Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-01

for s. de good ole pm can part
Sometime two old lady friendsWoNld
meet unexpect ly and tile following
eonversafio ion would Sensle
With IN Ella boratg Row ~ hhy, Mis-.
WI Ilians. Gepd mol.niiffa. \ MIA arm. how.
is yer hass1tiI d a.
Right poorly. Msrs ~ Brow Il, Il thank.
/ you, ma am. i se done cot q sort Of
/ MISERY GA z1lF back, but + don COM
Eplain; much. please God / How is you
land Ehler B:oWn AMI de chillen,.
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.Tollable; only tohabIe, Mis- VIII
+ lians.: Mr.. Brown has q sarter risin'
on his hand, but the doctor hetole BIN
to put arnachy. on hit, an his's' right
smart better now II; -, u 4 H.. v:
81 s'pose you heerl my ttarter Liza
gwinc get married rex month. = ILL.,.
WHY, no Mis- Brown, You s'p,ise
I:me! WHO she gwlne marry Mis-
Brown'P' j.. :<1.a .'5$:+ % =. XII r. :.
| why, q gentleman who works on
Mai. Cts plantation. He's n class
leader, too an kin beat 'eln all holler-
in in prayer. I knows dc Lord mus
hear himl Geod.by, ma'am,5 !. x You 4 mus lls !.
come an see us. - H.>*@5i. %al.s
:'.Thank you, / feel proulsto do so,
Mis- Brown, ma am. = + And so they
separate, each tostlcir little world.
What | Judged ito be n 'favorite
| amusement among them, was to catch
| rat, saturate it with Kerosene, set fire
to it and then turn it loose. -. '.
7 I once saw the walters at one of the
hotels have a large rat, q regular
veteran, which they tried blythe ordeal
of fire in the rear Of the. hotel. After
soaking him thoroughly in Kerosene
they set fire to hi:n, and started him on
a run. down the path. Barring the
cruelty OF It, the rat didn't make a bad
looking comet, and probably enjoyed
it himself after he got used to it. no.
ticed one old gray~haircd negro SO
thoroughly amused that he rolled over
on the grauud i'll perfect paroxys1n OF
delight.
About Q o'clock one night~I was
strolling along one of the back streets,
when heard the sound of music, both
yo ii and Instrumental.
On turning the ccrnor saw an an
cient negro in company with q small
boy sitting on the edge of the walk.
The man was playing on banjo with
only two strings, and singing a song,
which run rs near as can remember:
De rabbit am 4 cunnin ting,
He hide hesetf in de briar,
An he neverknew when trubble como
Till the >broom-gras caton ON fire.
Chorus, expressive, OF CONSERVATION
| on the. part of the lepus cuniculas:
Big eyed rahbit,,boe,
IHi H4,ok, CTR
The negro very early in freedom
developed q surprising enthusiasm over
patent medicines, especially ia the
shape Of pills, and his faith in them
rose to the sublime. No matter what
allied him --old-fashioned, universal
'.misery,' cut finger, sore toe. or any
thing elsa dose of pills was the
first thought, a refuge in every storm.
| The negro was always impatient of
results and preferred catharlic pills to
any other kind of medicine, and, as
| most of his ills either arose from over
feeding or were imaginary, the pills
answered all purposes.
Martial music WAS the glory Of the
negro, and never failed to touch his
heart. On Saturdays, when the town
was full Of country negroes with their
wives and sweethearts, cousins, 'uncles,
| and aunts, let some dusk Ky warrior
produce drum, take his position in the
middle Of the road, strike up q tune,
and procession would soon be formed
! marching steadily for hours, with no
o,iect in view save to be behind the
music. And as the drum rolled out it's
stirring music upon the air, men, women,
and children would form in ranks and
follow where it led. Happy in the su-
preme idea Of liberty, giving no thought
I to the morrow, trusting the future with d
| blind. unreasoning faith, no happier
race ever gave more picturesque out
! line to history.