The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-02-18
Talks with the Blacks.

Crn=s'rc Judiciary Square ono rather
mild bnt misty morning, | met an oil
c''lored woman; who gave inc tao custo-
may TOW
"Good morning, Aun'y," said with a
.mile.
''oo' morning, ma'am, it's blessed
morning"
After few words of conversation I
sail to her, "You saii it was a blessed
morning Well, Auniy, we have great
many blessings"
Il has naam. am an old resident
acre-lived here forty years"
"Wlicn you go away from here, hope
you'll go TO better home"
AZ if the coro Of her heart WIS touchs
cd, she drew closer and looked up confi1-
ingly in my face. "fes. mistress, I've
good hone of tidt. Christ died and
rose again. and we must die, and them's
the conditions" as we pursncd our differ
cnt paihs che slowly reneated, thems
the conditions" And the light she
walked in almost lightened the mlts of
the morning
Amt DErILAH
Aunt Delilah was large, strong black
cook, whose phraseology was in perfect
keeping with her appearance. She sail
everything on the stove spoke TO her ot
religion. ''Oh, the excelencies of tls
way" she often repeated, "Oh, the ex-
cellencies of the way. IF the excellen-
cies and beauties which fash on the mind
here are so great. what must it be in hea-
ven =
"Aunt Delilah, is it not worth whils
10 be Christian, 10 be delivered from tho
fear Of death !"
ooh yes, and to he delivered from tho
pore, of our wicked hearts "
In speaking of Christians mingling
with worldly people, she said: "First
you know. they'll rob you (meaning your
peace). and pretty soon, if you are not
careful, they II pick you clean "a a chick
On. But the Father says, if you will,
will, and believe God has made it so,
that if you will live near to God, they'll
stan in awe Of YOU
Aunt r.trBn.
We visited Aunt Phoebe when shr was
sick, lying on straw bed on the floor,
everything about her miseraby tattered,
and her partly bald head only partly COW
ercd with the remains Of turban. Hor
skin wae Of the darkest hue, and one or
two rather projecting teeth thut were left
ten led to make her appearance almost
revolving, were it not for an almost radi-
ant expression, as she sat up, and moving
her long, bony finger, she pointed up back
and forth, saying, ooh, when we walk
those streets, clothed in white, how W,
will talk Of The trouble we had!"
Rags here and glory there" eai' \
lady with us. "Aunt PhGbr. .how can
enc feel as you dol 1 would almos.
change places TO feel So" ''IIow can
they feel ;" she repeated "Why,
just o,"-and sitting up in bed, sho
clasped her hands and bowed her heal
ever her knees, s,-"and say, Lord, none
hut tie none JN Neer" when wa,
converted felt go light, as if IcoulI have
taken all the people in the church up ia
my arms and told them what the Lord
had done for me 1t was when the min
ister read take up thy bed and walk
And he said when God works in you.
You'll knew it. When | came out of the
church | asked n white lady if she heard
what the minister said Not in pariic.
ular' Didn't you hear when he said,
take up your bed and walk p Iiook ont
Of tho 10, ~.
ard think God made them, man could
not
"Were you afraid in the thunier
storm ?"
".Nn, | dill not even lie down. 7 ir.t
walked to the window, and said, ttl, is my
FWic,'s uU"
"l'ut suppose -ou had been struck ?"
"W>ll, then shoull have gone right
hom' on Jacobs ladder"
'Then You are not afraid to die and
'tanl before Cody
"Siand before Godl" said She. sIowir.
"that 'co,A Is ali DONE stand before him
every day"
"tIow do you feel about shining T.
ooh | cannot bear TO sin. OllI
prav that the Lord will just keep me from
i :"
"ls it good works that make you f. ell
so slrc p
"No, I'm rdhea-washed in the blood
ot the Lamb, AMI some good day nv
Master viii come AMI take me home.
can never tell in this world the salts faction
| have. Jesus Is my ruler"
"What has Jesus done for yon e
'What has he done for me :" looking
up pi'ifully "Why lie carried His
cross for me, and shed His blood"
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