Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-05-21

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space had been cleared away immedi-
ately around the magnificent Double Spring
which boiled up with sufficient force TO turn
a saw-wheel in the very centre of the ever
green grove. Here pulpit had been raised
and before it was the inseparabie altar for
monrners. Beyond these at the distance OF
about fifty PAGES, a succession of plank ta-
bles extended in great circle, or the peri
meter of a poygon completely closing the a.
rea about the spring. An Odorlierous steam
of most delicious SAVIOR, difiused itself thro
the air; this from tho pits in the adjacent
prairie, where the fifty slaves of Peter Brin-
son were engaged in cooking the promised
barbecue.
The grove itself was literally alive, TEEN.
ing, swarming, running over, with strange
figures in the human shape, men, women and
children, in every variety of outlandish cos
tumc. All Shelby county was there. The
hunters had come, rifles in hand, and dogs
barking at their heels; the rogues, refugees,
and gamblers, with their pistols in their belts
and big knives peepiEg from their shift bo-
SONS; while here and there might be seen a
sprinkling Of we'll dressed planters, with their
wives and daughters.
The tumult was deafening; tornado of
babbling tongues, talking, shouting, quarrel
Suddenly cry arose. Col. Watt Foemanp
'Hurra for Col. Watt Foeman.' And the
crowd parted to the right and left to let the
lion Lyncher pass.
turned TO the advancing load star ofall
eyes, and shuddered inyoluntarily at the dew
ilish countenances which met my glances;
and yet the features were not only youthful
but eminently handsome; the hideousnoss
lay in the looks full Of savage fro--furious,
murderous. 1t was in the reddish yellow eye
balls with arrowy pupils, that seemed TO fash
Jets of lurd flame; in the sneorng lips with
their everlasting icy smile. AS to he iest
he was a tall, athletic, very powerful man
His train, dozen armed desparadoes, fol-
lowed him.
Eoeman spoke in voice sharp, piercing es
the point ofa dagger. 'Eh! Brinson, where is
the new missionary! We want to give him
plumed coat
'tle has not yet arrived replied the plan
ter.
well, Isuppose wo must wait for him; but
put tho barbecus on tho boards; | am hungry
as starved wolf
Il cannot till the missionary comes; the
barbecue is his property
A fearful light bazcd in Foemans eyes as
he took three steps towards Brinson, and fair
" shouted: Fetched The meat instantly, or
III iill your own stomach with dinner of
lead and steelp
TINS was the uLLimdtum of one whose au-
thority was only law, and the planter obeyed
witao0t murmur. The smoking yiands
"c.e arranged on the tables by score of
slaves, ugd the throng prepared to commence
hs.sumptuous meal when a voice pealed from
nc pulpit, loud as the blast Of a trumpet in
battle: Stay, gentlemen and ladies, till the
giver OF tho barbecue asks Gods blessingr
Every heart started, every eye was direct
cd to the speaker; and a whisperless silence
ensucd, for all alike were struck by his re-
markable appearance. Ho was almost gi-
ant in stature. though scarcely twenty years
of age; his hair, dark as the ravens wing,
flowed down his immense shoulders in mass
es OF natural ringlets, more beautiful than ev-
or wrcathed around tho jeweed brow of a
queen by the labored achievements Of human
art his eyes black as midnight, beamed like
stars over face pale as Purian marble, calm,
passionless, spiritual, and wearing singular
undetinable expression, such as might have
been shed 5y the light Of a dream from Par
adise, or the luminous shadow Of an angels
wing. The Heterogeneous crowd, hunters,
gamblers, homicidcs, gazed in mute astonish-
/ mcnt.
Tho missionary prayed; bat it sounded like
no other prayer eyor addressed to the throne
Of the Almighty. IL contained no encom-
ums on the splenoor OF the divine attributes;
no petition in tho tone Of commands; no or-
sons for distant places, times, orobjecis; and
no impelled instructions ~ to the adm in-
isiratlon OF the government of the universe. !
u related exclusively to the present people |
and the present hour; It was the cry Of 4
naked soul, and THAI soul u beggsffOr the 1
bread aud water Of heavenly love.
lie ceased. aud not ill then did become |
conscious of weeping. looked arouud hru |
my tears, end saw hundred faces wet as |
with rain
Now, my friends said the missionary,
Pertake Of Gods gifts at the table, aud then
come aud sill down aud listen to the Gospel
IL would be Impossible to describe tue sweet
tone Of kindness IN which these simple words
were uttered, that made him on the instant
five hundred friends. One heart, however,
10 the assembly, nlsddsned by the ey-
dence OF the preachers wonderful power.-
'God' Watt Foeman exclaimed, iu sneer-
ing voice; Mr.. Paul Denton your reverence
has lied You promised as not ouly a good
barbecue, but better liquor Where is the
liquorP
There" answered The missionary, 10 tones
Of thunder, aud pointing his molOnless fn-
ger AZ the matchless Double Spring, gushing
up IN the strong colums, with sound like a
shout OF JOY tom the bosom OF the earth
There" he repeated with a look terrible as
lightning, While his enemy actually uembled
on hs ieet; rhere-s the liquor, which God,
the Eternal brews for all his childrenr
Not in the slmmering slIl. over smoky
h,es, choked with poisonous gases, and sun
rounded with the stencil Of sickenlng odots |
ADD rank corroption, doth your Father 10
Heaven prepare the precious essence Of
hie--the pune cold water. But in the cteen
shade and grassy dell. where the red deer
wanders, aud the child loves to play, there
God himself brews IL; and down in tic deem
est valleys, where the fountains murmur aud !
the nils sings and high on the tall mountain ..
tops where the naked granite glilters like gold =