The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-11-22
LouisvIIIr, XIV. SEPT. no, l6l|

Mr. P.--l have sotnetirpee 10 vile away On
IDLE hour, occupied myself BY "jo,,ing down" my
thoughts on paper ! send y"u the results Of
one Of them. Should you deem il worthy Of
publication in your inimitat.e columns. vii
send you another, "snd yet another" To be .pu'
sp" 10 the came "csse" with Daddy BieR'a
oc!.pe is'gloy enough for one day. least
- thinks yours, &c., e. A.P.
In little village in the state OF Hoosssrana,
N tho year 1874, there was call sos,s'' Of e.
element concerning tho doctrines and prophe.
ciss Of that arch deceives Miller. For monshs
the Midnight Cry. followed BY the Morning
Howl, and the MONDAY Yell, had circulated
through the village and surrounding coon.iee. "a
an extent not even equalled BY Dr.. isuncan's
celebrated Coon Speech. Men disposed oil
their property for little OF nothing. The NO.
men we're pale Ard ghssily from watching and
praying, and in fact, the whole population. OF !,
leass those who believed in the coming aseen
sion looked % il they were about half over :
second attack Of the ehilIs and fever. There
we're, however, some "choice SPIRITS" IN, /
chcics in THERE, however,) who. notwithstand
isg the popularity Of the delusion, would not en-.
lss under the banners Of the sscensionlsts, and
s0ong these vas wild, hsrum .scarum blade
from "Down East" By the name Of Cabe New.
ham. Nov Cabe was - hard 80 case" q you
would meet on foulh Of July 10 7exasy aiways
alive loF fun and spcrt Of any and every descr'p-
ton. and strong dishslisvsr IN Mile risrn.
The night ofshs third Of April. was :he time
agreed upon out west here, for the grand sxhib
,ion q .erolnd and lofty tpmbling." and 49,.
Ni,Ieri,es assembled on the outskirts Of the
town, on little em;nenee. spen which the pro
svie,or had allowed few trees 10 stand. 10
ihe crowd, and the only representative Of bic
rsce present, sas free negro, BY the nsme Of
Sam, about - ugly, black. woody and rough
descendant Of Ham, Is ever baked bic shins over
kitchen ERE.
SANS head was email, body and arms very
long, and his legs bore . remarkable resem.
tlsnes TO pair Of names; in fact, put Sam on !
horse, his legs clasped round it, neck. bic head
toUerds H.. tail, and bic arms clasped round the
snimars hams, and Il Ten PAGES OF you would
ewesr &c va an Old Get ofpatens gesring.
The lesdes .oflhe MiIleriies owing 70 ian 40.
ei.ns erudce he bore him." hated Sam alike
snoke," and had done oil in bic powev 10 pre-
vent bic admitlsnce among the s'eleci," but oil
10 no purpose, Sam would creep in q every
meeting ald tonight here he wac again, dressed
ina white robe Of cheap cotton, secured to bic
tody 81 ! belt. and shouting and praying - loud
% the best.
Now on the morning Of the 80, Csbe bad,
With deal Of perseverance,. and more trouble.
managed to throw half inch hemp cord over
the brance Of IN OAK. which stretched i,e long
arm directly over the spot where the Miller
;,ss would assemble: one end be had secured to
IA bodv Of the tree. aud The o,her to stump
some distance Of. About 10 o'clock, when the
excitement was getting about .e0 lbs 70 the
inch" Cabe, wrapped in % old sheet, walked
into the crowd, and proceeded 10 fasten u q
secure ! manner . possible. shs end o. ne rope