The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15
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need explanation to some people, but any man who has heard the negro preacher in the old-time and original text, will not stop to wonder why the writer of this sa- cred chronicle had not said "a colored preacher of the gospel" Old Dave has an ambition to extend the jurisdiction of his usefulness, and often makes excur- sions to wild and distant places to spread faith and collect any loose change that may happen to be floating around. Sew eral days ago, while on pedestrian tour, he lost his way. After wandering around for length of time, calculated to per plex the mind of a man even more de- vout than himself, he found a narrow path which led him to a small house. Here he saw a man sitting on stump.
 Good ebennin', sah."
 How're yer"
 lse preacher ob de goseul, sah, an am los
 Well, don, recken you're the fls, preacher O the gospel that's been los,.n
 :" Oats fack, UT he, he" Changing his cotton umbrella from one hand to the other. An yer mout say dat some CT dem ain sarchin' fur de way oLt, but is, sah. lse got 'pintmen, ter syeaeh at Aliens Lick, an would lack ;er inc my way dar"
 Wall, ef yer git thar recken yer'Il ind it." pickering up his mouth and whistling doleful tune.
 "Zaekly, sah : zaokly, but how's gwine ter git dar?''
 " Recken yer'll halter walk, fur don't see no other prosPeck"
 " In cou SC. sah, but how's a man ter walk ter place when he doan know de way"
 That's question yer'll halter ask yersef. l ain't no school teacher"
 Wy. yer's de cuises, white man eber seed. How fur is it ter de Lick. now. boss:'
 " si as fur as II was yis,iday,"
 Cou'se 1t is, sah eou SC i, is, bu, how fur wuz i, yistidy ,'
 '' 1ist as far as it IS now
 Wall, 'clar ter goodness, neber seed sleh white man in aller my bon days. Wanster know some information an he woanl tell me. De bruders an sisters is CT waitin fur me at dat place, but how l gwine ter git dar ef 1 keeps on CT foolin wid sieh man ez yersef is?'
 Yer never will git thar ef yer keep on foolin' with me"
 " Now, thes lIssen at dat. Whur wuz yer edycated, white man? Whar did yer gi, yer knowledge, nohow."
 . A, school, l recken.'
 Wall, fore de Lawd, neber seed de lack. lse grea, mine ter spread desc hans en yer fur interrup,ia' public wor- ship. Sinners dyin' all CT roun' dis cur munity an heah yer sets on dis stump. holin han spike un'er de wheel ob de gospul. Ef dem sinners goes ter torment Il ain my iaul,'
 Mine nuther"
 Vas i, is, sah, case yer woan' gi, outen de way oo de gospul.'
 Let the gospul walk round the stump"
 :. I'll whup de debl 'roun' de stump. if yer doan' mine l'se fooled wid yer long CT nuti'
 !" Better quit, then
 Look here.'
 " Generally looks whar pleases.'
 Wall, I'll make yer look whar yer doan' please. l'se ole man an de frost ob de winters hab stiffened de spring bone in my heel, but if yer doan tell me de way ter Aliens Lick I'll whup yer sho'.'
 The squa,ter puckered up his mouth again and whistled his do.eful tune, and then, as the preacher put down his um- brella. the odd man of the forest. reached O~N"N MN SNeh'Ps hoON tP O adSIHCt anu began to run his thumb along its edge [
 Look heah, boss" said the preacher, [ " doan wanter hab no trouble, case | doan want it said dat Parson Dave Pow l CTS wuz foun' dead de udier day wid a bottle ob apple brandy in his pocket"
 Whar's yer brandy?" exclaimed the old fellow, throwing down the hatehe, and arising with broad and persuasive smile. .Ah," taking the bottle which the minister extended
 Tech her easy. boss"
 An as the bottle went up again. - Say thar, Dick"
 "Yas, pap,' answered boy from the forks of tree.
 Git down. ketch old Bet an take this colored gentleman over ter the Lick. An, hah, aint tasted no,hin' so nachul