Smyrna times., 1857-07-01
Ymorous Skcttbts.
Another Discourse from the "Harp Of
a Thousand Strings"

The follow ny, together with the well known
sermon on the Harp of Thousand Strings"
IS published in England as verltable specimen
of the pulpit oratory of the backwoods of the
United States:
Beloved bretherlng, I'm the man what preach
ed the sarmOn which has been printed IN the
papers, from the tex, And he played on harp
upa thousand strlugs-Sprlts Nv Just made per-
feet" | mout as well say | doa't take pride in
things of that sort, in the language my tex for
tn day-Pm an orful sinner the chefamong ten
thousand, and the one altogether luVly. Them
is the words which you'll find in Genesee. Pm
gwine to preach without notes, kase | can't
rite, and kase couldn't read eff | could; my
notes are bank notes NV which have pocket
full, and nStes of hand, which | shall give to
our squire to collect, when | gets back to In
dlany, for I'm an ortul sinner, the chief among
ten thousand, and the one altogether luvly.
This tex, my bretherlng, can be divided into
three pieces-fust, second third. Fust-' I'm
an Orful sinner That means you Individual
ly, not me personally Thar is more sins nor
one. It's sin to drink water and catch the
ague when a little spirit will keep you IN good
health--'tiS a.Sln to steal, unless you steal
while away its SIN to swear aud SIN not
It's sin to lie, unless you lie low and keep
dark. Pride is sin. Sum is proud of their
books; now ! on't, though I've the gift and
the grit to speak in. Sum is proud Of their llrn-
in; thank God Eve got none to be proud Of
for I'm orful sinner, the chief among ten
thousand, and the one altogether luvly.
Second Chief among ten thousand Thar
Is different kinds OF chiefs. Thars the mis-
ehle!, the chief of sinners aad the Cayuga Chief
The mischief means the Old Boy, what keeps
the fire-otfce below, and lets poor folks suffer
In the cold here on eartn. The chief of SIM
ners means you--yOu whart-ratS, arter de mel
ons amtiebus animals, what i've here about the
canawl. Look at them ere ho5srs rise up in
judgment agin you, high Nv bone, low Nv flesh,
tutf hides aud short memories; hear the crows
cawing, for the know that whar the canaWl is
thar will the crows be gathered. The Cayuga
Chief is teller what pitches into my frens the
spirit dealers, and my other trens, the State
Prison officers. He is one ny your cald-water
men who goes for the prohibiory law what
Governor Seymour vetoed. It'tWarn't Sunday
should hooray for Seymcur-tor I'm an ortn
sinner, the chief among ten thousand and the
one altogether luvly
Thurdly-' Altogether luvy.' Different
things is luvly. When my boat swims like a
duck, say she am uvly--when my wife gives
ue uO CuI(tIn leCluTee (HHS ud5 Tue Sll VI
tongues well as myself,) | say she am uvly
when the wind don't blow and it don't rain,
and it don't do nothing, say the day am luvly
for I'm the chief among ten thousand, and
the one altogether luvy.
In conclusion, bretherinr, if that big pile Nv
stone was one stun what big stun it would be ;
eff you, my bretherIng, were one brother, what
a big brother you'd he, and ii my big brother
should fling that big stun into the canawl what
great big splash that would maSe-tor | am
an Orful sinner, the chief among ten thousand,
and the one altogether Iuvly.
My brGthering, | want to give notice there
will be some carrylngs on at this place next
Sunday afternoon, at hdlt-past four, when shall
prove the doctrln that NV all the shells IN the
world the hard shells am the thlckest and the
best-fOr I'm an 0rtul sinner, the chief among
ten thousand and the one altogether luvy.
! | shall prove that book larAng arnt OF no use
my brethering, that rltIn sarunone and getlln a
celery for um Is a sin that deserves lndemnli
catlon-for I'm an Orful sinner, the chief among
| ten thousand and the one altogether luvly.
Brethering, let Us liquor, and then 90 mum
remembering the words Of the Profit: Be sure
you're right, then 90 ahead