The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-24

mer, and saw, and maui, and split
away on that thing a hundred and
twenty years-ah, an a lookin' for his
pay in another world-ah-I tell ye,
my brethren, if the Lord had a sot
Job at that, its my opinion he would
a took his wife's advice inside o. fif
ty years ah. Besides, no doubt, his
righteous soul was vexed every day,
band runnin', with the filthy commu.
nications of the blasphemious sci
that was always loaferin' and a
saanterin' around-ah, a pickin' up
his tools an a-misplacin' 'em, and q.
callin' him an old fool or somethin'
worse ah; and to cap the climax, he a
preacher, an had that ongodly giner-
alton on his hands every Sabbath ah
but the Lord stood by him an seed
him safe through the job.ah an
when everything was ready he did't
send Noer out to scramble and scour
and hunt all over the wide world for
to git up the critters and vermonts
that he wanted saved-ah. They all
come to his hand Of their own &C.
cord, an Noer only had to head 'em
in an fix 'em round in their places
ali. Then he gethered up his own
family, an the Lord shut him in, an
the heavens of the windows opened
ah.
"But, my brethren, Noer-ah had
use for patience after this-ah. Think
what time he must had waterin'
an feedin' an cleaniu' out after such
a crowd.ah. Some of 'em, accordin'
to Goldsmith's Animated Mater. alb .
was carnivorious, and wanted fresh
meat ah anG some was herbivor-
ious, and wanted vegetable food-ah !;
and some was wormiverious, and
swallowed things whole-ah /; and he
had ter feed everything accordin' to
lis mater. Hence, we view, my breth-
ren-ah, as the mater of the animals
wasn't changed by goin' inter the
Ark, some OF 'em would roar, and
howl, and bark, and bray, and
squeal, the whole indur.n' night ah,
IA drivin' sleep from his eyes and
slumber from his eyelashes-a -ah an ,
at the first streak o. daylight the last
one of them would set up noise ac-
cOrdin' to its mater all, and the bulls
of Bashan wern't no whar. ah. Eve
often wondered how their women
stood it. Scripter is silent on that
pint all but | think / know O. some
that would Deen vapory and mar
vIous under such circumstances -ah,
an in an onguarded moment might
a said somethln' beside their prayers
ah."
Here the speaker stopped again,
spit, took water, etc., and hastened
to a conclusion.
"My BRETHREN" said he, zone
more word for old Noer.ah, and |
draw to a close .ah. After the out
beatin' time he had, first and last,
for so many hundred years-ah, and
if he did, by accident or otherwise,
take ieetle to much wine on one
occasions -ah, l think less orter been
said about it-ah. Besides, think
he was entitled to one spree-ah, as
he made the wine hisself, and, &C.
cordin' to Scripter, it makes glad
the heart O. man ah.
"My brethren, as it was in the
days of Noer ah, so shall the comm
of the Son of Man be-ah. The world
will never be drowned again.ah.. 1t
will be sot aire, and burnt up, root
and branch, with a fervent heat.ah.
Oh {! what will writched, ondun sim
ners do on that orful day.ah They
won't feel fit for to live, nor fit to
die ah. They will be put to thei.
wits end, and knock and straddle
around in every direction ah. For
sill at once, my brethren. ah, they
will behold the heavens a darkenin'-
ah, the sea n-ah, the tombs a
Dustin -ah, the mountains meltin'-
ah and everything | think will be
in confused and unsettled state.
"May the Lord add his blessings.
men -