The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-14
ANOTHER DISCOURSE

From 'Ihe Harp Of a thousand Strings"
The following, together with the we'll
known sermon the Harp of Thousand
Strings is published in England as veri-
table specimen of the pulpit oratory of the
| backwoods of the United States:
"Beluving breethering I'm the man what
preached the sarmon which has been print
ed in the papers, from tex And he played
on a harp Nv a thousand strings-sperrits NV
Just men made perfeck.' mout as well say
| don't take pride in things Nv that sort, for.
! in the language Nv my tex for tu- -day-I'm
an Orful sinner, the chief among ten thou
sand, and the one altergether luvly. Them
is the words which you'll find in Gennessee.
I'm guine to preach without notes. 'kase |
can't rite. and 'kase / couldn't read it eff /
could my notes are bank notes. of which
have pocket full, and notes of hand, which
shall give to our squire to collect, when l
gets back to Indianny, fur-l'm an orful
sinner, the chief among ten thousand, and
the one ahergether luvly.
This tex, my breetherng, can be divid-
ed into three pieces--fust-second-third.n
Fust I'm an orful sinner. That means you
individually, not me personally. Thar ar
more sins nor one. It's a sin to drink water
and catch the ague whar a little spirits will
keep you in good health tits sin to steaL
unless you steal a while away'-'tis sin
to swear, unless you swear and sin not
it's sin to lie, unless you lie low and keep
dark Pride is sin. Sum is proud of their
looks; now l amt though I've the gift and
the grit TO speak in. Sum is proud of their
larnn; thank God I've none to be proud of
for Pm an orful sinner, the chief among
ten thousand, and the one altergether luvly.
Second. Chief among ten thousand
Thar is different kind of chiefs. Thar's the
mischief, the chief of sinners, and the
Cayuga Chief. The mischief means the
Old Boy, what keeps the fire in the Office
below, and let's the poor folks suffer here on
arth. The chief of sinners means you.
you wharf rats, tarter- e-melons, amhebuss
animals, what live here about the canawl.
Look at them ere hosses rise up in judg-
ment again you, high NV bone, low NV flesh,
tough hides and short memories; hear the
crows cawing, fur they know that whar the
canawl is thar will the crows be gathered.
The Cayuga Chief is n fpllpr what pitches
into my frens the sperit- dealers and my
other frens, the State prison officers. He
is one NV your could watur men who goes
e.. Al, 1oI rul,o
Seymour vetoed. Iftwarnt Sunday l should
hooray for Seymour-for I'm an orful sin
ner, the chief among ten thousand, and the
one altergether luvly.
Thirdly. 'Altergether luvly.' Different
things is luvly. When my boat swims like
a duck, say she am luvly-when my wife
gives me no curtain lectures, (she has the
gift of tongues as well as myself.) say she
don't rain and it don't nothin, say the day
am luvly--fur I'm the chief among ten
thousand, and the one altergether luvly.
I'm conclusion, breethering, if that big
pile NV stuns was one stun what big stun
it would be; eff you, my breethering, were
one bruther what big bruther you'd be,
and if my big bruther should fling that big |
stun into the canawl, what great big splash !
that would make-fur | am an orful sinner,
the chief among ten thousand, and the one
altergether luvly.
MY breethrring, I want to give notice
there will be some carrying on at this place I
next Sunday afternoon, at half past four,
when l shall prove the doctrine that Nv all
the shell in the world. the hard shell am the |
thickest and the best--for I'm an orful sim
ner, the chief ameng ten thousand, and the |
one altergether luvly.
Il shall prove that book larnin aint of
no use, my breethering, that ritin sarmons
and getting celery for um is sin that
deserves indemnification-fur I'm an orful |
sinner, the chief among ten thousand and |
the one altergether luvly.
"Breethering. let US liquor, and then go |
hum, remember the words of the profit, |
BE sure you're right, then go ahead.'''
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