davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08
The BumbIe.Bee.

Did you ever stop to consider the i'm
mense power possessed by tumble beeP
An insect weighing no more than tenth
of an ounce is capable OF raising" a
man weighing 220 pounds from a bench
in the public park, and then have lots of
lifting material left. just stop and
think of it. The stinger of the bee is
not near as large as the finest needle,
but such is the force behind il that it
can be driven through heavy cloth pants,
backed by merino drawers and into the
flesh. If a man could WELD crowbar
in comparison, he could drive it through
seven sawmills and distillery at one
blow. Nature could not give the bee
teeth and claws without spelling its
beauty, and in compensation she gave
this stinger as q weapon of attack and
defense. IF the bee had no weapon, ants,
beetles and bugs could cuff him around
as they pleased; but, as it is, he is the
boss of the walk, and won't take word
from any of them.
The humble-bee is not naturally of a
quarrelsome disposition, but he cart
sit down over hall an hour without feel
ing that some one was doing him great
wrong. If left to himself, he will
crawl up your coat sleeve, look around
ana 20 ABOUT HIS DuSluees1 Dub IL Wei
coined with blow between the eyes, he
is going to be revenged if he breaks a
leg. He invar ably closes his eye when
he stings, and you have only to look a
bee square in the face to see when he is
fooliDg around, and when he means
fourteen per cent. per annum.
The bayfield, is a iavorite esort of the
bumble-bee, but you can find him al
most everywhere else if you try hard
Having no pair of long hind legs he
cannot build his nest in marsh. like a
| frog; and having no beak in which to
carry straw he cannot nest in g tree like
bird. He therefore takes to the grass.
and under the roots of an old STUMP, or
among pile of old rails, he rears his
gensle young, and gives them printed in
structions as to the difference between
stinging six-inch stove pipes and runa-
way boys. The knowledge of old bees
| is powerful. They know where the
! schoolhouse is. They know when the
school is out. They can sail miles away
from home, get in their work on a
! farmers son wedding out corn, and re-
| turn home without missing fence cor
ner, or need of an afternoon nap. AS q
rule they are early risers. Barefo0ted
| boys driving up their COWS at daylight
will find the humble bee out of bed, and
ready to begin the arduous labors ofthe
day. Along about sundown he quits
| work, counts noses to see II the family
| are all ia, and then slows himself away
for y night of calm and peaceful re-.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08
FafherIY AdYica.

Don't run In debt.
Don't buy what you don't want.
Don't spend all your salary whatever
it is.
Don't scold children or servants if
you want TO get any good out Of them.
Don't think swearing will make the
carpet fit the rooms in your new house.
Don't imagine the world wouldn't 60
on as usual If you slipped out OF 1t to-
day.
Don't cut up your heavy clothing for
carpet rags; they may come handy next
Don't leave business affairs altogether
to clerks, or household affairs to SER
wants.
Don't expect other people to take a
Joke in good part if you flare up for
nothing
Don't blan the maker if number
six glove goes to pieces on number
eight hand.
Don't try to suit all your relatives
when you name the baby; suit yourself
and stop there.
Don't think the world will call you
wise if you make a fool of youself
through the telephone.
Don't imagine the harmony of the
solar system win be upset if there's a
wrinkle in the back Of your new coat
Don't commit suicide If the girl You
want won't have you; she wouldn't
care fig and you might
| late.
Don'texpe.'s
1 IL YOU don't
4 Eers VII
4 to sell
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08
About the Magnetic Needle.

Why the magnetic needle points to
the north is thus explained by Profess
sor C. 7. Patterson, otthe United States
coast survey. The earth is itself q
magnet, and attracts the needle just as
ordinary magnets do, and it IS found to
be affected by the action of the sun in a
manner not yet fully understood. The
magnetic poles of the earth are not in
line with the geographical poles, but
make an angle with them Of nearly
twent7-three degrees. At the present
time the northern magnetic pole IS near
the arctic circle, on the meridian OF
Omaha, and, from the nature OF the
case, the pole may better be described as
a region rather than fixed point Ehe
needle does not everywhere point to the
true astronomical north, but varies
within certain limits. At San Francisco
it points seventeen degrees east OF north,
and at Calais, Me-, as much to the west.
AL the northern magnetic pole q bal
anced needle points with its north end
downward in a plumb line; at San
Francisco it dips about sixty-three de-
grees, and at the southern magnetic pole
the south end points directly down.
The action of the earth upon magnetic
needle at its surface is of about the same
force as that of hard steg magnet forty
inches long, strongly magnetized, at a
distance of one foot. 1t is very probable
that q study of dynamo-electric
machines, now SO much used IN tht
electric cilluminations, will reveal soon
some far-reaching truths regarding
magnetism in general.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08
A Teanher off Pocket. Pickine.

Twenty years ago Chester established
a school in London, dedicated TO the
devotees of St. Nicholas, and he speed
lily obtained many pupils. The most
well-known and skilIful pickpockets,
who have paid the penalty of b 9ing
caught, and those who were clever
enough to evade the clutches of the
myrmidons, OF the law, have all been
nodded according to the Chesterian
method. And when it is stated that
in twenty years Chester has been able
to amass q fortune Of $4,000 pounds
sterling, the great importance and eff
caey of his lessons will be thoroughly
appreciated.l His pupils, on leaving
his restitution, were formed into bands
of ten. under the guidance ofa school
master" and it was under the egis OF
this ever-watchful guardian that they
overran the earth. Two thirds of the
profits" were faithfully and punctu-
all7 paid to the iIlustriouS professor.
Chester demeaned himself but twice in
his career by 9 working" personally; it
was at Paris, during the last two exhI-
bitions. In 1878 he was arrested and
condemned to six months imprison-
ment; and, he was moreover, prohibit
ed from ever entering France again
He has-since disposed Of the good-willof
his sbusiness" to two of his best pu nils
and retired to Birmingham, where he
has great deal of property. Having
some very urgent affairs to settle in
Paris, he applied few days ago, for
permission to pass week in the Capt.
tol. which has been duly accorded him.
But as it was deemed unadvisable to al
low a man of his capacity to roam
about the city without let or hindrance,
two police agents have been told off to
act as an escort Of surveillance. Ches-
ter is IS years old and is the father of
ten children, whom he has educated in
a princely m amer, and he himself IS
the master of ser eral languages.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08
NO. 45.



Here's to the man OF honori
Unswerving, brave and true;
Whose will is strongs
Who sees the wrong,
And dares the right to pursue.
Here's to the man OF laborl
To the farmer and his soil;
To him who lives
By what he gives,
A life Of honest toll.
Here's to the man Of intellect
Whose brain controls and plans;
Whose practiced sight
Directs Alright,
The power OF seas and lands.
Here's to strength and purpose
Of heart and brain and hand,
In men we see,
And men to be
They make or mar the land.
Emery Dean. in Golden Days.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08
VOL. II.
Some Summer Selections Summarized.

Some Summer Selections Summarized
Summer time will come again
With its softly blowing zephyrs,
Lowing kline are in the fields;
Some are COWS and some are heifers.
-Tenngson, achen usry young
Lilacs now have shed their fragrance;
Snowballs, too, as round as bullets,
Cackling fowls are in the barnyard;
Some are hens and some are pullets,
= Yaaocob Strauss.
Summer winds watt DER the meadow,
Azure skies and perfumes greet us;
Come the songs OF winged birdlings;
Some are flies and some are 'skeeters.
Boston Times.
Fall will come with peaches luscious;
Songsters sweet on all the twigs,
Through the fields the swine are roaming;
Some are hogs and some are pigs.
America.
Icy winter will appear,
With its feecy flakes and mittens,
Felines are there in the house;
Some are cats and some are kittens
Rome Sentinel.
Seasons all have their attractions,
Seasons fruits all have their juices,
AL the seasons have their poets;
Some ere geese, and some are gooses.
Wal Luz.
Winter with its bracing weather,
Aatumn makes all creatures glad;
Spring time brings its would-be poets,
Summer good and summer bad.
Boston Journal Of Comm cree.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08

QUIRLED PoTAToEs. Boil potatoes !;
when hot pres slightly through coll
ander into dish or platter; sprinkle
over little salt and set III an oven b
moment to dry. not brown, before send
in3 to the table. This Is Al attractive
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08

One of the simplest ways to get rid of
rats is to place within their reach a pan
of flour mixed with unsiacked lime, and
b pan Of water placed beside it. The
lime Causes thirst, and the rnts die a1-
nno6t dIr3cf1y nfter they drink
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08

A half-hour later all was hustle and
confusion at the chateau.
Monsieur de Lanier strobe hither and
thither, his dark, saturnine face full of
wrath. He cursed the servants one and
and all, and declared that he would
slay with his own hand the person who
had aided in the escape of Mademoiselle
d'Areent and her lover; for, as may be
surmised, he had gone to the room in
which they had been confined, and
found it vacant.
He ordered the building to be searched
ard the grounds surrounding it. This
was done, but with no success, except
that just outside OF one of the gates, and
on the road leading to the northeast,
tiny gauntlet was found.
It was embroidered with the D'Ar-
gent crest, and had doubtless been
dropped by the lovely Louise.
'sHa! This is something indeed. 1t
shows the way they have takenm ex-
claimed De Lanier, smiling grimly; and
he added: Hurry, Batiste, with three
horses-you and Jean will accompany
me. Take your pistols, and if Mon
sieur st. Leger resists, shoot him."
And, in few minutes, three mounted
men dashed out of the gate and along
the road.
A little later, three other horses GAL
loped away in an opposite direction.
They bore Louise, Eugene and La San
terelle.
For hours they dashed along in breath
less suspense, and then, as the distance
widened between them and the chateau,
their fears were lessened, and, allowing
their horses mad gallop to subside
into a gentle trOt they began to con-
verse.
"How fortunate it was that De Lanier
chose the other road instead of thisp'
said Louise.
La Santerelle chuckled.
s'He selected the other road, lady, be-
cause he thought you had taken it. You
remember my asking you for your
glove? That was a ruse to deceive
him. I purposely dropped it in the
road SO that he would think you had
passed over the spot. But let US make
haste, for the sky is becoming tinged
with red. and we must reach your
friends house ere daybreak.
An hour later they were in place oi
safety. In week they had set sail fol-
America.
Louise felt no regret at, leaving her
native land. The death of her only
relatives and the trials through which
she had passed made her anxious to seek
a new country in which to found home
with Eugene and La Santerelle. Fol-
the latter accompanied them and lived
with them unto good old age, and
after he died his memory was ever cher
ished in the hearts Of Louise and her
| descendants.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-07-08

Men are frequently like tea--the real
strength aud goodness are not properly
drawn out until they have been Ia hot
, 1880-05-29
Indy I1t3ISycr,

Hik9Fs lftsMtntstfntfs.
Whch rose 70 n!u hsr ttot'd- nifhtt sho desired
would Mi10ri n,o tho Eteitteat pleasure. lost no
tiiu III pr0tlttng by her Invitation. and IL GOfytuf
ntlI itltinAltO acquaintance WIN established.
wnA nut l0tlg ~ discovering TINT I.ndy llniwrr
tri,linney tf mind, and thoroughly R,od- htnrtei
IN we'll; but her IlntMru wtH ltnpustvD alid
nr1lrnt. and She Hnvo hprsDlt up wttlMlt reserve
10 tho uDMl linnL thought Or tInsalnn &c tho mo
hsi,lll IN tho conviction Hhn iln,l suffered aroat
W,1E; hut. after ltstts!lttK to hcr lnlK list Of
KrlusNnccs, tl,ut sho htuigul wit tblIelllnS eu.
tltn1ict,,-ls we bcca'no Aluro fripWlly.-t nDuld
ro,lty discern nnthn9 that might no. havu bccn
lM.ssnt spiri,. All t,sr Somp,aints. frequently
enctlct hi vuhcnont laI,KnNKG, painted 10 ilAuKht
Glse NJ MI uptrFnlls tilctntGrlnl tenpcr,-tlit0
forgetting thnt. }1rhnps. hCE own WIS hardly less
sutsnitls1 tltt 9xaotlng: fut, IN !nun!eist of
1t!H fr1tn her ttnD; and now shD f0llnd her peace
TT Hll'I'l disturbed, Mnh her llfc l.ae WnAry and
llHhpppy. hhu u1ten wept uyOr tho loss Of l,er
tWn chil,irrn. who'n her hlsbIhh thuuKht tit to
uHtlo my concessions tn haro recovered pyosl
ono III them; hut ths WIS aD longer practicable.
y WIN ny " witi.ss, " oftsn tlid. tho vArytHY
Al iIutA stIv WIS irnschlf. md w.Ntii walk tho
!tu,r, 'leclntnng IN Indignant but splendid
hAngliaKe nXnll,At tho injuries She hki stilYcrut
quito nI!c0!sclHns thnt sha WINS III uhy siogrvU to
Gla,ne; nIH! then, giving way q n softer mood,
eo,l .iuilanEe bathod u tearR would t,.wnil hor
laNuty Wrutthgd 'cnndltl0u heeufs Ut husband,
children, nlll h0nlp tl!At khu had thellKhtieeiy
turttkrn. Whun slo toNld bs !esi awAy irunl Tho
concentration " her tinncatlt tnNih!ts. aid ho-
Kan 20 talk Of ltoratru, Of urt. and sctarty, sho
fascinated nll ADMIT hsr{whn lstenetl III supreme
delight to hor witty aud dlxxltug Inspirations.
, 1880-05-29

That art q c,'uaolt',ite,l lrHlu from tr1isrh at
01rc disappears representation o. tho r!ftct
iuicrcstR. feelings, mud preferences nf tho
7uiriN. III s,lrh il bnly tho moving spirits III
tho delegations Of II few ut the largo StHteA,
cnul,nl,ly With each utlier. will l,ncnnlN tho
nctunl inusters nf lhe Convention, mid the
utetnlnrs q lnrty l,nl !r!es and nominations.
conventions runse II, be truly representative
of tho people Il, their vartnus Cnngr:sslnnnl
communities. And they bec0MeA collection
Of state delegations, out of wltose fi,riRtles
n'ut bargains can utlly cnllle sa,cl results As
will he agreeable to tile personal ntlbitl0ns OF
tho mnstcr-spirIis Of thest. rnnsplrac1cs
against the rights OF the Republican voters
to the control ut their own representative
machinery.
Against 80 n,onstrous perycrsion Of tho
proper powers Of Nntional convention. ard
Of tb's !,ody, theru should l,e general psO-
iM Its origin. wss tho protest 1f tho people
tgafist thc srlIishnrss Uf tho Congressional
cill,clls, which. In its nomination Of cnIidf-
dates, substituted. for the popular prsforeIlce
thu Car OF the CAUCUS, or the choice OF tho
cabal, for tho representation OF ners0nal, mid
fncltO,,nl, and dyIiHstc rll1t. Tic pnrlf now
Is that tito Convention, rs 1t Is sought to he
made, IL 10 become tho protector OF tho very
abuses ngufl,st Which 1t wns organized mid
coming Convention. 1t must determine
whether tho influence now at work to Under.
mine md tiebns0 MID destroy our conventions,
rs representatives Of tho Republican voters,
Sllnl! be checked, or whether they shall bH
continued till corruption, and force, md
money layc w1inlly tllshonorcd them In tho
eyes OF the people.
, 1880-05-29
called ttpon to report, Which ttoy did, as fol-

s@shCN hFOh ~ ANFuelt "AANh WHY AANt W AUlT
Thcn follows tho list Of Delegates II Tho
National CoMventtOll,. both for tho districts
f Esc"fs fer S s SfS s1 & c ?sgES sn sra !sn tSa a
tee, nfter which tho record n.lds: :" Yhe re-
port Of tho Committee 'uts adopted"
ts1o.
Tho Republican Statc Convention OF 1879
n!et ~! 1 ut Springfield. May g' .!ni!es +. Ro9t,
II I'M, % and l t%e i'm. .' stapSen t tosa', S'' ws
Permanent President. Tho following Is
takci, from the record Of that Convention:
Or ot!on of atr Metsa!f Il wns T.; Ecsolyca e TINT
name oHe .fttaats to,Tprr.e" taii tIttriei 'pon
Pspnse"t s9 olMs Sreanixao GS',!,s5ntS' csai.Ions
Stnto Central Ctuiruittee: 3. Delegates 10 tho
Nntlonn1 Convention md Ete1tnrs.
Alter tho nominations Ind bron completed,
imittcu on .Delegatcs 10 l'hl!a,iotphia. from
both lilo districts md tho State ut lnrEc.
Tlicrn r. no record ~ my action Hll this re-
port, and 1t appears 10 hnyo boon Informally
Tho following L. taken from the report ot
tho Republican, Stntn Convention or 1915,
lela at Springfield, slay n, tho lion. Green
Cen. f]1 Rl"ksr, % u ,tacoup1n, offered tho fol:
lowing:
fscselrts,, That the Congressional dtstrlcta 10
chilled In thetr orscr, md when called c,scf ds.
trict tin1t fts htltpatet to servo OH tho several
Committees provided for.
The delegates from the First Dtstrlctnamed
Ms their representative on tho Committee to
report ELECTORS and Delegates james r. Root,
the report. The report uf this Committee, nv
well as Of another Committee tn report ineni-
bcrs Ut tho State Central Committee, seems
to linve been informally ncccptctt, thorO being
no rUp0rt OF any nctlDn upnn 1t.
Tho ab0vc comprises MI tint Is to be fountl
III tho record bf prvinus Republican State
Conventions III this Siata l,enring Dll tho mr.
ventlon.
I'm all this record there Is not n single In
stance whore tho State Convention nrrogatetl
to itself tho right or authority to name q
delcgnte Of any Congressional district In ILL.,
notB.-Ep.1
, 1880-05-29
A HAY or the Purest Love.

Now and shsn ray Ut tho purcst brightest
love, tender As true, darts glAaly aoroaa tho
dreiFy tarkansa Of llfo and With its warm sFtol-
dor HFerc0lne1 fur u Muntut tho COlIntss, tho
cruelty Of the tsnrld. 1t IL such y ray ~ thle
TINT lust nnw ls during around In tho rcal0n OF
MlaeHu linil. and psn'a wu aso Z, say that its
yuung friend tho btarluIs OF LurlIe. al various
times ln thu past nobld dccds hAvc boen WROUGHT
py no6e men, but thls young nubenat! ID about
NO hero, ancieut or modern, meyer has dreamed
Of attempting, and that will forever link tho
nRmc Of Lurne with all that Ia loving or brave,
Ia point Of fact, on Monday next tho Manluis Of
l1irne ls to preside over grand celebration OF
the alst blrthduy VI hts mothor-ln-1Ami
, 1880-05-29

1Q0AlsD-tN rIttyATE FAMILY FOR GENTLE
ID nlnn md wfe whore they hhvo cnIfGrtH OF a
hOnn. viii l,nr fnIr price. AdtreaA II Trth,lne.
, 1880-05-29

SUBURBAN laI:.tL fssTtATE.

--Sl1nGlkI1AH HKNN fsHIEAIM. IM.-oo---~,. -oo----~,.
11oit sAl.E.s!n With, nt'y 4 nEAUr@iFil!. @ Lot i.or
thlcasns fLa ,iovn an Is monthly, c.unust prpporty
y neskat and :t!nTn dseG, aI;tEnet ffeH fsit.aa
i1ol sA Ait,-aaD ACHES ,Mti.ts tif CAi i,l'ME;T
!!lysr front nna "a ns "f rnt.!s, lEs,lnG
MI,d nnln !nrtMrIrR. WlIa ~ sold Mt 'atalh, j. Il.
EARLE, ftnntn ri, ItB NnahlnKttIn-xt.
, 1880-05-29

Country
A GENTLEMAN AM, WIFE OF TWO GENTLE.
n fuGn fint gflpu hUnsu ind rGnBAnk from
Tom in private tn1sll!y trpe ind talf bDcka from
dtp0t nj Evanston III. AtHrOss Il H. 1rlhnno nllce
, 1880-05-29

GHNTY WANTEu-FoR THE MY np ate;;
"A aE1eJplopsdia Of Rik aud Wtsdom ii9I Ie{a
3aily-sssctod snsedotes. eles,insdi tf osf CO. ID "A
QU{avo pager. Add1aa4 ]. D. GOODMAN
eAlle-ff. Chicago.
, 1880-05-29

SEE TI!lSl NO IuMnuG-f2, Fois flm-A pKt'N
- vHaH brt,kor will sAaT!Eo elegant 1.uetavD r0se-
cost $tl. aniy tfl0; uleHAmt 9n,br0lnnd cuver And
flO iIES1-AND FOt sAIIs-rIANUH-IlALLF
4 ,axis Gn!otor'nE ~, seinwrys. HG."masks,I
kept IN order. WA. Il. rhtl3SEIt vs. HtalD-st. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-04-01
M1istellameuns Readiug.
THE OJ,n SEXTON.

Nigh to grave that was newly made,
Leaned sexton old, on his earth-worn spade
His work was done, and he paused to wait
The funeral train through the open gate;
A relic of by gone days was he,
And his locks were as white as the foamy sea;
And these words came from his lips so thin,
81 gather them in! gather them in!
81 gather them in for man and boy,
Year after year of grief and joy,
I've builded the houses that lie around
In every nook Of this burial ground.
Mother and daughter, father and son,
Come to my solitude one by one
But come they strangers, or come they kin,
gather them in! gather themin
"Many are with me, but still I'm alone!
am king of the dead and make my throne
On monument slab Of marble cold,
And my sceptre of rule is the spade hold.
Come they from cottage or come they from hall,
Mankind are my subjects-all, all, all!
Let them loiter in pleasure, or toilfully spin.
gather them in ! gather them in!
II gather them in, and their final rest
Is here, down here, in the Earth's dark breast y
And the sexton ceased-for the funeral train
Wound mutely over that solemn plain
And I said to my heart..when time is told,
A mightier voice than the sexton's old
Will sound DER the last trumps dreadful din,
II gather them in! gather them in!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-04-01

A SAFER PLAN-A gentleman whose face
had look anything but pleasant, purchased
a postal card at the post Office, and took up a
pen and wrote for about two minutes with a
determined hand. Then, as he blotted the
card. he asked the stamp clerk:
"Is it against postal rules to call man 8
liar on postal card ?"
The clerk thought it was, and the man tore
up the card, bought another, and after wri-
ting few lines inquired:
1T can't be against the rules to call him a
villain, can it? ?"
The clerk again decided it was, and third
card was purchased. This time the man pom
dered over his lines, signed his name and then
said:
II have written here that he ought to be in
Jail for his conduct. Is that against postal
rules?
The clerk said he wouldn't dare run the
risk himself, and the indignant citizen tore the
card into dozen pieces and exclaimed
$50 to Halifax with your old post Office !!
won't send any card at all, but I'll waylay
the fellow and knock the top of his head
off,"
~-" "John, what odor is that ?" "Cloves,
love-" "But that other?' "Allspice, my
beloved" "But isn't there another ?" eyes,
apples, belovedest." "Just one more ?"
"Raisins, my most be!ovedest." swell, John,
if you'd only drink just little brandy, now,
I think you would make very good mince
pie"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-04-01

"PLAYING 'RoUN' 'MoNG DE PsALMs."-
A we'll known Georgian, says the Atlanta
Constitution, while travelling in Liberty coun-
ty recently, met lame negro preacher in the
road and stopped him for little talk.
"Butler," said the gentleman, II see you
have your Bible in your hand. Do you
preach today"
"Yesser"
"Well, what is your text ?"
swell. sab, amt tuck no tex ez yit."
"What! no text? Don't you prepare your
sermons ?"
"No, sab, not zackly."
"Why, Butler, 1 have never known a
preacher to deliver sermon without writing
it or thinking it over"
Oats wrong, sab. Dat amt 'cordin' ter
de Scriptur. De Bible say, "Open yo' mouf
en- l will FIJI um.'"
"But then there are some mighty big
mouths
"Yesser, dat's so-dat's so, sho."
"Well, you haven't prepared any sermon,
and you haven't taken any text. What do
you intend to do today"
"Well, sab, I jes specks ter day fer ter play
'roun' 'mong de Psalms"