The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-16
acknowledgement,
THE GUSPEL IN TEX AS
Practically Applied to the Case
Of "a Minded"

- ANN"
From the Roehe,tsr Democrat
Some good persons 10 Texas recently
logged an inGdel nearly to death. We
don't know what the inddel had said or
done, particularly; It was enough that
be was an in6dSl, Whatever that may
happen to DO. There was meeting pre-.
yious to the regular proceedings. Il was
held 10 corner grocery, and was partlo.
ipGted in by all the good persons and a
Jug Of whisky, the remarks oil the latter
being absorbed from the place the cork
goes in, and vociterously applauded.
The speeches we're of hand aud mostly
10 brief sentences.
"HyArs a minded, is therel Wall
they's but one thing ter do. Thar can
be no ninllels 'rouui these digEina.
Hey? Wolf" remarked leading cEIizsu.
You bet |" was the contentious re.
spouse from all parts Of the rOon, Lies
drink"
"TaranIeIhers1' inquired Gentleman
in tho rear Of the apartment, the word
being evidently ono that had belonged to
kuklux literature. Taranfethers amt
too hash, l expect. Hey2 Wof"
"Taint hash enutfl' said gentleman
whose belt was ornamented with various
bowie knives. Hand along that ar Jug.
Dye want the juice ter spilr7 T'aiu's
hash enuff, A man az is minded has
no rights woteVer. Reviewers q too good
for i'm, Heyl S'posec We kill the dam
SOFTER"
"Pistols makes noise" shrswdly OBJ.
served weaEsn.fsced person, pausing to
deposit a mouIhful Of extract Of tobacco
behind the broom. "Mus be ear'iul.
! hain't go! no constellation for unbeliev.
in wretChes, an thar amt much Law
about hYar; but 'tdOn't do no harm to 90
slow. Is thar cord someWhar round 2
s'pOsen We hang the disgustin' sinner"
There waB but one person who advo.
Gated really mild means OF reform. He
was a person OF gentle msnnOrJ and
an unpleasant complexion. His coupa-
ny had been tolerated by Texas gentle
men but for brief period, and ws8 even
then looked upon as somewhat su perau-
Gus. II b'long to de Mefodis chu'ch NY
self" he said with conciiaiory smile,
an P.e glad to see de chu'ch defended by
de wife folks. What denomination does
you b'long TO, gentlemen
The defenders Of the faith looked at
each other In ZONE surprise. "Wol'-
the matter with tho dam foOl7 Hey7
WoI?" they said one 10 another. "Wors
he a doin' hyNr, anyhow Who said we'd
jined the church, you mis'ble niggel27
al was goin'lo say, as Z member Of
de Meiodis church." said the bewildered
outcast "dat p'rhaps dis in6del don't
mean to DO noIhin' wrong. It's accord.
In TO de light dat's In i'm p'raps. Itought
you b'lonEed to de chu'ch youseE9, al /
wasagoin' to peal toyou to be a little
mus.iiul. Maybe he can't help hisselt.
De chu'ch teaches US not to be too hash.
Maybe et you b'longed to it you wouldn't
be so fass. Data all gentlemen"
"Kill the dam niggerw exclaimed
each gentlenluly Texan, with touching
earuestness, at the same tiuc drawing a
revolver. "Wot business's he hertS Hay2
WolH Irsa dam pity ef a man can't
stand up for the gospel without hsvin'
his actions discussed BY copper colored
hyena. You bysr7 Gilp
The member OF tho Malhodist church
disappeared in great hurry, aud got Of
safe notwithstanding the FIRE in the rear
but his words had had more effect than
might have been expected. The volun.
teer Christians proceeded with the dis.
cussion, and finally resolved to curb their
blood thirsty desires. Il was deemed
best neither 10 hang, shoot, nor orna.
meut with tar and feathers, but to log
the unhappy sinner very violently. Al
first this proposition was treated with In.
tense scorn; but At last under tho aueli.
Grating influence Of the Jug, it prevailed,
and the gentlsmanly Texans felt ia their
hearts that they were entitled 10 Rrea,
deal oil credit Tor their mildness. The
fogging wa, enliveued moreover, with
choice little norsels Of sermons, 30 that
the half hours work was doubtless very
profitable 10 the unregenerated sufferer.
700 back on the gOspil will yet?" said
one Texas gentleman Esvsgely between
blowH. "Hey2 Take thatg'
Perry man you ar, amt ysrln re.
marked another, pauSing TO take drink,
and wipe the mouth Of the Jug with biz
sleeve. "Goin' around pervenlIn' the
scriplur' aud Sioppiu that outflow oil The
nsrraliIieS, WoIf HoW'4 that for 4 clip
peru
Yer muSsent kim round hyar with
yer dam scofin' at the holy promises an
thips.| calculated another, putting the
whip on in lively manner. This is ,
norrel community and wont stand nc
nonsense. Fl we can't b'lieye 10 the ev-
erlaStin' scriplur' wot re- We comm 10
heyS Your percedin' Is a dam shane an
mus be stoppedp'
The miserable inGlel, bleeding and
sick, grosning and uncomfortable ia eve
~ way was anaIIy left tied 10 tree, aud
the Christian Texans, with relieved con
sciences, went OF firing pistols and paw
log the air 10 q vain desire to pull dowr
more heretica.
"ClGr' to grlciouIl" exclaimed the col.
ored man, Rnd speedily relsaAing him
"lts the strongest thing dat men who
nebber car Tor 'ligion should be the firs
NO 6sht for il. Dey makes mo- ia, ,lar
%deI Iect demSeTs, an i. is,a as Jealous an
nRShIo git along Wild az nest oh hon
netsS r6'longs to Dc Msiodis' chu'cI
myself, blE4Sll take car Oh di. no binti
del ei II 'sEfp1A> do hole ltabli.bnoe,ll