Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24
Signor Blitz at a Negro Meeting.

him, had it been represented to the authorities
All Boston knows, or has heard of the negro
preacher, Father Snowden, who held forth to his
'cullerd bredren' in Belknap street. for so many
years, 1t was a quiet summers afternoon, when
the house was pretty will flled-there being a re-
vival of religion going on among the 'gemmen OBJ
color'-when Bltz, with some other white per-
sons, (albeit he is himself as dark as mulatto,
and has curly hair to boot) entered the house.
1t was warm weather; and consequently the efflu
via was not little offensive to senses polite but
things went on nicely enough, until the minister
had got warmed up on his subject, and was using
words almost too long for common sized diction-
airy, when Blitz thought it was about time to do
something.
And the Lord said unto Moses
'Bow-wow-wow!' = came apparently from behind
the speaker. t
The congregation looked each other in the face
with countenances darker than ever, while the
minister, after looking under his feet and behind
him, seemed to come to the conclusion, that the
noise had proceeded from the street, and so he
commenced again:
And the Lord said unto Moses -
Stand from UNDER! cried voice, apparently at
the top of the house
The startled congregation rolled up the white of
their eyes to the ceiling in amazement, while the
minister drew suddenly side, expecting
something was coming down. But after mo
ment's pause, all seemed quiet and so Mr.. Snow
den resumed:
And the Lord said unto Moses -
'Aint you ashamed of yourself ?-take your
hands off me i'-said voice, proceeding appa-
renty from very neat mulatto girl who sat in the
front pew, and upon whom all eyes now
turned
4 did mt touch yer, said the man next to her in
amazement.
Some smiled and said, Sam Johnson ought to
be ashamed of hisself, to act so in meetin, and
the minister frowned upon him in way that
would have thawed SNOWFALL out right, when
Mr.. Snowden attempted once more to resume his
And the Lord said unto Moses
We'll, what did he say p came seemingly from
the big lips of an attentive listener in the side
aisle.
The minister was astonished He looked at the
man as though his bodness had electrified him,
while some of the congregation began to think that
under the circumstances, the inquiry was very
natural and appropriate one. AS to the minister
himself, he was little vexed now, and repeated
with emphasis:
And the Lord said unto Moses
Fire, fire = roared a voice, which seemed to
come from the entrance of the house, with start
ling earneStnesS.
This was too much to bear tamely. Even the
minister rushed to the door, and the affrighted
women screamed like mad, as they huddled and
pushed each other out of the pews and down the
aisle. Bonnets and toes suffered some on the oc-
casion, and when all had got fairly out, they
looked up to the top of the meeting house, pa
tiently waiting to see the flames burst through the
slated roof
And there Btz left them standing, their eyes
rolled heaven ward and parson Snowden in deep
study.-FIag Of oar Union
New APPLICATION OF THE DAGUERREoTYPE.-
The Waterbury (Conn. American says:
Mr.. Hiram Hayden, an ingenious artist of this
village, has shown us three landscape views taken
by the usual Daguerrean apparatus upon white
paper surface, all at one operation. This is the
first successful attempt to produce positive pic
ture by this extraordinary medium. The effect of
light and shade, similar to fine engraving bring
ing out the most delicate minutie with the ordina-
ry fidelity of the ordinary Daguerreotype.
This is certainly great discovery. But, says
the Scientific American, the puzzling part is to
account for the production of pictures on piece
of white paper. What made the shade ? That's
the query.
To PICKLE BEEF.-The art of picking beef is
very important one to every house keeper who
prides herself on a good table, but there may be
some of your readers who have not acquired it
To such | can recommend, from long experience,
the following simple rule, which | engage will
make as nice picked beef as ever was bought in a
northern market.
Put the beef in clear cold water and let it soak
twenty four hours, to draw out the blood Then
let it drain before putting it in the brine. Take
one gallon of salt to eight gallons of water half
pound of saltpetre one quart of molasses; one
pint of sugar. Boil and skim it. When this is
perfectly cold, pour it over the beef This is
enough to save one large quarter of beef. If the
weather is warm, add one quart of salt to the
above mixture.-jSoH Of the South.
CHEAP Oh FOR KITCHEN LAMPs-Let all scraps
of fat bits left the dinner plates and all drip
pings be set in cold place. Put the fat in an
iron pot filing it half way up with fat and pour
in sufficient cold water to reach the top. Set it
over the fire, and boil and skim it till the mpuri-
ties are removed. Next pour the melted fat into a
large broad pan of cold water and set it away to
cool 1t will harden into a cake. Then take out
the cake and put it away into cool place. When
wanted for use, cut off sufficient quantity melt
by the fire till it becomes liquid and then fill the
lamp with it, as with lard 1t will give a clear,
bright light quite equal to that of lard and bet
ter than whail oil and it costs nothing but the
trouble of preparing the fat.
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RECIPE FOR MAKING BEER.-Take one pint Of
corn and boil it until it is little SOFT add to il
one pint of molassses and one gallon of water
shake them well together, and set it by the fire
and in twenty four hours, the beer will be excel
lent When all the beer in the Jug is used, jus,
add more molasses and water. The same corn
will answer for six months, and the beer will be
fit for use in twelve hours, by keeping the jug
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