Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-12-15
Amusing Scene.
SALEn- Dec 4 1Ss

nentiy distinguishes him, induced six menu
Defs e q Primitive Baptist Church, near BY,
70 fAtfe Win the Order of the Sons of Tenn
peslaee 1ils being considered a violation
of 80 &C. aaa usages Of that church. the
six sA1reSayd 4gpnfiemen Wefe arIds5aEoa Df
f5FssFR sccksiastical tribunal, to show cause
Wky they Should net be expelled for such an
e0tragaaglins5 honorcd customs. The ac-
cused contended for the rightfalncss of their
course, and twenty-eight Of the members
present espouse1 the side Of the accused. 1t
was all in vain however. The six traitors to
the government Of King Alcohol, were for
mally expelled. The tWenty-eight sympa-
thisers and defenders were then arraigned
anl were also axp8lIBd in due form. Where
upon those thirty-fotr caused to be organized
q separate church, Fhich in connection with
some other nei5dbIing churches, became a
part OF an association now known as the
+" Temperance Missionary Baptist Associa-
ton" Two years having elapsed since the
advent Of Mr.. Whip into thai section Of cur
State, his second coning to the same region
was duly heraldod dew days ago. lie seems
to have been disposal this time to carry the
war into Africa, and to this end, made an APP
pointnent on last Thursday, at "Taylor's
Spring in that part Of lredel county,
known as the Brusly Mountains. This Is
the Very hot bed Of these primitive" gen.
try 50 Mr.. White might have reasonably
expected some hot opposition. Five Of tie
Daaeons, WHO. arc distiliers, asserted roundly
teatale appointment should not be fulfilled.
1qkTr- fly of tho church declared that
pogsaef should be- burned before their liber-
ties ahgold thus be infringad upon. Their
foref45aers eft" for liberty and they could
draw atfigger as quick rs any oa'em.
Phlip s.. White, however, who is some at
q bear fight, ifaccounts don't belle him, re
solved nevertheless to face the music. Ac-
companicd by Dr.. Foot Of Taylorsville, he
reached the battle ground about Il o'clock.
a motley group Of about one hundred per
sons formed the audience. It was parti-ool-
orod, OF which the red predOminated slightly
over the dingy. The dro8s-more particu-
larry tie hats, were of various cuts-bell
crowned and sugar-loaf, and some almost en-
tlrely run oct into brims Of the f5ppityfag
species. Others, when the hats had become
too large by use, were made smaller by viz
tue Of q cotton cord which caused a few
Fuckers III the crowns Just above the brim
HAS he Gomez" said a taIlow-faced fellow
approaching the crowd, nearly out Of breath
q Yes he IS here" said another with a nose
resembling q boiled beet, but by gosh he'll
ketch jesse9 if he 'tempts to got up on tina
az stand" 81 dun no." remarked tailow
face, "h9 looks purity sazzy. The Deacon
sent mp and the Niger to come and let hin
ETrc gets into the stand" In til,
midst Of these sage remarks accompanied b
grayeIv mysterious looks, Mr. White, who's
portly form and commanding mien indicat
that he Was rather born to rule than to b.
ruled, boldly marched up into the stand, IN
covered his finely developed head, and began
to thunder away as if by apostolic authority
T~ali0w-fnca and the negro took 70 their heel
with all their might TO communicate the even
to some forty who had not yet discoVerc
themselves, but whose proximity was CIV
dent from surrounding remarks. The speak
or had not continued long before the SCUM
Of q fife was heard and the word "march
res0undad through the woods. All eyes wer
now turned in the direction of these MARTA
sounds. And soon were to be seen approach
ing the stand twelve armed men, headed b
, the Deacon of the church. The arms consis
| ted ofeisht muskets and four shot guns. On
horrible drunkard, the free negro, and two {
/ the Daacon's chillren( y brought up the real
They advanced within a few PAGES Of Tia
sggIst e4 Ssttod - t10tt. Yho three or fou
t gentlemen who had taken their seats in til
! stand with Mr. White, very gentealy and 81
~ CNGSNltcA ltl2iT COiiSD ID CuOSS DCoitlOI.-
+ There was now Il good deal Of excitement
mong the auditors, when the speaker eloy,
ting his voice, said she quiet gontleman."-
Don't be at all alarmed, [ can take a III
stick and run such cattle out Of the count
: I wasn't born in the woods Of Kentucky
! be scared by owls" Upon this c0unter-bias
the Deacon and his eleven brethren Of Il
church, fred their war-like instruments int
q the air, and with q yell that made the vel
II ring, continued their march about a hU7
dred yards above the p0sitiOnof the speake
40 SOONER had bIr. White resumed Il
thread of his argument than he was aga
4 interrupted by q burst Of laughter from Il
"a audience. The saddestspectacle of human
"a ty thattleeye ever gazed upon, was the eau
Of this interruption. 1t was Just such q r
cruit as Falstaf would have gloried in
being food for powder" Indeed | think
= was not 50 well of as the soldiers Of Falstai
it c5saA
~ among them. dent think this fellow B
any. lie had been too late, no doubt, Mt
- Deacon'a place Of rendezvous, and had tn
r tattere3 and torn, stumbled into the Gudien
:; = under belief that it was the Deacon's par
.o Seeing his mistake, he struck out, with
=, = hat brim Topping over his face like the Lar
- Iaafof the pond lilly, looking through q la
= rent between the crown and the brirn, a
49, hurried to the other party as though a doz
! = Of Indians were after him with scalp;
- knives. 4 shout Of laughter here follow
-. that almost equallea the yell OF the Deaco
valiant so1diery. Bir. w. was soon intern
- ~ ted again by Deacon -'s y~al0rous CO
~ pang who returned to the bloodle8s attack
gain ~ firing their guns Us before. The
:" " difference was, that the drunkard | h;
:; Just described, with one just Ike him if
- 4 Little more 50. bore aloft at the rear Of
company, two large pine tops. Thus Il
~ passed and re-passed five or six times fir
- their pieces every time they came oppo:
80 the stand. Tall0yy-flce by this time was
ting distressincly thirsty and called al
tba fer rations. THAT'S right" bauled out
:; T~atterdenlaiion, I'm as dry as a pow
lnsa 4Thareupon the Deacon called L,
his men to ground arms near the stand.
this moment a red faced fellow, with q 81
80 stealing sort Of c0untenance, came cut Fl
~ j. q house near by, with two tin Buckets ful
q ball face f" and prasentedit to these qui
Ia ~ ic heroes as a saitabe reward for their Cd
= ~ ~ tan zeal and y%alorous chivalry. Having e
! ~ led the buckets Of this Brushy Mounr
- noctar-the Deacon tot forgetting to give
ioo children a taste of Ill the whole marty {