Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-30

Tho naughties, thing that Blitz ever did
was to disturb negro meeting. some years
ago in Belknap street, Boston. The story
!. not generally known, as IL would per
haps have led 10 some personal trouble to
TO him, had il been represented TO the au-
tborities.
All Boston has known or has heard Of
the negro preacher, Father Snowdsa, who
held forth 10 his " cultured breuderin" in
Belknap street for SO many years. II Was
a quiet summers afternoon, when the house
was pretty well filled-thsre being revival
Of religion going on among the "gemmen
Oh color"-whsn Bliiz, with somo other
persons although he is as dark As mu.
latto, and has "curly hair to boot en-.
tered the house. II was pretty warm
weather, and consequently the hall was not
little sfensive to the senses polite; but
things went on nicely enough until tho
minister had got warmed up in his subject.
and Was using words almost too long for .
common-tized dictionary, when 8litz
thought IL was about time 10 do sonnet hing.
And the Lord said unto Monses"-
Bow wow.woW" came apparently from
behind the speaker.
The congregat on looked each other in
lis6 tdSc Win CJunt0ti0nCcS 0aTegE Ina1
ever, while Fla her Snowdep, after staring
behind himself, seemed TO come to the con-
c!us,on that the noise proceeded from the
street, and so he proceeded again:
And tho Lord said unto Moses"
STAND from UNDER cried a voice, ap.
parentIy a. the top Of the house.
The startled congregation rolled up the
big whites Of their eyes TO the ceiling in
amazsment, while the minist drew sud
denly TO one side. expecting something vas
coming down. But, after a moments
pause, all seemed quiet. and 50 Mr.. Snow
den resumed:
Amt you ashamed Of yourself take
your hands of mel said Q voice proceed
ing apparently from n very neat mulat.o
girl, who sat in the front pew, and upon
whom all eyes we're now turned.
didn't touch yer" said the man next
30 her in amaxemsnt.
Some smiled and said "Sam johnson
ought TO be ashamed of himself to ac, 50 in
meeting, and the minister frowned upon
him ia . way that would have thAwed .
SNOWFALL outright, after which Mr.. Snow
den attempted once more to resume his re-
marks:
:" And the Lord said urto Moses--"
Well. what did be ssy Z" came sudden
y Tom The big lips Of an attentive listener
in the side aisls.
The minister WAS astounded lie looked
at the man - though bis holiness had cleo
tritied him, wrile come Of the congregation
began to think that under the circumstan-
css the inquiry WAS . very natural and ap.
propriate one. A. 70 the minister himself,
he was little vs1sd now, and repeated
with emphasis:
And the Lo-d said unto Moses--'
Fire! Are" roared . voice, which
seemed to come from the entrance Of the
house, with startling sarnestness.
This was too much to bear tamsly. Even
the min ster rushed 10 the door, and the
aHighted women screamed like mad, as
the huddled and pushed each other out Of
tho pews and down the aisle. Bonnets
suffered some on the occasion, and when
they all got fairly out. they looked up "a
the top of tho meeting house, patiently
awaiting TO see the flames burst through
| the slated roof.
And there Bli'z left them standing, thei,
eyes rolled ieavenward, and parson Snow
den in brown study.