Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-04-28

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forward-ah. six feet long, more or less.
an, depending somewhat on the
length of it-ah. all a gwine into the
Ark-ah.
And there was the girafe-ah. nv
r brethren, that ill-contrjyed repti,e of
which Goldsmith describes in his Ami
mated Nater-ah, whose forelegs is
twenty-five feet long-ah, more or less
all, depending somewhat on the length
of 'em-ah, and neck so long he can
: eat hay off the top of a barn.ah. de-
pending somewhat on the hite of the
barn-ah, all a gwine into the Ark-ah.
And the heavens of the windows was
opened-ah, and the floods of the great
deep k:vered the waters-ah, and there
was Ham, and there was Shem. and
there was Japeth-ah, all gwine into
the Ark ah.
And there was the zebra, my breth-
ren-ah, that b-e-a-u-t-i-fu-I animal of
which Goldsmith describes in his An
imated Nater-ah, what has three hun
dred stripes runnin' right straight
around his bOdy-ah, more or less. de-
pending somewhat on the number of
strlpes-ah, and nary tive stripes alike
ah, all giwne into the Ark -ah.
And there was the anaconder-ah.
that great sarpint of which Goldsmith
describes in his Animated Nater'-ah.
what can swallow six oxen at a meal
an, provided his appetite don't call for
less-ah, all gwine into the Ark-ah.
And the heavens of the windows was
| opened-ah, and the floods of the great
deep kivered the watcrs-ah, and there
| was Shem. and there was Ham. and
there was Japeth-ah, all O gwine into
the Ark-ah,
| nd there was the lion, brethren
| ah, what is the king of beasts, accord |
IN to Scriptur-ah, and who. as St.
Paul says-ah, prowls around of 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 Animated Mater -ah. what can
jump seventy-feet foot straight up,
and twice that distance Gown-ah, pro-
vided his legs will take him that fur.
all gwine into the Ark-ah. And the
heavens of the windows was OPEN
ed-ah. and the floods of the great deep
kivered the waters, and there was
Shem, and there was Ham, and there
was Japeth-ah, all a gwine into the
Ark-ah."
Just at this point he stopped speak
ing few moments, wiped his fore
head, turned back his wristbands, ran
his hands through his hair, spit and
rubbed his Loot t drank little
water, commenced on lower key,
and proceeded as follows:
But time would fail me, my hreth-
rem, to describe all the animals that
went into the Ark. Your patience {
and my strength would give out be-
fore | got halt through. We talk, my :
brethren, about the faith of A braham /
and the patience of Job-ah; but it !
strikes me they didn't go much ahead {
of old NCer-ah. Ii tuck right smart y
chance o. both to gether up all that I
gopher wood and pitch and other truck q
for to build that craft. | am sort of I
carpenter myself, and have some idee f
of Job-ah. But to hammer, and saw, /
and maui, and split away on that one I
thlng hundred and twenty years ah, :
and lOOkin' for his pay in another /
tell you, my brethren if t
the Lord had a sOt job at that, it's my j
opinion that lie would tuck his J
wife's advice inside of fifty years-ah Il
l
was veXed every day, hand runnin' /
with the filthy communications of the Il
set that was always a /,
IOaferin' and saunteriu' around-aII, Y
a pickin' up his tools and mispIacem' C
EN-, and "a callin' him an old fool or r
worse; and, to cap the1 q
climax, he was a preacher, and had e
hat OngOdly gineratiOn on his hands "
very Sunday-ah. But the Lord stood b
~ him aud seed him through the Ii
ob-ab; and when everything was o
'eady he didn't send Noer out to a
'crimmage an scOur and hunt all over Il
he wild world for to git up the critters fl
md varmints that he wanted saved. e
They all come to his hand of their own W
lccord. and NOer only had to head 'em h
n and fix 'em around in their places. I
IN. Then he gathered up his own p
amily, and the Lord shut them in, u
md the heavens of the windows was RI
,penedah. e,
but, my brethren, Noer-ah had no II
Ise for patience after this-ah. Think p
What time he must had feedin' a
md waterin' and cleanin' out after l.
ich crowd-ah. Some of 'em, accor- =
lin to Goldsmith's "A .linated Mater III
meet all. aud some was herbivorious W
nd wanted vegetable food ah, and N
ONE was wOrmivOrious and swallow "
d live things whole alb, and he had TO %
eed everything accordin to his mater. Y,
1ence my view, my brethren-ah, as ~
he mater of the animal wasn't altered p'
y goin' into the Ark, some of 'em III
you'd roar and howl and bark and nc
ray and squeel and blate the whole &C
nduriD' nigbt-ah, lrivin sleep from W
is eyes and slumber from his eyelets- 10 10
n, and at the first streak o. day the le
lst hoOf of 'em would set up noise co
ccordin' to his nater-ah, and the bulls ;'i
Bashan wer'nt no whar-ah. I've ne
ften wondered how their women 81
,Ood it. L know of some that would Ill
been vapory ard nervous Under sich ~
rcumstances-ah, and in an onguard- aL'
1 moment might said somethin' a. a.
esides their prayers-ah." .1' .t
Here the speaker stopped again, M
bit, took water, ETC., and hastened to M
conclusion. w
"My brethren" said he, zone more de
ord for old NOer-ah and | will draw ed
close-ah. After the outbeatin' Gr
me he bad, first and last, for so many tn
unuTed yearS-an, III lie 0iQ, ny accl- on
ent or otherwise, take a leetlc too CO.
uch wine on one occasiOn-ah, / tn
ink less Ort to been said about Zel
-ah. Besides, think he was Untitled
ore spreeah, as he made the wine
sself, and accordin' to Scripter, il
axes glad the heart o. man-ah.
My brethren, as it was in the days
Noer-ah, so shall the coming of the en-,
IN of Man be-ah. The world will ID
'ver be drowned again-ah. 1t VIII D'
sot fire and burnt up, root and a D
anch. with fervient heat-ah Oh! the
hat will wretched ondone sinners do anc
that orful day-ah? They wont mo
Il fit for to live. nor for to die-ah-- -
ley will be put to their wits and Ina
dis, and knock and straddIe around hat
every directiOn-ah. For all at t0nces ref
Y brethren-ah. the seas rorin'-ah phi
. tomb a buStjns s-ah tho MAINTAIN