Show gave self away deacon sharp who lives in the buckeye valley has never married iio ile made the attempt once but his humility and piety worked aalst him lie ile was the sanie long solemn chap then that he lie 1 now with what is known as a gift of prayer in and out of reason season ho be was ready at any moment to flop down on oil his tits knees and tell all he knew ot of spiritual grace there were those who said ho he I 1 liked to hear himself talk on this oc occasion easiod ho he asked jenny price to k be his partner for life and jenny who vr was its a prim little school teacher consented then the deacon flopped he ile began in in his ills usual strain by invoking forgiveness for his lis sins lie ile was everything tb that 0 t was vile and as he enumerated the crimes laid down in his own imagination jenny began to fidget at last she touched the deacon on the shoulder you pray anymore any more on my account she said 1 I think 0 of I 1 marrying such a wicked sinner it if you a are I 1 only half as bad as you say you are I 1 have you I 1 hope you will repent t before it is too lato late and she left the astonished deacon to his lis own civil i reflections upon matrimony and grace new york advertiser |