Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21


in right straight up out of his foreward
all, six feet long-ah, more or less, de-
pending somewhat on the length of it
ah, all a-gwine into the Ark-ah.
Sand there was the giraffe-ah, my
bretherin, that ill-contrived reptile of
which Goldsmith describes in his Ami
mated Mater -ah, whose forelegs is
twenty-five feet long-ah, more or less-ah,
depending on the length of em-ah, and
a neck so long as he can eat hay off the
top of barn-ah, depending somewhat
on the hithe of the barn-an, ALL
a-gwine into the Ark-ah. And the heay-
ems of the windows was opened-ah, and
the floods of the great deep kivered the
waters-ah; and there was Hem, and
there was Sham, and there was Japheth-
all, all a-gwine into the Ark-ah.
"And there was the zebra, my brethern-
alb, that b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l animal of which
Goldsmith describes in his Animated
Mater -ah, which has three hundred
stripes a runnin' right round his body
ah, more or less, depending somewhat
ON the number of stripes-ah, and nary
two stripes alike-ah, all a-gwine into
the Ark-ah.
"And there was the anaconder-ah,
that great sarpint of which Gold
smith describes in his Animated Ma
ter -ah, what can swallow six oxen at a
meal-ah, all a-gwine into the Ark-ah.
And the heavens of the windows was
opened-ah, and the floods of the great
deep kivered the waters-ah. and there
was Shem, and there was Ham, and
there was Japheth-ah, all a-gwine into
the Ark-ah.
And there was the lion, my breth-
ren-ah, what is the king of beasts, ac-
cordin' to Scripter-ah, and who, as st.
Paul says-ah, prowls around of q night,
like a roarin' devil-ah, seekin' if he
can't catch somebody-ah, all a-gwine
into the Ark-ah.
''And there was the antelope-ah, my
brethren, that frisky little critter-ah, of
which Goldsmith describes in his Ami
mated Nater'-ah, what jumped seventy
five foot straight up-ah, and twice that
distance down-ah, provided his legs will
take him that fur-ah, ALL a-gwine into
the Ark-ah. And the heavens of the
windows was opened-ah, and the floods
of the great deep kivered the waters-ah,
and there was Shem, and there was Ham,
and there was Japheth-ah, all a-gwine
into the Ark-ah."
Just at this point he stopped speaking
few moments, wiped his forehead,
turned back his wristbands, ran his fin
gers through his hair, spit and rubbed
his boot in it, drank a little water, COM
menced on lower key, and proceeded
as follows:
''But time would fail me, my brother
in, to describe all the animals that went
into the Ark-ah. Your patience and my
strength would give out before I got
half through-ah. We talk, my brother
IN, about the faith of Abraham and the
patience of Job-ah but it strikes me
they didn't go much ahead of old Noer-
ah. 1t tuck a right smart chance o.
both to gether up all that gopher-wood
and pitch and other truck for to build
that craft-ah. / am sort of carpenter
myself, and have some idee of the Job
ah. But to hammer, and saw. and maui,
and split away on this one thing hun
dred and twenty years-ah, an lookin'
for his pay in another world-ah-I tell
We, my bretherin, if the Lord had a-sot
Job at that, it's my opinion he would
a-tuck his wife's advice inside OF fifty
years-ah. Besides, no doubt, his right
eous soul was vexed with the filthy conf
munications of the blasphemous set that
was always a-loferin' ard saunterin'
around-ah, a-pickin' up his tools and
a-misplacin' EN-, and a-callin' him an
old fool or something worse-ah and, to
clap the climax, he was a preacher, and
had that ongodly gineration in his hands
every Sunday-ah. But the Lord stood
by him and seed him through the job-ah;
and when everything was ready he didn't
send Noer out to scrimmage and scout
and hunt all over the wild world for to
get up the critters and varmints that he
wanted saved-ah. They all come to his
hand of their own accord, anS Noer only
had to head 'em in and fix 'em around
In their places-ah. Then he gethered
up his own family, and the Lord shut
him in. and the heavens of the windows
was opened-ah.
But, my bretherin', Noer-ah had
use for patience after this-ah. Think
what time he must a-had a-feedin' and
a-waterin' and a-cleanin' out after SIGH
crowd-ah. Some of 'em, accordin' to
Goldsmith's Animated Mater -ah, was
carniverous, and wanted fresh meat-ah !;
and some was herbivorious, and wanted
vegetable food-ah and some was worm
ivorous, and swallowed live things whole
ali: and he had to feed everything ac-
cordin' to its mater. Hence, we view,
my brethren-ah. as the mater of the ami
mails wasn't altered by going into the
Ark-ah, some of them would roar, and
howl, and bark, and bray, and squeal.
and bleat, the whole indurin' night-ah,
a-drivin' sleep from his eyes and slum-
Der from his eyelets-ah, and at the first
streak O. daylight the last hoof of 'sm
would set up noise accordin' to its ma
ter-ah, and the bulls of Bashan wern't
nowhar-ah. I've often wondered now
their women stood it. Scripter is silent
on this pint-ah; but think know of
some that would a-been vaporing and
nervous under sich circumstances-ah,
and in an onguarded moment might
a-said somethin' beside their prayers
ah."
Here the speaker topped again, spit,
took water, etc., and fastened to con-
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