Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-01-23
AUNT TINA,s EXPERIENCE.
AS TOLD TO HER MASS BILL.


regard than we for sacred thing MS spiritual re-
erence in publishing this strange communication
from Aunt !Tns to her Mass Bill. But these hnss
are curious as we'll the metaphysican as the ply
siologiss And who knows after all whether Aunt
Tina has not amid all .Ihe vagaries to which she
gives u,erance, deal Of that consolation which shall
not terminate with The extinction of her earthly
dreams! At all events let her speak for herself:
-" When begun THAT is to get reIigion) my sins
carried me to such cess, ay told me unless turned
to de Lord there was nothing left for me bur torment
Sol went into the old field ,and, thinks J. now for it,
Twen., did, into old feldand strpped ssar''naked,
you mind land knelrdown.a and prayed, and prayed.
Thinks !, III find it; sriyed to find il there
den see could not find it wild my eyes open, sol
found 1t wild de eyes offaiih Ihad to 60 through all
denominations of sin frnm my cruile, and aftom de
beginning Of de world i sed in my youthful days
whom was big enough would DO baptized. was
spoke to and told when you get good eno"sh be
baptized. Den dey all bowed down round me and
prayed, and when dey badInl left, q. voice came 10
me and sed, "Tina, shall not be long before par.
don your sins" After dat saw man coming 10 me
with crown upon his head when he come 10 de
door, de Devil just banished from de window like
lightning When de Lord come in and dropped his light
OF grace into my heart, itappeared vas mounted
do table, and flew out Of de door jest de same as
you zee a Feather when de wind blow it up. When
was flying cast my eyes down and seed him build
ing an ark between heaven and hell. After dis was
baptized in do river Of Jordan. was taken and set
on big rock on de banks OF de Jordan, and baptized
right in de river The sun looked like gore ofblood
and seemed like it would drap on my head every
minute. When come to find out again was in de
middle of de Jordan, washed backwards and for
wards during which washing saw de pine saplings,
on do banks of de river bowling der heads jest dc
same as human individually and when / come TO find
myself again, / was standing in Jordan on my tip
toes de water just gbin: into my mouth. coud'n
GROSS before 1 was washsil When crossed over
Jordan went to log cabin; it was roughshingled.
De woman snd to me, Cbme in and put dese gar
ments on" When I went again de man and her
children was dar, and as loon he seed me he said,
/" Come in and follow" Den crossed over Jordan;
could see de bansters clean across. Dere was
shouting house right on de other .de Of Jordan
Dere saw throne, and dsy asked me to come in.
went round to de end door, bowed down on my
knees, and he said ssCome in.'' Uey all was in
mourning, and de man who spoke seemed to be John.
Desc two,'' says he, "Jack and Tina, will make
safe of dem." When ] went in he seated me in de
lap of de husband had on Snluda. De fatted calf
was on de table with rejoicing de souls dat was
comm; from dat he says, ego you back and see to
yonder's house," When Invent back to de shouting
house, de rise my back three times before day
brake, and de angels was shouting so dat de house
ring wild deir voices. De Lord in at end Of
de house which opened TO receive him, and his eyes
was fixed on mine De oYerseer stood wild rod in
his hand pinting right at us; he had yellow and
purple ring all over him. was ordered to 60 back.
Den old Satan come ahdhs feet looked like big
horse foot As picked up de grace that was lying on
stopped down to get him some, (not known' who he
was) de old horse would Try to paw me on de head.
Den, snys l, al shant give you any,'-so he " BAN
ish.d." Den he come back wild another suit on, and
voice from de throne called to him and said come
back" Says lie, "Ill .be damned if I do" So
When went sack Saw ds GFd hSss seated % IN Dc
middle of de floor with a. rod in his hand. bowed
down before, his face and begged him for peace
I" Please master forgive me-" He looked away from
me and looked among de angels; den l went to my
Miss Mary and begged her to forgive me, and
could hear it whispered all round. And de Lord
said, "yes, Father, forgive her-she will do so no
more" went back and begged him again to forgive
mo- He said, Yes, Tina, 60 back and sin no more. ="
So he told me to go and fotch him both great and
small. started off as hard could rum" Yes,
Master, will bring 'em ALL" Den you might think
dat my conversion ended here, but it didn't On my
journey back como to house lookin dark pitch
and dey was dancin' inside, and you had to get in
by a ladder. De angels was setting all round with
thsir heads on their hnnds. passed on and went
through de walls of hell, and saw old gray headed
men and women sstn' all round, deir hands on der
knees and de DEVILS wife settn up in de corner
none Of EN- saying word. Day had great big
stove with spout to it, whar dey burned de souls in
Den in comes de Devil and cracked his whip, and got
on one old mam's back and drove 'em all out into
old field to eat gra,shoppers; den he would drive em
in dis great stove. and burn sm until NEXT day.
| One old woman told me if any body killed bug or
worm in dis world dey had TO eat 'em oil here So
aIed to see my mother Mary, and presently seed her
and stretched out my arms and claaped her, and
said, Bless de woman" De Devil said, Umph!
umph!" So left; and as come out de sun rose on
me wild such brightness TO make all my clothes
look bright. looked round and found dat my heels
was burned so bad l didn't get over it in long
time den found had lost my slippers but de an
gels said, Never mind, l will give you better pair
.han ever your husband give YOU" Just about this
time, thinks l. I'll hurry home; perhaps Master and
de overseer might be wakin up, for de sun was rising
in dc Souph in de Norph, in de East and in de West "
Blu, this is enough of Aunt Tira, at least for the
present. "MA.s BILL" must excuse us for omiitng
the rest or at al events leaving it over for another
time.
Fox THE ADVERTISER.
COL JOHN QUArrLEBUn,-De Sir: Living at
distance from you and seldom seeing you, many
Of your old friends have agreed thus publicly to ask
your permission to use your name as Candidate
for a seat in the next Legislature. We do not men
ton this at this early day to operate against any
other gentleman who may come before the public
for the same purpose, but only to obtain your CON-
sent to become a candidate Please let US hear
from you through the columns of the Advertiser.
MANY FRIENDS.