The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-05-24


aud anon the forked lightning
played across it's dark brow, and
thnnderbolt after thunderbolt leap.
ed From it's agitated bosom, and
shivered, with their burning touch.
the proud monarchs of tile plain.
Hsw much this storm marrei the
Happiness and blastei the bright
hopes of this gay throng, we can.
not now tell, for being warned, zoe
and oar little ones did not 90.
/ This may remind ns, that whilst
the earth's teoming millions Of
pleasure takers are thvughtlessly
hnrrying OH to their final destina.
tion, regardless of tho thrnderings
from Sinai, there is q storm gath.
ering beyond the everlasting hills
OF Gods love and mercy, more
dreadful than. earth's tempests.-
That storm is filling mp with the
thunder of JelIovah's vengeance,
and, on the great Day, will sud.
denly burst upon tie world, wrap
it in flames, melt the elements with
fervcht heat. tumble all nature into
rnins, and, like the baseless fabric
of q vision, leave nc wreck behind |!
Then, "God will rain upon the
wicked fire and hail and horrible
tempest" Fear will come upon
them as "desolation and destruction
as a whirlwimd." Or, taking an
other view OF the scene, it may re.
mind us of the happy throng of
Christians and little ones on board
the "Old Ship of Zion," sailing
majestically along over the rongh
sea of l;fe, shielded from the
storms of this worl /, and finally
landing safely on the blooming
shores of the better land, where,
with shouts of" Glory to God, our
dangers are all over! Home at
last Home at last !" they will en-.
joy that I" rest that remains to the
people Of God"
TRIP TO MADISON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.
On my last trip to Doak's Creek
Church, nine miles east of Canton.
Miss, | went by way OF Memphis,
to visit my brother, Capt. j. j.
Gwyn, who lives in Pamela Coun
ty, forty miles south of said city.
Got off at Como" on the Missis.
sirpi and Tennessee Railroad, and
learned that he lived seven miles
west of that place. Hired horse
and buggy for $3.50. Before
reaching his house, /, driver and
horse, were very suddenly attack.
ed hy a whole brigade of buffalo
gnats, with here and there com.
pany OF mosquitoes and gallanip.
pers. Without throwing out skir.
mishers, and seemingly fearing no
evil, on swiftest wing, ard in an
unbrokcn front, they rushed upon
horse, driver and preacher, and, /,
vampire like, began the dreadful
work of probing and sucking
blood. The horse kicked, stamp
ed, and madly paved the ground,
the negro, putting and blowing,
and smothering many of the enc.
my in his thick wool, leaped from
the buggy, and began the work of
plastering his horse with mud,
whilst, at the same time, the
preacher, like the negro, was puf.
fing, blowing, and with both hands
and handkerchief fought according
as the cxigences of his position de.
manded. The only commands
given on our side were, "Shcw
fly" and "woe, horse" In the
midst of the battle, ! thought t.
myself, if my friends, Capts. Hen
ry, Louis and Jim. and Gen. Mart
had been there, / was sure that
neither of them would have langh.
cd "r said soft words. Tho battle
ragged feurfully for about Sce min
utes, and, as reinforcements were
constantly arriving from all direc.
tions, Cutfy and l held war coun
Gil, ard having concluded that dis
cretion was the better part of valor
we put whip to our plastered steed
and quit the field. closely pursued
by the enemy. Their general in
chief, having, as. we supposed, fill
cd himself with blood. and seeing
that we were rather gaining dis
tance on them, halted his troops as
we emerged from the swamp into
the open field. We received many
wounds. none fatal, and left on tie
battle field, unburied, many OF
the enemies dead. Now, Messrs
Editors, You and your many read
ers may think / have written rath
er fioridlV, if not l,yperbelical,y
concerning these buffalo gnats and
mosquitoes, bnt l assure you the
picture does not fully represent tn,
reality. For on my arrival at my
brothers, learned that these same
enemies and their like had killed
the night before, fifteen horses and
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