Southern shield., 1856-02-23
Test of Abolitionism.

Ito severe practical test, like the follow ling:
 .'I had brother n-law,' y said Nose Parkins, "who was one of the rayenest, maddest, red-hottest Abolitionists you ever seen. l liked the pesky critter well enough, and should have been very l glad to see him cum to spend a day, fetchen' my sister to see me and my wife, if he hadn't lowed his tongue to run on so bout niggers and slavery, and the equality of the races, and the Iduty of overthrowing the constitution of the U. s. and lot of other things, lsome of which made me mad, and the best part of them right sick. I pug l lzled my brains a good deal to think lhow could make him shetup his noisy head bout abolition.
 Well, one time when he come over to see me an idea struck me. I hired a nigger to help me in having time. He was the biggest, strongest, greasiest nigger I ever see. Black! he was blacker than stack of black cats, and ljest as shiney as new beaver hat. I .spoke to him.
 "Jake,n sez,I, "when you hear the breakfast bell ring, don't you say 9 < word but you come into the parlor and sit right down among the folks and eat Iyour breakfast.''
 :. The nigger's eyes stuck out of his head feet.
 s.You're iokin', massa," sez he. 1 "Jokin' P sez I, mot bit of 1t. y y
 s'I shant have time to wash myself, and change my shirts
 "So much the better,v sez I.
 Well, breakfast come, and so did Jake, and he sat alongside Eth, my brother in-law.
 He started but he didn't say 3 word. There warn't no mistake about it. Shut your eyes and you'd know it-- for he was loud, l tell you. There was Ia fust rate chance to talk abolitionism,  but he never opened his head.
 "Jake," " sez l, "you be on hand at dinner tiEe."
 He was. He had been workin' in the medder all the forenoon 1t was hot as hickory and bilin' pitch, and-but I leave the rest to your imagination. Wall, in the afternoon brother in law -tcome to me, madder than short tailed 'Ibull in hornet time.
 "Mose,o said he, q want to speak Ito you.''
 | ssSing it out" sez I.
 I '.l hain't but a few words to say,o tsez he, ''but if that 'ere confounded Anigger comes to the table again while I am stoppin' here, Fl just clear out. ;"
 Jake ate his supper that night in the kitchen, but from that day to this 1 never heard my brother-in-law open his head about aboitionism. When the fugitive slave bill was passed he'd let on some, but he didn't, for he 1 hnoW'd Jake acGs stiU uoyhfng on 4 Me fa9m.-E Olive Branch. I ~~~~~~oo0~~>~ ss. J b& The Hard Shell Baptists seem to be furnishing a rich variety of anus ling matter just now. A correspon- ldent writes:
 This sect, (the Hard Shells) are in 1.-the habit of holding yearly associa- ttion in our vicinity, generally.ina piece lof woods near'to good spring. The brethren from abroad are quartered or those in the neighborhood of the meet j ling; and these are required, of course, to lay in a good supply of the creature comforts, and among them, as the most important, plenty of whisky. A short time ago, such a place having lbeen selected, the brethren near by were busy putting up benches, and ma king the place ready, when brother fSmith said:
 "Wa'll Brother Gobbin, what prep larations have you made to home for the lbig association?'
 ' Why, Pye laid in barrel of flour or so, and a gallon of whiskey.' 1 Brother Smith expressed great con tempt at this preparation. "A gallon lof whisky for 3 big meetin'! Why II'ye laid in a whole barrel; and you're just as able, Brother Gobbin, as am to support khe Gospelp
 No->~-~~-~--~~-~ I E A beautiful Irish muss came of last Sunday evening in a little house in the Enquirer neighborhood on Firs street. Table legs moved about lively , without the aid of any other spirits thar old fred eye,o and five Irish gentle.
 men were counted flat on the floor al lone time. The performances were highly exhilerating to the whole neigh \ ;lborhood, but might lave been render led more pleasant to outsiders if fev police officers could hare mingled il the affair. Evansville Journal.
  I LADIES, BEWARE 1.-The Frankfor ! 'l(Ky.) correspondent of the Louisville I Courier says:
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