The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14

little man angel to and b me. Hearin' a" US
net splashin behind mo l jumped round quick
In big bilin pot. IL was tist n whirn round
aud round, dippin' In de pot a. eberv whlrl and
de scalding drlps wos nYin' ike heaty showrs
all ober me. Did dev srald me2 Dey dion, 49,
fur my heart wos a workin' In PRAYER all de Tina
J,st ride ODer dis way, INV little angel + [ KEN,
a calm. Right afore me old Satin TODD in bs
snplefne broadciOn clOthes, and he looked -
kind ana 'neynlent thit I was eenamo.t DO.
ccived ami | wos most ready to spoke 90 INN
when seed de tlp en1 Of his cloven foot, i
knowed him den; do deceitfuI wraskls had
one OF his inns a totin' him. I Ncrt ~,
Hcllof crica do deobIe, when no mot il1 Wv,
rwine 10 Jeff. you amt Rwlue to cot am Ill
freud dat away2 Pso lO0kin fur fellpr "a
tend my centre furnace. won't you tike de i1d
at ESQ month and rashunsY ] stUpued. n,t
was mighty good wages moreover. 'uong dem
old pine knots seed feler wno done stole lv
CHRISTMAS father las, year ana my game root =.
and had done died afore could git even wid
HIM. and slw dndgng IN lie corner prsa 'hos
who kissed my wife. dat III sworn to kick ms
fust Oh ince. hut his mule done kicked him boo ia
head and SCARED mo 10 exercise. 10 heat dem
wraskles up To de tune OF sSl month and found
was mighty temDiashuns to a weak sinner
somethin' struck me on my Grassy bone aud
showed n ord IN my hand.
- Wave II wave 1t or do Tcmpter will nab
you,. cried de voice OF dc angel at my side.
wv heart wOs snatcned from NV bo1om.
and hurled into furnace. whar it h,ss'd aud
smoked aud cracked ike a poplar stick.
-. Look aluft. and pray + whispered de vors.
raised my ewes. when saw Iswinainirom ds
arcn Of he'll thousands Of human hoarts, blacA
aud hardened d tinty IA stone.
- Those, SAID solemn vJi,e. are de rocl,s
dat br ices de found ishun tiDbers Of belt. Do
de 'bds treasures are human nearte. He gets
dem In his clutches afOre he claims de bodies.
Keep your lips agwine I'm PRAYER white you 20 to
dat scethin' Turn &c. aud thrust In your sword
strobe past de deDDie, hold az Judas Scarlet
when No charged de nv fur0 .ce aud ran my
sword into the liduid are. ed into II, den
drew out ON IT. Dint yellow oucumber.
CRASH II IN your hanJ.' SAID de voice.
Cifch hold de cucumber, and dar bad nv
heart pur9ed and purified Of its sin vi dros,
and II snone clean ana bright AS golden LAMB
A. soon n turned around dc h,shes Of light
from my neart played round d. deobii's head
IKE sheet lightning. He cispped his hands over
his eyes he was clean dazed htew'ss de imp
who toted him, lur he jumped aud lot old Satin
Ill LOrdy. didn't all hotl snake aud ring wild
his wells lie done stubbod all de corns ON his,
cloven foot, aud cried whom he SGT down to rub
dem.
-. Mount upl Mount up.' cried de voice.
raised NV foots AMI iound myself gwine up
long ladder, leavin' de fumes and smells II.
hell Tar behind stepped out uoon a be ,utful
de rates OF nell cla g. Suddenly thar appeared
thuus inds OF bright angels. white and sluftful.
hearin their shiniu' hears ia dcre hand.. while,
IN de midst stoDd do reco nm angel wid da
T. mb's Book OF Life. | 10 1kcd. and dar was nv
name writ Joseph Dick .on-in ictters Of
ace. 'fO. now SAID de- solemn voice, aud
save your brewers and sisters. Toll dem to
love one ano her. Don't 20 wid your he1d stuck
up IA de air. tryin' to piucS 40 fruit dat h ngs
high, but tnar's q vino dat grove low, long
yine d,t "a, no emf; Keep eaten n,nnole
fruit on lat vine. ue more you eats de more viii
crow on 1t; you KIN nebber eat oe las ono.
Til ir'- tcob's WELL too Dir NIX from dat; no mat
ter how small de bucket, you kin nebber drink u
dry; II kesps u IN ~, and itSsveet AZ honey.
Gin your ncigbuors plenty livin' waters alwAys
holp your neignoors. Nebber forn: your man
n"fs and 'havior, for therein - wisdom, knowl-
edge. and sense. Make a low Gu tsv ooif To rich
AM poor. Hand your glsss Of water on clean
ut glass to another" suddenly cessinR. J1s
Dickson doubled himself 40 and dumped down
uDon seat.
Near the stove an old woman, comfortably
clad In dress o! white linsey woolsev, whose
pleas mt face, surrounded nv n bright-colored
nn III q AZ an nj nfaa "a Ire
ness. arose from ner seat aud advanced a few
steps forward waving her hand toward the
SISTER Phillis, We are ul,d To see. has some
thin, TO tell u tonight" said the preacher. :.
tonight and nope my Cnristinn friends will
sense me OF its meanin'," looking around tho
well do dat, by de help OF God" answered
Las nigh, bad a vision. viewed my grand
mother lynn down. she called me to her bed
and she sed, ses sue, Pniliis = sort OF Ilaked
Ike; aud sed, Yes, ma'am; ,hen she sod sort
ma'am. rhen she solved from view, rose
straight to de heboeniy land whar I viewed ner
spinnin. she keot wnirlin and whiriin' of q
great wheel and "a spinnin' Of some snowwhite
nearly drapued. her face wos so White and
shnin; ana seed wings wsvn round her
See :" interrupted doubling voice, ~
wants 10 be answered one question. Whots da
re- son dem angels Won ais see IA winter Amt
"Don's be blarsfe nous, scipi" said an old
de,con in greasy coat. I'm explain da, pint.
ton your skin SUNS on ike de snake ami YOU
comes odt white
A crqnt o. ,ncr-duiity from the doub,er, and
Yes, no Looked ike YAK, so pure'g white.
and sue sod 'Pnillis, Is YOU daer and sed,
'Nes, maan. Does you SOC dis great round
wheel OF faithI' II u she Il ,mped her rnouf
aud didnt say no mo, but looked sterniy a. me
she called. solemn, like de wind howiin down
de cnin,oiy a de dead Of nicnt. -ed, Yes.
swift. mighty swift, but spins moustrou- slow.
kutch mott de warn: u spas; don't at weary.
we". nd d. m s ~, .p , u' nnc a. oo,
soul fro de storms OF lie and draw you into 10
ansjom; Pen she ros, nn md stretched her
hold dat treer / looked, and saw De
wnvin' branches ioos,n' so fair dey ii,.hei
Phllis, dat IA de tree .! love; walk ALWAYS Ia
its shade carry ITS swcetsreoted 10 ives In tour
blossoms do dis. Pn lis, and line me in de
kingdom come. she then solved away. and ner
Voice melted. TOO, IKE de s'gnin' OF de WIND iro
window harp, and l vowed her no more,
Pniliis SAT down. Au old mother ncar 10y exc
claimed, Mess de Lord tor dat speriencel lti
minds me when tried TO cross the RI her Jpr-
Il ~ on two white rails, seek n de promise. he
weakness OF my Jlnts wouldn't low me to crawl
up de steep lnd slippery INKS
suddeniN from a lar of corner. deep. grId,
bass voice, Ike the grlnding u bass viul, -ana
out
on da, union band
On dlt uuiOn Dand
Dat uni Il hand ID a mtghy pretty bani
A WON m sprang up. rushed into the middle
81 the rom, tn- ~ one hand above he's heai
wing larie white handkerchief, and a 4uctd
rapidiN, springing nign from the gronrl, anG
shouting:
Come inc dat raion hand,
Come, i.ne az uniun nIndl
Another woman srrang forward. and r0athe',
ana hnother, until the " hnie space wa hilrt
| WIN hoMllns, Jumping women, wnYing thrf
hdndkerchisis alpIt Mex the men cam" uuNn
the scene. formed rins Ground the on dr,
etpng wildly into tue ali. The burden 60. .ner
song chan. ed
on, 10 c'lpr'ng ~ a. hlnfs
Ahi 4 suu'iiins ~ ne fc
hakr dc iuD OF dc Lord
~ run mighty ~ Get.
stu the dance went on; a sud len stcnrt-e ~
lcngth, an opetins ia IN 4 ?, and tHtGt s'u"A
/ we're horne cut fNntns, Ju-t then, some ono
! entorng the door, stamped nis feet. auG
! shouted:
" inc 60 IA done crowed 70,
| the mai dance ceased, III sank on the. 't'oNs
! and h4teneI ~ Twas midnight. Inr -lull
81 ron notes OF the sentinel cocks anu liIu ? \
! the ola year de I'd. After ailence of ten uiu'
| ut'S' there - gtu'r i on 'pIntn4 O.. le.
| ioicing as the congreg tion disJcfsed, -insps
on veto ou' ~ trinnlaiions
llfo ory We Will roll
lr-,h INV I!rd u1nn NHsn me cir .H.
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