Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-08-12

erin ana sisters, he haD gone 70 dc LORD gone
wAar dey don work III de ,waups. ~ll ue
little chi 'ren don't tote de big shn2 les gu w.
wafer up TO dar kaees No swamp, am dtr
no shingles am dar Gey don need IN tdse
dar je nous.'n halnt bu!lded "ld ndnd, ior
dey IN all buiided by dc lord, and g!D al TO
DE good niggers ready made, and tor nUihn
DE Lord don Say like as ded mus.a sag. P1mp,
dar's de logs and de shingles (dey N a.i-r-
pore shingles De kline dat woanJ -eiI out
inassa say dem good 'nuf for niggcfs de
root do leak. De Lord doan: say Now
Pomp, you 20 to work and build rour own
house, but mine dat you does your tisk all ~
time, Jess de same But de Lorl-de DR. ,sed
Lord-he say, " eu We goes up oar, Oar P5mp,
dars de house dat Sc been q 0uldiu for you
eber since de foundation Oh de worle. tim
done now, and you kin cum IN yOu room nm
jess ready, and ole Sal and De chll'ren dat tux
way from you eber 50 ljug ago, and dd, yon
m0urued ober and cried obe, "a ef you d net er
bee nem agia, deg N d4r toJ, all 3n ON, d Yait-
my for you. Dey m been fxm' up DE- house
spessly Tor you al desc long yells, and deg
got IL all nice and comliable now Yas MY
iriond glory b. 10 hin, dat. WbaJ our lloah-
eoly Aiassl sly, and who %. you woulau't hab
slch nts7l as d.t-a massl do4ut set y0u 10
aar. task. aud dat gits yau uuF tI ea,, aud
ume TO res and 20 sing and 90 play mlssl
dat douut keep no l2uL,4 oberseei 70 follow
you .bou; via lc biz lgle-mshed whi1. but dal
leads you his-eG % dc green pasture, and .e
still tllri-, aaI " ea .0u ~ i la.utaud i tired
iud can =, u5 .gr5r7. dat takes sou up ~ lis
lruIs, 400 cl!rg. y0u in h, bosom "a ha; pore
dayky an ttr dat w0uidu uab sich lIa,ss
- Hu ole ob a., eDan et At aal @ work j,s. 70
aAld as we works now, wudu't uul hescf da
hapli-s. ~ ger IN d. whole wlre ii be could
aaD sicu hoos'n 70 llb 10 as dem--dem nous n
not maize wild hands, cIernel ia dc heabgns
'' But glory, glory 10 de Loid my chill ren.
wese all got DAT massa, ei we only knowel il,
ami rem builIlu' lem house up dar, now,
1 Tor cherry one ob US dat ain tryIn' 20 be good
/ to lob one anoder. For every oae ob Us, | say
and We kin all gt ne ine hous'n ei We try,
" Recolember too, my bruddcrs, Dat our
great Massl AN rich berry rich, and he kin do
all he promise. lie doan't say, ween wese
worked ober time to u, some lIttle ting to com
fort de sick chile, knows, Pomp you Sc done
de work an did gree TO gib you de pay but
de TACT am, POmp, de frost hab come SO sudden
dis var, dAt Use loss de hull % De sebenth dip
PIN an l'se pore, so pore de chile muss 90
Lord, he ue0er talk SO. lie neber break, case
de sebenfh dip am shet off, OF Case de price OF
turpennne 70 down at de Nurf He neber sell
his niggers down Souf case he lose his money
on de hoss-race No. my chil ren, our heavenly
MassA am rch-rich, say. tie own all dls
worlc, aud all de oder woties dat am shinln' up
daT in De sky lie own dem all but he tlak
more ob one oh you-Dore ob one OBJ you--p0re
! ign rant 5rack loiks dat ,ou am-dnn ob all
dem great worries Who wouldn't belong to
sch "a Mlssa is dat2 Who wouldn't be his
nigger-not ls siaye-he doan't hab no slaves
but his chile, an et his chile, den his heir,
dc heir oh God, and dc llned heir wild De blessed
Jesus? o my cail'ren tiuk Of dat de heir
0b dc Lord ob alIde 'arth and all DC sky What
wl:te man Kin be more dat
- Doan none ob you say you m too wicked
to be his ouIe; c,se you nalu't lie labs lie
wicket ones de oest, case lsy need his luO de
most. ia, my bruditrs, ebtn dc wickeIest, ci
dey $ Jaiy s,rly, AID turn roun anu lelb of
lar bad ways, be ub de berry best ob all, o4se
he 'm al lob and puy.
SAM. hai, my chil yen, war wicked, bu, /
1olu we pity hun dolnt we INK ne hab.
hard time anl doau { We tink de bad uberseer,
whom layiu daf IN dc house jess ready 10 gwo
and answer for t--loant we Tux he gube sam
berry great probincation
4" Dat s 20, SAID a dozen of the auditors
" Den, doan t you Spose dAt de Dressed Lord
know all dat, and dat he pity sam too? Ii We
pore sinners iee soIrer ior him, hahn de Lord $
heart bigger n our n, and ha,n't ne more sorrer
for him Doan you tink dat ei he lub aud
pity de berry worse whites, dat he lub ana pity
pore sam wha warnt 80 berry bad, arter all ?
:.
Doau you tnk he'll Cub sam house? Praps
twont be one ob de fine hous n, but won't 1t be
u cou,hble house, dat ham { no cracks, aud one
dat II keep out de wind and de ram And don
YOU sp0Se, my chll rem, dat It Il be biz enough
for julie, tOO-dat po.e, repentln chile, whose
heart am clean broke, case she hab broughten
dis on sam and won't de LOrd-de good Lord
de tender hearted Lord-won't ho touch sam
heart aud coax him TO toigib julie, and to take
her into his house up dar ? knows he will,
my chil're | knows-'
The old negro paused abruptly there was
quick swaying in the black crowd-a haSty
! rush-a Wild cry-and Sans wife burst into
the open space arouu1 the preacher, aad fell at
his feet Throwing her arms wildly about him,
she Shreked out
Say dat agu, uncle P0mp for lie lab Oh /
dc good Lord, Oh say uat again
Bending down, the old man raised het gently
in his arms, aui folding her there as he would
nave folded child, ne said ia yoica thick
with emotion
81 1t am 50, juicy. | knows dat Sam viii /
orgib you, and take you wid him up dar. -
Fastening her arms lrantically about Pom
pey's neck, the poor woman burst into parOx-
ism of grei, while the old mans tears fell in |
great drops ON her upturned face, and many a
dark cheek was wet as with rain.
The scene lasted few minutes, and | WAS
turning away to hide the emotion that fast filled