The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-08-10
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MR. Nasty PREACHES-''TIIE PRoDIGAL
son. AN INTERRUPTION.
CONFEDEIT Y KnAns (wich
ia in the s.si. S,n-urEvN mi I,


We he'd Il splendid congrc-a>hun. | no
tice a revival Nv the worA in this part u,
the dimocr;,tic vineyard wich reel cheers
me The demonstr:l>hm our trlcii'ls
made IN Memphis. the c;nln wv Grinel
by RoS>o. and the call for a johnson con-
ven>hun in Philadelphia. NIL. alI hev con
Spired TO comfort the souls uy the dimoc-
ri>y and encourage en- la renewed effort
Ii is blingin. forth fruit. Only last week
five northern men were sent whlrlln out
Nv tins Section-thcv busted in the night
TO escape hangin. lc;,vin their goods aS a
pray for the rinhicou>-,IX nlggcr> hex
bin killed and one bErow officer shot.
Trooly there is everything I" encourage mS.
The house WIZ full. The weather wuz
hot. and the pleasant incense uv mingled
whisky. tobacco. and snuff wich arlz wJiH
grateful 10 me. The >un >hOne IN nn
/ Dechin Pomrtm'> face cz he gently slept.
and when the >um hits him square Kin
allllz tell whcr he sets. even ct II l. dark.
He drinks appIc.iack instead NV corn
whisky, and chaw- fine cut tobacker III
stead nv plu". and consistently when in
the pulpit | kin distinguish the pccooIlar
aroma NV his breath from those around
him.
MY BRETHREN" scd !, ''>ich Wv yoo e.
hcv bibles in yoor houses, Kin get >ome-
body 10 read 700 the parable 10 wich |
shell call yoor attention, y man wun>t
upon a time he'd son>, cz many men hev
since. and WIN nv EN- was tough one
! He left hi, home and went into lar cUun-
tries. maxim the cid man shcI out hl>
Share NV the estate. aud he lived ingh.
list. nv brethren. cz yoor boys do or l:li!'-
cr did when yoo he'd a NIGER OF two wI'h
WOO Good sell to supply cm with money
lie piavcI draw poker and faro. he drank
fancy drinks and boarded al hlS hoIeI~-
and he tolcrcd after strange women.
wichll bust 4 man quicker nor any one
small sin the devil hcz Yet invented ez
voor pastor kin testify. " course hs
piie uivt out and he GOT down. my irlend>,.
lid this in.cnuou, yooih. 10 r;t@s and
wretchclrc>S. and ended i'll BEN Il over
seer NV swine What did IA q" lie
ariz ami wrn. to hi, father. ant tie old
man Saw him aiIr oil and wcl! ont 10
meet linn. aud fell onto AZ meek. ANA @INc
hin Il order ior u ,,ot uY c!o!nc- ami =
p.ir w boo;-. and put Il rim onto IL i'm
Ger. and made feast. kiln for iiic par
nose the t:lttcd cali wich ne he'd saved !or
another occasion.
My y-sri,.n,l,. yu. Kin ind in lie ,kTlrt,s
~a;lhin applicable 10 every occasion, Hnd
tins parable iit- the present ilim' like i
rcady-ma,!c coat. Tie oath l. ;hc Prod
i-al Son. We went on; from oar :.,thar',
house. on expedition wich hem! prov"
altogether Il success, Ne .pcni or >!iar.
Nv the estate. AMI little more We run
8 tllrnur,l with our means and hey cun
. DOWN to rag>. and dirt. AMI filth, ami il,m
:. yer. We are. ana hcy hin some time. {:
4 chIwiu l:u>k~. We run on; after then
: twin harlot-. slavery and state rights. ali,
!. THEY'VE cleaned H. ont Our pockets ar
II empty. No more doth the pleasant mali
7 dollar Jingle in sweet unison agIn rs lei
II lows our wallets is barren uv postal cur
II rcncv. and the grocery keepers mourn an'
" refuse to be contnrtcd bcco: We are EaI
d We hry rot to the hli>k Stage uv OFT w'c
d and wood he icnlm h"4S cf tie armc
1. wirh past through these countries he'd lei
y lis any. We hey cum back. In rri@S am
dir; we hey w,ndci our WAY To Na>hrl
: tom and ask Ia he taken back. Now. VII
don't our father. the government. tulli iii
II ,l,rip,cr! Why don't it see H. aiar q
IN and run out to meet H. Why don't ii
put onto us Il purple robe where I'll
IL rlng ior our finger. ami the shoes i"r oI
ut feet and where's the taitc,i calf he oE@i
~ TO kill, Niy brethren. them ahii~hnl-t
at X worse than iniiddic~-whilc they prcac
oi the gospel they wont practice IL r.
~ my part. =
he At this point sargent bcIon"ln 10 til;
fr Internal burow. who WIZ III the aw'Ilrn'
with enough NV soldiers To make "ppo-
. NV him unpleasant. sed he he'd bin i -
ld Nv an cxhorter in his day. and desired
Int say word in explanation NV that pa
4 able. cz applicable to the present Tim
y. and Sez he. ..ci' am Interrupted. remcn
N, Der blong to the church military, VIE
is lust now the church triumphant. N
II. cockin his muSkct he proceeded, Vel
on much uninterrupted,
ch '.Thc prodigal son," scz ne, 'wuz
lc- ccived by tile old man with con>l'itral
he doins: but. nv worthy friends, he We
n out dccentiy. lie didn't cz soon ez
nj with,!raweL from the house turn roul
{ and make war onto the old gentleman
he didn't burn his house and barns, tc
IN up hi> garden, burn his fences, and kno
cr down the balance Nv the children. y
in any. He went away pcaceahly, a "'.g"
me Ell good-for-nothin. but yet l'etcgd
his good-tor-nothin. Secondly, he come hi
Dir NV his own akkord The old man didl
ras 90 after him and fight for four years at
nl- cost Nv hall his substance 10 suhduc h
I'll. and bring him back. but when lie hcd +
-ed through his Pile, and squanderet lis stf
&C. NV the estate and got hungry he cal
ret back like Il whipped dog
Die My friends. let me draw sin;'.l p
thc aIlel between these cases.
oc- "1he prodigal son went out-<o {
on the soutl-thus fairly the cases i> alike.
red .sThe prodigal didn't stead noihin. I
any confederucy took everything it Good lay
nv hands on.
nth The prodlgal spent only what WE