The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-27
WHOLE NO. 1923
MiIIerife Miracle.

In little village in the State Of Hoosier-
an in the year 1874, there was "all sorts''
# ,xcitement concerning the doctrines and
prophecies Of that arch decever, Miller
FOR months the Midnight Cry, followed by
the Morning Howl, and the MONDAY YeI,
had circulated through the village and sur
rounding crUnties, To an extent not even
equalled By DR.. D's celebrated speech
Men disposed Of property for little or no.
thing. The women were pale and ghastly
from watching and praying, and in fact the
whole population, or al least those who be-
lievedin the coming ascension, looked asf
they were about hHlf over a second attack
II the chi,ls and fever. There were, how
ever, some "cboiee SPIRITS" (not choice in
theirs, howcver.) who, Notwithstanding the
popularity Of the delnsion, would not enlist
under the banner Of the sscensionisIs, and
amongthese was uwiId ,harum-searum blade,
from "DOwB East" by the name Of Cabe
Newhany Now Cabe was as hard ga case"
as you would meet on fourth Of July, In
Texas, always alive for fun and sport, Of
any and every description, and strong dis
believer in Milerism.
! The night OF the third Of April was the
time agreed upon out West, for the grand
exhibition Of grand and lofty tumblng,"
and about ten O'Clock Of the same night,
numbers Of the Millerites assembled on the
outskirts Of the town, on a little eminence,
upon which the proprietor had allowed q
few trees to stand. In the crowd, and the
only representative of his race present, was
a free negro, by the name OF Sam, aboot as
ugly, black, woolly, and rough descendant
Of Ham, as ever baked his shns over
kitchen FIRE.
Sans head was small, body and arms ve-
ry long, and bis legs bore remarkable re-
semblance to pair of hames; in fact Sam
on hprse, his legs clasped round its neck,
his head towards the tail, and his arms clasp
ed round the animals hams, at ten PAGES
off, you would swear he was an old set Of pa
tent gearing.
The leader Of the Millefites, owing TO al
'"ancent grudgc he bore him." hated Sam,
"Iike smoke" and had done all in his power
to prevent his adnittaDce among them the
"elect," but all TO no purpose; Sam would
creep in at every meeting, and tonight here
lie was again, dressed in white robe of
cheap cotton, secured to- his body by a belt,
and shouting and praying as loud as the best.
Now on the morning of the third, Cabe
had, with deal of perseverance, and more
, trouble, managed to throw half-inch hemp
cord over the branch of an oak, which
stretched its long arms directly over the spot
, where the Milerites would assemble; one
, end be had secured to the body of the tree,
and the other to a stump some distance of.
About ten O'Clock, when the excitement
was getting about "eigbty pounds to the
inch" Cabe, wrapped in an old sheet, walk
: ed into the crowd, and proceeded to fasten,
, in as secure a manner as possible, the end
Of the rope to the back part Of the belt
hich confined Sans robe, and having sue
ceeded, "sloped," to join some of his COM
, panious who had the other end. The few
, stars in the sky threw a dina light over the
, scene and in a few moments the voice Of
Sam was heard exclaiming:-
"Gor A mighty rs goin' up. who-o-oh"
And sure enough, Sam was seen mounting
into the "ethereal blue;" this was however
: checked, when he had cleared terra frma,"
a few feet. 4
"Glory.'' cried one. "Hallelujah" an
4 other; and shrieks and yells made the night
hideous; some tainted; others prayed, and
: not few dropped their robes and slid"
Now whether it was owing to the light
: ness Of his head, or the length and weight
of his heels, or both Sans position was not
a pleasant one; the belt to which Cabe's
g cord was attached was bound exactly round
a ihis center Of gravity, and Sam swung like
pair Of scales, head up and heels down, heels
!, up and head down, at the same time sweep
" inc over the crowd like pendulum, which
. motion was accelerated by his strenuous
, clapping Of hands and vigorous kicking. At
length he became alarmed, he 1Eouddnt 60
= up, and he couldn't come down.
"Lor a ma+sy," cried he, 'just take UP poor
II Niger to um bosom, or lef him down easy,
:, u easy. I.ef him down again, please um Lor
j." dis picger will 60 straight to um bed! ugh-h!'
!, and SANS teeth chuttered with alright, and
- :, he kicked again more vigorously than before.
~ bringing his head directly downward and his
~ heels up. when woman shrieking out!
"Oh! brother Sam, take me with you"
o. sprung at his head as he swept b9 her, and
o. caught him by the wool, brin 5ins him tip ali
.; standing"
NJ "Gosh. sister," cried Sam, '''iea &c um
III nigger's hdr."
a Cabe gave another pull at the rope, but
in the additional weight was toomuch, the bel,
gave wav, and down came Sam, his bullet
head taking the leader Of the saints a
IS "feeIer" Just between the eyes. aa
r "Gosh, is down agin!v cried the bewil-
: dered Sam, gathering himself up. 81 il
u bless de Lori but Iwas nearly dar, l SEED
y the gater' @Hi@
The leader wiped his overhowing probos'
els, took Sam by the nape of the neck, lee
IN him to the edge Of the crowd, giving him
in kick, said, "Leave you cursed babonn! you
10 ure 50 ugly Ikno,c'd they cou!dntt let you IN
The FIRST LIEUTENANT. GENERAL.-Or
: the I'd of July, 1898, President Adams trans
y mitted to the United States Senate the fol
:. lowing message:
:" Gentlemen Of the Ssnate:-Inominate Geo
Washington, of Mount Vernon,t TO be Lieu
:. tenant General aud Commander-in-Chief o.
all the armies raised or to be raised in the
to IJnited States. john ADAMS.
r United States, July 2, l79S ......
=. On the Sd of July, 1898, the Senate tool
.S into consideration the message OF the Press
Uu "a c1inf firmpd the annOlnf.