, 1877-12-09
THE GOSPEL IN TENAS.
PRACTICALLY APPLIED TO THE CASE OF =" l
<rxFrDEIS
Rochester Democrat.

PRACTICALLY APPLIED TO THE CASE OF " 1
| S1SF1DEL."
| Rochester Democrat.
Some good persons in Texas recently aogge6
an infidel nearly to death. We don't know wha
tue inidcl had said or done, particularly; it wa:
enough that he was an intidel, whatever thai
NAV happen to be. There was meeting
pre:ious to the regular proceedings. 1t va:
held in a corner grocery. and WAS participated
in bY all the good persons and jug OF whisky
the remarks OF the latter being absorbed from
the place the cork goes in, aud vociferously ap-
| plaudcd. The speeches were otf-hand, and
| mostly in brief sentences.
| "Ryar's ninfdc], is there: Wall. they's
but one thing ter do. Thar can't be no nfnti-
| dcls round these diggins. Hey? Wot!" re-
| marked leading citizen.
s'You bet!' WAS the sententious response
| from all parts Of the room. Les drink"
Taranlcthcrs!" Inquired gentleman in the
rear of the apartment, the word being evidently
Que that had belonged to ku-klu1 literature.
"Taranfetherc amt too hash, expect. Hey?
Wotl''
"'Tain't hash enuff," said a gentleman whose
belt was ornamented with various bowie knives
4 .*Hand along that 'ar jug. D'yewant the juice
ter spile! 'Taint hash enuff. A man as is a
rinfiel has no rights woteyer Reyolyers :
too good for i'm. Hey: s'posen We kill the
dam scoffcr.n
s'Pi5tols makes noise" shrewd,y observed
wcazen-faced person. pausing to deposit
broom. 'sNus' be 1car'ful. hain't got 10 con-
sid'ration for unbeleyin' wretches, AM thar
amt much law about hyar; but It don't do no
harm to go slow. Is thar a cord souewhar
round: S'posen we hang the disgusttn' Sin
ncr."
There was one person who advocated really
mild means Of reform. He WAS a person Of
geut1e manners and an UNPLEASANT complexion.
His company had been tolerated BY Texas gen
tlenlen but 1or brief period, and was even then
looked upon as somewhat superluous. ~
b'long to de iSiefodis Church myselG,'' he said
with conciIiotory smile, "san' rs glad to see
dc chu'ch defended by de white folks. What
denomination does you b'long to, gcn'lemenl"'
ha hs ID n1 1hs a Sekfa e at nsfe1 sas
with the dam fool! Heyl Wot! ~ they said one
to another. tsWot's be don' hyar, ANYHOW!
Who said we'd jined the church, you mis'ble
niggers" . oo,a, ~ ..r as r,on,hor on a.
Mefodis' Church, said the bewildered outcast,
"dat p'raps dis infilcl don't mean to do nothin'
wrong. It's accordin' to de light dat's in i'm,
p'raps. I Fought you b'lopged to dc church
youscffs, an I was goin' to peal to you to be
i little mussiful. Maybe he can't help hisscf
Dc chu'ch teaches us not to be too hash. Maybe
ef you b'longed to It you wouldn't be SO lass
Datss all, gen'lemen."
s'Klll tile dam nigger!" exclaimed each gen.
tlemanly Texan, with touching earncstness, at
the same time drawing revolver. 3'Wot busi-
ucss's he here! Eey? Wot! It's dam pity
ef man can't stand up for the Gospil without
hayin' his acksfuns discussed by coppcr-col-
orcd hycna. You hyarf Glt!''
The member OF tile Methodist Church disap-
pearcd in great hurry, and got of safe, not
wthstanding the fire in the rear; but his words
had had more ctfecr than might have been ex,
?<1
With tile discussion, and finally resolved to curb
their bloodthirsty desires. 1t was deemed best
neither to hang, shoot, nor ornament with tar
and feathers, but to fog the unhappy sinner
very Violently At first tlis proposition % was re-
ameliorating influence Of the jug, it prevailed,
aud the gentlemanly Texans felt in their hearts
that they were entitled 70 great deal OF credit
moreover, with choice little morsels ot sermons,
SO that the half hours work was doubtless very
profitable to the uaregcnerated sufferer.
s4 Go back on the Gospil, will vera" said one
Texas gentleman savagely, between blows.
Hey? Take that!''
"Fcrty man you ar', amt yer!'' remarked
another, pausing to take drink and wipe the
mouth OF the jug with his sleeve. 'sGoil,'
around pcrventin' the SCRIPTURE and stoppin'
that outflow OF the morralities. Wot? How's
| that fer 4 clipper!n
Yer mussent kim round hyar with yer dam
scofin' At tue holy promises an things!h ejacu-
lateo announcer, putting the whip On in lively
| manner. = This is er morril community and
| wontstand no nonsense. Ell We can't b'licyc in
the everlastin' Scrsptur' wot re we COMM to,
hey! Your pcrcediu's is dam shame an mus
| be stoppcd!s'
The miserable infdel, bleeding and sfck.
groanlng aud uncomfortable in every way, was
| finally lc1t tied to q tree, aud the Christian
Texans, with relieved conscences, went oil,
hrans pistols and paving the air in vain desire
to pull down more heretics.
- Clar to gracious!" declared the colored
man, creeping up to The unfortunate infidel and
! speedily releasing him. ''1t's the slrangest
thing that men who Dcbber car' for 'ligion
should allays be de fust to fight for it, Dcy
makes mo- fus dan de elect dcnsc1frs, an is jfs'
as jealous an mean to git along wild as nest oh
honnets. b'longs to de Mefodis' Chu ch N.Y.
sell but III take car' oh dis POI ninddel Of it
'stroys de 'hole 'stablishment!''
UITRAMONTANISM.
TEE PRETESs1oSs OF THE CHURCH IN CAS1D4-