North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-01-11

vania X. Il. Company have no such slhai'
coin in their excheqner. They couut their
profits by hundreds of thousands. Surely
$1,000 Of these little yellew pieces OF filthy
lucre" (they had copperhead money IN those
days) was not too great sun TO appease the
gnawings of conscience and the ciamors OF
the outra ged, plundered constituents oi this
distinguished red h eaded laborer. by his
fruits ye shall know him."
Another of these preachers claims our
brief attention. He could tell the sllckest lie
of any Of them. He would play the fiddle
in one place play the preacher in another,and
drink rot GU, whiskcy everywhere (he
preferred dark room or behind the door.
Like "brudder Abery" too, he aspired to the
EASY editorial chair, That position, however
he soon found, required mDre honesty than
he had. more brains then he possessed, and
more money than he could borrow, without
any prospect ofpaylng. II didn't suit him.
He was soon given position in the war
office at Washington where he could indulge
his iaVorite propensity of stealing with none
to modest or make him afraid" 1t is said
that large quantities of Emery have been
discovered in Massachusetts. If it is any
thing Ike the article we have had sample
Of in this county-G1d have pity on that
neanest Of all states.
Finding our discourse growing little am
bieuous, we must return 10 the original text,
"By their fruits, ye shall know them"
We now come in our narrative. sermon, or
whatever 1t may be called, to a preacher who
concluded that Captat's pay, stripes on his
breeches, gldcd ding bals'' or his hat and
the stealings in the army was better than the
poor pay he got from the stingy abo!Itionsts
| to whom he preached about "burying cop
perheads, face downwarls, with a clam-shell
in their hands to dig their way to hell. =
He went forth to bGttle-not battle, but
plunder. Having lost his horse, he ceucIud-
ed, like Shakespeare's King Richard, to give
his 'kngdom" for one Of these brutcs. Not
having any kingdom to give, and wanting
courage, though not inclination to steal one.
he tempted poor but honest soldier to steal
one for him, with..S25 in Greenbacks The
soldier didn't steal especially for such trash
as that; SO cur hero lost whatever interest
he had in the Kingdom OF Heayen;" and
his horse 20 boot. Least the moor plundered
woman at Fredericksburg, may rot know of
whom we discourse, and who has her silver
ware, We will simply say; that "By his
! pitcher ye may know him"
There are many other colaborers in this
vineyard, We would notice, but time aud
space forbid. In conclusion we can only say
that presiding elder WHO will tell a deiiber-
ateIy deny ha wing told it; even after lie is
proved to have done 30 BY the sworn test,-
mony Of three cpmpe ent ard cred,table wit
nes-es, is hot IN tie eye Of tie civil law, land
We doubt tLat he is in Dhs' Of the moral Law
good and laxfal man." sucb as should be
summoned as juror. We rhercf,re take
issue with sheriff who !, Il - far violate hi.
duty as an o:fcer, as To SUMMON sue ma'
| for such a position. These preach,rs are
near enough 20 US in The pulpit. God knows
we do'not want them between us aad our Just
rights in the jury box. We are MT going to
call names, we indulge in no personalities; :;
but ii any one thinks We mean that the Rev.
Henry Brownsconbe is uuii for a Juror;
We solen.nly declare, that If we were Oh trial
for telling lies and sticking to Ihem through
thick and thin, We could wish no better trer.
For, by his fruits, We have learned to know
him
Poor "four quarts"-we would notice you.
but you are Sc iatinitasmalIy small (in mental
capacity,) IL is no wonder you did not think
to tell the men who drafted ynu that you
were "overgrown and unidentified" We
knew a fellow Of about your caIibre. mentally
and physically, to get excused from the smell
of sa'tpetre on that plea. When you shall
have prodnced any "lrnits," then "we shall
know you."
"A tree that bringeth forth not goo! fruit,
sha II be hewed down and cast into the fire.
''Brudder Abery." where do YOU think Won
and all these preachers w,ll.go 10, when you
die