Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-21
ANECBoTE OF LORENZO DOW.

LOW ~do Vei OhdSk iu ahS S"Pp'"'"S"'"
he made to preach, and sometimes arrang'
ed them long way ahead. He once
preached near one of the small towns ol
Upper Georgia, ard told his congregation
on that day one year he would preach 10
them again!
The next season, one Saturday afternoon,
preceding the Sabbath. Of the appointed
lime, the old man was jogging along The
main road in The direction of his consrega-
tion. He noticed berure him stout little
negro boy. fpeculiar active step and man.
ner, who carried in his hand small lin
horn, such as are used to call people o
their meals.
The custom among many in The South
allows married men TO go 10 their wives
houses, and children to visit their parents
on Saturday evening, to stay with them on
Sunday, and as the negroes are muslcally
inclined, they carry fife, or horn, or
banjo. 10 givig notice oftheir approach, and
10 beguile the way. En- nsher cases they
whistle, sing or shou:. A healthy, cheer
Eul negro Of honest intentions. uses some
means of association, even If he is obliged
to talk to himself.
Dbw, according 10 his usual manner. en-
tered inio conversations with the boy, aud
found he was about to visit the congrega-
lion he had appointed 10 meet. lfthe truth
n1usrbe told. Lorenzo had an idea thatthe
character Of his flock was that Of o rech.
less. (rolicksome, kind Of careless people,
upon whom it was necessary 10 make a
very decided impression, or his time
would he thrown away among them.
/ What is your name, my lad 7" asked
Dow.
"Gabriel, SIR" replied The boy, lifting a
new straw hat. and showing his ivory.
while he actively stepped aluns to- keep
pace with the preachers horse.
"Can you blow lha, horn?"
"Oh. yes, master, can toot liIIle.'
"WelI, lei me hear you"
So the negro inflated his velvet cheeks
aDG made The woods resound.
"Dn you know tall pine tree near the
stand al Sharon p said Dow.
"Yes, .iratl does, very we'll master"
Lorenzo then put his hand in his pock-
ell, aud pulling ou, silver dollar. showed
i, 10 the boy, aud told him if he would
climb up M the pine tree before The people
met al the meeting, and keep quiet there un'
IIF Inc-rIe:sosrSr CaHeu our1T HaU'1' anu
then blow IouHy on his horn. os he had
just done, he would give him the silver dol,
lar, If he did no, tell any body about it.
The negro expressed himself highly de-
lighted at such an offer, and promised pune
tualily with secresy.
Ga the Sabbath, largemeeting assem-
bled at Sharon 10 hear the famous LHrenzn
Dow. Serious old men and their wives
wild boys and their sweethearts, almost all
ou horseback, sometimes Ivy twos aud
threes, besides negroes from great dis
tance, on foot, being readily cap;va'el by
the naturally eccentric, for they love any
hing that has laugh attached 10 il ioI
they knew that Lorenzo was good TOR
joke, even if he did hit hard. Dow select
ed rather brinstone' text, and made aP'
pIcalion as sIrong as possible. but he forced
his way slowly among the mercurlal
healihful, houest hearted people. who were
harp to fighten.-He enumerated tht
enormily Of the vices he though 10 prevail
but they were 80 used 10 them that lht
words slid over Them like waIer over
ducks back. At length he boldly des
crioed in lbe calmest kind of language. lh'
appearance and character of'the last erea
day. aud what would be their condilio,
when that day came. "Suppose, ex
claimed the preacher suddenly. aud lhel
paused-"thar This were the day." he saw
some of,he women became lite 6dgely
and nodged tho fellows iHo silence an
attention. "Suppose," repeated he; ele
valing his voice, THAT this day GabIIet
should blow his>trump ~
At this moment the litile negro SHOWED
he was trump" and from the top Of tn
lofty pine, loud an clanorous blast over
wtleImned the audience. The wome'
shrieked, the men roso in great surprise
The horses; lied round the camp, neighed
reared and kicked. while The terrified ne
groes changed their complexion 10 a du
purple color Neset was alarm. surpris
and astonismsnt. more promptly exhibited
Lorenzn Dow looked with grave bu
pleased attention upon the successsiul re
: suit OF his experiment, until the first clamo
had subsided and some beean TO estimate
the character Of The artificial angel, an
were about to apply little hickory afle
the pine But this suggestion was arrest
ed by The loud and solemn, tones Of tn
preacher, who, looking very 6rnly inin tn
faces Of his disturbed audience, as he lean
ed over them to continue his discourse i'm
presssively rcmarked-"And now, if a lit
lie negro boy, with a tin horn. OIL the tol
Of pine bush eau make you feel so, hnp
will you feel when The day does c1me "
Spirit {, the Times.
INExHAUsTIaLE SILVER MINEsThe.-
gold hunters lave returned 10 WeseI,
Texas from. the Wichita mountains. ii
The region west OF Arkansas, aud re
port that they found apparently inexhaus
liblc silver mines. As TO gold, the In
dians would not allow them 10 expert
ment with The sands of The streams; but