Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-06-19
ANoTHER DISCOURSE
FROM TuE AUTHOR or srus uARr or
4 THOUSAND STRINGS"

4 THOUSAND STRINGS"
The following, together wiIh the well
known sermon on the Harp Of Thou
sand Strings" is pablished in England
as veri,able specimen Of the pulpit
oratory Of the back woods Of Che United
States
Beloved brcethering. I'm the man
what preached the sarrnon which has
been printed in the papers. from the tex,
: And he played on harp, Nv thousand
string -sperrits Nv just men made per-
feek.' / mont rs well say don't take
pride ia things uv that sort, for in the
language Nv my tex for to-day-l'm an
orful sinner, the chief among ten thou
sand, and the one altergeiher luvly.--
Them is the words which you'll find in
Genesee. I'm gwine to preach without
notes, 'kase cant rite, and 'kase |
couldn't read il IF ] could; my notes are
bank notes, Of which ] have a pocket
| full and notes Of band which / shall give
to our square 10 collect, when gets back
to Indianny fur--Im an orful sinner,
the chief among ten thousand, and tho
one altergethor lnyly.
This tex, my breeihering, can be di-
vided into three pieees--tust-sccond--
third. Fust I'm an oriul sinner. That
means you individually, not me parson-
lally. Thar ar more sins nor one. Its
sin to drink water and catch the ague
where little spirit will keep you in good
heallh--'tis a sin to swear, unless you
swear and sin not--'tis a sin to lie, unless
you lie low and keep dark. Pride is
sin. Sum is proud of their books; now
l amt, though I've the gift and the grit
TO speak in. Sum is proud Of their larnin;
thank God I've none to be proud of-for
I'm an orful sinner, the chief among ten
thousand-and the one altergether luy-
ly.
Second. Chief among ten thou
sand Thar are different kinds of chiefs.
Thar's the mischief of sinners, and the
, Cayuga Chief The mischief means tho
Old Boy, what keeps fire office below,
and lets poor folks suffer in the cold here
on airth. The chief of sinners means
you, you wharf-rats, after-the-melons,
afmebuss animals, what live here about
the canawl. Look at them ere hosses
rise up in judgment agin you, high Nv
: bone, low NV flesh, tuif hides and short
= memories hear the crows eawing, fur
they know that whar the canawl is thar
j. will the crows be gathered. The Cay
uga Chief is feller what pitches into
my frens, the State Prison officers. He
is one Nv your cold watur men who goes
for the prohibition law what Governor
Seymour vetoed. Ii twarnt Sundary /
:, should hooray for Seymour-for I'm an
orful sinner, the chief among ten thou
sand, and the one altergether luyly.
ThurdIy, 'Altergelher-luyly.' DIFF
ferent things is luyly. When my boat
swims ike duck, | say she am luyly--
:. when my wife gives me no curtain lect-
ures, (sho has the gilt Of tongues as weii
= as myself) say she am luyly-when
the wind don't blow aud Il don't rain and
it don't nolhin, | say the day am Iuyly--
for I'm orful sinner, the chic. among ten
thousand, ard the one altergeiher luyly.
" In conclusion, breethering, if that
! big pile NV stuns wus one stan what a
- big stun it would be, Il you my breeth-
!, cring were one bruther what big bruth-
- er you'd be, aud il my big bruther should
2 fling that big stun into the canawl, what
a great big splash that would make--foi
~ I'm an orlul sinner, the chief among
''N ten thousand, and the one altergethel
''' luyly.
'' Ny breetbering, | want to give noiic'
''u there will be some oarryings on at ihi
." place next Sunday afternoon at half pas
.A' four, when shall prove the doctrin
Hal that uv all the shell Ia the world, th
''' bard shells am the thickest aud the bes
''"s for I'm an orful sinner, the chic
up among ten thousand, and the one alter
Z, - gelher lusly.
''' II shall prove the book iarnin aint {
"'' 20 use, my breelbering, that risin sel
on mons and getting celery for um as
nea sin that deserves indemnileation---fo
% I'm an orfal sinner, the chief anon
NY ten thousand, and the one altergelile
0os layly.
~" Brethren, le, Us liquor, aHd then I
'"'' hum, remembering lhe words Of the pa
'ea' it, BE sure you're right then /
'"y ahead"
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