The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-06-25
Brother Snm's Ascension.
A MlLtERiTE MIRACLE.

IN y NItlt 'NiiTt ~ TIE state tI Ilp-ltrhIl, III
the year lsif thrrs was all sorts" "f excite
I in.ui concerning the dnc'rn,s Of the arch decri
yer, Miller. For months the Midnight Cry, fol
Iuwed by The Morning Howl aHd the Noonday
Yell, had circulated thru' tho village arl sur
rounding csuuirs iu nn extent not even cqaaled
ny Mt, ps. ceIrbrated speech. Men disposed Of
/ property for lt'Ie or no thing. The women were
pale aud gha.tly ilUrl watching aud praying, Or
at least those who believed ~ the coming asctn
sion looked as II they were shout half over sec
ond attack of the ehls and fever There were,
however, some "rhuice spirits (hut choice in
theirs, bowever) Who, notwit thstandlng the pop
uluriy Of the deusIuu. would not enlist under
the banner "f the nscentlonis,s, and among these
WAS wild harum- -scaIua blade from down
East" by the name Of Caleb Newhsm. Now,
Caleb was a- hard a case as you would meet on
a fourth Of July in Texas--alwnys nlive for fun
and sport, III any and eyerY de.cI iptIon, and
strong drshelieyer IN Mi.lsrIsuL
! The night Of lh" lhud of April, WAS the time
agreed upon, out We,t for the grand exhibition
al ground and lofty tUnblrg." and abou. ten
! o'clock Of the night, numbers Of the N.lleIltes
assembled on The outskirts of the town, on little
emInence, upon which the proprietor had allowed
n few trees to stand. In the crowd, and the only
representative Of his race present was free ne
gro. by the nar Of Sam, about as ugly, black.
woody, and rough drscendaAt OF Ham as ever
baked his sbns oyel a kitchen fire.
Sans head was small, body and arms very
long, snd his legs bore a remarkable resemblance
to pair Of hames Ia fact Int Sam on horse
his legs cusped around his neck, his head to.
wards the tail, and his arms claspug the animals
hams, and a, ten PAGES off you would swear he
wns an old set Of patent gearing.
The leader Of tho MIlleritcS owing TO an an
cieut grudge he bore him, hated Sam like
smoke and had done all in his power to prevent
his admiuance among the elect but all to no
purpose; sam would creep III at every meeting
to night there he wac again. dressed IN a white
robe cheap cotton, secured TO bis body by Il
belt and shouting and praying as ieud 40 tbr
beet.
Now, on the morning of the thrd, Cshe had,
with deal Of perseverance. and Wore trouble
managed to throw half inch hemp cord over the
branch VI an GaE, which stretched lt- long arms
directly over the spot where the mierl's would
assemble, Que end he had secured to the booy Of
The lIoe and the other 10 a stump some distance
off
, About ten o'clock, when the excitement was
getting about EIGHTY pounds to the iuch' Mr..
5 Cabe, wrapped IN an Old sheet, walked iuto the
I crowd aud prUce-ded TO iIsteu IN IA secure a
manner a. possible the end Of the rope
to the tback part Of the belt, which coufntd
. S,,,'s ,ob. and having succsed,d ,lop.d IN
',.'', - LaI ~ o,h,,,
JJ Th. j. b., ,Lr.ua I;,,lo I,,,b,
,ho .nano an't ~ a,',n, a ,nor,.nt mr. ,wo H.,
- ,,,,,, - g., ,ras La,,J .r,I,in,rg
&C. lr',,',ttyi r.. 1o,O, nn in., now
Whno,h,"
aJ .,,, ,,or,,, s,r, wo, ,osr r,or,,,,, :,
a...,ha,.oI hr7' y" rI;. w.. h,wayor soo.
-, .L..laJ ,rL., n. c,s,,cI ",a,,a s,m,' n E.u
!, r'", nr'"e"' ""s" "e '''''" "''A "''"" u"
r.j
H'ory Sfrh oh'
h"""'UJ'"' '',eu S"I'".,' ,.,.,
oh'rA' anu .e''s 'n"uo ~. rs, "."erI "
o%ne ,a '"'''e"' o'"''s p'"!eo' "''u "'' -"
r Wo ,r,o,bo. :, - 40 ,,b,ro,s y
now "he'ne' II was owing 10 vac "g"'"e's o
= s'' ne"u' " '"e .ens,' '"'' "ss"s u, ',i lev
9' 1r''n' ,,', p,to' p',ao,i
l." w"'Sn N"1e corr was "'.'cneu was oou"S ses
, Ac'y a'%'"' '"e S'""e VI s'1'ny' an. n o'I'
F"uog ',Ht pau :" s,',ss' "s"u Hp s"u "se"
w. u, ~ ~ ..',,I.
v St Peniuu"'' ~nst "o.'I" was "I'e's' ''s'
oS n'' ''' '.'Ius e.h I1,"5 y, n"''u' n"I 'S"H ~