The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-01

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Marcel says Massa Proudal kipder
s'pfised Ike. Whatt come cher us AnG
I reckon fpectsblliIy must be csiebin' ef
yon's gwIne to turn 'speetsble too. But
don't cut 10 shead Oh me, Msrce. I don
cab bow soon YOU so back on de rsce
track SO you rides iaF me dis one time.
Wild dat pull long face. lis been 3
ls,udyin bon, Dis yere matter fur some
time, says | an 'pesfs likeyou an, me,
msssa, bad better be greasiu' up our
heels ef ives any notion otHealerlng fnr
de race OBJ salvation.
Why, Marce, you'd make good preach
er, says MAsss Prcudtil; you'd better set
up fur one when go to Europe.
Oar was q sight OBJ people on de Thun'
'erbolt camp meelin' groun's dat night.
I II war powerful hot, an looked mp at
de clouds settlln' down ober de ribber,
su' and dem ole beggars ob libe oaks 8
noddln' deir heads TO each udder, atwist.
ln' dere arms aroun', and suappin' deir
fingers like as dough dey meant mischief;
an says, Pears like we's gwine 70 bab
storm. But | done forgot all bout IL
sOon,s got inside de tent, Dey was
singin,
Sheep know dey shspArd's voice,
an slddied in close to dc do.
Fsdder Harper, missionary fur da Par.
adox Church, war IN de pulpit. Dey
called him SCUM de Jubilee Harper,
cause he war such a nice easy ole man
allus preachin' comforble, honey
mouthed Kline ob religion ; but wo know d
he wouldn't bab eberyting bis own way
dat ebenin' fur Brudder Blow de Tram
pet Stebbins, exbauster from Nordern
Jawja, war to preach de sermon. Eben
while Fadder SCUM de Jubilee Harper
was q speakin' dar war considerable cite
ment. One old lady, across de way from
me, KEEP clsppin' her hans and shout
ing, an ebery time she'd about, some
body behine me nd go one mo. When
de ole lady she say Amen be say Hallelu |
an den, kin'er neef biz brefI, be say, Dis
yere'Il wine 'em up; dis yere'll set 'em
goln'l
knowed de voice; 1t war Mr.. Lash
stinger; but dursa't look ronn' for feah
I'D laugh. Putty soon Brudder Blow de
Trumpet Stebbins gan bis sermon. DE
tex war; SO run dat you may obtain. I'd
greed to ride Thun'erboh an pull him in
all de time; but | don't know as he's got
me when dom low TO run at all.
Den de preacher spoke bout de race
course neah by, an read 'em ST. PauPs
words, pse finished my course. Yon
needn't tink, my Christian freps', Gays be,
jas cause your names is entered fur de
races you's gwine sho an certain TO hab
dat red ribbon laid up fur you; you's got
to walk de whole track ober. Walk It'll
you's got to run il So run dat you may
obtain-so read de chapter. For myself,
brudderen, Fse boun' TO run all night, Ps
boun' to run all night. (l'Il bet my mon
ey, says Mr.. Lsshstinger, kin'er sof an
easy, bebine me. Brudderen, says de
preacher dsr'H come day, after dis yere
human race am ruined, when we'll all be
drawn up befo' dc judges stand. And
Elijah'll be dar, kitin' roun' in his chariot
OBJ fire, wild thoroughbreds ob fire 'tached
to it; an Elijah he'll hsb whole basket
full OBJ red ribbons an spanglin' stars to
pin 'em in de button holes OBJ de winners.
An do Lord'll say, Gabriel, Gabriel, reach
down dat horn out dat closetl An Cab
rel reach him down; an' de Lord'l say,
Blow, GABRIEL call de dead An Cab
rel II blow, Grave yard grave yard! I
GRAVE YARpl ! An de grave yards II
open, an de dead III come ridin' up TO
de Judges stand on all dem hosses IL tells
bout In dc Revelations oh 81. John; Def,
on bis pale boss, leadin' de procession;
do sinner man on de little, one.eyed,
knock-kneed mule OBJ donuffin; and de
saints praneir' on de piebaId an speck-
ted race hosses OBJ righteous. Sinner man
now's your time 70 choose yo' 'moupt,
Ef you want a hoss dat will swing you
roun' de circle ob eternity, choose him in
de blue grass pastures oh repentance.
Brudderen, while DC conf,grafi5n am a
singin',
Trials. hard trials, au tlibnlan3nsl
! Oh many long year went along 50
/ villa hang down head an a achia heart
Til de grave stopes Dustin, dry bones risiR' -
/ Trials, trials, Is gwne to leAb dis wofl' =
while Brudder Williams raises de tnne,
all dey who wants to be psrwided wild
one ob de hosses alb Revolution, please
walk forward ap knee roun' de MON
bench.
Now's yo' time, sinner, says Mr.. Lash
stlngcr, an as ! got up TO go forward l
caught his eye an he winksd. ! felt cur
'us enuff kneelin' dsr by de alter, wild ole
FAdder SCUM de Jubilee Harper kpelin'
beside me, sn' prayin' de Lord fur me.
While be was prsyin' dar come sheet
OBJ iighinin' dat III up all ont dos; snd
after II q rumble and grumble OBJ thun.
der far off, but comm nearer an nearer.
Do singers struck rp,
/ De Gospel trains comm,
tick shss close al han,
| I tink hear hsT whistle
she's = rumblin' fru Dc Ian
Little children, get on board
Y0H1 better get youri ticket,
i An DO rssdF 10 60 on board
Den dey gan 10 shout, de sisters walkin'
up one sIsle and de brudderen up de nd
der, an all takin' bold deir hands an
pumpin' ike 50 dey was punpIn' water,
while dey sang one worse, an den dey
each pass on 10 de ner'. Il thun'ered
louder an II lighlened more literally
but dey KEEP on, an dis time dey sang,
shsai a. Bebbs, tire,