The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-15
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 lLes.sr - san Pssssascs cAsssasa&l k1lw dinnse iG waa szraaeea by . 6b~ sneae the csoud n e te canp-sssssing wAicA was he1d seosf . mila fFum tk1 hoess, Accesdiney vsAiciss were ma1s rsa6y cd away - seaEseA. Loag bsfsss - arrived upoa the Rrouads VI uepu made swase of tAe vicinity by sseasesian sAoseA and psessntly ue cane ia sigAs of tAe sAeds, lce huts ard cottages bah Or sAe accommodation ct the camperA The Florida dArky knows his value and does not look np or bow down to sAe white pcpulasica a rule, hke hts hlaek hroeAers of scushera sAfes. Ncs Ae: he rstAes patrouises them. sxcepe in the c.sss of old family y,aves wAo have nos outiived sAes good manness. is muse have ben oae of tAese, an aged man wisA ssoopisg sAeessiers and pasriarchal face. vAo invited es so -sissess d ex- ercises." We had already "wisuesseA l" some of the exercises ot ter cutsidess who vee vesy fail of wAisky. bat they wess probably not ci she hroshess. Thsss were no seats. The people wese sssssl- ,ag. reeiinsag oa the ground aad in some i,stances .neel,ng. An African preachsr vith peculiar countenance and smmense ears sas Aelding forth on - De Day ob Iedgmeat." "Hon be das. hcdes lohs; n yoa. Slater Sally Nudge, a yo'u bet to par beio' ds great ,edgs oo all de yesA. . vhAsn yo' gay fc' yo'selt shen he axes 70 fo' 70 record What1l yo' say! m tole 70 what; yo1l call ca the san ob Fiosidy ,o js.' scoop n swal- low yc' all up, Oar amt no hills, nor rocks. not mountains her, bat de san IS mighty sA'fsy n de sun mighty ho, ba, dAr's place ho,sesn rlor,dy" Tern ole gsoAns burst tcsth At thtx and ss ;Ae daring pseach. pictured the tcrmenss of that opposite condition to paradise the yells and shoass and even shsseks bersme deAienisg. oae o.s black woman. whose vocifesatiuns were louder than the rest managed ,a keep one eye oe us and one on the preacher during the entire ses> mon-
 The preachers description of heaven waa amusing. the principal delights ot that region seeming to consist n having no work to do. no corn to shuck. 60 'tsters to hoe, no cotton so pick. and the halielajahs were corse<pond,nrly lnsens,- fed. Then the singing The moss graphic pen could not do justice 10 ,h q, One song. ia which even the children participated. swisgsag and rolling their sraatl black bodses. was something like thi>:
 Ho wo Come .ats dis neet.n'.
 Come. posr soais
 Come. gt DO sins ala psfioRe6.
 Come. pere souls
 Come n carry Sr bg cross aa~asd
 On. pore souls
 tsu on board de gospel ,rAla. oh
 Come. pofr soais
 And so on, to q waiiing, dssgc- Ike tune. did not hear any very cheerful musie, ou, all smote the ear ~ith sadness. no matter what the words were Presently the sexes separated, tue men standing of in a olrcse. the women masstng to- gether. led by a tall c,oae of a most un- earthly eoanten ance, her h.u earned up from her temples to poan.. t~o long tasks falling over hes loser lip and gro.,ag longer every time she opened hes mouth Th,s strange woman began the exercisss. lift,nv one hand sttsT the esaes. tagging her head stamping r,gh, anu ieis. ~tsh A curious monossn,, and soon every ~omAn and child m the meeting engaged tn the hsly danee the men looking on and ap- bearing to be aff<e,ed by the sbapsod,es of their wives, sisters. sweet-heaIts ssss chssdses.