The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1885-03-14
A DEVASTATING MAN.
A Few Remarks Which Black Anthony
Was Forced to Answer.

oi0IA tOOACO uR tAObA hto
plate. His attention had been attracted.
The pastor of Snake Creek church was
sitting opposite Anthony. It was this
gentleman who had caused Black An.
thony to lift his eyes, not by any rem ark,
but by movements OF the arm. He was
storing away "viddults" in a "scan'lus"
manner.
"Brudder John, yer's got a putty good
appetite, amt yer ?"
"Y4s. thank de Lawd."
"Un huh, appetite is er mighty fine
thing. Monstrous fon' o. Cabbage, Amt
yer Brudder JohnS"
ooh yas, brudder."
"Uh huh. Whar yer gwine ter drap
in naixt, Brudder John9 Al whut onfor-
tunate brudder's house is yer gwinter
introduce yer improved system o earthly
distraction"
"Whut yer mean, Brudder Ant'nyT'
"rain't nth while ter az whut yer
means" replied Anthony. "Any pus-
son, chen wild de mos unergenerate eye
can git down on yer calcu lations o. vas
tation. Eft wan, so 'spcnsive, I'd like
ter watch yer. likes ter see or hoe cake
o bread hug de plate an swea. wild anxi-
ETY.. likes ter see er piece o middlin'
meat shake, wild great fear when er man
IN axes pass at it-yas, | likes ter see
all dis Of de pervisions Is furnished by
some lder man, but it's sick min ter de
mental feelin's when er hard wurked pus.
sen sees his viddults leabin' him in SIGH
or rush"
"W'y, Brudder Ant'ny, Use 'stonished
at yer"
9Th, huh, | reckons so. but ! notices
dat yer amt lettin' dat cabbage erlone.
| secs dat yer 'stonishment amt half ca
strong ez yer appertite."
"Yer ought ter be ashamed o. yerse'f
Brudder Ant'ny, talkin' ter or ole sarvan,
O. de Lawd In or manner like dis. Doan'
de bible say dat yer mussent muztle de
OK whut treads out de grainr'
"Bat's all berry well, Brudder John, but
de bible doan' say yer must ding or fox
in de coop wild de chickens. Like fur
yer ter pint out de place whar it says dat
one OK mus eat all de grain whit anuder
OK treads out. Las week yer come roun'
heah an made de ole red rooster turn
pale; now yer comes back an makes
eberything sca'ce. Yer puts me in mine,
o. er Ere in er sage grass hei. Yer doan'
leabe nuthin' berhine yer. Ef yer could
lift out dat appetite O. yourn an take it
ter market, some rich man woup gin yer
er hunnered shousan' dollars fur It."
The preacher showed back his chair,
wiped his greasy mouth and was about
to make an indignant reply, but his long
ing to chew something being stronger
than his resentment, he subjected the
cabbage TO another destructive visitation
and remained silent.
"Doan mine feedin' er hopgry man."
continued Black Anthony, but when eS
whiri'-win' strikes my table, gifts sorter
Uneasy. likes yer preachin' veil ernua,
but de trouble is yer doan do ernua o. it.
Opens yer mouth, it's true, but yer ailus
shuts it down on suthin' whit doan long
ter yer. started up dis heah resierunt
fur de purpose o maxim iibib' ef pos.
sible, but ! kahn hope ter keep out de
sheriff much longer. Yer's allus willin'
ter take anything but es hint. No won-
der I'se or sad man, weighted down wild
er big bundle o. kere. Look heah, nos,
ri. up trum dat table. Use stood yer e.
long ar I'm gwineser. Amt yer g~iDetsr
git up5 Will | halter put desc heah
hans on yeTp
"Brudder Ant'ny, Pse sorry ter hab ter
hurt yer fceiin's. De cause o. de Lawd 10
ssHerin' in his beah country. WAC keeps
dat satin' house obes daTT
"Brudder Wilson White. He longs
ter yer chnrch."
1Do he7 Wall, I'll 60 ober an
break some braid Wild him"
"Now yer falkin', Brudder Jshn; now
yer taikin'i Dat pusson hurts my trade,
bat won't be reezd o. him e. long q
vessel haags roun' das. Dsss right, 60
CAP and, - the preacher Withdrew,
Black Anthony unused: sYas, he'll 60
obG dar an break braid. He'll break