The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-04-21

young man, hiely dedicated at Mr.. Davidson's
kauledge, and then studied "Thology Of the
Bibel." 1t happened this Sedar man made
pintment to preche at town, for he didn't
no 1t was Methods cherch, he didn't; so
heSwas prechin away when in comes the
serkit rider at the back door,, with his pad |
dle-sags on his arm, and his lip shot out as |
long as his shad belly cote. He gifts rite in |
the poolpit and sots down, and begin to puff
ami swell like jump-tody dus when Il Mock
erson is arter it. l wornt thar; but tha sed
when the other man quit prechin he ris up
and ses:-"Brethren, ses he, thort you all
knoed that this was my pintment day; and
cos ldid'nt cum when the bell rung, you got
this man here-(he didn't say gentleman or
brother, "but this man hcreD This house,
scs he, belongs to me, and Ell don't cum
when the bell rings, don't git skeered, III be
along after while. Eff Ldon't come along
the stretc, I'll slip up thron the bushes when
yer amt thinkin. And eff I'm in town any
time and yer want prcchin, just pull that
bell-ropc and yu'll git it for that; my bis
ness here is my orders from Konfrrence, Che
then pulled out n smoky lookin paper and
shuck it at the people,) and sed he noed all
about that place aforo he cum, for Konfer-
renee had told him what to look for. At
another time he was prechin, and n passel of
sows and pigs war srccpin onder the chirch-
and yu kno what place Yum, on Kounty is
for dogs, don't yer! So the dogs got
among the hogs, and sich muss tha did
make. Tha run rite tn the door ov the
chrch-the old sows grunted-the pigs
squclcd-and the dogs tina barkt The
precher stopt prechin, and ses "My friens
keep yer dogs at home; I'm bin prcchin l5
years TO hogs and dogs, and j haint made n
krustyon ov wun yit, haint-do kepc EN-
home for the futcr"
'scrt you KUHN Stukely, he is the very
man for Ramp Mectin. l bound he'll
make the dry bones of Ezekiel rattle at Plea
SAINT Grove next kamp mcetn; and cf it
don't cum in fodder time, I'll be wun among
the bold pilgrims,"I will.
The Temperance cos florishcd here n
while, but dun no how its doin now, l don't.
Thar was divershions all over the Kounty,
ann the aid sogers of Bachus throwd up
their commissions, and quit thrown down
the "Oh! be joyful" and jincd the order Of
Aunt Tempy. Tha had several parades here
but | never jined. I coodnoyer find out the
secret, and so cood'nt trust myself among
cm-for wun feller named Rice got skeered
50 bad when tha nisheated him, that he had
to go and dry his breeches and other small
fixins, he did. Tha had the crate speker
Mr.. White here while back too, and he
can spoke to suite this chap in partic ular, and
individually. | thort I'd find out the secret
from his spcekin, but dun no for sartin-
heerd somebody say they put em up a
chimbly ane smoked the old Rye out ov en-
Well, when Mr.. White got to speckin, he
sed he shot Frcnchman up chimney one
timc-so ] thot they'd bin nisheatin some
fellers, and this Frenchman forgot to cum
down from thochimbly, and he got shot.
And sens think Of shotin, II! tell about
Sam Gary gcttin stabbed to death by some
boldly Tha don't no who it is on Grnssy
Creek; but they have some fcllcrs in JAN
about it, and tha are to be tried soon. ANY
how he was cut all over SO that he died sud-
denly, and day or so arter he was stabbeda
big knife was found bloody al over to the
handle. Somebody ort to be hung, but
don't no who. Sammy was a good feller,
and went TO Mccksico to fite the inncmise of
Tcckses, and then cum home and was livin
with his family, when he got put out of zis-
tcncc with that big knife.
The gals on Grassy Creke are gwin to
have aqutin and fishin frolic Saturday arter
next and ef it wornt so fur they'd AK yu to
come over.
| Du rite to me soon, and let me no all
about things. Next time | rite Ill say
word on Plank rodes, ane Rale rodes, and
the like.
Nothing more, but ever
Your affectionatc KUHN,
till git married,