The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-11
VOLUME XXXlV---NO. 20.
Swear Not At All.

y cnri"n>l, dramatic story has been
recalled h> the death nt the Rev. John,
i. NL.cr. - -. # illustrates hnilrl.
ingenious pi,iN Of tlr man Who nnv
dead. and ll, fatal results thar ,ni,,
ilin'S instantly follow pI"iliii, .,ui
ilmg"illn'-S. II iuiflrr .l,ni,il,iilic
ilii III. Nd-,l'~ religion WAS ui lhIi
hl"' tNl" ;hii dated li-hl ,>ll no
matter under What conditions II w..>
'n'"l''sis.i =, him r.rrN place WAS
the lleilt l,"i Il, which to mninrl tia.
hann,l"i ,hr Church and make stand
i'l ii.hi. llt lnciurut alluded to-
ls"'k place ~ tln uoitl,rin portion of
lh'> State III i iiln,. when. during !I,.
'l\li WI. the ih\ ages ui the Federal
army ''a'l l"'u 'nn'plctc Shcil,limS
horde oi soldiers. with ih.ii attendant
>iiiEElti>. had Invested the Piedmont
>rcti"i. H.i'l- were being made in al
directions. llnu>..> Mere dali, looted
and tlltm bnlnch stock was benz,
driven oh. old men were uuil, insult
tu hnh tN,n tl, women and children
were shown II" consideration hv The.
inNaurt>. l'r. Ad..l tiiru lived near
trndltt"n and WAS in tlr Very storm
centre "t the .lcpr'.iatinn>. DAY after
day his home. escaped ravl.c. and !,
hop" that the. nwIirl's c;llin. WOULD
render lis root tree free from pill;,.r
had hMEiin tn he entertained E<p.,.-
tati"n wa> in error however. fuv nui!,
n. It.tf Il H..
WAS n\trl""kr,l h! the men who had
>tubb,ruly fought their way SoutIw,rl
{" he transformed int" spnil>lmn of Il
yer. low character when the -naI
for which they had strvcn WAS finally
reached.
onr day party of raiders belonging
to ten. StonciIians cavalry were ut :
tr;irtcd by the house. which had Thus
Tar enjoyed immunity from spolltion.
Ihithtr they directed their way and
proceeded tn take everything that was
of value. From galrrt to cellar the.
old home WAS sacked by the sol,licry in
such Il MYSTERIOUS manner that the Ia
dies were frightened and the servants
rushed from the premises. Profanity
WAS falling from the lips of the men in
showers. the most obscene language
tHlrly flowed from them and dirty chi
tllcts were applied everyone whom
they encountered. II was this prnianty
that stirred the soul of DR. A,lgrr. lie
stepped boldly onward and. lunkin
he rniiianly captain suuarcly in the
eyes. said: ''Sir. have not objected
To your thcfts and the utlicr indignitirs
that You have hcaprd ON my home and
family ! suppose hat ! am compelled
tn bear such treatment in time of wal.
and have consequently held my peace
But You have iin right. sir, Ia use the
profanity of which both yn,l and Your
men have been guilty. and consider
it my duty as il Christian and the head
of this house to object"
This simple speech wrought he great
brute npt0 Il point al frenzy lie swort.
more violently than ever, unhcar.. Of
profanity wcllcd from his obscene
! mouth as he threatened Il the old gentle
man with personal injury for having
dared /" suggest that it was wrong to
take i'll vain the name of the Creator
a strange dcnOuemcmt resulted. The
soldier when in the puroxysm of rage
had worked his body until his pistol
w;ls lOOSened III his holster and fell to
the ground. There was Il sharp report,
n cry of pain, the pr0fanc officer reelch
and fell to tile ground. dead. The
bullet had gone straight to the heart
that knew no respect for man or rcvcr-
ence for GO,l.-News aud Courier.