Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-02
A DEVASTATING NAN.
The CtIored Preacher Who Was
Gastronomicany G1fred
Ne - f0rcsa - LisEsa - Fs- FoFe1bis
h@aaEks frosA a. Outraged fslrfshlsasx
Uho W4s BssAg E.tsa Oat Of ak.
.szbst4aes Aad Feared . EAza1as.


Black AAtnoaF tookei 1p IRON nts plate.
Hs attention bad been attraetei fhs
pastor of snake Creek Charch was sitting
opposits Anth0ny. Is ~as this gentleman
zao haf caused Black AnGhoay 70 lift as
eyss, n0t ~ any remark Bat ~ move
meuts u ths arm. Hs ~as storing away
'.visi "a - IN a ''scan'ius" manner.
~Brudder John, ysr's gos putty good
spletise. amt YER"
sYas, thank ds La~d-"
~Uh hah Appertite Is er mighty hne
thing. N 3Hsfrous fon' o cabbage, amt
yer Brutdsr JOhnf'
~Oh vas, brudder."
SUh huh. Whar yer gWine ter drsp ia
nAixt. Brudder JOhns At whut onfor-
sanats brudier's house Is yer g~intsr in
tsrduce yer improved sy stem o earthly de-
sIruetiOn."
"whut yer mesn. Bruddsr Ant'ny,"
@'Tain't 'uth while ter AZ ~hut yer
neaas. replied Aathony. ANY pusson,
sSen Md de NOS unergenerate eye, can
git down on yer calculations o 'vastation-
Ef IL y ant so 'speusive, l'd like 20 watch
yer I likes 20 see sr hoe cake o bread hug
a. plate an sweat wild anxiety. kes ter
see er piece - middlin' meat shake Wild
greas fear when er man makes pass at g
-yas, ikes ter see all dis Of do pervisions
- turn shed by some uddsr man, but its
sick niu' ter 10 mental feelin's when or
hard d-worked pusson sees his vIddults
leabin' him ia sich Or rush"
"W'v. Brudder Ant'ny, Use 'stonished
at yer"
ssUh. huh, 1 reckons so, but notices dat
L.. = II IaF frl1 I
DAT yer 'stonishmeat amt half ez strong
ez yer appersire."
yer ought ter be ershamed o. yersef,
Bruddsr Ant'ny, talkin' ter er ole sarvant
o. De Lawd IN er manner like dis. Doan'
De Bib say dat yer mussent muzzle de OK
whut treads out de grain,"
Oats all berry well, Brudder John, but
De bible doan' say yer must fling er fox In
de coon wild De chickens. Ii ke fur yer ter
pint out de place where IL says dat one OK
mus eat all de grain whut anuder OK
treads out. Las week yer come ronn'
hsah an made de ole red rooster turn
pale; now yer comes hack an makes
eberythlng sca'cs Yer puts me In mine,
o. er fire In er sage grass hel'. Yer doan'
leabe nuthin' berhine yer. Ef yer could
lift out dat appertite o. yourn an take 1t
Ter market, some rich man wouP gin yer or
hunneref thOusan' dollars fur IL"
The preacher showed back his chair,
wiped his greasy mouth and was about TO
make an indignant reply, but his longing
70 chew something being stronger than
n > resentment, he subjected the cabbage
10 another destructive visitation aud re-
NAMED silent.
sDoan mine feedin' er hungry man."
continued Black Anthony, but when er
whirl'-win strikes my table. gifts sorter
oneasv. | likes yer preachin' well ernuf
but de trouble s yer doan do ernuh o. 1t
Opens yer mouth, it's true, but yer allus
shuts Il down on suthin' whut doan long
ter yer | started up dis heah resterunt
fur dc purpose o. maxim a libin' ef possi-
bic, but I hahn here ter keep out de Sheriff
much longer. Yer's allus willin' ter take
ANYTHING hut er hint. No wonder Pse er
sad man. weighted down wild er big bum
de o. kere Look heah, now. git up frum
dat table Use stood yer ez long ez Pm
gxineter. Amt yer gwineter git upg VIII
l halter put dose heah hams on yer"
"Brudder Ant'ny, Pse sorry ter hab ter
hurt yer feelin's De cause ode Lawd IS
sufferiu' In his heah country. Who keeps
dat eatin' house Ober dar"
"Brudier Wilson White. He longs ter
church"
DO be? Wall, III go obor an break
some braid wid him"
"Now yer taikin. Brudder John; now
yer talkin'. Dat pusson hurts my trade,
but I won't be 'feered ohm ez long ez
vessel hangs ROM dAr. Dat's right, go
o Il. - and, as the preacher withdrew,
Black Anthony mused: "Yas, he'll 20
ober dar an break braid He'll break
him, dat's whut he'll do. Lswd. Lawd,
whut sr famine gwino ter ioiler in de
racks o !as man-"