The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-27

Scripture ah, and who, AS st. Paul says
all, prowls around of night like roarin
devil-ah, a-seekin' if he can't catch some
body-ah; all a-gwine into the ark-ah.
And there was the antelope-ah, my
bretherin, that friskey little critter-ah, of
which Goldsmith describes in his 'Anima-
ted Nater'-ah, what can jump seventy five
feet straight up-ah, and twice that dis
tance down-ah, provided his legs will take
him that fur-ah, all a gvine into the ark
all. And the heavens of the windows was
opened-ah, and the floods of the great
deep kivercd the waters-ah, and there was
Japheth-ah, all a-gwine into the ark-al..
But time would fail me, my brctherin.
to describe all the animals that went into
the ark-ah. Your patience and my
strength would give out before I got half
through. We talk. my brethelin. about
the faith of Abraham and the patience cf
Job-ah; but it strikes me they didu't 20
much ahead of old Noer-ah 1t tuck a
right smart chance o both to gether M al,
that gopher-wood and pitch and ,.her truck
for 10 build that crafU-ah. | am a sort of
carpenter myself and have some idea of
the job-ah. But to hammer, and saw. and
maui, and split away on that one thing a
hundred and twenty years-ah, an Iookin'
for his pay in ano1her world -ah-I tell We.
my bretherin, if the Lord had a sot Job at
that, it's my opinion lie would a-tuck his
wiie's advice inside of fifty year-ah. Be
sides, no doubt, his righteous soul was
veXed, every day hand runnin'. with the
nIthy communications Of the lasphemous
set that was always a-loferin' and a-saunt-
.ern around-ad, -a-picllin up his tools and
a-misplaciu' en-, and a-calIin' him an old
fool or somethiu' worse-ah: and. TO can
the Climax lie was preacher, and had
that ougod!y gineration on his hands every
Sunday-ah. But the Lord stood bv him
and seed him through the jUb-ah; and
when everything was ready he didn't send
Noer ont to scrImmage an scour and bunt
all over the wild world FOR to Get IN the
critters and varmonts that he wanted
saved-ah. They all come to his hand Of
Their own accord. aud Noer only had to
head 'em in and fix EN- around in their
places-ah. Then lie gethered up his ovg,
family, and the Lord shut him in. and the
heavens Of the windows was orened-ah.
But, my bretherin, Noer-ah had usa
/ for patience after this-ah. Thinl, what =
! time he must a-had a-feediu' aud a-yater-
/ IN and cleanin' out after sich a-crovd-ab.
Sore Of 'em, accorp:ng to Goldsmith
/ Animated Nater'-ab, vas caruiyerious
and wanted fresh meat-ah: and some was
herbiyorious, and wanted vegetable food
ali; and some were wnImivorious and
swallowed live things whole-ah: and he
had to feed everything accordiu' to his
mater. Hence, we view, my bretLeriu-ah.
as the mater of the animals wasn't altered
by gon into the ark-ah. some of 'em
would roar, and howle, and bark. and bray
and Squeal, and blcat the whole induriu'
nIght-ah, a-dIiviu' sleep from his ewes an d
slumber from his eyelets-all; and at II e
first streak o daylight the last hoof of 'em
would set up Il noise accordin' to his mater
ali, and the bulls Of Bashan wcr'nt no
whaI-ah. I've often wondered how their
weomen stood it. ScIipter IS silent on this
plnt-ah; but think l know of some that
would a-bcen vapory and nervous under
such circumstamces-ah, and in an unruard-
ed moment might a-said sUmethfn' besides
their prayers-ah
My bretherin. one more word for Nocr-
ah, and | will draw to a c!ose-ah. After
the outbeat.n' time he had, first and last.
for so many hundred year-ab, if he did,
by accident or otherwise, take Iestle too
much wine on one occasion-ah. I think
less ort to a-been said about it-ah. Be
sides, think he was entitled to one more
spree-ah, as lie made the wine hisself. and.
accordin' to Scriptcr, it makes glad the
heart o man-ah.
My brethefin, as it was in the DAYS Of
Noer-ah, so shall the coming of the Son Of
Man bc-ah. The world will never be
drowned again-ah. 1t Will be sot a-ire,
and burnt up, root and branch, with a fer
Went heat-ah. oh what VIII wrctchcd.
ondone sinners do on that orfuI day-ah?
They will be put to their wits end. aud
knock and straddle around in every d!rcc
tion-ah. For all at onct, my bretheyin-ah.
they viii behold tie heavens a darkenin'
ah, the seas a-roariu'-ah, the tombs a-bus
tin'-ah, the mountains a-mcltipg-ab: and
everything, | think. VIII be in Il confused
and unsettled state
A YOUTHFUL FOLLOWER OF 80. W.
\ good little boy out west undertook TO
come the g. Washington on his mother in
this way He cut off the cats head with