The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-07-15

while he smOothed his mustache with
his fore-fnger and thumb. Caroline
stood before the congregation giving
In her experience, her voice every mo-
ment growing shriller, and her gestures
wild, while my hounces fluttered and
my laces quivered, and my plumes
waved right and left.
g Yes, feller-sinners I I were layin
on de brink o. hell an de flames was
ies rar in up over me I AMI were a slip
pin an a slidin q slippin an a slidin
| EgrOans from all parts of the house],
an Satan, he we're a squattin down at de
foot de hill wild his pitehfork in his
hand, an every time I guy g slip, Satan
he guve a grin. Ard dar were de grid
iron, gittin hotter an hotter. an Satan
settin down like he didn't hav nothin
to do but to lay me orn it. An while
we're layin dar, seed my sister In de
pit, orn a bed o red-hot Goals. an little
debbles wild bellusses BLOWN EN- TO
keep en- erlive an she were hollerin
an a cryin, an cherry time she try ter roll
off, de little young debbles nd push her
back wild der pitchforks, an presny she
seed me, an bus out cryin, an saws,
Go back, Kyar-llnel Go back You
dunno what Won comm ter Go back,
Kyar-llnel Don't nuvver cross yer foot
no more T. An don't set yur heart on
fine close, COS you won't git no good
ont en- EN- here An presny I heerd a
kind noise like de rollin o wheels, an
lifted mp my eyes, an dar were comm
along two white horses an a char-yOt o
gold Thank de Lord I" exclaimed
voice in the congregation an heerd
voice a sayin " Sinner, don't you want
TO get in 2 An I saws, Who Is you ?
An he says, i is de Lord, and dis ar de
char yot O salvation and de fore
wheels is made out mercy, and de
hine wheels is made out faith and de
horses names SiD.no-mo. Git up, sin
ner, an ketch holt de hine wheel.
Tain't too late = [Groans and exclama-
tons from all parts Of the house, msny
speaking at once. No, no Tain't
dat, sinner?" Ketch holt de hine
wheel an it'll drag you out de mud ~
q 1t roll mighty fas It git by for you
know it Come now, sinner ~ An
while 1 were a lisnin to de Lord, de
horses was a PAWN, an a rarin, and
Satan he done run and hide hind bari
o tar, an sometimes he look as sweet as
lasses, an say, Come down here, honey,
dem horses paws mighty daiDjus' but
L says, Git out my way, Satan, I
amt got no use for you = an takes
holt o de hine wheel an away I goes.
Den after while, gets to movin bout
orn de char-Yot, an leans on de 70
wheel, an I find it's a heap easier to
ride by mercy an til are by faith, an ] |
gifts to pending on the 70 wheel, and |
presny / loses sight de hine wheel /;
an den, fus thing knOwd the 70 wheel |
couldn't stan no mo, and it guv way, an
l were throwed back in de mire and de
clay, and my Ryarmints was wus an dey
was befo The congregation groaned,
and so did l, and so would you if they
had been your "gyarmints" she had |
on. An hOllered to DE- Lord ies to
let me in once mo, an den he backed de |
char-yot, an 1 cot holt de hine wheel |
agin an l got it now, an please Cord, !
1 amt nuvyer gwine ter let go on it no !
mo. Glory Glory Gloryp
She clasped her hands and stamped |
her feet, and threw her body to and fro, |
and from side to side, her forehead |
sometimes almost touching her knees, |
or the back of her head seemingly |
about to salute her heels; while those |
around attempted, or seemed TO attempt, |
to restrain her, but they did 50 with |
ordinations of sympathy AMI admirs- |
ton, which only excited her to wilder |
CALCULATIONS and more manageable |
contortions. Glory !" Glory r. shout |
ed Caroline, wrenching herself from the |
grasp of a sister, and away went the |
folds of my pannier. "Hallyluyer - she |
yelled, tossing her arms in the air, and !
snap flew the buttons from my new
dress while my hat slipped from her |
head to the back of her neck, and was |
finally trampled under foot. "Glory
Use washed in de ribber o Jurdin. My |
feet is clean, and my pearl pin bit the |
dust. She set her eyes, stiffened her |
limbs, and began to jerk spasmodically, |
exclaiming, I'm gwine to the New |
Jeru8aiim I'm gwinel Una gwiue +! |
They all crowded around her, climb
ing over each others shoulders, craning |
their necks to the right and left, push |
ing their heads under each others arms, |
calculating, shouting, signing, groaning; !
while Caroline continued to jerk spas
medically, and kept her eyes shut and |
held her breath as long as she could.
This beginning to grow monotonous,
it was presently proposed that che |
should be taken down to the lecture |
room and che was borne out by a por-
ton of the admiring crowd, while some
one else arose to "give in his expe-
rience." 1 was by this time quite ex-
hausted, and proposed that we should |
go home so as Caroline was borne |
down one flight of stairs leading to the !
vestibule, we descended the opposite. |
and at the foot she caught my eye.
Angry as I was, l could not resist |
laughing at the change this incident !
produced. She had been recumbent, |
staring, and stiff; on this instant she |
started up, aud darting behind one of |
her ex-suppOrters, exclaimed with her |
usual colloquial grace: " Lor, Miss !
Texie how come you here ?"
g 1 came only to ask after your sister, |
Caroline, answered, suavely, land !
to seek the latest styles"
Isn't it odd," I continued to Ed |
ward, as we walked down the street
isn't it odd," that we should have |
gone tonight !"
" No my dear" said he. While I |
was talking to John saw Caroline run |
through the back-gate. recognized |
your dress, and thought I would give |
yOu the same opportunity.
The next morning at breakfast, hav- |
ing handed Edward his coffee, and given /
me everything I wanted, there was an |
interval of rest and Caroline, twisting |
her waiter about, g rose to explain.
" Which o course you thinks mighty |
hard me, Miss Texie, said she.
What about Caroline ?" I asked, |
innoeently.
" Bout things as happened last night,
an knows how wrong L done, and 1 /
hopes you'll scuse it dis time. You /
kin take 1t outen my wages, an git yosef /
more oloze jes like EN-.
" Do you know how many months
wages it would require to pay for those
things, Caroline ?"
g Nom how many? ?"
should not like to tell you, for 1
am afraid you might not believe me.
g Well, Miss Texie, I clare to gracious
dunno what make me do sech trick.
au eff de I.ordl spare me dis time, 1
amt nuvvr gwiGe do it agin."
you will not in this house, GER
tainly," said Edward, quietly.
Caroline put her apron to her eyes,
and 1 hesitated, she was so admirably
tidy, and negroes are generally so dread
fully the reverse.
-" 1 dunno how come to do it, sir.
Ole satan"
g We have had enough of old satan
and white horses. Bring some batter