The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-07-07
PARSON NATHAN.

Cotton Boil church, situated a few
miles below the city was crowded last
Sunday. Parson Nathan. the REVEALS,
was there in all the glory and pres,age
OF eolored divine. and supporting him
IN the good work was deacon John whose
hide IS few shades darker than the
black bat. Az unsuccessful effort TO
build new church had been made. and
parson Nathan showed BY his manner
that the failure had ne,,led him. When
ne arose in the pulpit, he struck the
table with his ponderous rs. aud ex-
claimed
Dis heah neighborhood's gwine ter
hell like wagon rollin' down hill. lse
tried my bes' ter stop dis klami,y, bu; de
people moeks me wild a wide moaf an
oeitful eye. Now wha, mus do !. Stan
aside an see yer all go ter torment: Oh.
no. fur Use a gwine ter make one more
mighty effort. | see before me ter day
de faces OBJ many sinners. Oh. sinner
man, fec from de wrath fur de debil is a
tarln through dis community like boss
ruShn' through 4 cane-brake. Keep yer
flesh ou;en lie WAY oh MS hoofs. IN
don let him snort dc hres ob darlna;lon
on yer garments. De Lawd wants every
m III ter be 'Astous. an tel. yer. DO
sinner man. yei'd better take OF dat ole
shirt oh 'niqai,y an pu, on de clean
white robe 90 pen;ence Fnng away de
shoes SIZED in de mud an m,re Oh
corruption. an pu; on de slippers OBJ
demp,ion. Cast away de ole straw ha, OBJ
damna,ion an pu, de crown ob right
eousness on yer head
Bless de Lawd,' shouted old sister
Silvy. Bless de Lawd. tur He's dun
washed me whittier den de driben snow"
Amen" exclaimed old bow-legged
Jake, arising and clapping his hands.
"We'se all gsineter walk in de narrow
path. Amen"
oh. sinner man. continued the
preacher, blow out de tallow candle oh
SIN an light de lamp OBJ goodness. Doan
Try ter fight de debil single-handed. fur
he'll spirit bilin' water on yer through his
nos'rils an kick the eternal bile from yer
immortal liver. Oh. doan give HIM a
chance At yer. fur his horns is as hard As
lie IRE stones ob hell an his breath is
hotter den de blazes Oh torment. Doan
let him XII holt in yer house. iur he'll
pull up de foundation an burn up yer
immortal soul wid de rafers. Oh. ef yer
see him comm iy Ter de house OBJ de
Lawd.H
= Bless dc l-awd exclaimed old S,lvv.
Quit er kickin me wild da, kidney
foot howled old Daniel. Don't ,er
pranee agsn me. | amt no post
What's da; Brudder Daniel: asked
the preacher
Il tells dis oman dat doan want her TO
pranoe agin me, fur amt no post"
: Yer ough,en,er talk dat way. sab,
when de debil is ,rampin' through de
Ian"
oh. blame de debil. Use been a
hearin da, sor,er talk all my life. an
ain heard him snort yit, an sides da,
hab noticed da, when preacher gifts I'D
an rars an pitches 'bou, a debil. he's
jes fiNin' to strike folks fur money"
:. Yer oughter be 'shamed ob yerse'f.
sab"
Mebbe is. BIZ; &c chances is da,
ain |. Ole man, yer can, q, roun' me
wld dat sortet talk, case l'se been heah too
long. Better quit hammerln ia, bible
an 20 on somewhat an split some rails.
Sides dat you'd better pay me dat dollar
what yer borrowed from me.
doeSn, owe you no dollar.
Ner's a liam. sah,''
!" De debiill 81; yer, an III be glad Oh
it, ansr,ly replied the preacher.
An sides own me dat dollar, rse
goi anuder little account wild yer. owes
yer whuppin' case yer come ter nv
house when want at home an tole nv
wife dat I'd run away wild oman an
wanted her ter run away wild yerse'f. Git
outen dat pulpit, ole man. case l'se a
gwineter whale yer
" dom wan.er fight yer" said the
preacher.
didn't AK yer ter light me. Take
keer OBJ yersef" and he rushed forward
and seized the preacher, who in ,um
seized him and slammed him agains, the
door with force that Jared the house.
Daniel struggled. freed himself. re,rea,ed
and exclaimed:
"Grea, Lawd Neber 90, SIGH a diff in
my life. knows now whut folks means