The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-01-03

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A Hardsheii Sermon.
TEXT :--"And when they riz up airlv
in the morning, behold they WIZ all dead
corpusses."
NY bretherins and sistering will
preach unto you, wind and weather per-
mitting, from the 37th chapter of Isaiah,
Seth verse, which reads as follows:
can the destroyin angel smote in the
camp Of the Svrenians q hundred and
four score and four thousand men AN
when they riz up airly in the mornin'
behold they wuz all dead corpnsses."
And thus it is my beloved friends and
friendly hearers, that the destroyin an
gel stalks abroad, ready to send hs to
the yard before we can rise up in the
mornin and set down to breakfast. An
it is said, nay frens. that roses is red and
violets blue, but it's no use tryin to hon
sy-fungle round the angel Gabrial when
he toots his horn fer you to hand in
your checks an prepare to git under
dirt, fur you'll have to hunt your hole
then sartin.
sAn when they rlz up airly in the
mornin behold they WIZ all dead cor
pusses." saH o
My wretched brethering and sister
irg, as wuz ridin along the public road
one day, / seen man settin on the top
nv his fence, with double -barreled shot
gun on his lsp, an settin an fannin
NV himself with an old straw hat, an q
cussin NV the Fourth NV July, an North
America, an the Constitution, an the
Supreme Court, an the President Nv the
United States, and Bird NV Liberty, an
the Freedman's Buro, an the fifteenth
amendment-ah! an when i hearn that
man cussin and seen that big shot
gun, ah-thinks / to myself, in the
words of the text:
"An when they ria up airly in the
mornin behold they wuz all dead cor
pusses." e2's
An tole rome to wo-- and SEE I, tiny
ungodly fren, eff you sware in that ar
way yu'll ftirever and eternerly ruinate
yer immortal soul, and never git a nib
BILE when We go fishin." An sez he,
|:You go to thunder, you darned old
misshapen, misbegotten mistake NV cres
atom! Eff you had to git the grass out
NV cotton crap with free niggers, you'd
git on log or stump an cuss yourself
out nv yer durned old yaller hide" Sez
/, "my erin fren, it cuts me to the mar
rer to see you strugglin in the bondidge
NV SIM" An says he, my punkin- faced
customer, eff you can cline this tall red
oak thar and see anything id this ere
mis'ble land but bondidge and crab
grass, you kin have my old hat for a
hens nest" All, sez /, sMy hard swarm
fren, I'm afraid you'll never register
your name in the booksuv eternal life" {"
An sez he, Il went to town last week to
register but / couldn't git site Nv the
book for the internal greesy niggers- y
s.Oh, mistaken human, lsez ], II trim
BILE for yer futur, for you are on the
rnod 1oodty fo y,or1te ht1u3 An cor ha
.Yon are cnssed ole liar for I'm on IN
tho road laad;ne 70. Renton ), 7 hove .
!; and sag in tho lancw;doe nv INV
,avt.
..An ,shon .bav r;u mn a,r,v, in the
n,orn;n naSol,i t,sv vnz ali de..l .or.
me- nnssas n' - ~ wy - - ' - -.
Al ha sev at.ot,no r;se and tho dcvl
.ato,.a = s,,n ..nn sufr,;n sollar n...a, - .,
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~ !, n. na;pa,sd ~. ssnm ths sh.etles % NV NV GIN in
ma a nsss" spas a.o.Ia..;n nh s nas.,,shnr ~ A. A.
~ I aosSap Ell. ~ he a.n az, - sa.s no 1T
uo 'ooAo. " n'n sa'' a.o s"' nv :
naa Iwen.y'slA .iAeiy uisseis n'anelpa.
,ea ,a;s,,, am = ~. - o.a pc sr;n rI, a.ke bnz
zard w;ttIas ont,n var, Internal Ole, car.
,.ass on;rker'n he'll could scorch 4 mt
NV constant frens an hearers. when /
seen that wicked man cockin nv his aun.i
l begin to feel mighty jubus, and the
words Nv my text smote upon ray ear
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