Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-12-26

, souls go down to ebberlasIin' burnin', 50
you could light ont into de ribber an
. swim like craw-6sh for him hole. You
wanted de ribber; well, you shall hab
nuf OF it. No. you needn't blow an
snort; time nur for dat when you gets
whar do good book says dqr shall be
snortin' an snaship' OBJ teef. Oar wont
be no nbber to light out into in dat day ;
dar ain I no deseriin' out Oh Sstan's steam
boat. You done thought dem flames
mighty powerful, but bime-by dc boat
done settled down into dc ribber an put
de fire out; but de furnaces on Satans
steamboat done heated sebenty-seben
times hotter. an dc good book says doir
liah am not qlenched. No, you needn't
founder an try to upset your old isrdsr.
Is baptized heap ob flonnderin' chokin
women in my day. an reckon | can hold
on 10 you. In dat ar dreadful day you'll
wish you could cool yourself oil in de
b'ler ob dc Generierc. an pray dc Lord
to send de angel Goliahto blow 'ireshin'
blef on to yon from ono OF her steam
'scape-valves. No, YOU POntius PLATE,
itll tako more water dan dar - ia dis
yeah ribber TO clean dat brack niggah
heart oO yourn. but I'll do de best can
TO scour /, up for you. sinnas. Swallow
AL de mud you want to; muffin makes a
brass kettle shine like riOber sand. In
dat dreadful day But jes at dat point
10 my cx'orin' his shirt split clean down
his back. an Done los. my giip on him
On loppad over in de water, with muffin
in my hans but pair Oh gaiiuses.
We'll. 'twasn't to be spec,ed dat dat
child should sbber come to no good. lie
backsided out obZon's ship same way he
did out ob dc GeHecicrc, an We nebber
see him no mo- on de mourners' bench
De colonel teard about 1t. an' lowed he
had done got punished enough, an sot
him 10 work on board dc Mud Hen &;
an be done stuck by de colonel fra
thick an thin. When mos oil dc odder
nigs pulled loot an let him. Por-
tias Plate wouldn't DO no scch ting an
when de colonel up stakes an lei' ce land
behind him. in dc Nud Hen, Poutius Pi-
late an my ole woman. Msrm Venus.
done went too. Dem two fool uiggahs
nebber did hao no sense uohow."
The supper finished, while the shadows
began to I'LL the cabin, the negroes COW
cred around the fire in the mud chimney,
and led by the cracked voice Of their
father, began q strange mono:onous
chant. Tue verses, without rhyme or
rhythm, will give little idea OF the effect
oi that chant among the gathering shad-
ows, by other shadows seemingly as
unreal and dusky as they.
Did you cbSer hear de hammers ring -
>hriled The old man, repeating the ques-
lion three times, until Dicks expectation
vas wrought up to the highest pitch, when
he added IN low, wailipg tone,
'As doy matted our sabeyer down,
Chiiern, dey nailed oar sabcye: down.
Then all the others took up the refrain
"iIe died FOR you, an ne died Tor me,
An he died FOR us al on Calvary;
lie died for de whole roun wor-
Chilern. lie died for The whole roun' worl'
Then again the father chan.ed three times
"AsIwas a.goin' along oae day"
, completing the stapza with
, IL met King Jesus on dc way"
And again the whole choir Joined in:
An what 10 you reckon he said TO me,
Bu. Your sins are forgiven an your soul sot free
For He died for de whole roun' worl'-
Cherni He died for lie whole rouu' wori.'
Then. with q voice full of tears and long
ing, Father phara IN continued:
my sisters gone to hebten, al want to 20 too
My sisters gone 10 hcbben, an' / want 10 80 TOO,
, Ny sisters gone TO hcbben an want TO 20 too.
For TO try on dc long white robes
, Chieru, for to try on dc long white robes
Aud. as ii reminding him oil his duty a:
spiritual shepherd, the children re
piled:
Den hold Ou, pilot, leetle longer,
Den hold out, pilot, lectle longer,
Den holj out, pilot, ies!!c longer,
D Nor let 30 your srab Oh dc wheel
TIL YOU hear dem hebben bells a.ringin,'
IN IA. tyhifp.rni,p1 augplz al a .inpin'
J How lie died for dc whole rOun' worl'-
Chilern how lie died for &c whole roun worl."
{ Then they showed Dick TO rude loft
i but when be fell asleep they were still
I singing. They seemed to be indnlginf
I in sort of walk. around, and the cabir
? trembled as they roared in unison:
; al do believe, without doubt,
. De Christian hab right to shout"
| Their songs blended in a confused way
= with his dreams, which soon became in
/ coherent, and he fancied himself on boar(
{ a steamer, wkich pulled and splashed il
b time to the song, and then he lost al
t consciousness. By-and-by he became
}. dimly aware OF scratching and shufilnl
@ on the root Of the shed which slopeC
i, beneath his window; then a black claw
: slipped through broken pane, took away
> the nail which held the sash, and raiset
o il: then there was a Autter of calico anC
: O voice said:
S .Massa Jayhawk, for dc lub ob Hebben
q you'd better be leabin' desc yeah part
pritty libelyl Q1ick, massa-follow di
oL;lo ouick y