The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-07-27
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i CoSrrDnrr x ROADS, (wieh s)
| In the Stsit Nv kentucky
! July g. 1866.
| lpreached last Sabbath, or rather tried to,
from the parable Nv the Prodigul Son. We
he'd splendid congrcgashun. ] notice a
revival Nv the work In this part Nv the Dim
ocratic vineyard which reely cheers me.
The demonstrashun our friends made in
Memphis, the canin Nv Grinnel by Rosso,
and the call for Johnson Convenshun in
Philadelphia, all, all hev conspired to COM
fort the souls NV the Dimocrisy and encour.
age me to renewed effort. 1t Is bringing
forth fruit. Only one last week five North.
ern men were sent whirlin out NV this Sec
tion-they busted in tho night to escape
hangin, leavin their goods as a prey for the
righteous niggers hev bin killed and
one Buuw officer shot Trooly there Is
everything to encourage US.
The house WIZ full. The weather wuz
hot, and the pleasant incense Nv mingled
whisky, tobacco and snuff wich ariz wuz
grateful to me. The sun shone in on Deck
in Pogram's face ez he gently slept, and
when the sun hits him square ! kin alluz
tell wher he sits, even eff Il Is dark. He
drinks apple.jack instead Nv corn whisky,
and chaws fine cut tobacker instead Nv
plug, and consekently when in the pulpit l
kin distinguish the pecooliar aroma Nv his
breath from those around him.
"My brethren" sed ]. sich Nv 700 ez hev
Bibles in yoor houses, kin get somebody to
read yoo the parable to witch ! shel call yoor
attention. A man wunst upon time had
sons, ez many men hev since, and wun Nv
en- was a tough one. lie left his homo and
went into far countries, maxim the old man
shel out his share Nv tho estate, and he liv-
ed high, jst, my breteren, ez yoor boys do
or rather did when they went to Moo Or
leans, in the days when yoo he'd a niger or
two wicl yoo Good sell to supply EN- with
money. lie played draw poker and faro,
no drunk fancy drinks aud boarded at big
hotels, and he followed after strange women
wich it bust man quicker nor any one
small sin the devil hez yet invented, ez yoor
pastor kin testify. Wv course his pile give
out, and he got down, my friends, did this
ingenious yooth, to rugs and wretchedness,
and ended in being an ovcBeer NV kline.
What did he do? He uriz and went to his
father, and.the old man saw him ufar off
and went out to meet and fell on to his
neck, and give him or,ler for a SCOT NV
clothes and pair Nv boots, and put ring
onto his finger, and made feast, KILN for
the purpose tho iaited calf wich he had
saved for another occasion.
My friends you kin find in the skriptcr
suthin applicable to every occasion, and this
parable fits the present time like ready
made coat. The South is tho prodgal son.
We went out from our fathers house, on n
expedition which heznt proved altogether u
success. We spent our share Nv the estate,
and little more. We run tlrouh with our
means aud hev cum down to rags, and dirt.
and filth, and hunger. We are, and hcv
bin some time, chawin husks. We run
out after them twin harlots, Slavery and
State Rights, and they've cleaned us out.
Our pockets arc empty. No man doth the
pleasant half dollar jingle in sweet unison
agin its fellows our wallets is barren Nv of
postal currency, and the grocery keepers
mourn and refuse to be comfored becoz we
are not. We hev got to the husk stage Of
our woe, and wood be tendin hogs Of the
armies which past through these countries
he'd left us any. We hov kun back. In
rags anil dirt we hev wended our way to
Washington and ask to be taken back. Now,
why don't our Father, the Convent, fulfill
the skrip,er1 Why don't II sec us nfar off
and run to meet us7 Why don't it put on.
to us a purple robe 7-where's the ring for
our finger, and the shoes for our feet ? and
where's the fatted calf he ought to kill 2
My brethren, them Ablislinists is worse than
infddlcs-while they preach tho gospel they
won't practice II. For my part -"
AT this point sargent belongin to that
Internal BuUw, who wuz in the awdiencc
with enough Nv soldiers to make opposin Nv
him unpleasant, sed he he'd bin sort NV
an eshorter in his day, and desired to say n
worl in explanation NV that pamblc, cz ap-
plicable to the present time, and seq he, "cf
am interrupted, remember belong to tho
church military, wichis, just now the church
triumphant" And cockin his m,lskct he
proceeded very much uninterrupted.
"The prodigal SON." scz he, "wuz re-
ccived by tho old man with considerable
doins, but my worthy friends he went ont
dccenty. lie didn't, ez soon ez he with
druwcd from the house, turn around aud
make war unto the old gentleman -he dilnt
burn his house, and harms, tear up his gar
ueH, Uhru hts NiOeo NJ" h"oeN uo"" "O
balance NV the children. Not any. lie
went away pcaccably, u misg,aded, good.
for nothin, but yet Psaoenbls good.ior-
no,hin. Secondly lic como hack Nv his own
akkori. The old man didn't go after him
and fight for four years at cost NV balfll
substance to subiue him and bring him
hack, but when he he'd run through his pile
and squandrcd his share nv the estate and
got hungry he came hack like whipped
dog.
Ny friends, let me dnw small parallel
between these cas.s.
The prodisai son went out-so did the
South thus firly tho cases Is alike.
Tho Prudieul dtlut sfcnl no,h;n IT,.