Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-26
A DEVASTATING MAN.
Tho Colorod Preacher Who Was
oastronomloally Gifted
ne - Forced to Listen Co . Few ForcIbIe
Remarks PROM AN Outraged Parishioner
who Was BeIsg Eaten Out OF IIIs
Substance and Feared n Famlne.
fArknn.n. Trnvnlnrl


Black Anthony looked up from his plata
His attention had been attracted. rh
pastor Of Snake Greek Church was sitting
opposite Anthony. II was this gentlsman
who had caused Black ANTHONY 20 life his
eyes, not by any remark. but by move
menta Of the arm. lie was storing away
"viddu'ts" in "scan'lus" mannor.
"Brudder John, yer's got a putty good
appetite, ain't yeri"
"Yas. thank do I.nwd."
"Uh huh, appcrtits is or mighty fine
thing. NJ instrous foa' % cabbage, amt
yer Brudder Johng"
"oh yns. brudder." 49,.
"Uh huh. Whar yer gwine ter drap In
naixt, Brudder john At whut cnfor-
tunats brudIor's house Is yer gwinteF in
terduce yer improved sy ystom o. earthly de-
struction."
"whut yer mean. Brudder Ant'nyy"
"'Tain't 'uh while ter az whut yer
Means" replied Anthony. "Any pusson.
eben wild do mos unergeuerate eye, can
git down on yer calculations o. 'vastation.
Ef IL want so 'sper sive, I'D like 20 witch
yer. likes 10 see or hoe cake o. bread hug
de p ate an sweat wid anxiety. kes ter
SEQ or piece ~ mlddlin' meat shake wild
kNNAb AtnE NnNn tI mnu InnAeH n UNsa " "
--yas, I ikes ter SEQ all dis Of dc pervisions
is furnished by some udder man. but it's
sIck'nin' ter do mental feelin's when er
hard-worked pusson secs his vlddults
leabin' him In sich or rush"
"W'y, Brudder Ant'ny, Use 'stonishod
at yer"
''Uh, huh, ckons 40, but notices dat
yer Amt lettin' dat cabbage Crione. sees
dat yer 'stonishment amt half ez strong
eE yer appertlte."
Eyer ought tor be ershamed o. yerse'f,
Brudder Ant'ny. taIkn' ter er ole sarvant
o. de Lawd In er manner like dis. Doan'
de b blS say dat yer musseut muzzlo dec
whut treads out dc grainy"
"Dat's all berry well, Brudder John, but
do bible do1u' say yer must ding or fox In
de coop wild de chickcns. Like fur yer ter
pint out de place where IL says dat one OK
mus eat all do grain whut anulcr OK
trsRds out. Las weal yer como roun'
heah an made de ole red rooster turn
pale; now yor comcs back rn' makes
eberythlng s'a'cA Yer puts mo in mine,
o. or fire In or sage grass her. Yer doan'
leabe nuthlu' BERLIN, yer. Ef yer could
lift out dat apre 'tits o. yourn an take is
ter market, some rich man woIl gin yer or
hunnered thousan' d1llars fur It,"
Tho preacher slowed back his chair.
wiped his greasy mouth and was about TO
make an indignant reply, hut his longing
20 chew something being stronger than
sresentment. n subjected tho cabbage
60 another destructive visitation aud re-
mained silent
"Doan mine foedln' or hungry man."
eoutinue,i Black Authouyr, ''hut when er
whr,'-win strikes my table, gifts sorter
Uneasy. Iiks yer freachin' well eruuR
bot Dc trouhls is yer doan do crnuh o. H.
Opeus yer mouth, i's true, bat Yer allui
g,,uts 10 down ON suihln' whut doan long
Ger yer. I started up dis heah rcsterunt
fur do pupposs o. maxim lihin' ~ p1ssi-
bls. but hain' here Z r Keep ont lie Sheriff
much longer. Yor's allus wiiln' ter take
anything but or hint. No wonder I'so ~
sad man, weighted down wild or ID bum
die o. kcrO Look hsnh now git up frum
dat table. l'se stood yer "a long 81 l'm
rwinetcr. A ne yer gwinctCr git upi VIII
I halter put desc heah hans on ysri"
"Brudder Ant'ny. Use sorry ter hab tor
hurt yer fecliu's De cause ode Iawd Is
sulferin' IN bis hcah country. WAC keeps
dat eatiu' house obcr dary"
"Brud Ter wilson Whit. lie longs ter
church"
EDO hel Wall, I'll go obcr au' break
some braid wild him"
"Now yer talkin'. Bruider John; now
yer talkin'i Dat pusson hurts my trade.
but I won't bo 'fecrcd o'him ez long 81
yesssf hangs roam dar. Da's a ;ht, go
oa" and, as the preacher Withdrew,
Black Anthony muscd; "Yas, he'll go
cher dar an break braid. n III break
him, dats whut he'll do. Ltwd. Lawd,
whut or famino gwins ter 10 lor In do
tracks - dat man"