The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-12-06
to the ark ah. And the heavens Of the
windows was oponed ah, and the floods

and there was Shem, and there was
Ham, and there was Japheth ah. all
agwine into the ark ah.
just at this point he stopped speak
ing few moments, wiped his forehead,
turned hack his wristbands, rem his
fingers through his hair, spit and rub
bed his boot in it, drank little water,
commenced on a lower key, and proceed
ed as follows:
"But time would fail me my brethren
to describe all the animals that went in
to the ark ah. Your patience and my
strength would give out before I got
half through ah. We talk my brethcrin'
of 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
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 ham
mer, and saw, and maui, and split away
on that one thing hundred aud twenty
years ali, and lookin' for his pay in
another world ah-I tell you my
bretherin' if the Lord had sot a Job
at that, it's my opinion he would tuck
his wifes advice inside of fifty year all
Besides, no doubt his righteous soul was
"exed every day, hand runnin', with
the filthy communications ofthe blosphe
nous set that was always q loaferin' and
a sauntcrin' around all, pickin' up his
too S and "a misplacin' 'em, aud a calln
him an old fool or somcthin' worse ah /:
and to cap the climax, he wasa preach
er, and had that ongodly gineration in
hir hands every Sunday ah. But the
Lord stood BY and seed him through
the job bah; and when everything was
ready lie didn't send Noer out to seran
hi II The
vide world for:to get p,the critters aud
varmints that he wanted to save ah
They all como to his hand Of their own
accord, and Nocr only had to head em
in and fix round in their places ah t.
Then he gethered up his own family
and the Lord shut him in, and the
heavens rthe windows was opened al,
"But my brctherin', Nocr ah, had
use for patieuce after this ah. Think
what time he must had iecdin and
u waterin' and clc:nin' out after such
a crowd ah. Some Of EN-, accordin' to
Goldsmith "Animatcd Mater ah, was
carniverous, aud wanted fresh meat ali. /.
and some were hcrbycrous, and wanted
vegetable food ah; and some we're
wormivorous, and swallowed live things
whole all and had To feed everY one
accordin' to its mater. Hence, we view
my bretherin ah, as the mater ofanimals
wasn't altered by going into the ark ah
some of 'em would roar aud howl, and
bark aud bray, and blate and squcel the
whole endurin, night all, driven sleep
from his eyes aud slumbor from his eye
lets ah aud at the first streak 20 da y
light. the last hoof of lem would set up
noise accordin' to its mater ah and the
bulls Of Bashan weren't no whar uh
I've often wondered how the women
stood it. Scripter is silent on this
pint ah; but think l know of some
that would been vapory and nervous
under such circumstances ah, and in an
onguarded moment might said some
think besides their prayers ah,"
Hcre the speaker stopped again, spit,
took water, etc., and hastcned to a con
clusion.
"My breatherin" said he, como IN ere
word for old Noer, and I will draw to n
close ah. After the outbcatin' time he
had first and last. for so many hundred
years ah, if lie did by accid ,nt, or other
wise, take loctle too much wine on
one occasion ah, [ think less ort to
been said abou. it all. Besides, l think
he was entitled to ons spree ah, as he
made the vino himself, and accordn' to
scripter it makes glad the heart Of man
ah.
Tho world will never bo drowned
agin ah. 1t will be sot fire, and burnt
up, root and branch, with fervent
heat oh. Oh what will wretched
ondone sinners do on that orful day ah.
They wont fesl ht for to live, nor fit for
to die ah I! They will be put to their
wits end, and knock and straddle
around in every direction ah. For all
at once, my brethren ah, they will be-
hold the heavens darkonin' ah, the