The Arkansas banner., 1849-12-11
Blew Gabriel. BIsu |:
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| l Standing us . pouaafirs in eae sf our Seutheru states, was iasrsdaond b very respectable look ing ana Intelligent Methodist Clsrgymah. Wtth wbom sstsred Inte conversation. He proved . ehetrful unsn aad inc diseeaFse fali upon the ee eentricit.es of prsueerts ews inc following an. eedess of ths eeisbsated Lowrsezo DOw this req eOntre. sAu ! Dow wasverv exact Ia ihe appointments he made ' and sometimes be arranged them alomg way uhsaa He euee preachsd near cDe sf the sED1ll towns in Upper ts~orEia, and told his congregation that GU 1 that day enc year he would preaeh ie them sgain l The nsxt Aeasoa. Satnrday afternoon psece- ding the Sabbath of the appolhd sime, the old maa was joggse along the main road le the disecIea ef | hts cenrregatien He noticed before him a stout little boy or peculiar active step asd manner. who carried in his hani sinA lin hofa such as are usoa l to call the people to their meals
 Tho custom among many in tho South is io allow maTred negro men 10 go to their wives houses, and children to visit their parents, Sstafday evening" to stay with them 0a SaRdays; and the negroes are trusieally inclined, they carry hfe banIO give notice o their approach, and to begaiis the way 1 fn other easea they whistle, siag. or shout. A hemltsy. cheerful negro, of Aoaes intentions, uses generally some meaas of associations evea n he i@ obliged 10 talk 10 himseu
 Dow. according to his usual manner. entered into conversation with the boy. aad foaad he was about to yisi, the congregation he hsd apyoiated ,o meet If the truth must be told. LoFenzo had idea that the character ef his flock was that of n reckless, fsolicsome kind careless people. upon whom it was necessary to make very decIaed impression, or hs time would have bsen thrown away among them s What is year name, my lad v asked Dow. Gabriel sir" replied the boy, lifting new straw hat aud showing his ivory, while he actively step ped along ts keep pace with the preaciiet's horse
 "Can yea blow that horn v
 con yes master eau toot little
 Tell iet me hear yoa. '
 So the negro inflated his velvet cheeks, aud made the woods Fesound
 "Do you know d tail pine near he stand at Sha- ron !" said Dow.
 .Yes, that dose. very well. master"
 Lorenzo then put his hand iato his pocket. and pulling out silver dollar showed lt to the boy and told him If he would climb up into the pine tree before the people at the mestiag and keep quiet there uHtit the preacher called out his naIne aud then blow loudly on his horn, as he had just done he would give him that silver dollar, II he did mol tell any body aboat it. The negro expressed hiu,- self highly delighted with such aa offer, and pronl lsed punctuaiity- with secresy
 On the Sabbath large meeting assembled at Sha- ron to hear the famous LoreuEo Dow. Serious old men and their wives, wild boys and their sweet hearts almost all on horseback, sometimes twos and threes. besides negroes from great distance, on foot being readily eaptivated by the naturally ec- centric, fer they love anythtng that has Joke at- tsched to it and they knew Lorenzo was good tor a joke, even if it did hit hard.
 Dow selected rather birthstone text, aud made the application as strong possible bat he forced his way slowly among the mercarat. hear'iui, and honest hearted'people, who were hard to fFighten. He enumerated the enoTmity ol the vices he thought to prevail. but they used to them that the words sid them like water overa ducks back
 At length he boldly described, in tine planestkind of langnage the appearances and character of tho last great day ' and what would be their condition whea that great day came . 'Supposc,' repeated
 he eevatiag hts voice, that this day Gabriel should blow his trumpet"
 Al this moment the little negro showed that he ." trump Sad from the top of the lofty pine, a loud and elan,orous blast overwhelmed the audi ence The women skriek, the rose in great surprise, the horses tied round the camp neigned, reaed, aud kicked, while the terrified negroes chang ed their complexion 10 a duli purple color Never alarm surprise, and asionishlnent more prompt y exhibited
 Lorenzo Dow looked with pleased attention upon the successful result ot his perimeHt until the first cainor had sabsided and some began 10 estimate the character of the artificial Angel and were about to apply the hickory aitet the pine But the sngges ton arrested by the loud and solemn tones ol the preacher. who looking very firmly into the faces ofhis distnrbed audience he leaned over them tc continue his discourse, impressively remarked |" Ind now, if a little negro boy, with tin horu on the top of pine bush, make you feel So l how will you feel when the day does cotBs Y