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


ly aud deceltfully made. HIS lIfe is ike untow
| a tallow dip; a little spark kOtches de cotton
wick, IL turns on slowly ard feeblv. den 10
| siren -thens and brightens up ~ de gre ne 81 y
gits eadv ~ KICK oSer de bushei and sol irscif
| on de manteipiecc TO shine ontow de furdermost
ends OF de nabbible elope. de wick Rits long and
| clogev. melts, den sinks. and g es out wid a
| eplutter. n sob. and a smell. Pusscverepce IA
| anoder virtue cOlored folks don't appreciate as
virtue list summer. Many Of you who's listen
In TO me seed red headed white man VINO
toted his wife, child, and worldly goods all de
| way from Texas In u wheel barrow, and sported
| his family by sellin' AK heves. lie could make
| dozen day. Dat m Us pusscverencs done
| struck me. Tse never covered rom It. Ef I
| could see colored folks muster sch pluck as
dat white man I'd fold nv hands aud watch
dem going up de long starcise Dat carries de
| way 70 prospetity glad TO de very nervous
| centre of my heart. hut you all hab a hard
| cross ~ barr becos " lie castor OF hard times;
YOU totes too many rags ana enpty bellies TO
make much Roadway a mounting up, nut we
| hop de new year comm IN will heayo up and
| turn opcr again Ike .llt rlzcn IN pan, aud glib
las dc lgnt bread of plenty md de Lamb
| I'm tell you beautiful Bible story: Dere
wos two hroddcrs once long time ago. ono
| named Caiu, tother ADichlm Dev wos farm
ara. One day dese far1er told EN- to bring dere
corn 70 hiih 20 be praised Cain wos always
| mighty jealous ~ Ableham. God ses avn
(ea4ns G91 Cause I'm jsahGT', ess'nss 'no
| manner OF sin; but Cain he wOs jodlOus Of
bad SINFUL heart. lie carried hi4 corn to de old
nidu, aud wueu he sOt MIS- eyes on ~. Cams cora
| wos nuhbles. IN ir now seb his tarder, YOU
don't halt work. CAIN Chn got mighty mad,
| aud spoke savagelike 70 his daddy.
| :" amt none. STR 1 worked and skunird
whole year. and made dat corn by de sweat Of
" lie nunn hisself on, in hun, and wen, ani
Killed Ableham jist fur spitc. like darned dog.
Cain seed hi- farder comm along one day.
| Wars AbehamT Cain spoke no mighty
SASSY, How does know? l aiut his company
'De ole man was wroihyl
| "'Youre Hart n bl.rsrd llnr. fur hears
your broodcr- sperfit c Hin from de ground
4 han NIB ha.s. "A md ttrl.F la Ia
| knees smote him hard. ana his tongue wos
cleayer., De roof OF hi, mouI got dry asacow
wild hl- sweat. lie called IN an d ,eerly appo.-
| Ties ! Lag 1ruius, Mecs r,k, AosOlum, ID mol,
and rnusalrh but dcy fused T. come. Cain
NOS IN n mighty bad way. DE sweat IT kept =
bermuda grass. God he got out his andln'
ron and Aot mari, on Cams furhe 4, and n
az De bsck II my hand to YOU, and de back
| of your hnnu To me. Go forth and feed de
svlncs. aud be thankful for de swift dev leaves
Dis wos n mighty nari II X on Cain. He ,on-
| tortei a signt. but 1t couldn't he noiped. He
| vent OF 10 a far away country and thdr he NOR
! RED colurcd CONAN she saw him comm a
| his buz1om. ami tuck him to her nome. II fell
Ike sootian s,rup ur2n poor Gains hrukei
suerIit. Dey XIII Il good fat sholt, nm led MIN
ON pork and hoaiinV. DE " ito folks dono cast
| hini out. hut de niggers always wants new
| aud In deere craul, 50 dcy put hoe In hi. hand
| and harnorod him from de wroth TO c0tne.
~ ten and pray watch and pray de old year
out. he not. Ike de seven virgins. found seepin
1
| passage " scripture IN Ge twcntyeth chapter Of
| de Revolutions which tell, us how Solom 10 aud
| IIshrr found beast beneath de heel Of
| ar .gon aAd all &c lhnrs done gone INT, ana thar
| rouldn't he found 40 grease for dc chariot
| ike tn,ef Wnv wos ais sof Nhot wos de
| 70 son ebcrv'hln. wos out Of nx? III tell YOU.
Jist because dry wosnt tendin' to dcre busine ss,
| but wos AFTER some Kind u raskality. You see
| dc consequence Of ain IN Adam when he wouldn't
mlnl de sarpint. aud MD hi@sef behind fence
wnen he heard de Lord a comm. DE Lord be
! called. Al M YOU Adam wnr are your
| Adam fused To answer. De lord called nein
Adam. struck all over, stuck ms he d ont de
| corner. Here's me. good LORD, Adam wo-
oolceEct 10 answer for do Iord wo, comin'
bchinj him wid \ u,m'n' sword. Neoher fuse
to answer IA dc woe gives you.
n your knees 1. achin.
:, a na your oois r1tes, Wa PAIN
la hcbben he yonr ann.
40 matter how hongrv you eita, N you hh.
farm, DC Lori's ewine To feed Won. her, wos
Dinnel, a man who wos sot aain circus shows.
pnt him TO stsrve In de lions den. De angel
one day met BeizeOuo Uarriin' SOUP to mia
fardet. VINO wos u hocin his crap EDsnozer
come ridin along on mule. lie had been 10
town ~ h ~ some wni-kev. De mule ne seed do
angel ana no kicked up aud Knocked Eoenclrr
! hc'ls vner hcni ana ne drhl hts VIM skcy bot
the b.isouo tie seed do bo lie. and he pIcked
I 1t M. anu put II ~ his coat-iaii pocket. You
| see. he found H. and dat made II hissen. DE-
aux I kutChed IleiIcbub Oy his wool On uis
cid. and totcd MIN on. list a. tie wos. wild his
| tin nucket Of s'up and DO bottle OF whiskey.
ava trapped him In de den whore Dannci woa.
u hchper hoard dat Dannci got drunk, out
~crptrr tells ~ Nonh. wno was shy OF water
| keOt a bottle OF Lnositnner rum under his ped
! some eoiorcd preachers say Noah wos tie o.-on
~ we bihok loihs ~ ais wise; No h mad one gal
| Guild niwed Ctne Ann. sassy. dis ,,Dated cal,
who would steal ner dsddy's ootle wn-n he
| wus tsleeD and drunk his rum. lie kutch her
| uns cay tipsy and niakin' n Special Of herself.
ID ole man cussed ncr good fashion TIL she
| turned tieht bIack IA de face. 1 don't 'pend
! mucn on Z. h i-e t. can't be Iroyed ne AIMS
head rot kinky. \ y. my pinihn Is rotor sd fOl "a
| Is de most wonderful pT0duction OF nature-,ieu
nRt
| wos dcy made. and WHARF NOBODY answers.
D"se p'int- cant he proved hy de Bible dnrs
| MUM IN ds holy Writ ABOUT negroes, and dat
! circumstance SHOWS dcv T. nation omar 70
deere own notions, an lse nebDcr seed One dat
'pi@tle. know thys-lf.' terrrets dat, lie ve
seekers oi de knowledge how yod-e comic ny
ulade ~ de HesI.
~ ou have all seed ia blister. on de sycamore
tree q a. circumstance is u berry intsrest,n' fac
named N,gaer Demos. lie kept u puOho aouse,
aud done his own cooking. lie hesru one 1T Q
.ci,les done borrowed jnney and was conin'
N great glo,y 70 preach. Niger ID mos tbot u
he could only get t. zee dat good man de Iuin-
oesgar ne o!rrlel 10 de small ~ nis pn< would
ms dish clon ana went out I, see de ~ lie, mt
oy De cssion Of ms stuinpy legs ne couldn't see
NUM-. b,s sycamore we, growin' night be-
fore MS cahtn, 40 10 Skinned w dar ana looked
down al de 'clDie who went ridin' ny and nel,-
Der seed Nggerdemos. Poor NixgerIemos dil
cryi lie was so hurtcd, his tens was SO hot
dey hlsterod de bark wharcyer dey touched.
O0e II dem tear. hi, dc jinny on her back aud
hurt her 50 Dad she klc6ed no. DIT cipie den
looked up aud seed Nisqerdcmos aud sci,
Come down. poor fcilnwl IN stop at your
hotel and take glass Of YOUR eiminon beer.
Nisgerdeinos WIS proud 90 dc nOnor. Syco-
m"res been bllstcred ever scuce. Now we
must bur, uur heads IN de dust nod pray Tong
ana fervently. hone my endc ,Vors t. give YoH
de true liznt 10 . RI, you irp do mex wear Nili
bring flrth fruits, good, sound, ue tithN traits,
without insects. The Lord he wii YOU an
The speaker drank some water mud at DOWN
apparently much fhtiGucd. A mnn -psanz ~ IA
tho midst II the assembly and ciiloi out:
" drawers ma sisters nil wants to told You
right herF how done got dc blessed rel .ion ~
de Lord, aud hopes you'll ali rejoice Wild nae.
Must tell Nou now2 VIII NOd n-teu ~ IA q
now lnM's sperrits worAIu in me aud longs
to told you."
Yes YES 90 on, Brother Dickson" said the
preacher from the uulpit.
Amcnl Ameul Yes Lord Oh We. nv
| Lurd J. zane ftoin the IA others and fathers.
Inc negro frightened 40, nodded his head,
and wiped the ncaNy drops from IN, i,cc.
" NOu e,ycs me great comfort IN nv heart.
| Now you snil hear whot mighty sauNin'
had 10 come through, and how hard ! III Did
SATIN. I've been mighty sinner man before
De Lord one of dc wor-tes sort. rnar wos mt
IN too n d fur Joe Dickson O. do. nuinn Near
d. dobnie wos be best Of friends. We list sot
by one another. Tao Ooen a comm to me.tin' "A
! ng time, but de- hangs Of pirty nebDsr tuck
nold on M I'll do other uignt. Nv old 'om IA
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