Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-06-28

desc yer peacocks what you see strut
about so in de barnyard. He amt
fur fore one er his kinsfolks on de
ship calls out to him to ak de cap'in
ID take him on bode. But no, indeed.
Dat nigger got wuss and wuss as de
water gun to open de po'es of his
black skin. He swum an he swum
like he gwineter split de waves. De
singin' and de shoutin' was KEEP up
at lively rate; de ole boat she git
long faster an faster. Arter while
one Nv de mates look out in de wa
ter, an what yer reckon he seed?
He seed dat nigger just hustlin'.
He amt gone fur fore great big
shark fish tackles him-one er deze
fish what take off yer arm same as
you bite piece er pie. Hit was
fust de nigger dive an den de shark,
den de shark an den de niger. Dey
KEEP on dis way twel putty nigh on
de shark would er had dat nigger
fer his meat dat day.
Artur lots er strugglin' an some
mighty tall swimmin' dat nigger got
away, an de shark dun loss trail un
him. Bein's twas long ways fun
sho, de sisters an brederin call out
to him agin: 'Oh, brudder, you bet
ter come on de gospel sbip!' But no,
dat niger say he gwineter make de
promis' lam on his own hook or bust
a suspendeI. So he KEEP on, and
'twant long fore he was nigh de bank
of de golden stream which take dem
plum to the Ian NV Canaan. And, ,oh
my bredrin, dat nigger did look hap
py when he was bout to leave the
bank But dar whar fresh troubles
ketch him. He amt no sooner by
de bank dan dat hungry shark fish
make fer him agin, but he so nigh de
bank be laugh, he did, an holler out,
mot dis time But when he git to
de bank what did he see? Huh?
Great big lion standin' dar on de
bank lashin his tail on de groun', wild
his mouf wide open, and his great
Iig white teef an big gums er show
in dar ready to grab him. He look
behine, an what did he see? De
gre at big shark er comm at i'm
wild his mouf wide open, TOO. Dat
nigger was in er mighty pickle, sho'.
Oar was de lion in front. Oar was
de shark behiue. De gospel ship
was jes pullin' in, too; an when
de happy ones on hode seed i'm, did
dey want i'm ct up kaze he had
fused ter call on de Lawd? No, dey
didn't. Wld true Christian sperret,
dey call out ter him dey did: Now,
brudder, even at de 'lebenth hour,
call on de cap'n OBJ de ship an you
shill be saved. Yo' sins may be black
as yer skin, but yon shill be whittier
dan snow
THE JIG WAS UP.
Dat niger seed de jig was up.
He know'd 'twan't no use any longer,
an, he sing out, he did. Il want ter
git on de gospel ship, too He so
, skeered an got so weak dat his bad
heart done melt, his mule ways done
lef' him. an spite his sinful ways,
he was cared for by de cap'n in de
gospel ship He was lifted up, an
jes as the shark made pass fur i'm,
Shark jump right spang on de bank
an, into de hons mouf, an was ct
up quicker'n you could say Jack
Robertson.
"Yaas, Lawd, deed he was" cried
out several sisters who had listened
breathlessly to the discourse until the
\ climax was reached.
THE MORAL.
Lowering his voice and speaking
from away down in his chest, the old
darkey preacher drew his moral from
the above points, making lasting
, impression on his hearers by saying
in conclusion:
"Now, my bred'rin-you what's in
:. de fole. an got de grace, an'you what
am still holdin Off fore | closes dis
sermon. lemme, as de chosen leader
Nv de flock, de exponder Nv de Scrip
ters, an'de Moses what tries to lead
: you all to de happy Ian of Canaan;
!, lemme press on you one awful, SOL
me- an mighty fack. You has heerd
how dat niger was saved. an all
what / been tellin' you bout; but
doan you forgit off'n yer 'membrance
de Lawd doan purvide a lion fer
eb'ry nigger. He don't"
The ancient city of Tarsus, where
the Apostle Paul was born, has a
e railroad. British capitalists are con-
structing railway in ASIA Minor, the
: first section of which, from Mersina
3 to Tarsus, has just been officially in
augulated. The opening of tie
road was made the occasion of
grand jubilee, in which the officials
, heartily joined. A dozen sheep
. were sacrificed, there were religious