Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-19
ANOTHER DISCOURSE FROM .TRE HARP ov
A THOUSAND STRINGS"

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The following, together with the
well-known sermon on the Harp Of
a Thousand Strings" is publishedin
England as avcritable specimen Of
the pulpit oratory Of the back woods
the United States:
''Bcloved breathering, I'm the man
what preached the sarmen which has
been printed in the papers, from the
tex, And he played on a harp NV a
thousand strings-spirits nv just men
made poriecb. / mout as well say l
don't take pride in things NV that
sort, for In the language nv my tex
for tn cry-rm no orfaI sinner, the
chief among ten thousand. and the
one altogether luvly. Them is the
words which you'llfind In Genesee.----
I'm gwine TO preach without notes;
'kase cant rite, and tl<ase couldn't {
read IL ef ] could; my notes arc bank
notes, of which / have pocket full,
and notes of hand, which shall give
TO our square TO collect, when gets
back TO 1ndianny, fnr-Tm an orfal
sinner, the chief among ten thousand,
and the one altogether luvly.
"The tex, my brethering, can bc
divided into three pieces-fust--sec-
ond-third. Fust I'm an orful sim
ner. That means you individually,
not me personally. Thar ar moro
sins nor one Its sin TO drink wa
tor and catch the ague wear little
spirit will keep you in good health
It's sin 10 steal, unless you steal
awhile away'-'tis sin 10 swear, un-
less you swear and sin not-'tis sin
TO lie, unless you lilo low and keep
dark. Pride issin. Sum is proud Of
their books; now / amt though I've
the gift and the grit TO speak in. Sum
is proud Of their larnin; thank God
I've none 10 be proud of-for I'm an
orful sinner, the chiefamongte ten thous-
and, and the one altogether luvly.
@Second. Chief among ten thous-
and. Thar is differant kind of chiefs.
Thr 8 the mischief, the chief Of sin
ners, and the Cayuga Chief The
mischief means the Old Boy, what
keeps the fire Office below, and lets
poor folks suffer in the cold here on
earth. The chief of sinners means
you, you wharf.rats arter-de-melons,
amfebuss animals, what live here
about the canawl Look Mt them ere
bosses rise up in jugment again you,
high nv bone, lowe nv flesh, tuff hides
and short memories; hear the crows
cawing, for they know that whar the
canawl is thar will the crows be gath
cred. The Cayuga Chief is fellar
what pitches into my frens the spirit
dealers, and my other frens, the State
Prison officers. He is one nv your
cold water men who goes for the pro-
hibition law whar Gouvernor Sey-
mour voted. If twasent Sunday l
should hooray for Seymour-for I'm
an orful sinner, the chief among ten
thousand, and the one altogether
luvly.
"ThurdIy. Altogether 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
tongue as well as myself) / say she
am luvly-when the wind don't blow
and it don't rain and il don't nothin,
| say the day am luvly-fur I'm the
chiefanong ten thousand and the one
altogether luvly.
ain conclusion, breathering, if that
big pile NV stuns was one stun what a
big stun it would be, eff you breather-
ing was one bruther what big bruth-
or you'd be, and if my big bruther
should fling that big stun into the can
awl, what greai bigsplash that would
make-for I'm an orful sinner, the
chief among ten thousand, and the
one rltogether luvly.
81 shall prove the book farming amt
of no use, breathering, that ritin SER
mons and gettin a celery for EN- as
sin that deserves indemnification--
I'm an orful sinner, the chief among
ten thousand, and the ono altogether
luvly." Asf, f,s p.