The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-09-01
THE PALLADIUM.
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. /, 1875.


- OSAOA
man, living in . small cabin down
the river, and his wife is Q corpu-
lent, good natured woman, but
very deaf.
Some weeks ago Reuben began
to ponder. He had never been q
bad niger, but he had never en-
braced Christianity, much to the
sorrow of Aunt Susan, his wife,
who has been prepared for heaven,
10! these many years past. The
more he pondered the more he
became convinced chat he ought to
become Christian, and Aunt
Susan encouraged him with tender
words and fearful eyes
The old man came to town sew
eral days ago to see about joining
a church, and was informed that
he would have to be baptized be-
fore he could become q member.
He didn't relish the idea very
much, but he informed his wife
that he would consent, and she
clasped her hands and replied:
GLORY to Richmond-de angles
am q cominI"
Uncle Reuben got the idea, the
other day, that he'd like to try the
water alone before being publicly
baptized, and, while his wife was
getting breakfast ready he slipped
down to the river bank to take q
preparatory DIP. He removed his
coat, hat and boots, placed them on
q log, and, 0s he decended the
bank, his broad feet slipped and
the convert came down on the back
of his neok.
A'Wkat de debbil- lie com
menced, as he picked himself up;
but, suddenly remembering that he
was soon to join the church, he
checked himself and remarked:
-'Im ashamed OF dat and I hope
de angles will 'scuse mel"
He put one foot into the water,
drew back with a shiver, put in the
other and looked longingly toward
che house. At that moment Aunt
Susan began singing:
"We's gwin up to glory;
Yves a gwin on de cars!'
And old Reuben hraced up and
entered the water.
Eyes. ives gwine up to g1ory!'
he remarked as he waded along
'.gwine on fast expressl'
At the next step his foot struck
a sunken log, and he pitched over
it and under water head first. As
soon as lie came to the surface and
blew the water from his mouth, he
yelled:
"Woosh! what in blazes is dis
yer performance"
In raising up his foot slid over q
log and under a limb in such
manner that the old darkey was
caught fast. He could hang to a
stub of limb, but he could not
pull himself forward enough to
slip his foot, out. of the trap.
HWhar's &c angles now7" he
yelled out, as he Kicked the water
higher than his head.
Aunt Susan answered with
.'tDe angles are een.in;
there the music play.''
When the cid man realized that
he was fast, and must have help
from the sheBe, he yelled out:
s.Ho! dele, old woman-hi!"
She couldn't have heard can
non fred on the bank of the river.
and went on singing:
-ssDare's aseetaor ne in Heaven
Use gwine to .jine de band.'
Hi! dar-Il jine yer old black
head off if yer don't here mel" he
yelled.
He struggled and kicked, got his
head under water and out, and
yelled:
''Cuss dat ole woman! why don't
she hear me?'
"Uncle ReEke's gwin
To be an angle, shop
came the song.
Its lie--a big debbil lie!' he
yelled, pulling his head under wa
ter again.
"And he'll fly among de angles,
And play upon ha1p!"
continued the old woman as she
turned over the bacon.
"Hil dere-woosh. whoup!' he
yelled. foundering around. pulling
at his leg,
ssDe Lawd has got his name,
And dere is place for him!'
howled tie old woman.
ssAngles be eussed-whoai dere,
you ole black villum!" yelled uncle
Rube.
"Dey'n Gress 11in up in white,
Wild a crown upon his brow"
walled aunt Susan as she poured
the water off the potatoes.
eff I ebber git out O. dis ribber
alive, I'll break yer old deaf head,
I willr' growled the victim, and
then raising his voice he shouted:
.sYeu dere, old Satan-hi! hill"
AS if in direct answer came the
song,
ale struggles wild de evil one,
But he gained de vict'ry, shore!'
.Susan-cle cuss Susan-if [ had
ye by de wool I'd bang dat ole deaf
head agin de cabin till yer eyes
couldn't see," he screamed, and he
made another tremendous effort to
get loose It was successful, and
just then she sang:
AtOh, wharss de angles now,
Send him Tong-send him long:''
Ode angel am colninl" growled
Uncle Reuben as he waded ashore.
'san he'll turn dat cabin inside out!''
He imped up to the house. She
was placing the neal upon the Ia