Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-15

there. There he was, pniling it down al
full speed. Directly he pitched full length
on his face. Then | understood it.
Now" said |. "5oys, we've got case
here that want you TO come fight over.
The devil is about coming out of this old
stallion, and want you TO come and hel lp
get him out" We went and surrounded
that man, and there We prayed until his
soul was converted TO God. And God
gave me nearly the whole neIghboIhood
before the year was out.
METHODIST PREACHERS FARE.
Over in West Tennessee there lived a
proud and saucy young man named Joe
jenkins, who frequently taunte1 me with
The saying tha, Methodist preachers got
the best of fare and fatlened up on "yel-
Iow,legged chickens" So, III order 10
disabuse his mind, persuaded him, after
some effort, 10 take lri p around the cir
cult with me. After riding about twenty
miles, we stopped TO see Methodist man
and woman, who lived in a Iirle cabin
about eighteen feet square. The room
was bedroom, kitchen, parlor and every
thing. The old gentleman was out in the
field, and the old woman proceeded to
prepare US little dinner. She put on
her pot, kinGled up her fire, took down
piece of meat, and put it on TO boil.
There were prowling about pack Of the
poorest, scrawniest hounds that | ever
saw on plantation in my life, and while
Joe and ! were sitting there, in came one
of these, laid hold Of the meat and started
for The door. "Joe, catch him." said |
but Joe didn't catch him. Just at this
moment the old lady came in, and meet
ing the dog she took him by the ear, jerk
ed The piece of meat from his mouth anc
gave him a kick, sayng-"You have done
that often before" Then back she wen
and threw the meat right into the pot, ant
it boiled on. Laughter. Presently
dinner was ready. Here was the piece o
meat. Well, took knife and fork ant
launched away at the beef. Cutting of
piece, said, "here, Joe, have Bit
"No, l thank you" was his reply
"Uh,' said |, "Joe, this is the good ia
chickens we get" Come take piece.
NO." said he, 81 beg TO be excused
Well, | didn't take any myself.
though, it was not exactly what | wanted
| Laughter.
Shortly after this, | was called to see ;
sick man, and when | returned, Joe wa:
found amoung the missing.
GLANCE AT MODERN PREACHERS.
OF late years, my friends, another breed
Of preachers is transferred over TO us
These are the hyslerieal, dysPeptic, sore
throat, blue. .gingerifed sort OF preachers
Great laughter. A voice on the platform
Hit him again. They travel among
you they are unacceptable they are use
less lumber and 10 their zeal all at once
moves, Qike seventy-four rugged for En-
glsnd,) to 90 to the West, and 'help the
West" We don't want any such cattle
Loud cheering. Thank God Almighty
we have some good old stuff to stand by
the work, yet Il and we have as fine Z
brood of young men rising up to shake
the world, as any Conference in the Uni
ted States can boast Of. Applause.
tell you now, in my seventy-flth year,
can outpreach and outwork a dozen o
these old dyspepic things. Laughter
and applause. Why, they say 10 me,
brother. are you never going TO locate?''
My reply is, "If ,he devil will locate, III
locate" Applause and laughter. "Are
you never going to wear out ?" mo,
never intend to wear out | may do it. in
tenlion or no intention, but never intend
it ; | never intend 10 wear ou! in the SER
vice of Goo"