The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-02

huad- OF the C-r deep kiVeren 'hc
waters all. aud there Shem. sud there
Ham. and there JaPhe'h ali,
u swiue INFO the ark nh.
And there was the elephant an.
rhat rcat animal an, az which, I
Gold ,ri;h drsoribcs in his Animated (
Mater nh. what i rs big ~ houSe-ah, /
and hi bones ~ big - tree sh, &C /
pending somewhat upon the size OF the /
tree ah. II a g@iue iuto the ark al I
Aud the heavens Of the windows was
opened al. aud the food OF he Z /
drep kivercd the waters ah, aud fhert /
.yas Shsm. and there was Ham. AMI T
there was Jarheth ali, / g~'"e /
iu,n the ark All
And there WAS the hippoPopiamus
nh that e animal ali, of which !
Gold, NTH describes in hi.. Animated
Mater all what has 2 g horn an
d stirkin' right up GU, OF hir forward
al ,ix feet long, more or less uh, de
pending somewhat on the length OF II
all. / agwiue into the ark ali
And there was the giraffe nh, my
btethereu, that III conirived reptile OF
which Goldsmith desert es in hi Ami
mated Mater ali, whose tore'eg' l.
twenty Eve feet long nh, more or les
ala. depending somewhat on The length
of en- uh, and neck so long he eau
eat hay off the top Of barn ali. de-
uendinu somewhat on the Lifhe OF the
harm all. | agWine into the ark ah
Aud tie heavens of the Windows was
opened an. and the foods of tle great
deep k;varcd the waters ah, AMI Their
was Ham. and there was Shem. and
there was Japheth an, ! agwlne n
t. lie ark all
And there was the zebra, ny breth
eren ah the . = u : I u ANIMAL 81
wAi.!. Goldsmith describes in hi- Ami
mated Mater all. what has 'hree hun
bred .ttiues running right straight
around his body ah, more or less. de
+ pending somewhat on the uumber of
stripes al, aud nary two STRIPES alike
ali. ~ agwiue into he ark all.
And there was the auaconier nh
that crea sarpirt of whicht.i6-, oe;, y
smith describes IN his a nina -
ala. what can swallow six y
meal ali. provided hi, appeiiiS &
call for less nh, ! agwino into ~
ark sh And the heavens of The win
dows was opened all. and the foods OF
,'t,e,0, 7ofal rrefe' s';s ~ pheln aif, 4
agwiEe into the ark all
And there was tine lion. bre'hreu
ali. what i, the king OF beasts. aesaa.z
ia 10 Scripter an. aud who a. -
says ah prowl> around OF
4 roavin' devil an. "A seekin'
catch someby ali; al agwine - -
ark all
And there was the antelope ali, my
brcIhereu. that risky li;tle criiter ali
81 which Goldsmith describes in hi,
Animated Mater All, what can junj
seventy five foot straight up ah, nnc
twice tina; distance down nh. providt {
his legs will take him that lur ali. a /
ag8iue into the ark all Aud th,
heavens of the windows was opened IN
and the foods OF the great deep xiv
cred the waters ali. aud there was Ham
and there was Shenl. and there WI;
Japheth all all agwiue into the ark nh
But time would ia; me. my breih
rem, to describe all he animals tha
went into the ark Nh Your pqriere,
aud ny strength would give out before
got half through all We talk III,
brethren, atou; ;he faith Of Abraham
aud The patience OF job all but /
strikes me they didu', go much atca,
at old Nuer ah Il tnck right mar
chance 0 both to gerher up all tina
gopher wood and pitch and other truck
Tor to build ;hai craft all am SCR
of carpenter myself. aud have an ide;
OF the job all But TO hammer, an,
saw. aud maui, and split awny on tina
one thing hundred aud twenty yea
ali, su iookin for his pay in auofhe
world ah-I tell ye, my breihrin' i
the Lord had n sot lobe at that, il
my opinion he wonl1 tuck his wife 4
advice inside Of fifty year ah. BE
sides. no doubt. his righteous soul wa,
vexed every day hand running will
the filthy communications of The bias
pheiniouS set that was always loaier
III aud a saunferin around all pick
ia up his tools. and a mi-placin en-
aud a calling him au old fool or some
thin worse ah; aud, to cap the climax
he vas a preacher. and had that ongod
Wy eiaerHtton. his hand. every SUI
day ah. Bar the Lord stood by him
and seed him through the Job all auc
when everything va, ready he dind
send Noer out to scrinnlage. nu' >cour
IN hunt all uver he Mid world Tor 1,
ut M the critters anl varmints tha
J wanted saved ah. They all come t.
his hand of their owa accord. ant
Nocr only had TO head EN- IN and Fl,
en- around in their place, ah Tie.
he gerfercd up his own fanny aud ia,
Lord shut him in. and tie heavens o
the windows WIS open sh,,
But. my bretherin, Noer all hat
use Tor patience after This an Think
what time he must had fecdin
and waierin, and Il cleanin' ont uftei
sich a crowd ah Some al en- accord
ia to Goldsmitli's Animated Nnier
al, vas caruieorious, aud wanted frest
meat an; mud some was herbivurious
aud wanted vegetable food all: ans
some was wormiyorious, aud swallow
cd live things whole ah; aud be had tt
feed everything aceoriin to his nater
Hence, we view. my bretheria' ali, a:
the natur of The animals wasn't altered
by goin' into the ark an, some of en-
would roar, aud howl. and bark, aud
bray. and tquesl, aud blate the whole
iuduriu night ah. drivin' sleep from
his eyes aud slamber from his eSe-lei,
ali; aud at the first streak o Daylight
The last hoof of EN- would set up a
noise accordin TO his mater all, and the
bulls OF Bashan weren't no whar nh
I've often wondered how their women
stood it Scripser is silent on this
pint ali; but think | know of some
that would n been vapory and nervous
under sich circumstances ali. and ia an
ungaarded moment might -aid soms-
thin besides their prayers ah.
My brethren. one more word for old
/ Noer-ah, snd I'll draw to cless=ks,
After be ou't1s.in time so son .aug.
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