Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-11-24

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a quart, The pfesiding genius Of his de-
who, among various other pets had a: do
mestic crow, black as the ace of spades.
This crow had learned among other things,
to repeat quite distinctly the words 'sdamn
yon," which he, Of course, heard frequent-
ly used in the grocery. During the pre-
valence OF. q knock. down and drag out
fight one day, however, the crow was
frightened from the house and flew. off in
to the woods never to return.
About three miles from the grocery was
q settlement meeting house an old, tum-
bled-down, dilapidated affair, only used
on certain occasions, when a circuit
rider happened to pass that way. Into
this building went the crow, taking peace
able possession and two days after, the
church was thrown open for preaching,
aud a large crowd assembled, among
whom was very old lady, who was com
PEELED 10 use clutches in walking, and
took herself i 8 front pew, and was soon
deeply absorbed in the eioquence Of the
preacher. The reverend gent.eman had
scarcely got under full Roadway, and
COMMENCED laundering his anathenas at
all grades Of sinners. when hoarse, croak-
ing voice from above uttered the ominous
words 2. 7'@e @.-.s
sDanan you!" 81 I5s
The preacher and congregation looked
aghast at snch profanity, and each peered
in his naigl,bor's face in vain to detect
some sign of g,silt Quiet wss at length
restored, however, and the sermon pro
ceeded, but ere ten minutes elapsed tile
ominous "damn youn again electrified the
audience, and just as the preacher cast his
ewes upward to search for file delinquent,
the crow flew down from his perch, and
lighting on the Bible, calmly surveyed
HE terrified Gro wd, as lie gave another
dolefll csoaks:i SCI T#@ IL -. f.ss 81 >
"Dan1a, yo4ap'f a.ssa' 's1 a'3 e sH2 .s*'+
The effect was electrical. Giving one
startled and ifed glance at the in
.truder, the preacher sprang through the
window, carrying sash, glass and all with
him. and set oH ,at a break-n neck. pace
through the dds closely followed by
his horror-strickel congregation, who. had
,Gled ont of thei5tdlding' pell-nell after
'hn. In the general scramble the old
.lady with the clutches had been Knocked
down IN the church, where she lay unable
to rise, iapdson, dbservl0g the crow, which
was aftenso hing ito, eat, flew down be-
side her, and cd sking up dais1 eye.aat her
very fl1nowingl SFiagaln croakea - '.si ~saas
+ '@L}anan y2as.H1 ef.f.r.-l a. - hg4q : .sfA'
/ TIE cid 4ssdyeyed him savagely for a
tew moments, isdthen'ib urst forth, lin a
tone of reaklea defan ceg:aassn van III ear n
i1 "Yes--and Fann osyon, ,q too! oIiohael-
nothing to do gettingnp this MetLo-
dist meeting, shd yoa know It's; too.'.Is d. b
The poor oil ssoulaIlaad mistaken the
crow for the d ssil, and concluded to pro-
piiiate, if posd dble, the wrath OF ehis aarl
tanicrlnaj esty by denying g,salla,complicity
in the affair. Fhe world IS full of just.
such people. -e. -"-
THE 81 '.PIrDlogT@ R4mFoAn1-Af e..1, II tie, =
of tLd stock holders of the Pied
mont ,Railroadlp ~D9anyilles Ya,,,lsst week,
the same prddenta and directors were,
chosen as noY4lfsye charge Of thet shacil57
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