New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-26
BR0THER SANS AsG 5NsIor.
A MiLLERiTg MIRACLE.

a MlLLERiTE MIRACLE.
In little village in the State Hoosierana, in
the year 1874, there was '' all sorts" of excite
ment concerning the doctrines Of the arch de-
ctlver, Miller. For months the midnight cry,
followed by the morning, howl and the monday
yell, mad circulated through the village and
surfonnalng counties to an extent not even
equaLei by Mr.. D's celebrated speech. Men
disp0sei Of property for little or nothing The
women were pale and ghastly from watching
and praying, Or at least, those who believed in
the coming ascension looked as if they were
about half over a second attack Of the chils
and fever. There we're, however, some T" choice
spirits mot choice in theirs, however,) who,
notwith standing the popularity Of the delusion,
would not enlist under the banner Of the ascen-
sionists, and among these was wild, harum-
scarum blade, from '' down east" by the name
of Caleb NEWMAN. Now, Caleb was as hard q
case as you would meet on a fourth of July in
Texas, always alive for fun and sport. Of any
and every description, and strong disbeliever
| in Nhllerism.
| The night Of the third of April was the time
agreed upon out West for the grand exhibition
/ Of . ground and lofty tumbling," and about ten
o'clock of the night, numbers Of the Millerites
assembled on the outskirts Of the town, on .
little eminenee, upon which the proprietor had
allowed few trees to stand. In the crowd,
and the only representative Of his race present.,
| a. ugly, black, woolly, and rough descendant
| of Ham as ever baked his shins over kitchen
fire
| slms head was snail, body and arms very
| long, and his legs bore q remarkable resem-
blauce 70 q pair Of hames; in fact, put Sam on
! q horse, his legs clasped around its neck, his
/ head towards the tail, and his arms clasping
tho animals hams, and at ten PAGES off you
would swear he vas an old setof patent gearing
| The leader Of the Millerites, owing to an an
| c.ent grudge he bore him, hated Sam " like
smoke and had done all in his power to pre-
vent his admittance among he 50 elect,' but all
to DO purpose; Sam would creep in at every
meeting; tonight there he was again, dressed
10 q white robe Of cheap cotton, secured to his
body by belt, and shouting and praying as
loud as the best.
NoE. on the morning Of the third. Cabe had,
! with deal Ct perseverance, and more trouble,
managed to throw a halfinch hemp cord over
the branch Of an oak which stretched its long
arms directly over the spot where the Milerites
would assemble; one eud he had secured to the
body Of the tree, and the other to stump some
distance off.
About ten o'clock, when the excitement was
getting about eighty pounds to the inch,' Mr.
Cube. wrapped in an old sheet, walked into the
crowd and proceeded to tasten, in as secure q
manner possible, the end of the rope to the
back part o. the belt, which confined Sam
robe, and, having succeeded, sloptd to join s0mf
Of his companions who had the other end The
few stars in the sky threw a little light over the
scene, and in about minute or two, the hoarst
voice OF sam vas heard exclaiming
''Gor 4 mighty! fse going up just now
. Who-o-ohr'
o And, sure enough, sam was seen mountin,
e in the ETHEREAL blue This was, however
t soon checked, when he cleared " terra frma
Y few feet.
Glory - cried one.
IL Hallalujah y cried another
.e Shrieks and yells made the night hideou:
r Some tainted; others prayed, and not o fe'
= s's slid
:. Now whether it was owing to the lightness
his head. or the length and weight Of his heel
- sam position was not pleasant one the bel
= to which Cabe's cord was attached was boun
Y exactly around his centre of gravity, and Sar
: swung like pair OF scales, head up and heel
- down. at the same time sweeping over the crow
like pendulum. which motion was accelerate
BY his strenuous clappirg of hands and vgorou
!; kicking. At length he became alarmed, and
u wanted to come down
u Lor massy,' cried he, Just take up DOC
; Niger to um bosom, or lef him down easy, easy
's Let him down again, please um, Lor, dis poe
niger will go straight home to um bed, ugh h
Is And Sans teeth chartered with alright, an
le he kicked again more vigorously than he di
I'd before, bringing his head directly downward
4 and his heels upwards, when a woman shrieke
y out
"Oh dear brother Sam, oh, take me up wi,
he you
L, She sprang at his head as he swept by h,
IL and caught him hy the wool, fetching him
nd "a standing"
e- Gosh. sister" cried Sam, "let 60 um po
90 nigger's hair"
Cabe gave another pull at the rope, but Il
~ additional weight was too much, the belt ga
$, way, and down came Sam, his head taking IL
is leader # the saints "feeler" just betwe'
as the eyes.
as Gosh, is down again ~ cried Sam "Ii
TO bless de Lor But was nearly dar, seed
gate"
II The leader wiped his overlooking probosc
took Sam by the nape of the neck, led him
ae the elge Of the crowd, and giving him kic
N sad
> Leave, you cussed baboon You're so ugl
n. IknoW'd hey lcouldn't let you in"