Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-04-15
IKE AND THE MULE.

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before the court on charge of embezzling a
mule from the Church. Ike had been as.
signed to circuit work by the conference, but
had failed to adhere to his letter of accept
auce. In fact, he refused to preach after
making way with the mule, and three church.
es that alternately were to receive food from
him, combined and had him arrested. After
the examination of several witnesses, a colored
lawyer, for the defense, arose and said:
"De parson has de law all on his side, be-
case he 'ploys lawyer and de church don't.
Dat am powerful factor in his resemblance.
An now l ak the Jedge ob dis court ter let
de prisoner 60. don't make long speeches,
but comes down to de pint Dis man amt
guilty no more nor was las year when da
dited me for stealn' hog. Dis am convin-
Gin, and de Court can't step aroun' it"
The Justice, also colored man, pondered
long time and at length said:
"De attorney hab stated one fack. De
'fense hab got all de law, fur de uder side
haint 'ployed no lawyer. An Ill state right
heah dat some powerful arguments will be
needed to vict dis preacher, unless he can't
show why he 'bezzled de mule
One of the church members arose and told
how Ike had disappointed the church people
by not coming, and how, after coming, he had
startled them by failing to account for the
church property.
Ike being called on for statement, arose
and said:
81 tuck charge OBJ dat circuit in good faith,
but when they totch me out mule ter ride,
my faith commence ter suffer wild de rheuma-
tiz. Oar is two classes of niggers; de mule
haters and de mule lubers. Ise always been
mule hater. Well, las Sunday mornin' I
tuck my him. book, and my testamint and
mounted de mule, 'paratory fer de holy work.
Oh all things in this world, think dat de
mule is the un6ttenest for de gospel work.
You can run groun' hog thrasher and think
bout David and Abraham, but yer can't run
a mule in the same connection. rid along
a piece an C, mmence ter frame my openin'
pra'r. Lord, / sez, we thank thee for thy
goodness De mule stopped in de middle cb
de road an looked roun' at me, 'quiringly.
kicked him an continued, Lord, de craps
OBJ de past year hab reminded us OBJ thy
De mule begin to lift up his back. Steady
sez I. AN Lord, we is Whoa sez |, but
it was too late, for de mule had flung me.
Den cussed and damned dat mule till his
har must hab been all kivered with sui phur.
| got on him agin He went on putty we'll for
while. Jes' as I he'd bout got my pra'r
half finished, we cum to de creek. He tucked
his head down like he wanted ter drink, and
jes' as | was drawin' long breaf, he flung me
inter de creek. los all my 'Ggion right dar,
and when l walked up ter de church, want
no more 6tten ter preach dan de debl would
a been. Course sole de mule and got de
money fore got to de church, but yer need
not ak me what done wild hit, case I lost it
on de road, an I reckon yer'll find it an my
ligion somewhar dcwn in the bottoms"
Ike was honorably discharged.-Littls Rock
Gazette
"AMAzING GRAcE"'-The following is
vouched for by one Of the most reliable Phil
adelphia divines:
A young clergyman having agreed to sup.
ply the place of an older brother absent from
home, escorted to church the daughter of the
PASTOR and after seeing her safely in her
fathers pew, assembled to the pulpit, uncon-
scious that his natural attention to the young
lady was sufficient to excite lively Imagination
and inquiries in the audience.
Upon reading the hymn to be sung, the
young clergyman was surprised to perceive
evident efforts in the congregation to suppress
laughter. The daughter of his friend pos
sessed the melihuous name of Grace, and, all
unsuspicious of the fact, he had chosen the
hymn beginning with the words "Amazing
grace" and proceeding with:
Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved,
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour first believed
Through many dangers, tolls and snares
have already come;
'Tis "grace'' that brought me safe thus far,
And "grace" will lead me home!