The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-11-05
"Dey In Cnllfng!"
BRUppER KYAN JONES, OF THE LIME
KILN CLUB, TRIUMrHANTLY DEPARTS
FOR THE OTHER WORLD.

BRUppER KYAN JONES, OF THE LIME
KILN CLUE, TRIuMrHANrLY DEPARTS
FOR THE OTHER WORLD.
Detroit Free Press
On the last meeting of the Lime
kiln Club there was Grape on the
bear trap as the janitor. opened the
door to admit the crowd No one
could say who was missing, and cv-
cry eye was turned on the President
as he arose and said;
1.-TWO nights ago at midnight
saw Brudder Ryan Jones take leave
of airth to cross the dark ribber. De
old man had been ailn for weeks,
an he was ready to go. When his
eyes look under de dark cloud oh
death, an caught sight oh dc angels
oh Heaven, he gathered his friends
about him, an we sot beside him
when his life went ont. If dar am q
man in dis hall who believes wild Bob
Ingersoll he should been dar when dc
soul OBJ dis poor ole black man began
slippin' away from its home OBJ clay.
What brought the smile Oh joy to dc
ole mans face? What put de look
oh blessed satisfaction in his eye?
Why did he welcome de comm oh
dat sleep dat knows no wakin' till tic
blast oh dat trumphct turns airth
into paradise?
"Way down in dc rice fields OBJ
Louisiana lies de body oh his ole
wife. Dat smile oh JOY was bon at
de thought oh mectin' her at de gates
OBJ heaven. In green lane in Gcor-
gia lies de dust oh his first bon chile.
Dat look came into his eye when he
realized dat befo' TO -morrow he would
fold dat boy in his arms. In de
ya'ars OBJ de long ago dey took his
daughter away; an he has nebcr
heard oh her since. When he thought
oh de blessed family reunion up dar
behind de gates oh gold his face wore
such look dat he could Almost h'ar
de music OBJ de harps. Tell me oh
some onbcliever who has died dat
way! Tell me Oh scoffer who has
let 90 OBJ life with n smile on his face!
All de words Oh all de infldels on
airth could not hab shaken de faith
oh dat poor ole man. He could not
read but he could pray. He could
not read but he could hope. Jist be-
fore de bell struck midnight we saw
his smile brighten, and he pointed
wild his finger into distance.
"Shall tell you what de ole man
saw? He saw behind the curtain
which hangs between life and eterni-
ty. He saw legions upon legions
and hosts upon hosts marchin' down
to the dark ribber. He saw beyond
dat. He saw the sunlight OBJ de oder
sho'. He herd de music. He saw
de wife an children oh oder days,
and when dey held out der arms to
him he whispered to us: Dey is
calm, dey is calm, dey is calm!
and he sunk away without sigh." "
"Can 1 see the lady Of the house"
inquired the peddler. "Wcll, yes,
you can if you amt blind" snapped
the woman who had answered the
bell. ooh, beg pardon, madame
you are the lady of the house, then"
Eyes, / am! What dyer take me
for? Did yer think was the gen.
tleman Of the house, or the next door
neighbor, or one of the farm. hands,
or the cat, or the ce-chestY 81
didn't know, madame, but you might
be the youngest daughter" "Oh,
did yer? Well, that was nat'ral, too,
replied the |. of the b. what dye
want, surY' Then the peddler dis
played the wares, and when he left
that doorstep half an hour later his
face was full Of pleasure and his
pockets we're full of money. He I'M
derstood human nature and had
made good sale.--Boston Trans
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