Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-24
miscellaneous,
Massey
He breaches from the Parable Of ''The
Prodigal Son''-An interruption.

He breaches from the Parable Of ''The
Prodigal Son''-An Interruption.
CoNFEDERrr X ROADS, (ecich
Is IN the Stat az Keat,chy) July 6, &C.
| preached last Sabbath, or rather tried
to, from the parable Nv the Prodigal Son
we had splendid congregashun. l notice
a revival NV the work in this part Nv the
Democratic vineyard wich RELY cheers me-
The demonstrashun our friends made In
Memphis, the eanin NV Grinnel by Rosso,
and the call for convenshun in Phlladel-
phia all, all hev conspired to comfort the
souls NV the Dimocrisy and encourage me to
renued effort. Il is bringing forth fruit
Only one day last week five Northern men
were sent whirlin out Of this section-they
busted in the night to escape hangln, leavln
their goods as prey for the righteous--slx
nerros hev been killed and one BurOw Off
Ger shot. Trooly there is everything to
encourage us
The house wuz full. The weather wuz
hot. and the pleasant incense Nv mingled
whiskey, tobacco and snuff wich ariz wuz
grateful to me. The sun shone in on Dee
kin Pograuf s face ez he gently slept and
when the sun hits him square ! kin alluZ
tell where be sets, even eff it is dark. He
drinks apple-jack instead Nv corn whiskey,
and chaws fine cut to5acker instead NV plug
and eonsekently when in the pulpit / kin
distinguish the pecoolar aroma Nv his breath
from those around him.
s'My brethren, sed |, sich NV 700 ez
hev Bibles in your houses, kin get somebody
70 read to yoo the parable to wich | shall
call yoor attention a man wunst upon a
time he'd sons, eZ meny men heZ since, and
one NV EN- wuz a tough one lie left his
home and went into far countries, making
tie old man shell out his share Nv the es-
tate aud be high, jist, my brethren, ez yoor
boys do or did when they went too Moo
Orleans, in the days when you he'd nigger
or two Wich 700 Good sell to supply them
with money He played draw poker and
faro, he drank fancy drinks and boarded at
big hotels, and he followed after strange
women, Wich wood bust a man quicker nor
apy one small sin the devil hez yet invented,
ez yoor passions kin testify. Uv course his
pile Civ out and he got down, my friends,
did this ingenious youth, to rags and wretch
edness, and ended in bein an oyerseer nv
kline. What did he do? He ariz and went
to his father, and the old man saw him ataT
off and went out to meet him, and fell on bis
neck, and give him an order for SCOT nv
clothes, and pair nv boots, and put ring
onto his finger, and made feast, KILN for
the purpose the fatted calf wich he had sa-
we'd for another occasion.
My friends you kin lind in the skrlpteI
suthin applicable to every occasion, and this
parable fits the present time like a ready
made coat. The South is the prodigal son.
We went out from our father house on an
expidition wich hezent proved altogether q
success. We spent our share NV the estate,
and little more. We run through with om
means, and hcv cum down to rags, and dirt
aud filth, and hunger We ale, and hcv Lin
some time, a chawin husks. We run out
after them twin harlots, Slavery and State
Rights, aud the'ye cleaned US out. Oul
pockets are empty No more does the
pleasant half dolers jingle in sweet unison
aeip its fellers Our wallets is barren ul
postal currency and the gFa5ery keepers
mourn and refuse to be eomforted becoz W.
we are rot. We heV got to the husk stage
NV our woe, and wood be tendin hogs eft tht
armies wich past through these countries
he'd left us eny We hev cum back, Ii