Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

An' Ese said unto EiEeEEr. If We HAD
not EsGoVed with nay 21efier. w
hsad not found OgRt my EsEdd:l.
The following graphic discourse wa;
recently delivered at Frog Point, by the
man who ''played on the harp of thou
sand strings" at Brandon:
"NIY DEAR FRIENDs:-Sens I preach.
ed to the idiots of Brandon, and of Tin
specrits too, has entered my bowels
Sens then I've foundered the gospel tc
numerous nominations, with amazin eel
Now bless the Lord, I've buttoned Up
to Frog Point for the spesshal blessing
Nv you my harlsheH Baptist brethering.
That ye may be fit vessels Nv rath, I've
choosed that text to be found atween
General and revolution. IF ye'd not
plowed with my hcfer, ye'd not found
out my riddil.'
Now fricns, as told the Brandy on
ions, [ am not an eddicatcd man, nor
an intellectule man, but then I'm might
ty good man, one who speerienced the
divine influence in my youth, have been
born twice, once when L was young
AN if yc'd not plowed with my hefer,
ye'd not found out my riddil.
Now I'm not a free lovyer, nor
Congregayshunless, nov q haitytic, nor
a Luther Ann, nor Methodice, nor
Black Republican, but humble hard
she'll an I tell you, my unacquainted
brethering, that if you're not saved
you'll be lost. There's no denyin' it as
L kin testify. Now if you expect to be-.
Say-al 1Olcv-, 1,o4To,1
I'm not a dedicated man, but speerit-
ual man who took the hyly ghost the
material way, and have as nice heffer
on my fat boat as ever drew from ma
ture, one year old and wuth in clean
cash two dollars. Its muther was
Durham bull, from Sweding, seventeen
dollars high and four feet old, and he
was wuth my herers, twelve silver dol
Iars-"for if yo'd not found out my rid
dil."
Now if you want big congregations,
do as my fellow Methodice and Soft
shell Baptists do-plow with the hefers
and see what roaring crops you kin
raise. Some herers mabbee won't like
it but do you break them in, but don't
be caught knappin it, and if you want
help I Rilagtt be heee . saeek and they
who seek me early Shall find me. It
was the way the farmers did in holy
times. Some may like horses to plow
with, some may like mules, some may
spade their ground but the best way is
to ploW it with hetcr. Ny brother
ing I'm a mighty good man; not far
mcr, and [ never plowcd with 4 heffer,
but ny father dil once, and he did first
rate. And then we must be good men
liv up to our religun and make the Hard
Shell nomination prosper. IF you are
saved you won't be lost, and you must
be alfred careful who joins. We want
good members or none, for Whar is the
use Nv 4 broken jug, or brokon head,
or broken heart, or broken back, or
broken promise, or bill on broken
bank, for in the words Nv my toxt--
for if ye'd not plowed with my hcfer,
yc'd not found out my riddil.''
IF you want to find out riddils then
always plow with hcfer. They are a
trememjus sight better than oxen, for it
takes two oxen to plow with, and then
they amt female company. It makes
big difference now 1 tell you There
is land where they don't have to plow,
nor dig nor nuthin-where little an
glcrs play on hops. musical lnsickles
and dulsimeters-where they strike the
rembling liar much as four hundred
times, and pour out walls on rafts-and
d.ah, if-''if ye hadn't plowed with
my heffcr, ye'd not found out my rid
dill"
Ah, there is land-whother you be-
ievc it or not, where every thing is just
as it should bc-and where all is gold
and silver, and precious articles. But
there is another country, where it aim
50 pleasant to livc-where there is plow-
ing, but 10 heffcrs, where the wicked
never cease troubIin' you, and you can't
get no rcst-whero your only har oil is
liquid birthstone, your tooth powder red
hot ashes, whore there is whippin, and
whalin, an sm4shin out your teeth,
yarnin CT BOWLS, and-'.If ye'd not
Plowed with my heffer, yed not found
out my riddil.'
Now my brethren this riddil is one Nv
'enl; and if yer amt real hard shells,
and don't shell out libberly, when this
riddil makes its final revoluahun, yer II
be found out; yes outside Nv it riddil
right thru it. So beware. Shut up the
holes Nv sin, and be mighty good men
like me, then as [ told my friends at
Brandon, yer can play on the harp IVA
thousand strings, spcerits Nv just men
made pcrtcck, or as told my Tinicum
frens, yer can play on symbuls, juice
harps and dimmyjohns,-''for if ye'd
not plowed with my hcfcr, yo'd not
found out my riddil."
ms Atan association dinner debate
arose as to the benefit of whipping child
ron OH Mr. Morse took the affil ma