The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-05-25
FOR TIIE l.InGER
McCOTTRY."


Mr.. EDrToR.-Sir, have recently in the
perusal Of the American Review Of 1900,
accidently blundered upon piece styled the
misers prayer which was entirely new to mo
and not a little amusing and interesting.
have concluded to transcribe and send you n
copy hoping you will excuse me for the
liberty have taken, and that you will make
that use Of it you think proper
Yours, &C., P.T.H.
Bend favorable ear, o Lord to all our
prayers, but grant only those Of our prayers
which thou knowest will be scrviccabe to
us. Have compassion on the errors and
blindness Of these my brethren, and let not
any thought Of those hearts be gratified, for
all the good things they ask for would prove
unto them vanity and vexntion Of Spirit.
Remove tar from us all the evils Of war.
Let those who would oPpress us and dcspoil
US OF our property bc driven far away. Let
mankind be taught TO live together in con.
cord rs becometh children Of the same pa.
rent, that so there may be no need of sold.
iers or ships, the peace Of our humble dwell.
lings be 10 more disturbed by the visits of
assessors and our hard earnings be taken
away by cold boodcd tax gathercrs.
"Givc humility TO the poor and beppard.
ly, and make them contcnted under the nj.
lotment Of thy providence, that so they may
not pester thy faithful and thrifty servants
with their outcries for charity, and deliver
them from all temptation TO break our doors,
and thereby put US in jeopardy of our lives
and rob US Of the little that thou hast given
us.
Here we bescech thee 0 Lord, hear the
prayers of the widow and the fatherless, and
the halt, and the blind and the old, and the
bedridden and relieve their many wants, from
thy own stores and thy own bounty that so
they may no longer depend for bread upon
the scanty gifts Of selfish mortals, and that
so the poor taxes may be lessencd and every
man pluck the fruit Of his own fig-tree with
out being obliged to share il with others.
Save us we pray thee from perishing by
hre. Take this great city especially under
divine protection, and let particularly large
share of thy regardbe bestowed upon the
buildings in Third Street between Vine and
Sassafras. Sundry Of them thou knowest
belong to thy servant, and but one among
them all is brick.
Have compassion on oil those who are
sick and in prison. Restore TO them, o Lord,
their health and liberty that so they may be
able to fulfill all their contracts and pay their
just debts. Have an eye OF especial regard
to Richard Harris who is now sick almost
unto death. Raise him up once more to be
help and stay TO his wife and child,en.
and give him when withall to pay thy SER
want what he oweth him to wit, the sum Of
three hundred dollars and sixteen cents due
with interest thereon since the fourth in
slant.
Let thy tender mercy preserve us from
all floods and earthquakes. Bear with the
sins Of this generation q little while longer.
BE not wr0th with the good people Of New
Jersey and especially with the county Of
MORRIS. Seeing thy servant has mortgage
on certain lands in said county. but il thy
fierce anger will not bc stay ed and thou
sendests thy earthquakes to oyer-turn the
houses and kill the people let Il be 30 R Il
seemeth good to thee, but we pray thee shake
not The earth too much with thy fearful
presence, nor destroy these waters and boun-
daries Of arabic and medow which the law
IN good time may give unto thy servent
Visit us not again we pray thee for our
manifold transgressions with the pcstienee
bnt u thy fury will not yet be stayed let the
vial OF thy wrath be poured out upon us
early In the month Of June, that 80 thy aer.
want may have excuse for not paying sundry
notes OF his hand thereafter TO become due
and that 90 he may have his moneys worth
OF the hoase that he hired ne place 10 Zee
TO IN time of need.
III panadventure there be any In danger
OF shipwreck and likely TO perish, hear them
when they cry TO thee for help. Bethink
thee OF their wives and better ones who
quake with fear Of .:ae tempest, but II the
iniquities Of fallen men claim their punish
ment at thy just hands, and Thy anger wax
eth not against my sinful neighbor Francis
Tettlesldes do not smite him IN his person,
his wife or his children, but blow with toy
wind and cauee ship Of bis that he lately
sent to Fort Republicaa with precious com
mo6itios 70 sink In the midst OF the sea that
10 Il may never arrive, 80 the market be
onee stocked. But harkcn to thy sefvnnrs