The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-06-21
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CA AAaEOwNsA AS .EE as.
Tie NlISEn's LAMENr.-sWnY WILL
frE DIG!-Son Of man! for the ligh.
OF whose presence NV spirit yearneth
and bowels ';rulnble,h, dost thou ask
NJ why is it not written that for
tune snl'',s upon fools! And for the
sake OF these smiles hath not thy scr
want been making fool, yea, IN ass
OF himself, in vain ? For five years
mid ten days he his sojourncd in this
p!ace-he has dived into tho water
--ne has torn anciept rocks from their
resting places, and removed them afar
otf-he has also torn his brocches in
parts not t" be spoken of! His beard
hath grown long skin upon his
hands and face hath hanged its color,
until he is now likcned unto wild
beast, and his garments arc rent a:"l
oiled, so thai sack cloth and nsl.es'
would be "a fine as linen and ru:r,r
to him. IIc would Eiin feeG on husks,
but there arc none Yes, he who i'm
time past MAS wont t" fare sumptuols-
~, and to 5"umJl. over greater de.
caclns th:l were :: ilcd before Dives,
now .ni'itS with gla 'ness the :'.s.runoe
OF pork aid bans. and gn;. ihes hi,
teeth ilnpa"en,iy 1T frying slapiack.
lie bolt III 4 raw onion with uns ,,cak
able !dity. Potatoc skins fear his
prcscrcc, beef vani;hes from before
him, and dogs look in vain for the
bones. lie signs ior the flesh pots Of
Egypt, and morns over the barrcnness
OF he 'and. In his sleep, nevertheless,
the good sngl lie of the past deigns to
visit him, aud delightful visions are
opened t" his recollection, Of a deli
ci ,us bill Of fare nDats before the
mad of the dreamer, and he orders
oyster and t"rrapin fer six only to
awaken t" Internal slapjacks and mo
| i.sses.
| All this hath thy servant endured.
Is he not a fool, an abomination in the
sight of wisdom! And dispenseth her
favors? Yet she has deserted me. |
approach her, and he fecth! 4 double
on her trail. and she turncth away! !
wait her coming, and she stands still!
secret myse,! in her path and SEIZE
her unawares! Bat she gIida,h of, Us
though had caught i. hog Jy his
CREASED tail! .Sictroms,t, exc'aiin, as
wi;a : sick ear, resiIe poverty and
curse fortune.
Lo? are not these evils, and where
fore, should they be visited on thy
s"rvai.' Surely he hath not sinncd
as other men sinneth. He hath not
coveted his ne!ghbur,: OK, nor cs, ,,tnor
n.n servant, .lor Ills E,..i s,rvant--
f,r DC it tuuknown ant, thee, :h..t .hcr ;
are u" maid servants here. lie had
abided by the Law aud the PROPHETS,
but the profits have not abidcd by him.
Now, therefore, renouncc these
digSings-l absqnntnlate these prem
ises-l 'vamosc the ranch'-I take of
II put out go-l slope, without
scrip or provonds,r, taking no heed f,r
the morrow, 70. the mnrrcw takes no
care Of me. Before fiYe DAYS have
passed, the shirt tail OF thy servant
will be waving i'll the kreezcs OF the
Nevada. a remnant of it vii! be
nailed upon the top Of tho highest
mountain that he crosses, rs and en-
blem Of the extremity to which a man
may be reduced in this land Of Ophir.
HA. thiuk net. Oh! Elisha, tha; would
rrnd ny garment for this alone. T'cr:.
ly, say unit" thee, AN evi! aen;ous
hath long pcrsred ne Shc followed
so close upon my footsteps TIN. every
thread and fibre Of nay shir, arc iami!
lar 20 her eye. Ani if in her nursmi.
Of me, she should gaze upon this relic
in the solitary Businesses of thc noun
tain, she will Vt once recognize it, and
believing me to have bc"n torn and
destroyed by wild beasts will retr.re
her step, and thus will escape hc..
60 hence Elisha, u.;, the town oi
Sonora where it has been prnpi,sicd
that thy servant will heal tie sick, ana
prosper with amazing prosperity. rs
Moses reared the serpent in the viii
derness, for the children to look upon
and be cured of their inGrmites, SO will
] elevate my tin ano'.y the Gentiies,
that thy may gaze upon it and b..
made whole. Their offerings of gold
and silver will be acceptable unto me,
and if they live not afterwards. perad.
venture they may find treasure in
heaven!
--e-s-Go.t-e-G