The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-11-30
ing in this court-if he Las heart to feel, he " i'll
experience pangS almost severe as your own"
Soaring Crowd.

SCuftn" u crowd.
Standing at a Post-Ofiicc in one of our Southern
States was introduced 10 very respectable loo.
king and intelligent Methodist Clergyman with
whom | entered into conversation
He proved cheerful man, and the discourse
fell upon the excentriciies OF preachers owe
the groundwork of the following anccdote Of the
celebrated Lorenzo Dow, to this rerconue.
Dow was very exact in the appointments lie
made, and sometimes arranged them "A long way
ahead. He once preached bear one Of the small
towns Of Upper Georgia, and told hi, congrcga-
ton on that day one year he would preach to
them again.
The next season, ona Saturday afternoon pre.
ccdng the sabbath Of the appointed time. the old
man was Jogging along the main road in the dlec-
ton q hi, congregation.
lie noticed before him stout little bov. Of De
culiarly active step and manner, who carried in
his hand "a small tin horn, such Us are used to call
the people to their meals
The custom among many in the South is to al.
low married slave, to 90 to their wiic,' houses
and children SO visit their parents ON Saturday
evening, TO stay with them on Sundays, and as
the negroes are Inusically inclined, they carry II
fife or horn, or banjo, to give notice of their
approach, and 10 begulc the wav. In other ca
se,, they whistle, sing, or shout ! healthy cheer
iu negro, OF honest intentions uses generally some
.Ii,is, 0'"'''A' '''l Il nc Is oDHSeu 10 V'Ih
Dow, according TO his usual manner, entered in.
t., =. ~. Il ' w 90" 'oS'' ne was
to meet.
If the truth must be told, Lorenzo had an idea
less folirk.,r,a Mind ',r.I,ss ,g,,I -, l,
il was r.,s..,r,. to ,or,. ,;oaa
io, or his time would La tlrc,, .,,ra,- -.
item "9
"Wiat +. yoIr n,,,o ,,,.1 od,p o-L.lD.
90 lril sir " rerIi..j ,ri' H.. H. 1""
s4rg7 In. a1d Shown, Ii. ;,,r,, -
Iv s,procl ,l,r,, =, -, ,, I 3D. -,
lore !'''-N '''' - >''''1'
can vo, Il,,v ,,,,,, ,Lot Io-r,,r
"Ob ya. rIg.,,, l.,, +,,,., i;..oo
Wei Iat mo l.., ,.,',
So The un,r, i,fat.d ts .cr,o, ,loo,,. or,l
,.aJ, H., ,',,i .-i las ''''o' 'i'oe"S anu
~na Won .rnw ' fail rios ro,r tho s.,,a ..
Sharon (" said Dow.
We, tl.,fI J,.. WORT. ,.,r1 ,,,,..o,r
Lorenzo then put hi. hand in his pocket and
ru.ln, ont .iIyrr Ill lar Showed !, +, ti ,,,,'
and told him if l would l,I i,t ,l, , ,;'v wy,
before IN. p.onlo mo, az I'M, ,,oot;,,, o,I Lo,
quiet there unit! tbe preacher ,,,ll.d nt hi. rn,a
and then blow lou,ly On lis horn a.. he had ;,st
l,np. he woulI Give linn tla .,lrcr J,ra, W. Tt
no. tel any how'd about il
Tie negro expressed himself biorIy d.Ii,rto1
ut su,h mn ofr, and rrrp,i.,J r,,nrf,,l;,,, ,.;,I
se,rr,v
On lie cpIl.,tb l,r,,o ,,t..,,, ,..,,,.llol ~.
S'.ron 10 Lo,r M, s., ~ 60 az
GU, old men and their yrivc. NM h,rs ond hon
sweet hcart. plpos, all ON LnrosolacG s,,a,i,mo,
Lv ,,yn. l ,hr w. 'liile ,''''ts
distance on foot. brj,r readily g,,,,;,atcJ Inv tSe
naturally rycrrtrc l1r ,Lo,. lr,, a,,.,;.': G.
ha, la,igh at,rbr5 IN !, and ,o,. i,,.
was goni far i,l,, o,.., e. d, ~ II.
Dow s,l.ct.i rn,hrro brmstanc tovt ' nrd ,.,Io
the applicatjnn n. .,rr,, a. N ,, h '.,o
nj. way slowly o,n,,', tb ,o.r,.rii i.i.iG
honc.theartci peonle who ,rcr, barI - Ei.Itan
He enumerated tLa ernrn,i,, - , ,
To prevail. mt tLa, unre .I ,'g
word, Nd over ticn lilo n',r ''' I.,, ~
back - . '''''' .
At lcnc,h he boldly Io.c,i}oJ IN ,bo ,,l.,;,,,,
Kind Of language the orpcaran,e and cJaracter
Of the last great dpy." and what would lac tI,.;r