The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-02-08
DAVID AND GOLIATH.
The Story as Told by Local Preacher
Iu the Southwest.

Last week, my brethren, as l wa
a-readin' in my Bible, found a stor,
on big fight II. Samuel, xvii)
was powerful interestin', and l studied
it almost all the week. There wa,
two armies a-campin' on two noun
tains, right fornenst each other, and 6
holler and, | reckon, some good bot
tom land and q medder lot lyin' be-
tween 'em. In one OF the armies there
was big feller-a whoppin' great big
feller-ahd every day he went down
the hill to t'other camp, and just dared
EN-. He told em to pick their best
man and send him down the hill, and
he'd fight him. And such soger close
never heard tell on afore.
He had q brass cap and brass trous-
ers, and a coat made like mail-bags
where they are all ironed and riveted
together. But the fellers in t'other
camp jest clean funked. They dare
MT fight the big feller, nary one on
'em. They jest sneaked away, and the
big feller he went back to camp. But
he didn't quit thar, the big feller
di Int. He was spilin' for fight, and
he was bound to have it. He jest went
down into the bottom land, into the
medder lot, every day, mornin' and
tell you he pestered 'em nightly.
Tho old fel!er, Saul, the gineral, he
felt more chawsd up and meaner than
the sogers, and when he couldn't STAN
it no longer, he told the boys that II
any on 'em wanted to go down and lick
the big feller he'd give him his gal
and right smart chance of plunder.
But they was all so skeer'd that even
that didn't start one Of .'em. The big
feller went down and dared 'em. and
pestered 'em more'n q month-40 days,
the Bible says.
| don't know what they'd done IL 1t
hadn't a been that peart little feller
had come down TO camp, one day, to
fetch some extra rations to his three
big brothers, that their old dad sent
to 'em from home. Kind old pap, he
was, and sharp, too, for he sent along
Well, Jest as the little feller drove
up, they was all gwine out to fight,
and the little feller left his traps with
the driver, and legged it after the
sogers, and told his big brothers howd'y.
Right thar the old big teller came out
and dared 'em again, and they were
all 80 skeer'd that they just run like
mad, The little feller heered him,
and then went back into camp and
heered all the sogers talking about
him, and what the old gineral would
give to have him licked. He asked
'em heap Of questions about it all,
and his big brother he got mad at him,
and twitted him about keeping sheep.
and gave him right smart of sass.
He was plucky, but, you see, he had
to stan it, cause twas his big brother.
Big brothers are mighty mean some
times.
But ,he little feller talked heap
With the other sogers, and they tod
the old gneral about him, and he
told them to tell the little felier to
come and see him. The little feller
was n lightly plucky, and he just up and
told the old Gineral Saul that he'd
fight the big feiler The gineral look
ed at the handsome little feller-he
was real handsome-and ses he, kinder
softly, 81 reckon" and shakin' his
head, :" it's too big job; you're only
a chunck OF o boy, and he's An old
fighter"
The little feller spunked up, and
told the old gineral that he'd had one
bar fight, and he killed the oar. He
said there was an old lion and bar
got among his dads sheep, and was
gwine off with q lamb. He broke for
old bar he lamm'd him till the bar
turned on him for hug but he got
one hand into the long ha'r under his
j Nv. and he lamm'd him with the
other n till he was dead. He'd killed
the lion and the bar, and he knowed
he was enough for the old big feller.
Then the little feller talked real
religion to the old gineral. You sec,
he'd got religion afore that, and he
knowed that the Lord would help a
feller, If he WAS all right, and got into
q tight place. He told Gineral Saul
that the Lord had made him mighty
supple, and looked out for him when
the old lion and bar tried to get their
paws into him; and he knowed He'd
see him through the fight with the old
big felier, for he was just DARN 'em
and pesterin' 'em to make game of
religion. When the old gineral seed
he vas so plucky and religious, too, he
full, and he told him to go In, and he
made little prayer for hisself. Then
the old gineral put his own soger close
on the little fellow, and strapped his
sword onto him. But they were q
heap too big, and he shucked 'em of
directly, and made for dry branch
down in the bottom. Then he hunted
five little rocks, smooth as hen egg,
put 'em in little bag whore he carried
his snack when he was a-tendin' the
sheep, got his sling fixed all right, and
hurried up to meet the old big feller
in the medder lot.
When he seed him comm he was
powerful mad they'd sent down such q
feller, and jawed awful. But the lit
tie feIler jest talked back religious,
and kept his eyes peeled. And reck-
on the big feller couldn't q BEN s-look-
in.' I've studied q heap on it and
Jest know the big feller couldn, be- n
a-lookin' for the little feller got out
his sling and drew away and shied q
little rock at him, and he popped him,
and down he tumDled. Then the
little feller rushed up and mounted,
j ,st as an old hunter loves to get on q
bar after he'd shot him and he out
with the big feller's long sword and of
with his head. Then 1t was them
Philistins sinners turn to be skeer'd
and they broke for the brush, and all
of them chil'en OF Israel fellers Jest
shouted, and chased 'em clean over the
mountain into o valley, and then com'd
back and got all them camp plunder.
My brethren, that's the best story OF
a fight eyer read after, and you can't
buy no better story book nor this very
Bible.
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Kentucky legislature which provides
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