The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-17

move up above your head, and you see it
set behind the western hills. IF the sun
don't move, then you can call Jasper liar"
gentleman in Richmond had told him
that the earth moved instead of the SUM-
He asked him how. The gentleman moved
his arms rapidly around each other in front
of him Sead said on its axis That couldn't
v, w4ssT !. HAPPEN 1r.,rn.. EARTH
TURNED OVER.
IF the earth turns around, then all the
people, the houses, the rivers, the creeks,
the trees, the lakes aud the surrounding
territory would be mixed up together, and
we would certainly all be drowned. We
don't have any little trap in our feet by
(which we can hold on to the earth, like the
fly pn the ceiling. Ss"The sun do move and
lnof the earth. When the angel sounded
Ebistrumpet and the earth moved, we would
EAat know it, and that sound would be uu-
twcHome to lots Of u.s.
I sseAs TO THE PHILOSOPHERS,
besaid they were gentlemen, but mistaken.
They did not know they were wrong, but
they should not put themselves above the
word of God. They might call Jasper
liar, but they must not put themselves
aboyc God. These philosophers said that
the SunuHas 95, ,000. .Q08, miles freuaethc
eafthS ~ did theyknow? He'couldn't'
be made to believe that one of them with
theE spy glasses or microscopes or any
other kind of scopes cp6lA sShat far
No one could comprehend that distance
Suppose you knock off the 94.U0UUOU and
try to conceive the 100000 left over
You couldn't do it. BY the eye OF, faith
you could see that distance, but not other
wise These philosophers would have to
look through something else besides the
microscope. They are woefully mistaken,
"and the sun do move"
now DOES THE SUN GET BACK AGAIN :?
J Ihe lecturer was we'll received, and was
frequently greeted with shouts of laughter
and dthearty applause, especially when he
wound up syllogism with "therefore the
sup 70 move: One Of the audience asked
hin At the close of che lecture how the sun
goatask 20 its starting point after rising in
tne east aud setting in the west He said
he hasted back, for the Biblo said ''thc sun
goeth down and hasteth to the place where
nc arose - Washington Star.
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HARD TINES AND SUNSHINE NIGGERs.
Uncle Remus an} old man Plato, who are
excellent specimens Of the old time darkey,
tlet at the passenger depot and compared
notes.
"Dcse is mighty hard times, Brer Re-
mus"
"You'er hoopin' now, honey; an dcycr
eittn' harder. De man dats gifts dollah
desc days is got to unlimber hiss'f sho's
you born chile. Her jist ezactly got to
git roun' like he was at camp meetn'
rastle"
OATS wat calls knockin' at de front
-ia u--i- Ill.,, ~ v-y--c---,r--aa
ing his hearty consent.
"Dc time done come, Brer Plato" con-
tnucd Uncle Remus, "w'en nigge.s ain't
got none dc vantage or po wife folks
Some un um, | notis kin set i'm de sun
an git fat, but wi me hits scufflc and n
scramble from days ccrd ter DAYS ccnd.
an I'm monstrous glad wen night comes ef
got er slice or bacon rinc fer ter grcsc NV
stummick wild"
''Some cr desc yer niggers, Brer Rcmus
wat stan's roun' and suns deyscf, looks
like dat dey has got rich kinfolks some.
whar"
NO use fer ter to bodd2r bout der kin
folks, Brer Plato. Eff twan't fer desc sun.
shine niggers de chain gang wouldn't be
able to dig pos hole. Hit 'ud be nigh
ty nigh ez weak ez de toddy, wat Marse
John mixes fer de bsby:-e Niggers don't fat
ten ON no sunshine. Wen you wake des
TO day, and hear dc hens cacklin an a
sAualiin, you kin des put it down dat one
fr desc sunshine niggers is maxim his
alben, an eff p'lccceman happin fer ter
'nter up, dcre's anuddcr candidt fer dc
Fchain gang"
"You'er chawin guvument tcrbakcr, now
BreNRemns," responded Uncle Plato an,
}provingly.
STAYING AWAY FROM CHURCH TO
kEAD.-S Some stay away from church to
read They say they can find better rcli-
9ous thinking and teaching in their books
| than in any of the pulnits noor tbo,,