Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-09-15
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How Sam smally got Converted.

"Sam, you was once member Of the
church tell US about your conversion v
said Lsake to Sam Smally, a long lauk
specimen of humanity, as tho aforesaid
Sam, Leak, Stubbs and myself we're re-
turning home one fine evening, from .
sale a. a neighbor's. who was about NOV
ing West"
Sam was about half tight, and eouse-
quently very loquacious.
"Tell yer about the time when war
converted ~ yawned the old whiskey bar.
rel. ..
Yes" said Charley, al reckon it will
be very edifyins. So ls. US have your ex
perience."
'Well, yer see boys, thar war big
camp meetin' over thar in Hancock it
wur held by the HardsheIl Baptist"
":-top Sam!'' said ; you forget that
the Hardshells never hold camp meetings.
"Then it warnt the Hardshels, re-
member now, it was the Methodists."
This was more like it, aud 50 let him
have his own way.
"Wnll,' continued Sam, ] went over
thar to that camp gronnd, when | arriv',
tied my horse to the seplin', when who
should ] see bnt preacher Saunders and
Wash Ham!in you know they lives over
here in Jones. Says old Saunders, "Sam
uel come this way and went down in
tnicket with en-, ior know'd Jess natural
like what they wanted. Coz I knowd
when them two commenced rummaging q
thicket, thar war whishoy aLOut, certain.
AFTER we got piece in the woojs, Wash
run his hand under All Old chunk aud pull.
ed out a" Jug as weighed nigh on two or
three gallons. Brethren said the preach.
er, :. amt Qne Of 'em as approves of drin-
kim. 1t is a domination, but thinks it
are wholesome to take little for pain
in the stomach And so sayn' he tnk
about ten, an took atween six and sew
en- and hundred and seventy.two.
"Wall, we then adjourned to the meet
in place whar thar war bi: crowd gath.
cred to hear our preacher Saunders hold
forth.
"Wall, he got inter the pill porch aud
TUX his text in Jeremiah, WHARF it says
Come unto me al as are heavy aud can't
J l,,r ~,
"Aud then be commenced sorter slow
At fuss, but then a., at once the spirit or
the waiskey begun to move him, aud he
jist lei out. 1 thor. AaovAn and yearth
we're comm together. begun to 81.
skeerad aad feel curious, when all a, once
an OLD oman as weighed in the neighbor-
hood OF FIVE hundred pounds, fetched out
a sluall an shouted Glory and then
they all commenced. One OLD brother
grabbed Wash, an Wash like fool hoi-
Tered 'hurray for the Democracy-here's 5
uy hand for 8 thousand years jist like
lie does " uen he is in town On lection day
"Bymeby, Wilde wuz sadhn round, an
old brother got me up tu the alter, the old
whiskey had got nle SO drunk that didn t
know but what war the preacher and the
hull congregation, VIXEN the iust man
saw war old Gener. Saunders, shoutin $
if he warnt afraid IL DO it.
Stan firm, Sam sez he as he he'd
NE hy the head and pulled me down on
The stray, ani the t"s, thing know'd-
for they war kickin' and rarin So as
didn't know moth; ;u'-down sat tha. old
omen light on top Of ne
"OA Lorly!" sez |.
Pray on--ver burden viii be lifted d.
vactIy,' sad old Saunders.
Right there the old 'omens snuff bottle
tlrued over aud lille! my eyes right chock
fall. / commenced groanin' aud ,wistin'
like dues in korHet time,
Weep on" said the General.
In with yer to the tomb!' said Wash
l tried my best to get up, but it was no
use that thar cid omen sot er shoutin'
rs contented as a hog in mud hole. AT
the last trial cotchei the old lady BY the
leg by my teeth she fotched a yell and
riz; | got free and broke fur my horse
and dArnea eff that amt the last time
war ever at preachin in Hancock"
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