Daily Republican., 1878-12-12
sOyUURNER TRUTHS VISION.
More Than Hundred, but waiting
with New sight and New Health
for the Coming Of the Lard.

with New sight and New Health
for the Coming OF the Lord.
The New York World Of Monday morn.
ing says: At s O'CLOCK last evening, In
one Of the small halls in Cooper Insti.
tuts, q very venerable looking negress
sat behind little table on q raised
platform, aud from the depths of her
old. fashiohed poke bonnet, the founda-
tion of which was black, but which
was pretty effsctually concealed by a
capacious green veil, scrutinized the
somewhat limited audience that had
assembled before her.
THAR CON pear to be eny one heah
to intdooce me-" she said presently,
getting on to her feet in a. sprightly a
way as a girl Of sixteen, and carefully
laying aside the huge bonnet which,
when deposited in an arm chair, filled
1t quite full, "but guess rs been liv
ing long enuf to int'dooce myself.
amt no way selfish, though, chilsn,
an ] don want to do all de talkin'.
I'd like some un to open de meetin' wild
prayah." No one at once responding
to this invitation, the aged lecturer
rested her infrm hands, which time
has cruelty distorted, upon the extreme
ends OF the table, and bending forward
with look Of much severity, said to
her hearers, the majority of whom were
considerably past the meridian of life
Now look er heah, chil'en, rs mon
hundsd yeahs ole. don't know as
ever | was born, and amt agoin' to
do bofe de prayin' an de talkin' for
yer, Can't one of yer say sufn for de
Lo'd 7 rs had many names of de many
marsters who's owned me, bnt de Lo'd !
guy me de name Of Sojourner Troof,
and Is goin to tell yer good deal
bout de Lo' if one OF you chiIen will
cad in prayah."
1t was only in this attitude of earn
'stntss that the great age of the Tee
urer became apparent. Her face,
which was coffee. colored, was wrinklrd
ike garment that had been packed
With a feather bed IN a small barrel.
'reased as 1t was, pair of ccal-b!ack
Yes that are still bright as buttons,
lghted it up and made it pleasant to
ooS at. In place of the bonnet, spot,
sss cap, with neat tabs, was tied over
er short, crisp hair, and a black BON.
azine dress, with prodigal apron of
till more shiny material, hung loosely
pom her long figure In answer to her
tcond appeal, lady in a seal skin
l'ak stepped forward and, kneeling at
le opposite side of the table, uttered
rief prayer, for which the ancient lee
irsr warmly thanked her. "That's
ght, my chile" said she to the lady, .
hose hair was sprlnkled with gray, h
ut who looked mere infant by con- "A
ast with the centenarian. "Don' be =.
raid to talk to de Lo'd. ust to
link God sot up in the skies. | neb-
sr knowed no better till was forty =,
.ar ole =
| used to talk to God and ask him to
" me kind marster. didn't know
uch bout him, cause | was ll.even,
1T ! used to say to him if was God
I'd he was mt, I'd do what Le asked <
. to do. So God used to give IN ilees.
n one day God he guv me- the iden to
IN away. | WAC slave den in dis
ate up near Kingston. But says 10 n
ID, What time shall run, for if
in de daylight get kotched shuahs'
God he guv me de idee to start a lit
, before daylight, and done it. But \
hen | got clear gone away | forgot =.
ID and rsckoned could take pretty
'od care of myself widOut him. Sud
n on" day God come and seen him
ID ! said, % God, how big yer are.
Sc atellin yer sommen troof, and
'uldn't stan h-ah tellin' yer dis if |
dn't know yer'd all some day see God
rselt. We's a grov'lin' in d. dark. NJ
i'm. But Is a messenger. | don
n read or write, and rs more n
inbred yeahs ole, bnt speaks for de a,
"a. He's comm, chil'n. He amt
'omin' hyin' in de air de way dose
cond Advent folks talk bout. Don ~,
say he's a-cOmin' like a tief! ba
W nv o'e' Hociu VI tIci coInln Hyln Po
10 de air. But he's a comm in the
ret, bress de Lo'd, and he's goin' to )
me to stay to see It, ! was a mighty us
k chile little while ago, and de doc
S guy me up, bat de Lod sent 7
along and he done cure u
. My hairs a turnin black again,
after wearin specs for fifty yeah |
W um away. Pm goin' to stay to g
de Lord, bress his name" .
Although there is no record OF the
of this remarkable old colored wo- d
n, who is known throughout the e,
d as "Sojourner TRUTH" it is very i
1 settled that she is really more than ,
!. Her home is near Kalamazoo, |
H., and she is at present the guest