Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-04
-TFor the Intelligence
SARM1N-bY BRUDDER HE1EKIAH,

(AIectonately inscribed to hisself)
Deah bcluved. is- gwins TO preach from dis heah
'clusIve tex,
Dat you'i tine IN Generushuns. sho-as l expex.
It's bout dat 'portant sarcumstance of what de
woman IL,
An de way dat our trubblcs an short commins
IL ariz.
We'll. lie AImitey. he made Adam. az you mig
gers orr 10 kno,
An he CUB him de communion ober ebery ting
belu;
He sot hun up a farmtn'. wi,lou, cent Oh let.
An ef Alum had u 'haved hisseit he'd been q
runnin' yet.
Den de good Lawd he made Ebe. an he put her
Into Eden,
An he diin' glib her much to do. 'ccp, little
weedin'
Den he s.z 10 her, Ebe, sez he, graft sarcumspec-
tion take,
And don't <" pokin' roun' lie brush, an foolin'
Well, ne to bpf, scz he, We may freely eat
OBJ dc irult what in dc garden grows de lushus
an de sweet,
'Ccpl tie appels oh de atanard tree, what's called
lie good an bad,
Else You Is ssponsibe! for my gittin' mad.
Now dr sn ke he war II lazy ting, what som,
folks calls de hummer;
He sleep all winter in de brake, and loaf aroun
in summer.
He crcp INTO ii. garden, jes' to take Il shine,
An dar he stood amazin' at cbery ting 80 fine;
Den down he sot TO cogjate. rs tie deUii only can
How to get posse,hnn; dat was II tickiish plan.
so he looked aroun' him to see Wha; he could
An dar was Ebe backslidin'-she was io"km
AT dc tree.
So, beluv"d brcdren. when you's tempted wild /
sin,
J.s' stop lookn nj it, or lie debil takes you in
Well, de dcbil sidles up 10 kbe. and thus he gins
to speak:
t'Kasc she a woman, he knowed whar sh,
was weak
SeZ he TO Ebc, '''Shuse me, but You has proper
hgger,
It's 'gin de constitushun to keep you like
Niger.
Why, seed you in de garden workin' like
h0s-
You don't get emmy thanks for it, an ole Adun
your boss.
| hurd 'em say dat up in Heaven dey was gwin
| An dey thought dry'd ak ole Adum. to make d
| feast completei
But dcy di'in' knU' bout akin Ebe. she hadn ,
emmy nolege,
| She hadn t 'joyed de vantage OBJ de tree schoo
or de college.
| Now, 'sku-- me fer suggestin', but know
| what would do.
ID eat little nppcl-,!at will put you through.
| Now Ebe she didn't hesitate, but straight sh
| cuIR d. tree,
| An dar, beluyed sistering, begins de misery.
| While she sOt daf cramjn' ole hLum come along
| He war in Il jolly humor. singin' OF song.
But when lie seed what Ebe had done, an hoy
she got de start,
He tuck II little appel, jes' TO make him smart;
SO, when dey'd eat what dey could hold, oil
! Adum gins to Cuss,
| AM Ebe commenced to scratch an nght--dr
had an awful muss,
Den dey crept away TO hide derseives, dey fel
| so awful bad,
| 'Kuse dey WAS transgIessin', dey knowei d
| Lawd WAS mad.
Now tie Lawd he walked de garden when d
| day WAS gittin' cool.
Ole Adun eeZ 10 Ebe, lay low, an don't you nc
| de fool.
DE Lawd he called out: Adum! But Album stead
| fast hush;
Den de Lawd he called out: Adum, come out o
| dat ar brush.
Den Almltey tole 'cm dey'd hab to leab d
place,
| An arm 'isr bred in sorrow an de sweatin' o
| der face.
| So de 'culsion OBJ my sarmon you kun plainly see
. Dat whar de Lawd has put you, dat's whar yo
| ort to be.
Ef he calls you to de pulpit, to spread lie gosp,
| wide,
| You habn't got de right your talents Tor to hide
| lSut ef lie has tole you 10 set dar in tie pew,
An be layin' member. dats what you ort to do
| For when you gifts to Glory, de Lawd will nX yO
| dis:
IIub ye dun what l hab tole ye2 aforc he ca
| you his.
While de brudders pass de sassers. let de lIcke
| shine,
| When de Lawd make up his jewels, he call 80
niEgFrs mine.