Smyrna times., 1872-06-12
A New Version Of an Old Story.
A corresnnndent in Virninin sends tho

A correspondent in Virginia sends the fol
lowing to LppincofS Waqazine:
AS approached a pond, few days ago,
where some negroes were cutting ice, chanced
to hear the conclusion of conversation be
tween two ofthe hands on the subject of religion
hat do yo' know bout 'lgion? You
dont know nuthin' tall bout 'lgion -
L know heap bout ligion. Amt | bi
an read de BibIe?"
What you rec in de Bible? I say you
can't tell me Ut hin what you read in dc
Bible !"
" BIT | kin, dough (though) read bout
= What sort o Morrow-to-morrow?"
No. Go. Morrow"
Well, whar he CO. and what he 20 fur?'
Shoh! man. He didn't go no whar, cuz he
was a town"
Dar Didn't tell you you didn't know
nuthin bout nutlin'! You read de Bible
!loccum thow come de town name Morrow
aud how de town gwine any whar? Town ain
| got no legs. ~
Man, you's born fool !-sho' De town
named Go. Morrow but dey call it Morrow
cuz dcy dldn have no time to stay talkiD long
talk"
" Debbil dey didn'! Ef dey stay dar to day
why can dey stay dar tomorrow? 'Spair
me dat. v
But dey all gone and de town, too. AL
done bu n up"
Eff dere ain no pepul, and dcre amt nc
town, how de town name Morrow? Glong
niger. Didn't | know you didn't know
nuthin tall bout 'ligion! But (sarcastcally
toe me some mo what you read in de Bible
We'll, Morrow was big town bou
mighty nigh 5 big as Washington City-and de
pepul what live dar was de meanes pepul il
! do Ub bOla vrn,H n,1, It. i !
Lord he couldn't abear 'en, and he make III
his mn dat he gwine bun de town clear up
! But dar was enc good man dar-member Nv dt
church-a p Sidin' elder, named Lot"
: Yaas ! know d him"
Whar you laow him ?"
:, On de cannell lcanall. He owned batto
and dror it hisself"
. Heist nan. l talkin' sense, now. Der
de Lord he came to Lot, and he say, Lot,
gwne bun DIS town. You and you wife gi
up and gether you little alls and put out 10
de crack O day, coz | cert My gwine bun di
| town and dc pepul tomorrow. Den Lot h,
and his wife riz and snatched up their little ali
and travelled soon in dc mornin'. And de Lore
he TUX two ligh. 'ud (light wood knots anC
some Shawn ; and he set fire to dat ar town W
Morrow, and he bull it spang up, clear dowl
| to the groun
What come O Lot?"
: lie and lie wife, dey went and dey wen
and dey went, t'well pres 'ly he wife say
Lord! ef | amt gone and lef de meal site
and de rol,in' pin l wish may die! And sh,
turn, round and -and-she dar now!"
What she don' now?"
"NuthinI'
" Must be mons US lazy woman
!" No!-she amt. De Lord he tut her t.
pillow Nv salt, cos she too 'quisitive."
Dar Ev'rybody know bout sack O salt
but who ever hear bout pillow O salt? Blu
what come o L., tY'
Lot he weren't keerin' tall bout no rolin'
pin and no meal-sifter so he kept straieh
long, thout turnin wv he head to the right
neither to the left.
. And ef de ole oman dar?"
Iaasl"
g In de middle of de road?"
"Yaas!"
4" Must keered mighty little fur her. Want
to git married to seek n wife, | spec But d,
tus man come long and want to git some sal
to bake ashcake, he gwine to bust a piec,
OUT Lots wife and 'stroy her; and what yor
think o dat? Call dat 'ligion? And de OIL
man lef here? And you read dat"
Here poremptory order from the foreman
to go to work broke short the conversation