Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-19
EVENING STAR
From the Detroit lily Advertiser
DOESTlCKs SEES THE MILLERITEs
New York. Nov II 1874

| SSho 10E h1LLERlTES.
=, New YORK, Nov. l3, 1854,
MY friend Damphool lately became
convinced that, according to the comfort.
able prediction Of Mr.. Miller. the "end
OF Earth would become speedily visible
to the naked eye, as that amiable gentle.
man had advertised the world to burn ON
the fifteenth. According to the pro.
gramme, the entertainment was to com.
mence with trumpet solo by Gabriel
not the one of City Hall celebrity } to he
Followed by general "getting up stairs. y
and grand mass meeting Of the illus.rious
defunt-after which "the elect" were II
start for Paradise in special conveyances
provided for their accommodation
whole to conclude with splendid display
of fireworks in the evening. DamphooI
had done nothing but sing songs for q
week. Bull Dogge, who was also con.
vert, had packed up his wardrobe in 2
hat box, and left the city, saying that | G
owned forty shares in Kentucky coal
mine, and was going to take possession
of his property; and he offered to bet us
the drinks that if he stood on a vein Of
that coal, he would be the last man
scorched.
Damphool squared up his board bill.
and paid his washerwoman, which left
him dead broken; sold his watch to a
"blaspheming Jew to raise money with
which to procure an ascension robe, in
order to do honor to the occasion; he got
one made oflinen cambric; it was a trifie
too long, and cut him Indignantly under
the arms, but he bore it like a martyr:
he got shaved, took a bath, put on his
robe, bid me farewell, and got ready to
go up. [ discovered the place from which
they were to start, and went up myself
to see the operation-in a vacant lot,
where there were no trees to catch their
skirts in their anticipated fight-large
crowd Oh the ground; one maiden lady in
long white gown, had also dressed her
lap dog in similar manner; a man with
a family Bible in his hand, had forgotten
his robe, and come in his shirt-sleeves;
ancient wench in white night-gown,
with red shoes, and a yellow handker-
chief round her head, knelt down in a
small puddle of rain water, and prayed
to take her up easy, and not hurt her sore
ancle: lady from East Broadway, came
in a robe cut low in the neck, and trim
med with five founces; red haired wo-
man made her appearance with CRYING
baby, to the CONSERVATION Of the com
pany, who expected to go to Heaven, and
hid no relish for preliminary taste of
the other place: careful old lady brought
her overshOeS in a work basket, to wear
home in case the performance should be
postponed; little girl had her doll, and
her three year old brother had hoop, a
tin whistle and painted kite; poor wash
erwoman came, but as she had only a
cotton robe and scant pattern at that,
the more aristOcratic ladies moved farther
away, and smelt their cologne, while the
poor woman knelt down in the corner.
with her face to the fence Sixth Avenue
lady came in white satin robe; had
boy to hold up her train, and she had her
own hands full of visiting cards; an At
rican brunette carried cushion for her
mistress to kneel upon, and man fol-
lowed behind with a basket containing
her certificate of membership, gilt-edged
prayer book, two mince-pies and some
ham sandwiches; old cripple hobbled up,
and as he was devoutly saying his pray
ers, bad boy, who had not made any
preparation for aial traveling,) stole his
crutch to make ball club. Crowd be-
gan to separate into knots, according to
their different creeds and beliefs; Unita-
rians, Baptists, Presbyterians, and Meth
odists, clustering round their respective
preachers. / noticed that one old lady,
evidently believing in the perfect sancti-
ty OF her darling minister, and desiring
to insure her own passage, had tied her.
self to his left leg with fish line.
sunrise-all knelt down to pray; east
wind blew, and it began to rain. | no.
ticed that Damphool had found a dry
place on the lee side of cider barrel.
Methodist man took off his coat. and
made stump prayer, while all his con-
gregation yelled "glory" Baptist man
inserted special clause in his supplica-
| ton, that he and his crowd might 90 up
| in a separate boat. Ministers all prayed
at each other, and for nobody. Know
| Nothing clergyman addressed a long,
winded political prayer to the Almighty,
detailing the latest election returns, de-
| ploring the choice of the opposite candi.
date, imploring his blessing on the next
Governor, (if the world should stand, in
sinuating that he expected the nomina-
ton himself; and concluded by advising
Him to exclude from Heaven all foreign
ers, or they would refuse to live up to
the regulations, and would certainly kick
up another row among the celestials.
Down town man ON hand, ready to 90
up; tried to pray, but, from want of
practice, could only utter some disjoint-
ed sentences about uncurrent funds u
'' money Market" "Erie down to &c.,
Damphool whispered that if that man
ever got to heaven he would melt down
the golden harp into coin, and let it out
at two per cent. month } began to rain
| harder wind decidedly chilly. thei,