New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
THE STORY OF MARY
c,,,prrp yyyVII-CovTIxUED.

,..od man was novelty enough 10 lnuuco many
of ,ho residents TO ride out to the meeting h"'so
n,,,;os were made up for the purpose an" many
,'' ..oot 20 laugh remained to pray. There was
,,,i,y remarkable either in the thought or nc
livery of tho young negro. His own leoilhe e"'o
A. mower that touched hearts The greatest re
i,,i;sts have succeeded more from carncSlh'Ss
tban from extraordinary intelligence Ihus IL was
with the negro preacher Every word looA ac'ioh
nc he moved among the people hoIc ont his own
teachings until the assembled negroes ioIt genuine
affection for him. and many poor Ola creature
whose heart was bursting with the wrongs ana III
iu,ics of n lifetime felt the comfort oi true sym
rothv when he had told his sorrows to his preacher
uoor,nr from his aunt Dnah tho sad history of the
O'Ncal baby young Lows took deep interest IN
NANNY and her charge. ON The day preceding the
close Of fine meeting after the morning discourse
WA ovrr the preacher walked 30 NANNY 3 tent and
aslcd 10 hold the baby. Nanny. delighted stood
md smiled upon the pair The baby. who strange
to say had gone willingly from her arms. now
secmpd to forget everything clsc but the preacher.
With tears i'm his cycs the young man was looking ut
thn helpless child whose short lite was record oi
90 much woe. bNcrpnwwcb N snuoh ihIuiS'i
lc frll nn h4 knees and holding hlnit the emu snid
In tcycreut tome Child oi soiiow' Cons'claied ny
The miioty of Nour inthct ana inolhori w tot
,olicnir your hc' MAY IT hc sinlcas monument
thnt vil teach muicV u the cruel tu7irr to tho nm
,n.ti" And th,n tintup hr sptuhlrd water upon the
intnt'a face aud head ~ baptism which waa mn
usthl ia the practice ui hs iith, Iuttng the chll
IN Nnmny ~ am, hc walNcd Go hin own tent. where
thnsn acrA ine him An hour nliot found lm absorbed
in PRAYER MammN had been "onN Wtu'hn t9
thn hnh,'s hupt sin, hud her hNmpiih,t' hrAit hhd
bccn deeply mwos"' hn' not oven tnH ri'nth'i
words aud action. affected her - dd thnao oi the
bnty himself, The Holomn infant N''mod suddohlN
to have lost It's gravity and lay clRpPlnG il' hthdH
ani smhng a. If there were some loN'iV picture
"Love iis head has de matter Wid lie chile I
Mnm,ny SAID To herself and then seeing lllnah near,
called her into the tent. iook dare, nnah,
dat chile (ou tink das de sign ob deaf Z and
Nammys voice sank to a low whisper at her super
etilious iancics. . .n.,,
Whv NANNY, we Is among de tngN oh life. Deaf
am lef clar behind, Eternity am lie aim. Deaf amt
The woman had gained an uncarthly look during
these davs of prayer She scarcely ate or slept;
great hollows had come around me me hrrl eyes IoI
her nephew whom against hls Will she now called
Mister Lewis" her affection had changed TO idola-
try Ever gentle with her, he yet sought to calm
Grr religious excit ,ment which at times almost
mounted to frenzy. But canincss to Dlnah was as
ssiblc as quiet toNiagara cataract In the dead
of night at earliest dawn, all through the day She
wandered among the tents, now kneelmg IN prayer,
now sending forth her voice in hymns and adding
l,y her own wild tcrvor to the influence of the
preacher She seemed TO grow taller ana thinner
each day until on the seventh she looked more
spectre than woman. But her voice grew even
more prayerful, her eyes more hery ana her swift,
nojsrlcsS motions more luil Ol intensity NOt one
among the negroes but had jned de church. and
many a white listener from the town had taken
AWAY the sting of an awakened conscience. Through
many "A future would sound that black mans words
calling to repentance, to reform
II was the last sermon of young Lewis. In the
evening ano her minister would preach. and on the
morrow tie eighth day of the meeting, there would
only he prayer and lcavc-takng, when the three
ahorcrs IN the vineyard would move to the
southwest to give another meeting III another dis
trict Standing the platform Lewis gazed on the
people. Their number had nuch increased since IT'S
opening and he now looked upon over thousand
faces
him Here and there among the negro faces
nj npl "A "
meeting there were several carriages llled with
some of Ilanah's ari,tocracy. Policemen mingled
with the wOrshippcrs few standing ID little mot
outSile of the crowd. But there was no need of
their services. A congregation OF the most refined
sort could not have been more orderly more quiet.
fuller of absorbed attention than these negroes |
The ladies' and gentlemen in Their elegant cjupagos
seemed moved by the same carncstnesS hat helG
the humber hearers. The preacher looked around.
ON his face shonc touching tenderness; III his ewes
were tears. He and these people had prayed to,
pether. sOrrOwcd together Tor thelr Sn-, and
together resolved t. strive for better higher life
Many whose past had been iuli OF suffering ana
ilLfrcatment whose present WAS gro ,ellmg /
strnoole for tc rest necessities and hose future
held no earthly hope. had felt stirring IN their /
downtroddcn souls as they listened to their /
,te,cherS eX hortatlons There comfort TO these
poor % cIra'td tcd birsl fo live mn to The dcctmnrs
he preached. pnah looked on her ncJhcw with /
ad1ring eyes. To her his face was not black, nor /
his figure commonplace, hut like those of radiant /
she attracted the attention Vl a IaIy VINO sat lh
q carriage near her. Look, said this dainty
creature. " look at that ycinans face. Negess as
She is she reminds me of the picture of Joan of Are
So rant so intense is her expression
fh yes" calmly sentcd her companion,
with "A laneud glance n the indicated direction.
AMI then she TUNED away. settling herself moic |
cnmfnrta ably o the satin cushions, for the preacher
was about go speak and her friend had induced |
her 10 take this carly ride to hear something |
Come unto me all yc that labor and are heavy
The blessed words fingered on the air The
urearhcr paused to Il ',n to their tender invitation
and ON the outskirts oi th" crowd a black man, /
tired. fOusore and hat"ald tauthl lhe sounds ana
uuirken his wcaIcd feet that hc too might find /
some crtnb Of coMioit II was nrgio Nlih % SKIN /
ui ebony aud a tau hgufc wasted ~ pivRton ul /
diseas. lie leaned AGAINST tlrr and looked at0unl
The multi ulc seeing many y iamilor ia'e An
pV iln ne hld runp hnrk tn HE own. but h's own
tnrw hu nut" Ne hasl bprn prisoner and vrs /
nuw ftrp lu What vHs litrilur worth When hr /
datpl mot breathe hs nainri AMI VIM ,nnld have /
tpruanigsl 49, that tHunt. punuHtrI Hsurr the /
ihsn ,ht"mi t,," t,,,s, "i,, 9,s, hal t. |
is f,uuis nnl hn siinu his srhs 40 iarp ht inrr |
ihu, aruaip, iu he mmnHfti lNeie stuUd "a man |
Whu hal hnpn as biUihrii htin Nuniant ifithd /
- his Iae 'ht'. l"''t 'h,h tt te' NI' ~ ~ /
Mos his own haie hs thilt ahi 10 mHiuif /
The loais that bad ris,n lo hs ewes were ehechod
in then dow The soh that was hultilhs his heart, /
diod at is huth
ibo ircos the faces spnn round and round, This |
homo of srring Wiio and child. which had been a
stat nl strength Tor his weakness bread ior his I.
Starving body, now at the moncnt Of realization, /
was TOO mighty To toe lorne. lie staggered and /
would have fallen hu Tor thin hand that /
praspei hs arm aud ,tradied lima,
" Dom despair Whispered Noco ho knew, |
@dcrcs hope Ter de sinner"
"Diuah" he said.
But the fiery eyes which seemed to look through,
not at him, showed no recognition. 4" Lsscn to
the words oh Christ she SAID
Dnah. Dnahw hc whispered "whcre's Julie.
where's her child =
" no am yon dat sturbs de time oh prayer wild |
words of earthly scckn',N she answered looking |
full at the miserable figure before her. Oh, Niger
dat chile ant no more jules chile See him dar i'm
dc arms oD Nanny. De Lord iOun' frs fer him de
ricl ~ oh kinps an dc prcachcr hAh called him fas