The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-08

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make sure that masters and mistresses
are not among the things he under
stands shooting.
Scene in Colored Watch Meeting III Ten
heSsee
A man sprang up in the midst Of the
assembly and called out:
sBruvers and sisters all! ] want TO
told you right here how | done got
de blessed religion Of de- Lord, and ]
hopes you'll all rejoice wild me. Must
tell you now! viii you listen to me
now! Thar's sperrits workln III me
and longs to told you.
eyes, yes, go on, Brother Dickson,
said the preacher from the pulpit.
~Ameni Amen Yes, Lord Oh, yes
nv I.ordv" came from the mothers
and fathers.
The negro Frightened up,nodded his
head, and wiped the heavy drops from
his race.
you gives me great comfort in my
heart. Now you shall hear what a
mighty shufflin had TO come through
and how hard / fit Old Satin. I've
been a mighty sinner man before de
| Lord: one Of de worstes sort. Thar
wOs muffin too bad fur Joe Dickson TO
do. Muffin. Me and de debbie WoS
de best of friends. We Jist sot by one
another. Use been q comm to meetln
a long time, but de pangs OF piety neb-
Der tuck hold on me till de other night
Nv old 'oman and me had eat q big
supper Of fresh pig and turnlps and We
/ r-1svtF f4CT ~
A angel come and said, Joseph. | N
gwine to help you dis blessed night,
only pray, keep prayln, don sUop
prayin. No matter what you see,
pray fur de Lord. He tuck me and
carried me right off to de mndslls OF
hell, and thar seed my name, Joseph
Dickson. writ on De hot, reel1in walls.
Nv heart got like q stone II my bosom
! when I seed it; il was so heaby 1t
eenamosb suffooated me. s'W hat
rnust do! I axed de angel I'm a
gone niger now!
"sYou must go in thar, dere's no
hope for it in hell you re purged for
heaben.,
Il didn't want to 60 dar, and wos a
stickin on dat wall like q cat while
/ hell was a bilen and splutterln' way
! down below. My fingers done GIN out,
ana j wos gwire to drap III pitch pot
when heard voice say, Let go all
holt, Josheph, Ill kotch you / did
and down I come kersplash! 4 little
angel cotched me in his arms ana sot
me down easy. Oh didn't | see a
great roarin' fire chuck full o. people
| Didn't see great lots Of EN-! and dey
was wos all shrivelled UP ike black
pine knots Standin' on the ether side
wos rows Of people jist as thin as glass.
could see clar fro em. An Ole col
ored lady kn0wed well-ifyou Ii 'scuse
me. Ia ruther not hurt de feelings OF
Mrs. Dickson by mentioning re name
of our near kihsfolk-Aollered To he
| i'll voice ] wosn't usen to, Joseph
my dear son, glib me a drap OF cool
water. lis one little drap, TO cool my
poor parched tongue. In my sinful
wroth, after de old lady had been nag
gin in the bosom OF my family, | used
| to hope to see dis time when de old
gal would 'preciate de c0olin fluids
/ but now was bleeged to feel mighty
sorry when slab-sided, holler-cheek-
| ed imp, with ladle full of hot lead
and birthstone, rammed it inter her
dry, parched mouf, and said. Here.
old lady, your very good health Dis
| is de best drink dat we has here. lie
winked sassy at me, and licked out his
tongue, 'Fust strate medicine dat on
hot stummiek.
II wos SO skeered de wool on my head
tried to rise and drawed the skin
mighty. | liked TO drap, but kept
my lips agwine calm on de little man
angel 20 stand by me. Hearin' q tar
mel splashin behind me | jumped
round quick and thar | seed de big
wheel OF 'ternity splashit' in q big
bilin pot. Ii WAS jist whirlin' round
and round. a dippin' in de pot cherry
whirl and de scaiding draps wos tyin
like a hebey shower all ober me. Did
dev scald me Dey didn't dat fur my
heart wos a workin in prayer all de
time. .Jist ride 0ber dis way, my
little angel ] Kept q calm, Right
afcre me old Satin stood In his supple
fine brothcl0fT clothes and he looked
50 kind and 'nevolent that was eena-
most deceived and Nos mot ready to
spoke TO him when ! seeds lie tip end
of his cioven foot. I knowed him den,
de deceitful Yrasxle had one OF his
imps q t0tin' him. ] kept my lips
agwine in prayer as | went along.
Hello cried de debble, when he
thot I was gwine to leffa, you amt
gwine to cut an old friend dat way
Use lo0kin' fur 3 Teller to tend nay
centre furnace. Won't You take the
job At $50 4 month and rashuns
i Dat was mighty good wages more
. over, mons dem old pine nots | seed
q feler who done stole my Christmas
father and my game rooster, and had
/ done died afoTe | could git even wild
. him, and / saw lodging in de corner 4
: preacher who kissed my wife, dat Id
sworn To kick my fust chance, ont his
/ mule done kicked him ia de head end
spared me the exercise. To heat dem
! wTaskles up 10 de tune OF $50 month
J and found was mighty talnpIashuns to
: | TO weak sinner. Somethin' struck