The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-04-15
nn,r ANA 40 ml. mILc.


Non tain Oct His VIE.
A few years ago, says Harper
Magasiae. while the Alabama and
Chattanooga X. r. was in process Of
construction. Il was a iayorile Geld
for colored preachers to. labor and
take up collections "for de spread o
lie Gospel. Among these frequent
visitor was old Father Helms. from
Tennessee, whose vivid eloquenoe and
practical "sppunding oh dc Sacred
Word we're aiienlively listened to by
large congregations Of The sable race,
with 20 small delegation Of interested
white listeners upon the outskirts.
Upon one occasion, assembled in u
lovely Alabama grove. he addressed
his congregation Thus
Ladies and gentlemen ob my be-
loved congregashun: llavin cotched
a had cold de odder evenin. shan't
aiiemp' to preach 10 yer dis sabbath
mornin but will read a chapter from
de Bible. aud spound it as ! 60
along lie then read the lih chap
ter OF Genesis, after which he coniin.
ued his remarks; "De odder cyenin
tux for my tex de iIugCdy in lie
earliug oh Eden-de KILN oh Abel,
aud the cussin' aud driving out oh
Cain. Aud AFTER de sermon, one oh
your smart young darkies-one oh
desc yer thin skinned, salaratus com.
pleNioned niggeTs- steps up 10 me,
aud says he 'Fsdcr Helms, yer dis
remember to tell " who Mr.. Cain
marrid down in de Land oh Nod
was il his mudder Dtrc was a
GRIMM crowd oh no count, irillin
greasy. lookin niggers wild him, an
s'peclcd at once dat lie white folks had
sent him up TO Ak dat question. ]
was so obncome wid sense ob dc
siniuln,,s an sumption oh sinners,
bole white an black, lat | could say
muffin. ! had muffin to say. | TUX
de question under prayeriul consider
alton, an lie answer were made plain.
In gWine 10 spound dat part oh dc
scripler to yer now. Who Cain,
wife vas. an whar he got her, is plain
10 the allscein' eye oh faith. Ia de
garding ob Eden, Cain raised right
smart ob craps and garding truck an
sich. but after the slewin oh his
Christian bIudder. Abel, We don't
read Oh his workin' no mo. lie TUX
his gun an dogs, an went down int,
dat sleepy, lazy, no count section oil
Nod, an loaied roun IN dat country
aud hasin lost all his plantation an
mules, aud all oh his selfrespect and
pride Of family and State, de mex ",
hear oh him he had got so low down
aud triilin' Hat he married gal OIL
one oh dose no.count poor white trash
families, which the spired 'posllo did
not consider filth to mention in Il,
holy word
The reverend "spounder' gazed
around upon his admiring congrega
ton with an air Of triumph, and d
brother struck up de hymn, "Whal
oh whar am lie Hebrew children y
"llow much is the ante whis
pered a Red Gulch miner with a SIN
gle 500 gold piece 10 The deacon will
the collection plate in the Baptis
church at Black Run, Col. lie wa
toh 10 contribute whatever he chose
whereupon he said he'd chip in I
dollar, aud proceeded to take Sl'
change. The deacon softly reptile,
that no change was given. A slruggl
ensued, the plate was upset, and th
congregation were in the act Of Jump
ing the deacons claim" when th
minister, an old Californian, leane'
over the pulpit With large nav.
revolver aud Observed "Ihe bretl
ren will please take notice that Nv
got the drop On them, anil any brothe
who declines TO go 10 his seat or VIII
touches any Of that money will hay
a funeral nj his house tomorrow at
O'Clock, y. ~" Oar mining irienl
from Red Gulsh will kindly releas
the deacon's throat or he is dca
man. The $50 gold piece went I
ave the heather.
"Ah. how well do remember
was in the bleak November when
caught that cold that vas wearing M
surely aud swiftly a~a,i but | hear
OF d. Balls Cough syrup, took y
and am as well as ever.