Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31

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ing to az end and that the best thing
he could do would be to mend his WAYS
and quit distilIing. He broke up all
his slIn tubs, poured his malt down the
mountain sides and was now in search
of a revenue officer to whom he could
confess his transgressions against the
government. When he came 10 inquire
he found that the revenue officers had
fed the night before. They had ap:
peared at Mr. Elliot's and attended a
prayer meeting, during which two Sc
we're shocks occurred, which so fright
ened them that they ordered their
horses and put OF in Z hafry. The mar
ration of these facts so increased Mai.
Bender's uneasiness that he got upon
his knees and begged to be baptized at
once
wtEnfAM LOGAN, THE WHITE PREACH
Err,
now appeared upon the scene and re-
ieved his colored brother from much
of his labor. He Is as perfect a speci-
men of a mountain hero as ever l saw.
He has a splendid physique, a really
handsome face, and, though without
much education, has great natural in
telligence. While lie counseled his
people to keep cool and fear nothing,
he impressed upon themthe importance
of becoming converted and to change
the tenor of their ways inthe past. He
preached especially az to Gods great
power, as exempliGed in the movements
now going on in the mountain, and
many were the conversions consequent
upon his orations. The people crowded
around him and listened 60 his words
as a child would 10 a mothers lullaby.
A NIGHT OF TERROR.
On Friday afternoon l resumed my
line of march, and by night had reached
the neighborhood of the Widow Mans,
who resides near the base Of the cone Of
Stone Mountain, where the greatest
disturbance had been heard. My host
for the night was very close in his ques-
tons as to my observations, and gave
me very plainly to understand that IN
less / impaired to him the fullest in
formation in my possession l could not
count him as a friend. Said he,
Stranger, I'm glad to see We; l would
be glad to see a hundred of We; I'm all
alone here with my family, and I'm SO
nigh gone crazy" Icomforted the old
man as best l could and retired at an
early hour. At about eleven O'Clock l
was awakened by a very sensible shak-
ing and rumbling. Shock after shock
succeeded each other, the noise resem-
bling very much that of the unloading
of very heavy timber, and at times SO
sudden and sharp that it seemed i'm
possible to sleep. At twelve o'clock a
thunder storm accompanied the noises,
and so great was the combined effect
that my host called the family togeth-
e. and invited us "to join IN prayer"
This invitation, while thoroughly ap-
preciated, was respectfully declined, in
asmuch as it was not possible to pray
with sincerity and sleep at the same
time. The old man was much shocked
at the declination and prayed for my
spiritual safety. The family did not
sleep at all during the night, but kept
up singing and praying until daylight.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT AN ASCENT.
On Friday morning at about six
o'clock l started up the mountain
again by myself, and took the chances
of finding the way. The road, OF rather
bride path, led up a steep ascent, which
somewhat resembled a camel's back,
and ere l had COTTON to its top the rum
bling noise commenced. On either side
of me were precipices hundreds of feet
in height, and my path was not more
than ten feet in width. On my left
was a waterfall gradually descending
from the top of the mountain for some
1000 feet. At n point this stream
broke forth to the size of a mans leg,
and falling over 200 feet was caughtby
a projecting ledge, where the stream
was spread into the shape of an aque-
GUS arbor. To describe the beauty and
grandeur of the scene would be simply
impossible. At about seven O'Clock ]
heard a low rumbling, and
MY HORSE BEGAN TO TREMBLE.
The rumbling was succeeded by sharp
reports, like that of heavy artillery,
which SO frightened the animal that he
wheeled around suddenly, and bya mo.
ton of the head broke the right bride
rein, and this left him beyond my con.
troll. Seeing a large oak tree in front
of me, / skirmished for the most OBJ
tainable bough, andwas enabled to save
myself fromtheo fice of an undertaken
although smartly bruised and forced to
bid my faithful steeda temporary fare
well. | returned to the house of the
praying farmer with whom 1 had got
myself into such bad repute.
subsequently succeeded in securing
a guide to ascend the mountain Will
me, and 1 can simply repeat that the
rumbling sounds were continuous and
terrifying. Prof. Dupre, whose arriva
1 duly announced to you, says briefly
and tersely:
Il am not satisfied as to the nature
of these movements; but l think the
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