The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-03-14

ien WeIe IN eeslacles at this demonstFattve evil
denee of completion Of the work; and wheuev-
sr Suggs shouted "Gloreem atthe top Of his
lungs, every ono Of them shouted it back, until
the woods rang with echoes.
4he efer'escence having partially subsidized,
Snggsw a put upon his pinsto relate his expe-
nee, which he did somewhat in this style
first brushing the tear drops from his eyes, and
giving the end Ofhis nose b preparatory wiring
with his fingers, to free it!of the auperabundant
moisture; gisr
"Friends!n he said, cit don t take long to.
curry a short horse, accordin, 10 the old ssyin
andGpll give youtho pertickelers OF the way I
was brought to a knOwledgen-here the Cap
tain wiped the tip Of his nose and snufled a
lithe-"in less'n no time.
praise the Lord, ;. CALCULATED a bystander,
'sYou see | come here full Of romancin' and
devilment, and jist to make game Of all the
purceedins. Well spre.enough. 1 done SO for a
long time, and was athinkin how / should play
a trick-n ar dll y at9-
HDear soul alive don't he talk sweet?n cried
an old lady in black silk--sWhar's John Dobbs ?
You Sukeyg screaming alta negro woman on
the other side Of the square-''ef you don't
hunt up your massy Johnin minute, and have
him here to listen to his 'sperience, I'll tuck
you up when | git home and give you a hun
bred and fifty lashes madum-see eff / don't.
Blessed Lord?--referring again to the Cap
tain's r%elatiOn-ainti it a precious 'scourceW
I was list a thinkin how / should play some
trick to turnit into redeCule, when they began
to come around me and talk. Long at first /
didn't mind it, but arter little that brother"
pointing to the reverend gentleman who had SO
successfully carried the unbellever through the
Oldand New Testaments, and who Simon was
convinced was the "big dog Of the lanyard
that brother spokea word that struck me kleen
to the heart, and run all over me, like fire in
dry grass
HI can bring 'emp cried the preacher al
luded 10, in a tone Of exultation-'Lord thou
knows Of thy servant can't stir lem sp, nobody
else needn't try--but the glory aint mine! I'm
a poor worrum Of the DUST he added, with ill
managed affeetatiOn. liJg
sand 50 from that | felt somethin' a~-pullin'
me inside ,g,itC 7
.Grace! grace! nothin' but grace!p exclaim-
ed one; meaning that grace had been Operat-
ing in the Captains gastric region d
Sand then,' continued suggss 4 wanted to
git off, but they hilt me, and Bimeby | felt SO
missuble, I had to 60 yonder1-pOinting to the
mourners' seat--'and when I lay down thar it
got wuss and wuss, and 'peared like somothin'
was a-mashin' down on my backs 7o
THAT was his load o. SIM said one Of the
bfethreh-snever mind, it'll tumble off present.
"; see eff il don't!' and he shook his head pro-
fessionally and knowingly.
'And it kept a-gittin heavier and heavier, on
twelI it looked like it might be afouur year old
steer, or abig pine log, or somethin' Of that
sort
'Glory to my soul,' shouted Mrs. Dobbs, it's
the sweetest talk l ever hearn! You Sukeyl
amt you got John yit? never mind my lady,
rll settle VII your sakey quuiIsd before the
finger which her nistress shook at her.
And arter awhile,' suggs went on, s'Peared
like l fell into a trance, like, and l seed ="
snow we'll git the good on itp cried one Of
the sanctifed.
'And seed the biggest, longest, riproaren.
est, blacklist, caliesr-Captain suggs paused
wiped his brow, and CALCULATED, 'Ah, L-o-r-dg
50 asto give full time for curiosity to become
impatient to know what he saw.
sSarpent! warn't itp asked one of the prea-
chers.
NO, not a surpent,' replied suggs, blowing
his nose. X
sDO tell US what it war, soul aIive!-whar Il
John?' said Mrs. Dobbs.
"Allegator!' said the Captain.
'Aligator!' repeated every woman present
and screamed for very life. .., M
Mrs Dobb's nerves were 50 shaken by the
announcement, that after repeating the horri
bic word, she screamed to sukey, you sukey
l say you .su-ke-e-y! Of you let John come a
nigh this way, whar the dreadful alligashaw
what am | thinkia' 'bout? 'Twarn't nothin
hui a xishinp u a32 aa
'WeH,' saidathe Captain in continuation
the alligator kept a-comin' and a-cOmin' to-
ards me, with his great long jaws a-gapin' 9pel
like a t%en-foOt pair o tailorsshears3
s0ht oh! Lord! gracious abOve!' cried tn
women,
'Satanp was the lacopic ejaculation Of tn
Oldest preacher present, who thus informed III,
congregation that twas the devil which ha,
attacked suggs in the shape Of an alligator.
sand then | concluded the jig was up, thou
/ could block his game some way; for ! see,
his iaee was to snap off my heads The wO
men screamed again.
$50 | fixed myself iist like I was perfect.
willin' for him TO take my head, and rather he'
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