Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-06-05

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down the stairs, through the hall, to adm
her, and then she kept me standing viii
she exchanged blessings with couple {
fellow converts. AS re-entered the ROOF
Edward opened his eyes and asked whel
L had been. I told him, adding meekly
4 wish Patty would not stay out so lat
every night
Have patience, my DEAR said Edward
who hadnot trembled before the blast froI
the front door, not been kept standing o.
the cold oil cloth in fancy slippers. sHav
patience, said my hero, and went to slee
again. il.ss
The next morning Edward had read al
the papers, and had done ever SO mucl
sewing, and Moses had been ordered tw'
4 or three thAessto bringin. breakfast ane
each time he had grinned mysteriously anf
announced that 'bfekfus warnt quite red
! dy; and Edward was submitting to thu
delay with less moral strength than had
been led to expect, when there arose from
| the kitchen a succession of shrieks which
terrified us so that we were ON the spot be
fore it had occurred to either OF us what il
all meant Arrived at the scene Of action
we discovered that Angelina had come
through
And there she was, black as ebony, sup
pie as panther, wild as a maniac, her eyes
rolling, her feet stamping, her hands clap
ping, her voice ringing! You might have
heard her two squares off.
'Thang Cord, thang Cord I'm held
servin' sinner! Thang Cord, my Lord de
riber % Jordin is washed my feet like
snow Glory, glory, glory! Pm hell
d'servin sinner Oh, oh ! umph! my
Lord /! my feet is done took from de mire
an de clay! Phew my Lord don't you
hear de chains a fallin' off? done got
free Ole Satin is tucked his tail an run
Phew umph Pm hell-d' servin sinner.
Thang Cord, my Lord ! Glory, glory,
glory.
And there stood Moses, in sinful glee,
his shoulders bent, his hands on his knees,
neck extended, his mouth spread from ear
to ear.
And there Of course. was Patty, wild
with excitement, and vieing with Angelina
both in shrieks and contortions.
And there was also Il may be permitted
to add the cat devouring the mutton
chops, and the baby washing her hands in
the buekwheat batter. Jimmy and John
were fighting a mock battle with the bus
cult, and the dog having upset the boiling
coffee, was circulating briskly about on
three legs, contributing to the entertain
menta liberal quota in the way of emo
tional expression.
rs breakfast ready p asks Edward.
sGlory!' says the cook.
who the deuce is taking care Of the
baby p inquiries its father.
Where ismy harp?' demands the nurse.
She plants ilersright heel half a yard in
advance of her, throws her hands in the
air, and plays on an imaginary harp.
why don't you take in breakfast!
But Moses is demoralized, and only ex-
aggerates his original grin.
Negroes in all stages of religious devel-
opment, from the early seekers to the
young convert begin to gather like crows
in a cornfeld, and my hero retires in disor-
der but when things get ludicrous they
become endurable, and / whisper to him,
laughing;
Have patience, my dear
He answered with a frown, which again
betrayed less moral strength than I had
been led to expect.
shook the baby, boxed Jimmy, slapped
John, scolded Moses, chased the cat, and
would have extended my attentions to the
dog but that misfortune had already over
taken him. Then followed Edward,
laughing all the way from the kitchen to
the dining rooms, and when I got there,
and thought of the baby and the buck
wheat, the cat and the mutton-chops, and
Patty singing about the "star upon her
forrad." I laughed again, and kept Oh
laughing till Edwards moral strength fail
ed entirely, and he went off saying, GROSSLY
enough, that he would have to breakfast at
a restaurant. 1t might be very well for a
woman who had nothing else to do to sit
giggling and laughing at parcel of idiots,
but for a man who had business to attend
to and a time to go il
Have patience, deaf,' 1 murmured
sweetly.
Sounds in the distance Glory. Pm a
hell'd' servin, sinner Thang Cord Oh
umph phew! Go1ong, Satan!0
Send my dinner to the factory, will
you p and Edward bangs the door with
surprising vehemence, considering nobody
has stepped on his train.
Late in the day dispatched the fellow
ing note by the hands of neighbor.
MY DEAR EDWARD.-I would have
sent your dinner, but soon after you left
Moses took his seat on the anxious bench,
and had no one to send it by. L com.
forted myself, knowing you would have
patience, but at the same time endeavored
to procure other servants. The result has
proved embarrassing. AS you disapproved
of inquiries concerning their religious ex.
perience, [ avoided making any, and they
invariably turned out mourners, so had
quite little congregation in the kitchen
They are excessively audible, but 1 deter
mined to have patience, and shall continue
to engage them. Won't you please come
home early ? for until [ can find some cit
isen of African descent with a secular
turn Of mind, I really need your mora
support. | must not omit to mention that
even had Moses been available, I could moi
have sent your dinner, for had none tt
send, as Angelina refuses to cook to-day