Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-01-25
Mistellaueuns &eadiug.
DANIEL IN THE LIONS, DEN.
The colored preachers version of DAME

The colored preachers version of Daniel in
the lions den and the lesson he draws there
from will bear repeating:
''Danl wuz er good Christyun man wat
lived in de Bible; and whedder he wuZ er
white man or whedder he wuz er brack man
1 dunno; amt nuber hyeard nobody say
But dat's neder hyear nor dar {; he wuz er good
man, an he pray tree times eby day. at de
fus peepin' NV de day Brer Dan'l he usen fur
ter hop out'n his bed an git down Oh lis
knees an soOns eber de horn hit blowed fur
de hams ter come out'n de field for dinner,
Brer Danl he went in his house, he did, an
flop right back on lis knees. An wen de sun
set, den dar he wuz agin, er prayin' an er
strivin' wild de Lord.
'Well, de king NV dat kentry he low he
nuber want no prayiu' bout i'm ; he sez, sezee,
I want de thing fer ter stop But Brer
Dan1 he nuber studied Jim he jes prayed
right on tell by'mby de king he low dat de
nex' man wot he kotch prayin' he wuz gwine
cas- i'm in de lions den.
"Wel, nex' mornin', soon's Brer Dan'l riz
fun lis bed, he light right on lis knees, an
went ter prayin' an vile he was er wrestlin'
in prar, de pater-rollers dey come in an dey
tied i'm ham an foot wild er rope, an tuck
i'm right erlong tell dey come ter de lions
den an wen dey whz yit er fur ways fun dar
dey hyeard de lions er ro'in amer sayin,
'Ar-ooorrrrar ar-ooorrrrar y an all dey hearts
'gun ter quake septn Brer Dan'l's he nuber
notice 'em he jes pray long. By'mby dey
git ter de den, an dey tie er long rope roun'
Brer Dan'l's wais', an tro i'm right in. And
dey drawed up de rope, an went back whar
dey come fun.
"Well. yearly nex' mornin' hyear dey come
agin, an dis time de king lie come wild 'em !;
an dey hyeard de lions er ro'in, 'Ar-ooorrrrar !!
ar-oOorrrrar y An dey come ter de den, an
dey open de do; an dar WIZ de lions wild
dey mouf open an dey eyes er shinin', jes er
trompin' backerds an forerds, an dar i'll de
corner sot an angel smoovin' NV is wings; an }
right in de middle NV de den was Dan'l, jes er
sot'n back dar. Gemmun, he wuz'n totch! He
nuber so much ez had de smell NY de lions
'bout'n Jim. lie wuz eZ whole, mum, ez he
wuz de day he wuz born. Eben de boots on
i'm, sar, wuz ez shiny ez dey wuz wen dey put
i'm dar He preach de Word, he did, right
erlong, an after dat he gun ter sing dis hymn {:
Dan'l WIZ er prayin' man;
He pray tree times er day.
De Lord he hist dc windcr,
Fur ter hyear po Dan'l pray.
Den he gun ter call up de mO'ners an dey
wild 'em De white folks dey went up, an de
lSSelo uey "elC uP, t'il "o p"'oi iloiiC,' w
went up, an de king he went up, an dey all
come thu an got 'ligion ; an fun dat day dem
folks is er sarvin de Lord.
'An' now, chil'en, efn yer be like Brer
Dan'l, an say, yer prars, an put yer 'pen'ence
in de Lord, yer needn' be er fyeard NV no
lions de Lord he'll take cyar NV yer, an he'll
be mighty proud to do it,"
Then Uncle Bob gave out hymn, which
all, black and white, sang with great fervor.
The first verses implored blessings on marster,
missus, chilen, and ''dese niggers, " and closed
with the following:
"All folkses, Lord, all folkses Lord
o Lord, bless all de same!
Oh, bless de good, an bless de bad,
Fur de glory Nv dy name.
Now bless us, Lord! now bless us, Lord!
Don't fool long o us mo-
Oh, SEN us down de blessin', Lord!
An den Well let yer GO