Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23
THE GAZETTE.
TIE H.rD. Gfa Thousand Strings.
WEDNESDAY, EyEYIINIG3, OCTOBER .

The harp OLA Thousand Strings.
We. reprint By request this famous ser
mon: which the world will never cease to read
and laugh at ..sa-" :a
=, ~ III. SERMON
/ may say, to you, my brethering, that | am
nof an edecated man. an | am not OF them
that believes edecation is necessary for Gos-
pei minister, for [ beeve the Lord edecates his
preachers lust as he wants 'em TO be edecated;
an although say it that oughtn't to say It,
yet.in the state of Endianny, whar ! live, thar
no man as gifts bigger congregation nor what
| gifts .,. .,,;.,
ing, as don t! know what persuatlon am NV
Well, l. mat say to you, my bretherlng, that
ana Hhrd:shelf Baptist.' Thar 5 some folks as
donSt ike Hard: shell Baptiists; but Id rather
hey 4 hard -shen than 20 shell at all. You see
me here to. day, my bretheriug, drest up In
fue-close; you mout think was proud, but |
am not proud, my brethering; an though |
have been preacher NV the Gospel for twenty
years. an, although I'm capting Nv tat-boat
that lies atyour landing, I'm not proud my
In not going to- tell you edzactly whar my
tex may hetuond; suffice it ter say 1t S 10 the
Bible, an you Il find it somewhar between the
first chapter of tn book Of Generations an the
last chapSer: of the book of Revolutions; an il
YOU n 70 an search the Scriptures you Il not
only find NY tex thar, but great many other
texes as viii. do you good TO read; an my tex
when you shall6udit to read thus
And, III. played on q harp OF thousand
strpgs- ~ ~.
Spe,rriils Of Jest men made perteck. =
My tex, brethering, leads me to speak OF
spcrils. Now thar sa great many kind OF
fperits in the world In the iust place, thar 5
the sperits as some folks call ghosts then
thar the sperits of turpingtlne,; and thar ;
the spcrits as some call Ticker, an I've got a.
good an article Nv them kind Nv Sperlts on my
fiat boat as ever was fetched down the Alissls-
sippi River; but thar>s great many kind Nv
Sperits. for the tex says, He played upon a
harp Of a thousand strings-Sperits otjust men
made perfeckk. >" -
But I'll tell you the kind Nv sperits as is
meant III the tex, my bretherng Now, thar :
great many kinds wv fire IN the world. In
the first place thar the common sort Nv hire
vo,rHght'a pipe or cigar with ; an then thar $
camfre fire before you are ready to fall back
an many other kinds w fire for the tex says
He played on harp Nv thousand strings
sperits OF Just men made perteck.
But | Il tell you the kind wv fire as Is meant
in the tex, my Lreehering-it's hell fire An
that s:the kind Nv fire as a great many OF you II
come to efyou dom do better nor what you re
been doiu for He played on a harp w i
thousand strings-sperits made perteck. :,
Now the different sorts Nv fire in the world
may be ikened unto the different peNuatlonS
in the world: IL, the first place. we have the
PiscopalianS, an the re q high-sallln an d
highfalutin' set, an they may be liked unto a
turkey buzzard that flies up into the air an
he goes up an up till he looks no bigger no1
Your fager nail, an the first thing you know
he comes down an down an is film hisseli
on the karkiss Nv ded hoSs by the side Nv
the road-an' He played on a harp Nv a
thousand strings sperits made perfeck.
An thar's the Methods, an they may be
likeDed unto the squirrel runpin' upa tree; to'
the Methodist bleeses in gwine on from one de
gree of grace to another, an finally on to per
fiction; an the squirrel goes UP, an Jumps
from Embto limb, an branch to branch, an
the fust thing you know he falls an down he
comes kerfummax, an that's like the Metho
dis for they is alters fallin from grace-ah
An he played on a harp ava thousand string:
-sperits NV just men made perteck.
An then, my bretheriDg, thar 5 the Baptist
alb! an they have been like unto posSum on a
summon tree; an the thunders may roll, an the
airth quake, but the possum chngs thar still
-ah! An you may shake one foot loose, but
be laps his tail around the limb, an he cling;
thar forever; for HE played on harp Nv {
thousand strings-sperlts Nv just men made
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