Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-03
Lem Benton's

Chillup, yo' members de preachers
tex dis mornin' bout not layin' up
treasures on de yarth, whar de moth an
tieves git away wild hit, but ter lay dem
up so high de burglars can't crawl in
ober de transom.
Yo' fsder don't want yo' ter b'leeve
all dat good man said. Desc gospel
men make dc sin'ler mistake OBJ
habin' a preech scripter an ilbbin
scripter.
Dey tells 20 ter glib lots ter de chu'ch
an de heather. trus' de Lawd ter
pervide foh yo'.
Yo' iader hab gone froo a sight OBJ
camp meetin's, an he glib yo' de vantage
OBJ his 'sperience, He advises 20 dat
de Lawd made 70 wild common sense
yot tells yo ter look out fOh youself
kase nobody am gwine ter do hit toh
20.
Do de squirrel pack hickernuts round
an chuck dem in de holes ob oil de
udder squirrels an spec de Lawd ter
peryide him wib grub froo dc winterF
Do de humble bee lug honey 'roun to
de heather flies an, lay muffin up fob de
DAYS wen dar aIn no flowers 'cept de
frost irescoin on de winder panes? No,
sab. Dew hab bettah sense. Dey per
yides ioh themselves an trus' de I.aSd
ter take care de udder squirrels an
heather FLEA, Den wen old bline
squirrel, or robd humble bee come round
in de winter cryin' foh charity, de hab
sumpfin' laid up fob demselt an de
beggah too.
70 fader nebber see de sense OBJ
peryidin fob udder folks an trussin de
iswd ter take care 20; hits Jess as
'hgious ter pervide fob yoself an trus
de Lawd ter take care de udder folks.
70 fader don want 20 ter be stingy,
kase de Book say Hit am mob blessed
ter Glib das ter receb." Dat am fac.
But dis planet am not Heben, an yo am
not spected ter make one whit by glbbin
yosell away So am only lowed rea.
son'ble mount OBJ blesain heah, so don
try ter beat de law oh reasonable blessin
by unreasonable gibbin. But 20 fader
will 'struct yo bout dat some udder
time. Dis lesson he wants ter teach 20
ter lay up treasures like de preachers DO;
not like dey say.
Common sense tell 70 de yaller mule am
liable ter cripple yo mos any day, an
vile yo am able 20 want ter lay up
sumpiin ter kiyer accidents.
Common, sense tell yo de rumatiz am
gwine to grip yo bymeby, an close up
yo hash fact'ry; den 20 wants ter
has sumpiin ready ter stop de chillun's
moufs, kase yo will hab misery nutf
inside yo widout lisnen ter de howl oh
hunger.
Common sense tell yo ole age come
shuah as yo lib; den when de ole cabin
pit lonesome kas de chillun am gone
way of in de world, or sleepin under de
daisies on de hillside; wen dar 8 no
strong arm ter work, no boys ter chore,
no woman hands in de kitchen 'cept de
trenholm fingers 90 de ole wife; Wen de
frens yo strenth made hab died wild de
yeahs, an yo comes ter wait, forgotten
an lone, iookin wild darknin eyes ter
see de 'ternal day follsr de night ob lie,
den yo' will know de need OBJ treasures
laid up in de ole sock ter pay yo' wsy
down ter de drink ob Jordan. In course
yo' kin take yo' chances OF beein' suited
an iolted an banged round in free
bus, an git tumbled out at de ribber an
be pushed off wild de poor by de icy
hand OBJ dis worlds charity; but hit am
a sad way ter die; hit am hard mud
road ter 90 widout maxim bit any
rougher.
Mind, / SAYS muffin bout de treasures
yo' will need ober dar. lse tellin' yo'
ter lay up treasures on de yarth whar
vo' HIN put yo' hands on dem wen dey
will be bout de las friends yo' hab lef' ,
'cept de One yo' cant see. De One who
geddered up oil de baskets oh crumbs an
laid dem away vile at de same time be
war able ter make de iust -class hoe cakes
outen stones.
He pervided for himself by savin'
sumpfn' now foh de byme-by. he
pervides foh his chillun de same
way. Dis am bof gospel an common
sense.
Yo' clar out ter bed now.