he sat down to dinner dianer and when that was finished it was quite time tima lo 10 go to the raising on the way lie he red the sick tick cow lie he found the poor cow ia in great pain and everli everil several of the neighbors sta standing round looking at t her haye have you tried this and this and such another r thing yes but nothing does any good and then parson thacher with all his leyden learning went close up to the cow and examined her all ail 11 aver make beef 0 of f her while willie you can mrs airs said he for her leg is broken and there is nothing else elsa to be done A aud and iid tid so he bogged jogged on to the scene of the quarrel there lie he found mr vose in a towering passion declaring he would go yet to boston for squire gridley although he had waited out of respect r to the tile past or what is the difficulty this timet said parson Th thacher oh the old thing over again his ills cows haie have been in my corn and I 1 know they were turned in ia on purpose and im determined if it cost me every send for mr air Hunt said baid parson thacher thie Thae her ber and mr hunt hant came after some parley and some hard things said on both sides the parson asked ked what may ruay be the damage in money about t two w 0 pista reens I 1 said mr air voe vote well you ton ii wont ont object to paying tilt tiit neighbor hunt liuni said the pastor why no said mr air lia ila hunt nt and after a friendly exhortation the parson went on his bia way ay at a brisk trot rot fearing to be too late at the raising herb hera lie he found all in commotion and as soon as he the appeared his name was called out by a dozen at once A man had fallen off the timbers and was taken up for dead but here ia is parson thacher said they and the parson felt of the tha mans pulse said lie he was wag not rot dead called for bandages drew out a lancet bled blid him and in a short jime dime ime signs of life appeared ail all was soon 0 over ver and the man recovered the raising went on the minister made his big prayer and the hen 11 set off for home homs knowing he had bad the ordination se sermon r yet to finish As he lie came past hunts lie he found that man waiting walling at the gate for him film mr thacher said lie he youve saved me from an a ugly gly quarrel and I 1 shaik you for it my aly wife wants you to accept of a leg of W bacon con of her own curing and if wait rait a minute ill step in and gat get it and put it in your saddlebag saddle ba bag 1 k so th the taco baco bacon it was brought and il it took some lttie time lime to g get et it into the saddlebag saddle saddie saddlebag bag but baat sermon or no sermon such a present must not be re refused fusee and parson thacher trotted on hoping supper would be ready when lie eat gat hae home homb ha 1173 had t to pass pam door too and vose vote who was busy with something in the yard looked up an and d saw tha th minister and stopp stopped stepped d him that he might thank hank lihn for his fri adly officio ia in the nu arret e they were talking mr thacher said mr vose may I 1 trouble you to hand band me up a rood good big stone to put in the tho other othar lda ida sido rido of 0 my addla saddle ba bals bags s for mrs airs hunt has given me a leg lg of bacon that weighs them down unequally and causes them to slip I 1 not 1 I indeed parson thacher said vose yose ill give you you sou no stone but my wife it tins huas some good nice nic a cheeses and if W anit it just one minute ill step cand wand in and ani get got one to b biauce k lauce your year saddie laddie bags the tha cheese cheesb was forthcoming in amo a moment ment meat and stowed towed away and parson thacher cher roped on bi s horse and soon boon saw baw boine hoine but atthe atthe aitho gate ho bo was livas met br by hr hir wife with a troubled coun I 1 here bira lira mr air mi mitchel tehel and mr air wales come conae to stay all night to go with you tomorrow to morrow to the ordination and ive jve nothing in the world Y I 1 orld orid for eup sup an p I 1 per hut but gome borne eggs eligah dont be trob troubled bled bied my dear said the ilia parson and rand with that he pulled the li it liun linn nn and the chaase out of the bags bagg and was about to step in and welcome befriends when the man matt of the llie axletree boarded him seemingly a great deal out of pa lonce lence why parson Thach thacher cr youve staid so long that its too late for me to go on to dight there was ij obdy nobody elss elis here hero to help me and so herb hers I 1 am ant well dwell clever never neter mind neighbor you yon can sleep steep here and go on in the morning ay but I 1 must be ready to start before day said the former farmer aud laud and tee tho axletree has hat got to bo to night 1 A mr air thacher saw thee thye was nothing for it but blit to help heip the poor mau aifer alter J his own fashion fes hion so be called for fortha tha lantern put lit itt u up p his hoise holse helped tho man in with the axletree ate alo ills his supper performed tiie tile family devotions devo deto lions saw all lii ili his guests lately safely stowed away for the night and aud then sat down and finished his ordination armon and eo so engled parson athael thachers thatchers Tha chers cherb le r 8 D dax day a the old lady bookel looked at the young clergyman but he be did nal n speak ile he wore a very sad countenance ailt ten tea te ance nance aad ap very soon eoon taking up hib ilia tall iron candlestick v went vent ent elt musingly mu kingly to bcd bed |