The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-04
A PREACHERS VISIT.
The Pastor of Swan Bayou Chapel Is Paid to Keep his Eye oHF the Pot.

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 Kentucky Bill, pastor of Swan Bayou chapel, called on old African Ike. "Aint got laung ter main wid yer, Bruder Ike" said the preacher. seating himself. "l hab come ter see yer on mighty pressin' business, an hopes dat yer1i gin me all de 'tention whut yer ken rake an scrape."
 "Out wid de business, Bruder Bill |; out wid de bus ness"
 "Wall, comin' right down ter de fat footed fack, 1t takes money ter run CT church jes de same CT 1t do ter run CT steamboat"
 'Cose 1t do, Bruder Bill; ,eose 1t do.n
 "Yas, wall. all de christians O my church hab been taxed mighty heavy an de sinners hab got de benefit. Sinners come ter my church an set dar 'mong de righteous folks. Vas, sAh, da do, bu, when yer shoves CT tin pan under dar noses, da ain't dar. No, sah, de sight . de money pan makes 'em powerful sick. Suthin' CT ru,her is got to be did mighty quick. De church needs CT new roof am one O de sills, whut dem fat folks crowded on when da wu1 shoutin' an broke squar' in two, will hab ter be re- placed by new one. Dis heah work Is gwine ter take money, but bless yer soul dar aint a cent in de treasury. hab called on dc christians an holy men till is CT gittin 'shamed O myself. an now de question is, how gwine ter gi, money rum dc sinners r'
 "Garnishee dar wages, Bruder Bill garnishee dar wages"
 "Bruder Ike, it's nonsense ter talk dat way. How yer gwine ter garnishee CT pusson's wages when day aint no law au- thorizin' de transackshun ?"
 "I tell yer how yer ken git money rum de sinners, Bruder Ike. tell yer how yer ken pick out de ieadin' sinners an git blamed night ebey cent da's got"
 "How, sahY"
 "Hab 'em drawed up fore oac O dese heah iestices O de peace, on some little charge, 1 doan kere whut. No" con- tinued old Ike. after moment cf reAec. s;os. ds. -cnt dn, ease yer couldn' git de money rum de jestices. Dat would leabe de sitywation in CT wus shape den i, wuz at fust."
 Look heah, Bruder Ike, vessel is too much 'clined ter make fun O dis matter, an femme tell yer anuddsr thing. Yessef ain't trapped but two nickels in dat church in yeah"
 "Who hain't2"
 @Yessef hain't, dat's who hain't. Bot de wus feature O de fack is dat one O de nickels had CT hole in 1t an wouldn't pass"
 ~Look keah, Brudder Bill, yer's 'gunter git scan1ous in yer talk. How yer know dat money wouldn't pass ?"
 "'Case tried hit"
 "Wharr
 Neber mine whar."
 "Tell me whar, 1 says"
 "Doan kere what yer says"
 "Dis heah's CT putty 1igious call, now ain't 1t? Come Soun' maxim 'sertioDs an den kaint prube 'em. Puts me In mine Q CT lawyer i1 Ge coat house. ye. says one O dem nickels wouldn' pass. Nov axes yer how yer know. Answer de question mysef: Yer went inter one O desc heah h' cent whisky houses an axed fur straight goods. When de man drawed it out in CT glass. yer fumbled eT- roun' an drawed out CT nickel wid CT hole in 1t. Want de nickel gin yer, fur yer spent dat nickel de day befo'. Oh, I'se got yer down e fine ez silk, ole man. Oar wuz CT pusson watchin' yer all de time. Nov femme tell yer: does like Tigion. It's de 1asses whut we spreads on de bread O life. It's sweet an Joys- bIs, but when somebody pour out de 1asses an 6lis np ds jug vid tar, " den my stomach turns an Aings up de sity- walton. Yer's been 9 fesdis' me oe tar nov fuS some time m pss gettiE' mon. srous sick. lts jss' erbout time fur yer ter git on spree, an yer comes raowiin' roan' boat de holy man bein' grosn' down un'sr CT heaby tax an das yss's got ter hab moaey somehow. Needa' eat dat 'vousin' eye q yourn oa dat pot fur yss nams wa'n't put ia das.r
 Brudsr Iks," saia tks prsachsx with