Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
THE LOVE FEHST At ZION.
And No. Cn,ne Ole
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anu ~ tiat trtAAAE VI -
Written By F'eoak L. stanton.
Had a love feast New Years Eve
Down al Zion / believe
Thar WIZ afty nigh erbout-
Met 10 see the 81 year out
An the New Year comm In.
says the preacher; Wen begin
With hymn that's known ter YOU
Common meter Sixty-two.
Ter the.cross the cross cling
stand un brofherin Willie we sing
Well, we rolled that hymn so high.
Shook the winders ia the sky
Then we sung our level best,
Humble sinner. in whose breast
Bout thousand thoughts revolyc
Come. an make this last resolve
An they come from every side
Throwed the meetin open wide
Fer ten minute talks.
ITS time
Says the preacher fore the chime
OF the New Year bells ter say
How S IL with yer soul to-day
An ef somethin' keeps you back
From the peaceful heavenly track
Tell il out. when Satan sees
weakest sinners on their knees
He gifts trimbIy- never doubt
what's your trouble Tell ii out
Brother johnson riz. says he;
Want you all ter look at me
Knowd the man who built this place
where Won re askin fer Gods grace.
seen him workin' every day
Til he got It under way
Meanest man on top the earth
Charged you twicet as much twuz worth
Brotherin here's my lifted han
Want ter tell YOU I'm the man
He sot down 1t wuzn long
After we had sung a song
Brother Brown was on his feet
Brother Johnson hard ter beat,
Bat you see, in Ephraim Brown,
Meanest sinner IN the town
But yer time / won't cucumber
sold johnson all the lumber
Fer this meetin,house, an he
Thought he.d got the best o me
But my eyes with tears air dim
1t wuz me that swiudled him
Down he sot an Brother Green
Stood up an surveyed the scene:
sBrotherin. talk jest let her roll
This here thing good fer the soul
Scnce these tales has come ter view
Guess I'll ease my conscience TOO.
I'm the man 1 amt no sairt
Furnished Johnson with the paint
Fer the pulpit an the pews
Toll him wuz shore ter lose
Money on the deal, an ne
Thinkin he wuz swindtiu me
Paid two prices for It all
Brotherin'. while these teardraps fail
Git upon yer knees an see
III thar grace reserved fer me-
He sot down an Brother Scott
Riz, an said. I'm in the lot
While the memry makes me sigh,
I'm one blackbird in that pie
I'm thu man you know me well
johnson got ter buy the bell
An I'm here ter say Tonight
Didn't zactly treat him right
Charged him more than wuz my due
Got the best O Johnson. too
Brotherin wish you'd likewise see
III thar's mercy SIN fer me-
He sot down. Then Johnson riz
Moppin o that brow o his
An sale. "Brotherln ef you please
III retire, an wait fer these
Here good brotherin3'
Ny conviction
wuz that when the henediction
Wuz pronounced thard be row
on the outside. anyhow
An warn't fur wrong, fer when
All the women an the men
Wuz a-comiu out, / seen
johnson lookin mighty mean
Bout the eyes, an castin rouu
In the crowd fer Scott an Brown
An likewise fer Brother Green.
An he foun' EN-
WeiH I've seen
Fights from Tiff ter Tallyho
Fellrrs wallered IN the snow
On Christmas day but my
That night beat EN- low an high
johnson now on top. an then
Underneath, an women men
A-yeiHu fer to stop the tight
An them four hittin left an right
Fact IS they Mt TIL broad daylight
In that ere church I'm boun ter say.
Thare stiN four sinners ter this DAY
Johnson an Scott an Brown an Green
The maadesl mea Won ever seen