The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-03-09
TO attend the trial with me, and |
want it to come Off.

| want it to come off,
! what young gentleman?'
That tall, handsome boy who
! sat next me at dinner. He is my
ex-Sunday-scbool scholar. [ knew
Arthur would not 60 with me-
! We'll, that tall, handsome boy
who sat next you at dinner has
had his share of your society. |
shall take you to the meeting,
and the. tall, handsome boy may
60. with the pretty little girl |
had for my neighbor at table,
The next night, after the reg
ular religious exercises at the
Baptist Church, the meeting was
called to order to decide upon the
cases to be brought before it. A
stout, .ginger-cake' mulatto, with
the hair growing so close TO his
head that it presented the ap-
: pearance of a black silk cap, !
stepped forward in the chancel !;
and summoned Lucy Hancock,
Anna Jones, Nose Grimes, ETC.,
etc., to appear and answer TO de
ackizations de chuch had 'giDst
um.' ..~ .... -. =.
Lucy Hancock, Anna Jones, and
about a dozen other negroes of
different ages, Sizes: sexes and
apparent conditions came sheep.
ishly forward, and were catechized
as follows: What worldly muse
ment was you engaged in down at
Piney Creek dis day two weeks?'
The question was required to
be repeated, and at length one Of
the party family responded,
Hunt de squirt -...
How does you play it P
'Fo' of US stan's up like postses,
an one of US .-.
'One Of you says you is q
squir'l?' interrupted the ques-
toner angrily.
yes, sir
Don't you knos0 you amt a
squir'l?'
Yes, sir; we don't b'leeve We is
rally squir'ls.'
Don't you knoo you amt?
Ain. you stannin' up dar, wild
fests an hans an eyes dat dey
amt no eyes 'cordin' to yo' size,
an teef dat nobody can't gouge de
inrards outen a hick'ry-nut wild
m and den tell a squar lie, an
say, I'm a squirt ? which a
squirt is q little creetur wild big
pop-eyes an hooks for teef an a
busby tail. Is dat de way for
Criscbuns to talk ? %
we was jes' a.playin',' said one
of the women, biting the end of
her handkerchief.
You was jes' a.lyin = shouted
the mulatto, springing off his feet.
. You knowed you warn't no
squirt, an de res W. EN- fined
you in de lie when dey run arter
, you and said dey was huntin' Nv
a squirt. You is done Civ way
, 'nuf ter Satan when you put on
dem fine rib'ns, which dey is muffin
but cIap-trap on de mods bead
3 gear Nv de Bible, but when you
say you is q squirt what is got
" 'em on, de chuch feels boun' ter
e hang down her head; an all dat
9 is for turnin' of you out for play
2 in dem worldly, lyin' squirt plays
e will hole up deir right hans
2 (every hand in the house was
!. raised), IAN emmy one as is for
' lettin' you all off an 'sgracin de
d cbuch will hole up deir left
0 hans.
j. No hand was uplifted, and the
= 'convicks' were formally expelled,
except two who professed to see
9 their sin and were retained as
;. silent MEMBERS to remain such
:. for two years-tbat is, without
?. any church privileges save that o1
2 attendance.
There was an InterVal OF 81
t. lence, for Milly Brent was next
b on the docket, and Milly was moi
a a woman to be treated lightly
@ but the stout mulatto presently
s gathered up his courage and de
o ferentialIy invited Sister Milly' te
/, appear. -.
d Like a jack-in-a-box, Aunt Mil
d ly sprang up in her pew. Here
el Sister Milly,' she exclaimed some
y what informally. 'Whatyou want?
is Sister Milly, you is iccused-
g. Il amt 'cused o nothin' I toll
it it myself planting her knuckIe'
/ on her hiDs.