The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-19
A MOUNTAIN REVIVALIST.


such harsh tones that | suspected he was
crazy. However as soon ab he heard aud
saw me he called out.
BE no. afraid, stranger; am hero 70
do tho Lords work Iwr months ago J
was the most shuckless criiter IN all Ten
nos-ee. aud wicked to bott. Light haq
busted in upon mo. and ! nm tryin' ~
make my fcller critters SCI and mend tn
error Of their ways. Let rs sing
T. had q Moody and SaDkoy hymn book.
but be could only read with difficulty.
and his enthusiasm was too great FOR hini
TO stick 10 the text He burst into song
When he b I'd finished his song be an
nouuced that he was a r,vivaiist on liis
tour 10 stir up the sinners Of tho noun
taius. and that he was 10 hold service
that afternoon az wharton Valley, about
Eve miles away As was bound for th
Same place We went on IN company. ]
soon discovered that the man was rough
ignorant and given 70 plIg tobacco, Ou.
he seemed earnest in his Ilisslon. ana So
found many excuses for him. lie cove
chew moro tobacco in O Given tiinc enc
spit further through his front teeth than
cny man l ever saw. Icarriod few plug
in iny lmapsack for tho benefit OF the M
tives at large. and he soon discovered this
and now and then would observe:
Yes. stranger. although you may hey
bin q pirate. there's hope ahead fur you,
and in take another bite o that plug.
By the tiino VIC had arrived OF " har
tons. lac had wasted half M stock, Gnc
had spat upon every rock On tho waysico.
There we're two cabins here, with threC
others within the mile, and about fifteen
people had gathered 70 hear tho rovivalist
talk He introduced me - "a feller crit
ter 10 had picked MP 90 tho way, end
added that / evidently needed praying to'
the worst way. The people received hin
rather colby, / thought, and / soon
leaned the reason. When we had had
bite 10 eat the people arranged themselvos
about the open door Of tho cabin, ana the
rey.yalist began by saying
"Tnar's sin and wickedness ycrc-heapf
oft. You'uns is uuthil but a shucklcsa
pact Of sinners on yer way 10 fiery iur
nacc fed With sulphur and 5Timstun. The
devil is clus behind tho hull OF ye, an he's
bound 20 Git yo.
."Iook-a-yere, Joe Williams" inter
rupted a tall and serious looking noun
taineer as he rose up, let's start this
worn circumstance at tho beginnin'. r.
,ho fust place. who was yeT
Don't interrupt sarveDt Of the Lord!
warned Joe.
"Yes, who was ye" inquired a woman
as she laid aside her snuff stick 10 stand
up. "Ye was pore an shuclless an low
down, joe Williams. only few weeks
ago. Yer hull mly wGs barfut, an the
best ye had 20 eat was bar meat an
pores. No drank mo whisky than all
tho men put together, an ye never had
second shirt 10 yer baclsl'
This wasn't corler for Joseph. lie
heard the woman through with a smile,
and then said.
"A sarveut Of the Lord must take the
abuse of shuckless sinners and turn the
other cheek. hev cum up yero 10 warn
ye that the seventh signals has bin sot ia
tho heavens o3 a warmth Wool Woe,
Woe Them as gin heed viii pass down
tho trail clothed i'm silks an satins an
pearls Them as scoif an revile an cuss
around will be token by the heels an
flung into the fiery furnace which is 100
fert deep an full Of twistin sarpints.'
Two children were overcome and began
TO cry 0t this, but the father Of one OF
thcm gave him a box on tho ear and rose
up and said:
WHO was you an what is your We
an know YOU TO be a shift less. onery,
shgckless varmint. You wasn't iit 10 wipe
mp skunk lilo fur ten long vars. Then
you went over 20 Knoxville, iincd the
Salvation Army, an hev cum back yero TO
call rs pore and wuthless sinners"
let rs sing" said the reyivalist, as
the other paused. but the PC pie groaned
him down. and the other continued.
We've bin feedin' yer pore heart
broken vito and children, an you how bin
gal.ivantin' around an purtendin you had
n Gull from tho Lord 10 whoop 'er mp. ]
kin tell ye to yer face. Joe Williams. that
this settlement wants none o your kind
Of roligun, m IL wants a mighty sight
lcss Of you'll Git right down an shet"
"Hain't got relgung' demanded Joe.
Has o bar got wingsy answered one
Of the women. Tho Lord wouldn't hey
ye Joe. on you know it. fou's too onery
all through You's too law to hold to
religion if You got it."
Hes jist got 10 shetW shouted another
woman.
LIANT got no call to spread the Cos
pel." asked Joe.
Mary call. answered one Of tho men
who had spoken before. You has jist
got a call 10 DO Inenuer pizen, anu that
all thar is to it.
an I've mistook, hev T." queried tho
alleged revivalist.
you hevl Now, then, you pint fur
home, Marian Is thar a-waitin an the
three children ar thar a-waitin' am yOu
list git up an aim some pork an corn an
let the Lord alone. If Sc don't oft thars
gWino TO be some tar an feathers around
yore"
"Nayburs," said Joe after painful
pause, IF I've mistook then I've mistook.
/ reckon you know better nor me, an I'm
willin' 10 take advice. Beats all creation
how mistook, but | shan's 60 agin yer
words.
With that he stepped down and out and
ceased 10 be rovivalist and soon dissp-
pearei Then the big man with tho seri.
Gus face got up. turned his Dyes u
heaven and said. "Oh, Lord, we is onCry
an mean and low down. Weis shuckless
an shifless. We hev made whisky agin'
tho law, an we hey bin liars an pr0tanors.
Thars nothin' pizen mean that we hoynt
done 40 some time or other. but We recI-
ons on thy goodness 10 forgive. Noi Is
pore an ignorant. Some OF sls can't read
nor write. an We is allus ailin with bod.
ily pains. Figgcr Oh these things. oh
Lord, an let the notehes on the stick show
up in our favor.
With that the meeting ended. and tho
big man took me by the hand and said he
hoped be hadn't offended my religion, aud
that must stay all night 40 his cabin.
yer see" he felt TO explain. when
religun IS religun, an it's the pure quill
an no water ia it. there's never ono Of AS
but kin take It in large doses an be thank.
iul 10 the Lord fur seudin' the messenger,
but when an Query, wuthless cuss like
Joe Williams sots up to hey got q call 10
spread the Gospel an he Gums yere
among us as know him 70 spread IL, Why
VIC feel to make him shet. IN. Quad IN
Detroit Free Press.
A New Perfume.
The church was beautifully decorated with
sweet spring flowers. and tho air was heavy
with their fragrance. As tho service was