The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-09-27
"Old ST."
HE DIscouRsEs ON CHARITY ANDJAy

Old 81 came into the sanctum and de-
posted bis cake Of ice on a manuscript
entitled The Waning Summer" Said
ht:
IN tell you what's de marter, boss.
ween folks talks about anything ben
colder dan charity, dey's missin' de mark
dey shoots at pow'rfulIy, yer Aeah mer'
'"Why so, ST 2" -ge.t-
"Jess kase charity amt no mo- cold dan
[ is white, sayin' OBJ dat, f'rnstsnce.
Dere amt muffin dat er man gifts in desc
days datl bet him up mo- warmly dan
fit OBJ puore charity-now dat's SO, haiu't
hit Z"
Certainly, but what has turned your
reflections in that channel?"
"Noffin no mo- dan I a|lus argerfes to
myself bout what sees goin' on. Now
dar's dat case in de Constitution dis
mornin' dat der Mister Jay Goule, what is
er richer man dan ole Lazerus war an hez
got mo- cussin' from de ginral run ob
'Merican mankin' dan mos eny man
libin' fur his bullin' an bearin' an
cornerin' in de financial affairs OBJ de
country; see dar, now, what he hab done!'
''His aid to the Memphis sufferers is
very noble deed, and no mistake
Jess so. Yer see, we folks don't glib
de debbil his due but moughty seldom.
but we is pow'rful brash ter put er debbil
labil on ebery man dat We don't like. Ez
fur me. allus tho't dat Mister Goule
'ud sum day riz up an sho' dat de good
Lord made him, too, IAN he'd er use fur
him. Amt rite, now s'
"Most assuredly"
''Yer see, kno'd dat sumtima he'd get
outen bed in de mornin' an see in de
paper dat his time had arove. An
speck be got hol' de paper de odder
mornin' an red hit over mons 'rous kee:-
ful; den he lade hit down by his plate and
tho't bout hitsa long time. De sperrit
war melIerin' ob him. D'reckly be riz up
an say to hisself: 'Lookie hysr, Jay,
you'se got mo- money dan yer sheer.
Way down yander on de Mississippy
dere's white folks an niggers dyin' like
sheep. Hyah you is, SCUM an we'll, doin'
muffin fur 'em. Hump yo'sef, ole boy.
De same Lord dat sent de yal'er deth on
'em hez so moov'd de waves oh forchuue
ez ter wash up lots OBJ goldin sand on de
shores OBJ yo' life. Dere's white paf ob
duty before you ez wide ez or turnpike,
and ez brite ez er shellrode by de seaside
Den Jay tuck in de indee dat ter-day he
was dar an ter-morrow he mought'nt be
now dar, an duzzen New York lawyers
mought be boIdiu' de kombination, fur
his safe his family fghtin' ober his leav-
'ngs, his bones somewhar up in Kanady
waitin' fur er reward ter fetch 'em back
dat seberal wimmin rnought be putin
flowers on his toom, aud claimin' him fur
dere late lanentid-and Jay got warm in
de rerjun eb his lef bres' pockit. When
he felt round dar be foun' his pensil, an
dat's how cum dat telegram ter 60 hum.
min into Memfs!''
"He deserves great honor for his
generous help
"An' he'll git hit, don't yer forgit hit /!
Foxes don't 60 back on dat kin Oh men,
an de good Lord don't oberlook EN-, kase
be kno'd what he put 'em hyar fur. Wen
hit ain't waster fun de rock, er nanny
an qua!es in de wilderness, hits Jay Gouls
men IN d. dalkss' days OBJ de pestience y
And the old man couldn't have felt
more grateful If Jay had sent him check
for thousand in his own name. .-AAanta
Constitution. @
LOVE AT FIRsr S1Gnr.-Loye at frst
sight in church, with Scrip,uraI commeu-
tary, is illustrated in the Albany Argus.
One Sunday beautiful young man hap
pened to have seat in a pew adjoining
one in which a lovely young lady was sit-
ting. He was seized with violent passion
ior the fair stranger, and resolved to pro-
pose to her then and there. So he handed
her Bible with pin stuck in the follow
ing text-"And now beseech thee, lady,
not as though / wrote a new command
,nent unto thee, but that which we had
from the beginning. that we love ono
another" Gil, John, s. The lady returned
the book, pointing to Ruth, ii, 10--"Then
she fell OH her face, and bowed hers If TO
the ground, and said unto him. Why
have found grace in thine eyes, that
thou shou|dest take knowledge Of me,
seeing | am stranger q He handed it
back with his fingers on III. John, Is.
IA Il had many tLiags to write, bnt
will MT with ink and pen write unto thee.
Bet | trust that / shall shortly see thee,
and we shall speak face 10 fee" As
the result of the interview il is said that
marriage Will take place in month or
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b fore being pnt away, it vii! never rust.
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