Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-01-12


'thout no sculduggery in de business
and, as fur maxim Thun' 'erbolt lose it,
rs buy dat sort OBJ meanness. Eff |
rides hoss,' says I, I rides to win, or to
do my best fur it. Mr. Lashstinger he
didn't seem de lees bit outed. He JUS
laughed free an easy, and says he, 'Wid
such high and mighty honor idees as
dat, | wonder how you reconcile it to
your conscience to run hoss OF all,
says he. Il amt member OBJ de church,
says l, but 'spects to be some day, an
when is, | 'spects to glib up dis yere
business Oars camp meeting here
now,' says Mr. Lashstinger hadn't you
better get religion now? No time like
de present, says he. Wild dat notion
'peared to take him, an he cotched me
by de arm and walked me off piece.
'Ef you will get religion tonight says
he, an swar off from boss racin', I'll
give you $780, says he. 1T sha'n't be
no inconvenience to Mr.. Proudfit, mud
der. fur I'll see dat he is perwided wild
a nudder Jockey He winked NOSE
wicked as he said dat, an I knew dat
dat Massa Proudft nd lose de race, dat
de sportin' gemman wouldn' buy his
hoss, an dat he couldn't get married
and go to Europe, eff took up wild his
offer. But den l was tinkin' oh gettin'
married myself and eff Massa Proudft
nor no fifty dollars nudder. [ studied
bout 1t an I studied bout it; and
while l was studyin', de debbil spoke
right out behine me. 1 nebber shall
beliebe it was my own voice, it sounded
so strange and unnatural. Done, says
Mr.. Lashstinger. and he claps me on de
back and takes out his pocket book.
Half pay in advance 2 says he. NO,
says wait till Is armed it. Is gwine
to take Thun 'erbolt back to Savannah
first, and tell Massa Proudft Is comm
back to de camp meetin' for de balance
OBJ de ebenin'.
"Whatl gwine to de camp meetin',
Marce 2 says Massa Proudft kinder
s'prised like. What's come ober us all ?
| reckon 'specability must be catchin' et
you's gwine to turn spectacle too. But
don't cut in ahead OBJ me, Marco. l don
cab how soon you 60 back on de race
track so you rides fur me dis one time
-. ssWid dat I mill ON -lnro fna~- ~
been studyin' bout dis yere matter
fur some time, says [; an pears like
you an me. massa, had better be 9
greasin' up our heels eff we's any notion
of entering fur de race OBJ salvation
"Why. Marce, you'd make goot
preacher, says Massa Proud6t; you'd
better set up fur one when go to Eu
rope
"Dar was sight oh people on d,
Thun' 'erbolt camp meetin' groun's da
night. 1t war powerful hot, an look
ed up at de clouds settlin' down ober d
ribber, an dem ole beggars OBJ libe oak
a noddin' deir heads to each udder
atwistin' dere arms aroun', and snap
pin deir fingers like as dough de,
meant mischief; an l says Pears lik
we's gwine to hab storm But don
forgot all bout it soon's got inside d
tent. Dey was singin',
Sheep knows dey shepherds voice,
an I siddled in close to de do.
"Fadder Harper, missionary fur d
Paradox Church, war in de pulpit. De
called him Scum de Jubilee Harper
cause he war such nice easy ole mar
allus preachin' comfor'ble, hone
mouthed kline OBJ religion but we know
he wouldn't hab.eberytingshis own wa
~dat ebenin' fur Brudder Blow de Trun
pet Stebbing, exhauster from Norder
Jawja, war to preach de sermon. Ebe
while Fadder Scum de Jubilee Ha
per was speakin' dar war conside
able 'citement. One old lady, across q
way from me, KEEP clappin her han
and shouting, an ebery time she
shout, somebody behine me 'ud go OF
mo-. When de ole lady she say Amen
he say Hallelu ! an den, kin'er neef h
bref, he say, Dis yere'll wine 'em up
dis yere'll set 'em 'goin' 7
I knowed de voice sit war Mr.. Las
stinger; but / dursn't look roun' f
feah I'd laugh. Putty soon Brudd
Blow de Trumpet Stebbins gan his Sc
mon. De tex war: SO run dat "
may obtain. Id greed to ride Thun'e e
bolt an pull him in all de time; but
don't know as he's got me when l do
low to run at all.
"Den de preacher spoke bout de ra
, course neah by, an read 'em st. Pau
J words, Use finished my course Y
needn't tink, my Christian frens',' sa
he, .'jus' cause your names is enter
J fur de races you's gwine sho an ct
i tain to hab dat red ribbon laid up
you; you's got to walk de whole ira
} ober. Walk it !-you's got to run i
| So run dat you may obtain-so read
! chapter. For myself. brudderen, 1
: boun' to run all night. Use boun' to r
i all night Q'll bet my money. sa