Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-29

one Out WV Nv USE WI Hiui'II's ~
and subStractin' in the pulpit. Let's
try few more oh 'em, dereS bOun
to he some real good ones III thar
Joseph turns over ii few leaves aud .
reads
The Bcggcrs did the niGgcrs fool
Forty acres and II mule. .
Enough To make -
"Stop Mars Jo. right thar; don't
want to hab politics mixed mp i'll my .
'lgion dat way. Why folks will
think we amt no brttcr'n yankees.
don't see what Tony let dat get in
de hime book for, he hadn't orter
done it. Move obcr toardS lie mid
die oh de book, ! spec it gifts bet
ter"
10 oJeys and reads
"Niggcr IN the woods
Sitting on log.
Finger on the trigger
And eye uu the hog.
at pears to me OATS gettin' WIS
and wus. What business old Tony
got saNin' dat!F He's noihin' bni u
niger hiSsci. What he means bus.
ing his cutler dat way. Iou recon
he 'ludcs To my son Sam Shootin' ~
dc pcckcrwood and KILN de hog"
Jo thought it possible that the
parSon alluded To Sans case,
"Sams caSc Sans ease. like
Their wasn't any Tony case; yes II
half dozen ob EN-. Dat Ole Tony
Niger is dc biggest rogue i'll desc
parts. Didn't he bring back de
yallar pullit | sole to de store yes.
terdy, aiore day dis moInin', and
got me To cook her for his breaktuS,
aud now making small oh NY folks
aforc dinner. Drrcs many Il hog
whose light is gone out, cause ole
louzy Tony was lowed To run de
same woods. Sans case. I'm get
tin tired OF such hines. and Mars
10, if YOU will jeS read, 'llark from
We tooms,' TO rcpose my tcclin'S, I'll
90 and postulatc wild dat ole sinner
man Tony"
,Io read:-
"Hark from We tooin We dolcful sound
Old tcrvc> are trailing round and round,
Lockout niggcl,' shore A. Yer born
Ole Hammer is in de new gronn corn
The Lord preserve us. Snakes
alive, Hammer in de new gIoun
corn is She Mars Joseph, I'll tell
YOU for fac. Hammer amt bin in
dat new croun' corn but once dis
wear, and dat was when OLD Tony
come to my house and called HIM.
courtin' me, and ole mlsSns Glib me
permission to 90 dar and git some
roastin' years tor him. lie tells
lies right dar in dat hlmc.'
Joseph now called Hannah at
tention 10 the reported engagement
between Uncle Tony and Miss Ellz
Embellishments 4, ,ungest dauGh
; ter.
"Dat onfts me to sarve de Lon,
, wild all my heart jcs ut dis time
| present .,
= About this time Miss Elizabeti
and the parson with the major por
-, ton of his flock arrives. Aun
I Hannah proceeds
envy darter Lizzybetty' inst
- young gal bout twenty; ewine +
n marry dat ole cripple up nigIer'
spec III hab something To say bon
d It. Use gwine to take dat oil
r sinner Niger through was spt
= rience meetin' eber he WAS in. Wei
- | declar; he's got to he a rcgler oil
:, Beecher. He's got TO live wive
:, in dis settlement now. excnsln del
= y he lett back in Georgy. Tony-ol
l. slack breeches Tony, Use IA talkll
~ to YOU. Iou's been q preachlI
I bout John de Baptis' and John q
- bunyan and Blow Gabril and d
rr Niger Demus dat was born aglI
~ aud Il prayin' for de Lord to TAX
"a sister Hammer home TO glory, and
=. shoutu' yer ole Tennessee jack ba'
~ and lis gettin' my time to preec
- and | take my tex 'Hark from J
4, toom, Tony and | tell you afo
40 dis tex is ended tharll he weepl
~ and swashin' of teeth and rattll
~ ob de bones and grOanin' al
10 scratchin' when dat ole buggy tra'
"A starts to poppin' and de skilhts
w turnin' rong sidoutards across y
head and de earthquakes and fall
stars are dancin' afore your VISIT
and de wash tubs of consecrat'
" are splashin' ober yer soul al
mt the arth is a buckin' under you II
a young mule and yer day Of gra
VS. is gettin' dark-Tony den yer "