Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-12-11
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" an ancient grudge he bore him." hated
Sam ''like smoke and had done all in his
power to prevent his admittance among the
select" but all to no purpose, Sam would
creep in at every meeting, and tonight
here he was again, dressed in a white robe
of cheap cotton, secured to his body by q
belt, and shouting and praying as loud as
the best
Now on the morning of the Cd, Cabe
had, with deal of perseverance, and more
trouble, managed to throw half-inch core
over the branch of an oak, which stretched
its long arms directly over the spot where
the Millerites would assemble; one end he
had secured to the body of the tree, and
the other to stump some distance off
About 10 O'Clock, when the excitement was
getting about $50 lbs. to the inch," Cabe
wrapped in an old sheet, walked into the
crowd, and proceeded to fasten, in as Sc
cure manner as possible, the end Of the
rope to the back part of the belt which
confined Sans 6 robe'' -succeeded, and
" sloped' to join some of his companions
at the other end. The few stars in the sky
threw dim light over the scene, and in a
few moments the voice of Sam was heard,
exclaiming, "God Almighty rse going
up! Who-o-oh ~ and, sure enough, Sam
was seen mounting into the "ethereal blue;
his ascent was, however, checked when he
had cleared sierra frma'' a few feet
''Glory'' cried one, "Hallelujah 20 another,
and shrieks and yells made night hideous,
some tainted, others prayed, and not few
dropped their robes. and ''slaid" Now,
whether it was owing to the lightness of
his head, or the length and weight of his
heels, or both, SamA position was not a
pleasant one; the belt to which Cabe's
cord was attached, was bound exactly round
the centre of gravity, and Sam swung like
pair of scales, head up and heels down,
at the same time sweeping over the crowd
like pendulum, which motion was accel-
Grated by his strenuous clapping of hands
and vigorous kicking. At length he be-
came alarmed-he aUouldnf 60 up, and he
couldn't come down "Lord Massey" cried
ne, "jist take Nm poor niger to um bosom
or LET UNI down agin, easy, easy. Cor AL
mighty Lief him down agin, please UNI
Lord, and dis niger will 60 strai light to um
bead! Ogh-h-h''-and Sans teeth chat
tered with alright, and he kicked agar
more vigorous than before, bringing his
head directly downward, and his heels up
when woman shrieking out, ooh! bro.
Their Sam, take me with you,' sprung at hi:
heels as he swept by her, and caught hin
by the wool, bringing him up Eall standing.
''Gosh sister, cried Sam, ''lef 60 UNI poor
nigger's har." Cabe gave another pull a
the rope, but the additional weight was toe
much, the belt gave way, and down came
Sam, his bullet head taking the leader Of
the saints ''feeler" just between the two
eyes. "Gosh is down agin - cried the
bewildered Sam, gathering himself up, 81
is bless de Lord But was nearly dar-l
seed de gates % The leader wi ped his
overfowing proboscis, took Sam by the
nape of the neck, led him to the edge of
the crowd, and giving him kick, ga la
posteriore," said, ''Leave! you cussed ba-
boon, you are SO id ugly I kno,O'd they
Couldat let yOu in!''