The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-10-04
VOL. XIy-..NO, $50.
Something More About spsrits-A
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Something More About spsrits-A
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"And there were nine Of ,hsiH. sil s,snai,' round
the door and the last one VI them said they
, would take sugar In ihere'n, aud li,le boy
only eight years old, says he, Pap, IN take .
little, eft kills INC e .,.'..
/. My dear brcethreng, The last sarmons
] preached you, was on the subject OF
the different kind Of sperits, evenly Of the
sperits jof Just men made perfect. for there
was, "niHR of them all standin' round the
do6r, and the last one of them said they
would take sugar In therein and n littls
boy, only eight years old. Gays he, Pap, I'll
take a little ii 1t kills msv' and in, ths
present DISCOURSE, I will tell you Of thS
use'that - made Of sperits. i,
''ln.the first place. my brethren, there
are those who dont use these gifts OF M
tur in their purity, nor as there own con-
science dictates instance the candy
dites--bt,t they are in the habit OF pouring
out tanlle-leg and buckeye in KILN dos:
es. and they are gulped down by the Peo--
pie and in summer and in winter, in seed
time and in harvest. and the last one OF
them said they would take sugar in therein
and little boy only eight years old.
says he. Pap, III take little ii it kills
me" Now, my brethren, do you sppse
these csndy.dates Reer for the good of the
country, or the internal comfort Of the
people!-Not bit; for ef they had a .sly
chance, and they thought they could
make Anything by IL. they would take 4
feller oK by hisself and treat him TO pop
skull and bust head or red.eye, and there
might oe nine Of them all stsndin' rpupd
the door, and the, l.a-s-t one Of them, IL
they was axt, would say they would take
sugar in therein. -.
But my breethreng, there is another
class of sperits rappers, who nre very dit
ferent from this class. The objection I
have to them Ia that they are too keerful.
II you keep sharp look out, you can n
most any time, see one Of these fellows
step off to the sperit land, by his self, and
under the pretense Of the muly-gruts, or
some other ailment, call for our.Rnger,
ed load for his stummic sake. have seen
thef, slippin' awny from their friends.
when, there was nine Of them all standin
round the door, and the last one Of theni
said they would take sugar in ther'n. and
little boy only eight years old, says he,
Pap, III take a little ef it kills me" A
many hard-shell Baptis, blue-bellied
Presbyterian. cavortin Methods, and
high.talutin Piscopal b'long TO this sect,
and they are expectin' some day to play
upon thht "harp of y thousand strines,
sperits of just men made perfect" but in
that day it will be no 90. for they will all
"be standin' round and the last one 6f
them will say, they will take sugar IN
ther'n but there will be no shugar.
But my brethring, there is still anoth-
er class Of spiritual people, who ore al
ways stnndin' round the door. Some
times want to axe one of my brethring
to take drink with me, drink with
sugar in it. and can't do it, "for there
are nine of them all standin', round the
door, and the last one OF them. said they
will take sugar in therein and the little
boy only eight years old. says he, Pap.
I'll take little Of it kills me-" These
fellows, my yrethring, never bhy any
spelits Of their own. but they drink the
sperits of everybody else. In election
times, they stick to candy-,iate, who
treats the most. and they may slway be
seen ''standim' round the door," They
never lose sight. much less smell, of the
critter, and they are particular about hay
ing sugar in ther'n--but they had some
thing reether. ..s,.i -.N !. -.fs..r. H..
In CONCLUSION, my dear bfethring, be
ware of the candy.daics. LOOK with wish
full eye upon the brother who drinks b,
his self, and il You should happen to b.
at Fairfax Courthouse, or Manassas Juno
ton, tarry Hot IN the plains, but fy tc
the mounthins. for there are nine ol
them all standin' round the door. and
the last one of them said they would
take sugar 10 ther'n and the little bo,
only eight years old, says he, Pap. III
take little ef it kills me" But wheI
you 60 TO drink, drink good article
and never go in without akin me, o.
some othet one of the brethring-fo
"there are nine Of .them standin' tbunt
the door, and the last one Of them sai'
they would take sugar in ther'n and
little boy only eight years old, says he
Pap, I'll take little ef it kills me"