The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1858-03-31
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us at lHslHn strange specimen
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peamu o1 Jrha il was
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II dutHM decidedly poIar
90 hn h5p4 beuar au oI. fashion
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tl5 hree lopmedy lla lelocta
cotton unuIhua Aanlaetahiol Wa
s'uiol beiNoea lhe hat aud he fore
AnL III coat ba8 of o most OH.
c,al. laitgm Bloc, Wfa bras bot
tons, suou vast aul long saa.low
tail. THO collar esmo within au
iueh 90 hiding thc back par, Of his
head. Ills yc.t was eAuemCly long,
and his pans j..t0 short. The
latter we're held dgsn hy o leather
strap paasul under o huge pair oI
llogal8 Of an urtanuyd leather
color. Altogether hI presence.
strongly sugg, iod Dan Marble IN
BIS Yankee character II Jonathan
lIgme pan. but to the scrmon--
ora lgas. d portion d lt--t0r II was
utterly impossible to report the
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The congregation Was large, as !,
bad ioen 'uotatcdn abroad that o
new scryalt % ,Lc Lord was 10 make
his llhul at Zion.
Brother C.aaori slua. into the
pulpit vIih more than ordinary
humility. AMI after dcyo.ing a lOw
muments ~ s..eui praycrhe rose.
Gusedy prhIh, up the sleeves
Of hls sfJys coat, whereby hc lis.
played . pair o, laFge, long, bony
hanLs, ol q bce.-Fgi color, be grasp.
Cd .hu handle y an cGrthen pitcher.
AMI poured into q iin cgp laush,
Of water which be drank with 10.
imilable gasio.
III. appearance IN the pulpit was
study l9r au as;l.t. llis face was
long aud lank, cyos pa.1 grey. nolc
aqucliHC, complexion sandy, haIF
grryi.h sandy, head ball on the TOP,
with the exception II a small patch
on ibe organ q rcscgeaCe, ss IL 70
shade it, and altogether, the picture
OF Greedy whilst indiiins Free.
soil Abolition d0crmcn, for the ben.
eft Of his sou,lstu subscribers.
lie began apolosctisally, as FOL.
lows:
"Yoa ion'l sec Hc to-day in the
dress alters wear ! come among
You az q stranger aad | am nOw
ticlel on. In NY store clothes--
| am not a proud man, bat ] illoughs
4 would be- more becoming before
s,fahggfs.'
After th.s he raised a hymn 10
which lhc congregation Joined. IL
then tegan he sermon.
"ily lear brceiherth anil sisters.
first aud foremost. l'ms gvihe 20 tell
| yen about tie caecling partin' | Nal
with my congregation as Bethel
Chapel. Arter | bad got through with
my farewell scrmout ss | came down
out Of the pulpit, tie o.l gray head.
ei trcetherrn and sisters who bad
listened tony voice for twenty years,
crowded around me, snj, With sob.
bIng voices. and fearful eyes, said
Farewell, Bsoiter Craiorj.
As I walked down he aisle, The
young ladies, ,risted out IN their
fnery of dress, jevelry, gewgaus,
jimcgacAs, paint anil founees, looked
up with their bright eycs. and pro.
noancsd with iheir rosy Iips--Farc.
vel. Brother Ciaford.
The young ms1 in thsir ,igh.
patent leather boots. high collars.
anil fsshy waist eoass-smelling Of
poma:Hm and cigar srnokc--~ith
their shanghai coats, and striped
sebra psn,s--,hey too said-Pars.
we'll, Brother Cfaforl,
The little cAildsn--lambs in the
fold, lifted up their tiny hantls and
small voices AMI with one accord
saii-FarevslI. Brother Craford.