New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-04
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a'Gnale Dan tcoloredl1 age4 Boxes: Ii.
gife, AUNT jimmy aged thirtye eav,euns
Miss Emily Hawkins, young Mars
Washington Hawkins, and young Mars
Clay, the new member Of the family. range
themselves on log after supper and con-
teinplated the marvellous river. and dis
cussed it. The moon rose and sailed alots
through a maze Of shredded cloud-wreaths,
the mber river just perceptibly frightened
under the veil OF light A deep silence per-
vaded the air, and was emphasized ct intero
sgals, rather than broken, by the hooting of
an owl. the baying OF d dog, or the mt fled
crash OF a cayiDg bank in the distance The
little company assembled on the dog H ere
/. all Ehlldren lat least in simplicity and broad
and comprehensive ignOrances and the re-
marks they made about the diver were in
keeping with the character, and so awed
were they by the grandeur and the sole1n-
nifty OF the scene before them, and by their
belief that the air was tilledS with invisible
spirits, and that the faint zephyrs were
caused by their passing wings, that all their
talk took to itself tinge OF the supernatu-
raj, and their voices were subdued to d low
and reverene topeA Slldde9ly Eacis pan J
exclaimed:
o~Chirens dahl eumfn % comiqar'
ali crowded cltse together ana every
heart beat faster. 'Jncle Dan'l pointed
down the river with his bony finger
deep coughing sound troubled the still
hess, way toward wooded cape that
;utted into me stream a mile distant. All
in an instant a Uerce eye OF fire shot out
from behind the cape and sent long bril-
liant pathway quiveling athwart the dusky
water. The coughing grew founder and
louder, the slaring eye grew larger and still
large1A ylared wilder and still wilder. A
huge shape developed itself out of the
gloo.a, aa,s from its tall duplicate horns
dense volumes OF smoke, and spangled with
spar zss poured out and went tumbling
away snt9 the further darkness Nearer
and nearer the Mig came, till its long sides
began to glow with spots of light which
mirrowed themselves In Che river and at
tended tie Suonsteg alse @ toschli,ht pro-
sessiOn.
"Whae ls:: Ga whas is IL. s'nc9e Can1s0
With d deep geismn.tP this agswe. came:
"-.'s siss almighty Sit dawn $40 sa'
Knees
ls was zoe nsessass 20 esy j. swioa
Thes were all Aneel;ng - a moment. And
the1. wnlia the mysterious coughing rose
stronger and stronger and the hrea.ening
glare reached &arther and widers she Segrs's
golce lifted up its suppiication
~Oh Lord, Yves ben mighty g ckeGo an
eye knows dat gre 1erve to 90 90 aie bad
place, bu good Lord, deah Lori, Ne amt
ready vie, We amt ready-laG desc po' chil'en
hab one mo- chance go one mo- chance
Take de ole mig 5ah st yo35 got to hab
somebody god @4srds good seah Lord,
go don't llVw whah you's a "wi@e to, we
don know who you . got go eye on, but
we knows BY de VS. sou cominc we
knows be de way you's @ tiltinS along in yo'
chryOt o eah dat some po' sinners ewine to
ietch iee Cso good L0gd, desc chiien don't
b long Heate dey's I'm Obedstowna whah
dey don't know nueinp and yos knowa yo'
own SET, dae dey ain. 'sponsible. Aa' deah
Lord, good LorH j. Amt Ike ,yo' mercS, it
amt like va, rityeit ain't ike yo' Bong sui.
fern lovlnS kindness for co take Sis kind o.
svantagcs sich little shG'R as desc is when
aey's SO many ornery grown folks chuck foil
~ cussedness dat wants roastin dowfs daho
on. s4ord. spas de little Shl'en, don't .ar do
little chill en- agay I'm dey frenss jes' let 'em
q" s. 81: once and take ID ou.'a de ole
niegahe ''eah . sss Lords head is: DE
81 nigga.i readeo glords sie Ole .s.-e~.s''
The aiming ana churning steamer syas
Eight abreast OF the part.S, and not swentv
eteps awayo she awful thundes 90 mud
valve sSddess;' burst forte drowning the
prayere ans sS]. suddenly USBcie Dan'l
snatched q child under. eacIs arnq and
pack at his heels, and siens ashamed Of hims
selfs he Salte9 n the deep darkness and
shoutede but sathss feeblss >Heah l os0
Lord heah l IS egheSs was @ moment of
throb Ding suspense ana then 10 she sur
prise and comfort OF the party il was plain
that the august presence had gone bye tor
its dreadful noises we're Feeding Uncls
DAM headed a cautious reconnaissance in
she direction q the logs Sure enough che
Lord sas Just Burning point a shors dis
lance up ehe sver, and willis they looked
.tss lights w!nhed Que and the coughing
diminished ~ sseSuessv AMI pseseRsly GeSsssd
altogether.
"H'wsh: We'll. ieses sgqns Soiss sag sIeP
si.l't s.c 'liciency. in prah. Dis child would
like 20 know whah wed ben now d il
wags's 80 das prahs Oats St. OATS 5:."