Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-02-27
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q TO THE SEXTON

,[The following lines appeared originally in the
Detroit Tribune. Our readers will excuse the
absence of correct photography, and the imper-
feet poetic measure, in view of the earestness of
the writer IN a humane and noble cause We
hope all concerned in church erection will read
and profit. Its philosophy is admirable.l
A appeal for Are to the Sertamt of the 4
"a $50 Neac Brick Meetinouse q
- Nz7H BY CASPER. +.
q sextant of the meetinouse witch sweeps
And dusts, or is supposed tool and makes fires,
And iites the gass, and sometimes leaves screw
in wich case it smells orft,l-1vorso n
And wrings the Bel and toles it when men DIVES
to the grief OF surviving pardners, and sweeps
5 Tpathes ............ -. 1lsE1 {
And for the. seryases gifts 500 per annum,
WITCH them that thinks deer, let EN- try it: Sd
Gettin up befoar star-lite in all wethers and n
Kindlin fers when the wether is as cold
AS zero, and like as not grean wood for kndlers
i wouldn't be hired to do it for no some &
But Sextant there are kermoddity uo S
cWich,s more than gold, which don't cost nothin,
J Worth more than anything exsep the Sole of
,se=c Mann ..,.....,-,. al =
ii mean pewer Are, sextant, i mean newer Arc
0 it is plenty out dores, so plenty it dcant no
What on airth to dew with itself. but fys about
Scattering leavs and bloin of mems hats; =
in short, its Jest fire as are" out dores.
But sextant in Cur church its scarce as nietv
scarce as bank bills wen agints beg for nischuns'
@ Wlch some say Is putty often (taint nothin to me
@ Wat give amt nothin to nobody but sextant,
9 shet go men, Wimmen and children,
Speshally the latter, up in a tite place el
@ Some has bad breths, none amt q sweete.
g Some is fevery, some is scroflus, some has bad
SO 8. teath, ..... ....... ...... axes TO Es
@ And some haint none, and some amt over eileen:
e But every on EN- breethes in & out and out and
Say 50 times mint, or million and half breths
an our
Now how long will a.church full of are last at
that rate,
z I ask you say Is minits and then watts to be did
< Why then they must brs It all over agin,
And then agin, and so on, till each has took it
! At least 10 times and let it up again, and watts
more, $1,000 --.-''' F4,t -r
9 The same individible don't have the privelidge
of brethen his own are and no ones else;
Z Each one mus take whatever comes to him.
Osextant, doant you no our lungs is bellusses.
To bio the fer of life, and keep it from
going out; and how can bellusses bio without
WIND, -'....-.-'.-.s.s -s'.-. ''s'-' t''a---
And amt wind are put it to your conshens.
Are is the same to us milk to babies,
Orwater is to fish, or pendlums to clox-
Or roots q arbs unto an injun Doctor,
Or little pills unto an omepath,
Or boys to girls; Are is is, for US to brethe,.
Wat signifies who preeehes if cant brethe?
Watts Pol2 Watts Pollus? to sinners who are
Ded for want ofabreth why sextant, when we
ogodye y aWo9 = G9 ssleaz - 5
Its only coz we want breth no more-that's all.
And now, sextant let me beg of you
2 let a little are into our church. q -.a-dl
(Pewer are is sertin proper for the pews)
And do it weak days and Sundays tew-
1t amt much trouble-only make hole
And the are will cum in of itself; -
ct luvs to come in where it can git warm y
And how it will rouze the people,up
And sperrit up the preacher, and stop garps
And yawns and flights as effectooal
As wind on the dry Beans the Profit tells Of