Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-07-01
, see how they all manage to get


what hasn't got his brand on hundred
head
Yours is great beef country. l believe
said the old gentleman.
well. sir. it amt anything else. A
man that's got sense enough to follow his
own cow bell with us amt in no danger of
starvin' I'm gwine down to Orleans to
see if l can get contract out Of Uncle
Sam to feed the boys that's been lickin
them Internal Msxicans so bad. l 'spose
you seed them cussed lies what's been in
the papers about the Indiany boys at Bony
Vista?'
I've read some account of the battle,
says the old gentleman. that didn't give a
very fiattering account of the conduct OF
some Of your troops
With that Indiany went into full ex
planation Of the affair, and getting warmed
up as he went along, began to cuss and
swear like he'd been through dozen cam
paigns himself. The preacher listened to
him with evident signs of displeasure.--
twisting and groauing till he could stand
it no longer.
My friend, says he. you must excuse
me, but your conversation would be a great
deal more interesting to me--and I'm sure
it would please the company much better
if you wouldn't swear so terribly. It's
very wrong to swear, and hope you Il have
respect for our feelings, if you have none
for your maker
If the hoosier had been struck with
thunder and lightning, he could not have
been more completely took aback. He shut
his mouth right in the middle of what he
was saying, and looked at the preacher,
while his face got as red as fire.
'Swearin',' said the old preacher, SIS a
terrible bad practice, and there amt no use
in it, no how. The Bible says swear not
at all, and I suppose you know the COM
mandment about swearing
The old lady sort of frightened up--the
preacher was her duck of man--the old
fellow with the nose aud cane let off a
few umphs! and abs! bur Indiany kept
shady; he appeared to be entirely coased
down.
Iknow.' says the preacher, that great
many people swear without thinking about
it, and there are some who do not believe
in the Bible
And then he went on to preach a regu-
lar sermon about swearin'. and to quote
scri ipture like he lad the whole Bible by
heart. In the course of his argument he
undertook to prove the scripture to be true,
and told US all about the miracles and proph-
ecies. and their fulfillment. The old gen
tleman with The cane took part in the con-
versa.ion, and the hoosier listened without
opening his mouth.
I've just heard of a gentleman what's
been to the holy land, and went over the
Bible country. It's astonishing to hear
what wonderful things be has seen. He
was at Sodom and Gomorrow, and seen
the place whar Lots wife fell!'
'Ah,' says the old gentleman with the
cane.
Yes says the preacher, 'he went to thu
very spot; and what's the most remarkable
thing of all, he seen the pillar of salt she
turned into
is it possible!' says The old gentleman
with the nose.'
Yes, sir; he seen the salt standin' thai
to this day
What, says the hoosier, 'raal genewine
good salt?'
Yes. sir, pillar of salt, jest as wher
the wicked woman was punished for disc
bedience.'
All but the gambler, who was snoozing
in corner of the coach, looked at the ole
preacher--the hoosier with an expression o
countenance that plainly told that his mint
was powerfully convicted of an importan
4 fact.
Right out in the open field, whar sh'
fell!'
We'll, SIR says Indiany, all I've got t
say is, If she'd drapped IN these parts, TIL
cattle could hare licked her up before sun
DOM"
The preacher raised both his hands a
such an irreverent remark, and the old gen
tleman laughed himself into a fit of asth
matics, that he didn't get over until b,
came to the next change of horses. Th,
hoosier played the mischief with the grav
: ity of the whole party; even the old mait
had to put handkerchief to her face, ant
the young lady's eyes were filled will
tears for half an hour afterward. The oil
preacher hadn't another word to say on th'
subject; but whenever he came to any piac,
or mot apvhodv on tho road fba circu