The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-02-03
FLEE LITTLE ONE, FLEE.
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The following experience of a six foot
buck negro, who is said to have robbed
every hen roost near Trenton, was given
at a 'protracted meeting at the Baptist
church short time spastai 1t is Vouched
by several gentlemen who heard it 'as al
most verbatgm. Being a new convert the
pastor said /: "sWell my young friend tell
US what good things have been done for
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Rolling his eyes around and working
himself into sort Of frenzy, he e,commene-
ed with the voice and sing song tone ip
which that race give vent to their relig-
ious feelings. ''Las Friday morning l was
struck wild mygsins, an eouldn't git 10
rest in de house an Invent out In de old
grave yard an prayed de Lord TO forgive
me, an prayed an prayed, an I fOun no
peace, an went back in de house, but
couldn't git no satisfacshun dar 50 went
out in de woods an | prayed dar an still
foun no peace, an den Iwent whar de boys
was playin' cards an dey axed me
woulden | have han, an | tole EN- no
an stayed dar lookm' on while an
felt like de debbil was right arter me.
| went back to de house an sot dar in no
peace, an went way down in de ole sink,
an | laid down dar an prayed all dat
day, an all dat night an mex day, an
cooden fine no peace. DenI went up to
Calines an sot down, but Iecooden git no
peace dar an | cooden stay dar an / went
back to de sink an laid down dar an |
prayed, an Iprayed, an | prayed, an bime-
by heard sumpin comm Bookety-book-
ety--bookety--an / looked up an dar
c-o-m-e old Satan ridin on de s-a-m-e
ole black mar he was a ridin de fuss time
he cum into de world, an he had CRATE big
spurs on as big as sucklar saw. But
thank de Lord he run by an never seed
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Den laid down on prayed de Lord to
save ne, an arter while / heared sumpin
comm agin. / looked up an seed old
Satan comm back in slow walk an |
heered him say. "No he heber went.a-
long here, | don't see no tracks," DenI
knewed he was lookin for me an hol-
Tered out good L-o-r-d sabe me, an j
heered a voice saying flee for your
life little one, flee for your life. Den
| jumped up an run hard as / could across
de ole LEVEL feld.I | looked before me
an Iseed bis. FIRE Just like, burnin of
plant bed, an | looked back an seed ole
Satan rite arter me, so | run rite on an
when l got to de fire I jumped, an stead
of jumpin over | fell rite in de middle, an
sumpin caugat me cross de brest AMI look
ed an seed it war jist like a skene of fine
thread, an. den | hollered out good
L-o-r-d deliver me, an den two little
white rObed angels tuck me an set me on
my feet an said flee for your life little
one, flee for your life, an runned an run
ned, an | come to little white path an
1 stopt an | said w-h-i-c-h way shall I
go, good L-o-r-d which way. ~ lds
An / heered a voice sayin take to de
right, an den Irunned an ruined tell 4
cum to little white gate an it flied open
an | heered voice saying W.e-l-c-o-m-e
little one welcome, an kept up dc little
white path tell 1 cum to another little
white gate an it flied open, an dar stood
teen t-h-o-u-s-a-n-d, m-i-l-l-i-o-n little
white angels all with little white robes on
an dey all sung out Welcome little
one welcome. -7s@ 2" t-'Ie'i's7'ip
Perhaps you were asleep and dreaming
my brother, interposed the preacher.
Mono, fo de Lord was wide awake as
you is dis minute an seed it all wild my
own eyes.