The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-02-04

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He was an Episcopal clergyman, and
great lover of the great American
game. who inadvertently remarked, at
the end of that portion of scripture APP
pointed to be read, "Here endeth the
first innings" tl1..,ts,
A CLERICAL friend who had Just re-
turned to town from the country was
speaking of funerals, and said "We
had another evening funeral service at 8
o'clock. This being the second occur
renee OF the kind a 10-year-old boy in.
quired, with keen sense of the slow.
ness OF country funeral professions,
Papa, what do they have 'em at night
Tor ?-so as they can trot?" SIS 10
ELDER GEORGE CHAMpLIN, preached
many years in Rhode Island He was
colored man, but sharp and witty and
withal of good sense, though not without
some failings. At one time some of his
hearers complained that he was per-
sonal and severe in some of his remarks.
Elder G. replied, "When l am preach
ing shoot right at the devil every time,
and if any one gets between me and the
devil, he will be liable to get hurt"
A GOOD old Presbyterian elder, living
at M, ILL.,, as a minor part of his
business, sold the cobs which came from
his steam-sheller One day he received
n note from minister known for his
close ideas of economy, asking that
load of cobs might be sent to his house,
signed, "Yours, in the blessed gospel of
our" etc. The old elder, not fancying
this sanctimonions mixing up of religion
with cobs, sent the cobs, with little
note signed, Yours, in the cob bust
ness" Besides, cobs had "riz."
The poems of "Uncle Remus" are
among the best, if not the best, that the
South has contributed to our "cullud"
literature since the war. The hymns
especially b eathe the genuine air of de-
votion which is characteristic of the ne
gro when he gives himself up TO psalm
ody, as, for example:
Oh, whar shlll we go wen de great day comes,
Wild de bown or de trumpits en dc bangin' dc
drums?
How many POI sinners Ii he kotched out late,
En- fine no latch ter de golden gate
No use fer tor wait twel ter-morrer:
De sun mustn't set on yo sorrer;
SIMS ca sharp bamboo brier-
Lord fetch dc mo'ners up higher!
AT Baptist School Union, in Provi-
dence, II. l., DIR. Gordon, guest
from Boston, related the following |:
GA colored brother from the South re-
Gently came TO his church to solicit
money in behalf of some interest with
which he was connected. After the
brother had made his appeal, one of the
members of the church arose and wished
to know why every body seemed to come
to their church to beg money DIR. Cor
don said he feared the remarks would be
very discouraging to the colored brother,
andregretted they We're uttered. Where
upon the colored man promptly rose and
said he could explain the matter. Said
he, Gwen goes shootin' duck, L goes
whar de ducks be-" The objector gave
him 500. Is lifA fgN
A CORRESPONDENT at Akron, Ohio,
sends us the following hitherto unpub-
lished anecdote of Ben Wade: A negro
of the blackest type was one day intro
duced as a witness i'll case on trial be-
fore that statesman. He was incompe-
tent as witness under statute of Ohio,
and an objection was made on that
ground. After brief argument Judge
Wade said Have you anything fur
Their to suggest?' mo" J" Have you
anything further to produce 2" No."
Well, then, your objection is over
ruled. That statute is disgrace to
Ohio. 1t is opposed to the common
law. / shall construe it strictly. You
have offered no evidence that the witness
is anegro. Proceed with the examina-
ton" ftf