Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-16

| DAT was when SneuWlck SeugWlcKI
come. [ thought il dar was go'n to be
any fight'n' I'd put out. but waited TO-
dc mo'nin' to see. Dat was Sunday
/ thought I'd put my head on my hand q
minute till it growed light. hadn't
mo'e'n drapped asleep; I'd nodded
oncet or twicet: so" illustrating; "no
lOnger'n dat; when-c-r-r-r-r,-I look
| ed up,-all de wu'ld was firm! She'd
1 wick's men dey run up de road, got be-
hind de batteries on dis sher hill, cap.
tured every one; and I never knowed
how dey done it SO quick. Dat was
enough TO- me. IF dar's go'n' to be any
moe tight'n', go whar da' ant no
wal"
"A big fellow like you tell about be-
ing skeered!" said the young Rebel.
al knowed the bigger man was. de
bigger de mark fo' lie balls. l weighs
two hundred and f.tytwo pounds"
We would like to make many other
extracts. but our space forbids.
The work will be sold by agents.
GAINESVILLE Items.
Correspondence of the Cedar Falls Gazette.
CLARKsvILLE. Iowa. Feb 9, 1860.
Elder Wood has closed his protractel
meeting on account of the school house
being engaged for other purposes several
evenings i'm each week. Many regrets
have been expressed that the Elder
could not have gone on with the good
work.
a donation for the Methodist preacher
came off at the school house, with sup
per at the house of Mr.. Dan Mather,
last Tuesday evening. About two hun
dred men, women aud children took
supper, and we hear that 800 in cash,
and 500 in grain and provisions, were
contributed. The Presiding Elder be-
ing present, was introduced and made
short speech, mainly on the necessity
of building a church in GAINESVILLE. He
was followed by two or three Others who
were called out, and, following in the
Elders wake, they ventilated their
ideas also with regard to the need OF
churches in GAINESVILLE. Friends from
Shell Rock were there, who, with Prof.
Duncan and his school, eniivened the
occasion with some excellent singing.
The party was both pleasant and sue
ceSsful.
The next evening few friends had
arranged surprise for Rev. G.. Graham.
(Presbyterianl which they were sue
cessful i'm accomplishing. Some three
sleigh-loahs went out to Mr.. Graham's,
and taking some choice eatables along,
the evening was passed very pleasantly,
till just ut the close, and before sepa
rating, when one OF the gentlemen pres,
ent handed IN envelope to the Rev.
which was we'll filed with greenbacks.
re marking that his friends wished to
leave that with him Us a token o. their
regard, etc. At this the Rev. became
embarrassed, and did not seem 20 recov-
er during the neat little speech which
he made, lasting some five or ten min
utes. 1t was the only thing of the kind
observed, however, during the evening,
and II we except that, the whole thing
might be called surprisingly delightful.
Tnree subscription papers are on foot
for us many churches here. They are
Presbyterian, Methodist, and Political,
or Independent, Methodist. As opposi
ton is the life of business, why not of
religion? Whether all these will sue
coed or not, we do not undertake 10 say.
Bat it is pretty certain that the regular
Methodists will build, as they have al
ready commenced. Success to all, say
we.
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