Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-09-30


IAN pinled ii at Tho thief, who. .sqnatted
right down in bunch. ,tremblin' like
bulls Iiver-I'll SHOOT. ses be-. Hold on,
ses l, 'hold on. we'll try and compromise
The maller.' Icrossed over TO the feller,
an ses ]. my friend, you're in mighty
tight snap, but don't want to hang you
until you've been tried He begged like
a skunk an hugged my knees an made.
me feel as mean, as pizen-l wanted 10
kick him right over. ''WeI.' ses |. gen
llemen,' one Thing is sarlin, must know
the feelings Of all on you, an the feller
shall hev his chance. Now, all onyou as
is in favor of hangin' this chap, cross over
tot'olher side o. the road Well, they all
walked over but small ugly lookin' yal-
Ter dog who was lyin' down, but finally
he got up an crossed over TOO. 1T seems
TO be putty nigh unanimous,'' ses |. an J
turns to The felIer an 'ses, I'm afraid you'll
hev TO swing, but I'll try agin,' for l. was
determined not 10 go agin The law. All
you as is iu favor o. hangin' this man sing
out ave, ses |, an they all burst into one
Spontaneous cry, au' eveu the dog set up
bark, All Of you as is'agin haasin', sing
out, ses ! bul no body didn't say no ex-
cept the prisoner, an he hadn't no right 10
vole according 10 Jefferson's Manual -,
'What did you do lhen?' inquired one
of Johuson's auditors. . s3fr.t,...iI;
I'm comm 10 that sir. I'leiched the
cuIpril on the shoulder, an he kind Of
quivered. all over when I did it,. Ses.l,
NV friend. l expect it's all over, but we'll
just walk down here a piece, under the
live oak. an settle The matter. So we
walked along and the hull crowd follered
on till we got under the tree. Some fell
ler had made slipper moose in one end O.
! the rope, and put it round the cuss's
neck an hove the other eend over big
limb. seed / was in light snap. for
j know'd i'll refused 10 hang him they
woald hang him an ;ne too, perhaps, 80
determined 10 gel out on il the best way
could. Every thin was still as grave
yard, nobody said a word, an you couldn't
. hear breath of noiso.' a..,, :ai ...s-
We'll, what did you do 2 asked lis
tener. .y.s,... .ts--gs.; ,srl .
t What said Johnson, Why Ijast run
} him up and let him s,oing.' sues
what, you hung him then !'z.s-s,a,... !. Z
or course did an resigned my Office
the next day. s2'g ie ias: az:s4
Bealings Rdnaiicism outofa Man.-The
a fGreenfieIls Courier. in announcing the
!. dealh, al Lsyden, Aug. 80, Of Mr.. Wm'
Dorrill. aged 81. relates 40 interesting &C,
count of the manner in which, many. years
! since, a strange fanaIicism with which he
was infected was beaten oul Of him by
main force. a- ~ ..
Mr.. Dnrrill was refugee slrom the
British army, under Gen. Burgoyne, and
. was, 1897, the leader OF fanatical sect
, who pretended to. be possessed of super.
! natural powers and arnediwith The powers
! Of the Deity, and that it was not in The
: power of man 10 hurt them. Dorfll and
his followers abslained from. eating flesh ;
made use Of neither food nor clothing thai
; was procured at the expense of life. And
!, Dorril assured his followers iftoey had
full faith in him they would never die
, They put of their leather shoes aud had
? others made Of cloth or wood, and lived
upon milk and vegetables. One was q
blacksmith. auG he procured and used a pail
of cloth bellows -.
They discarded all revelations, excep
what Dorrill received. eel al defiance all The
laws ofman. and were governed in all theil
D conduct, as he expressed it, by the light o
nature Meetings were held once week
at which their worship principally consisted
! in eating, drinking; singing, tiddling ant
dancing and hearing lectures from Dorrill
:, who was well qualified for that purpose
They had covenant. by which they placed
!, a large share of their;property in common
l. stock, and the blacksmith became 'hei
!, treasurer. In shurl time Dorri! collected
a large society. among whom uers s9m'
very respectable families in the Towns o
}. Leyden and Bernardstnn, MASSACHUSETTS
people went from all the neighboring town
to hear and see all The marvellous doings O
J, DorrilI aud his associates.
r. Al length. al one ofthe meetings. goodl,
8 number having assembled, Dorrill opened
$ with music, and began to deliver his lee
: lures. At ,ha, meeting, one Ezekie
Foster, ofLeyden attended, as spectator
He was man of good sense, Of gian
$ frame; and had countenance that bespoke
authority. When Dorrill came to his doc
: rrine Of mysterious powers, he had "
f. sooner uttered the words mo arm eau hIr
: nv hesh,' than Foster arose, indignant a
4 his blasphemy, and knocked Dorrill dowl
If with his fist. ,Dorrill, afffighted. and almos
: seuseless, attempted to rise, when ne re
s ceived second blow, at which he c:iet
II for mercy. Foster promised TO forbsar OF
s condition. that he would renounce his doc
d ,ripes, yet continued beating him. Sool
d short parley ensued. when Dorrill con
II sented, and did renounce his doctrines i,
II the hearing of all his astonished followers
|. His followers. chagriaed and ashamed q
hainn made The dnnns of such q ha az fsllnW