The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-26
CASTING OUT DEVILS.
old orabney and Dr. Damon Take a
 Lively Turn at Each Other.

Lively Turn at Each Other. Old Grabney began to fail in health. He had been very strong man, with fair prospects of living ts be at least ninety years old, but the General William Debility came along and spread his hands upon Grabney. Several doctors were called in, still Grabney continued to lose Hesh. One evening Black Damon, the physician and exhorter, called.
 "How yer gittin' laung, Bruder Crab neyG"
 Mighty poly, doctor l; powerful DO ly." "Why'n't yer dun sont fur mel" "'Case, doctor, d;dn' think yer couP do no good. Pse had CT whole possel O white doctors heah, but none O lem 'peered ter do me no good. 1 reckons dat de good Lawd hab blowd His trum- pet arter me-" "Bruder Grabney, lemme see yer tongue" The sufferer showed out his tongue. Damon took hold of it, exam ined minutely, showed it back into Crab ney's mouth and said: No, de Lawd ain' issued de order ter hab de horn blowd yit, but we kain' tell how soon de prockermation may be gin out. De yudder doctors didn' tell yer whut wuz de matter wid yer, did da ?" "No, da only said it wuz 'bili,y." "Dat's whut lowed. De truf is, Bruder Grabney, da dean know whut's de matter wid yer" "f doan b'lebe da dees" "No&, bruder, knows whut is de mat Ger wid yer" "Yer doan tole me so 2"
 didn' tole yer so yit, but 1 will ef finds dat yer's in de right mine ter re- ceib' sich CT piece O infermashun. Lem me ax yer CT few 'portant questions: Jes' lore yer 'gunter git down on de lift yer sorter 'glected ter pray once in CT while, didn' yer2"
 doan reccerleck."
 Yas, yer does. 'Fleck CT mint in yer mine an see ef yer didn'. Now, sometimes when yer wuz tired, didn' yer go ter bed widout prayin'2"
 CT b'lebe did," said the sufferer, slowly scratching his head.
 "Uh, huh! thought dat wuz CT fack. An eber sense den yer aim been ez thank fal ter dc Lawd ez yer oughter been, has yer2"
 doan b'lebe dat I hez"
 Uh, huhl Yer's heard lem read in de bible bout castin' out debils, hain't yerp'
 ooh, yas, but man, whut yer tryin' ter git at2"
 "I'll show yer. Now de truf is, yer's got debils in yer-got about eight full growd ones."
 Whut!" exclaimed old Grabney.
 @Dat's whut said. De folks O dis aeah yearth is so bad dat de bible days is es comin' back on lem. Yer knows dat Pse allus been CT 1igious man, doan yers"
 "Yas, l does"
 Wall, in comperment fur dat, de Lawd hab gin me cu'is power. Does yer know New Groun' Sam2"
 "Yas, sah."
 "I tuck five debils an six Satan sprouts outen dat mans soul"
 How on arth did yer do itr'
 Wid de aid O de Lawd an de medi- cine whut He teached me how ter use.r
 Old Grabney reflected during several uoubled minutes. He could not doubt Oamon's religion for he had seen many sinner quake in conviction under the sound of his voice. In health Grabney lad been a sensible man, but in illness Ae was willing to believe anything. In sAis the colored man is not alone, for, as Macauiey truly says, there is nothing so credulous as misery"
 Doctor, ken yer 1iebe me O desc debils?"
 @I coup ef had de medicine"
 Kain' yer git t7"
 Tell yer de truf, Bruder Grabney, Il ain able. Liebin' dat ongraieful New Sfoun' Sam hab erbout broke me up." Again the sufferer reflected. Doctor," aaid he, I'se got CT few dollars on ham, Not habin' nobody but myself ter sport sense my wife run'd erway hex tabled me Eput suthin' erside fur CT wst spell Il