New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-05
THE EARTHQUAKE IN EGYPT.
POOL PASONr AND A MAYNARD SISTER
RECONClLED

IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRrBUSEl
EGYPT, Va, Sept. 2.-On the night of the
earthquake shock sitting with Mile, my fourteen
yesrod coored protsge. coming her lesson just
opposite me. when there knock. Mile answered
the summons, but lodged back precipitately as she
recognized dusky face OF OF the coored
church.
Esenin, sisr Harris, evenin Madam" said the
caller, shan bling IN with obsequious bow. CALI
Stat Harris 70 10 wife you down dc trustees;
is bout 20 hor meetin, and We poses to rvestca;e
dis little diff ence twix you an de pa'son"
Hum" grunted my protege al ain mestin no
trustees dis night got no Offence wiz de pason.
He lets lone, lets him lone. Oats my 'ligon dat
u.s."
"Y-yys bettah be a anserfn to de summons G'vses
re fren be givin in yo' side OF de treble whist
de open We sisy Mile. Ye b.ttah be comm"
"Now / tor you ANITA comm" repeated the obdu-
rate sister "Ye kin jes be steppn back To- you pains
an tell dat valeyed pa'son got no use 70 him no how
an nsber did hab. an amt carin dey innrms
me do mex church meetin or not Now git; ye nsed'ea
be stanin dab, 70 ain comm. an dats de en- It,.
"Ah sst Mile. dis ain way To- sst to ack Bat
GeDe holm sway in yo' heart. suah. an eabes
ye TO him diniquitous powah. Stat Mile leaDes ye
him. TIL de Good Lo'd KEN along wild he rolling az
rumbn an shakn' OF de FORMATIONS OF de yearth, an
den YEN be glad to git up en- KEN agin." With which
warning he shambled off
g Deed, ain goin' to no church neetin." groNled
BRET"
what IL the trouble. Mile 7" ventured
Why y see. Miss" explained Mile with her runDin g
tongue 81 has stii meek las Sunday an lays down
on de seat In de meetn an dc plsou he ken steppin
long an ses me- sisr Mile w-w-wah you sitilu' dat
way fo'i Why dur go SIT up an ac In sists place
An answers up, W-w-wah 30 trebin bout me 70 7
i az much IN a sists place yo does In brudders
place. Len he LOOK out dab SYST Mile, de deDle
gettn' de upplh haa Oh you. suah. Try
TO- to shame de de5le little longer. Try
TO- to hor TO grace yet awhilel Den gets mad an
jes' good. tot MIN kin git de deble Ia ms
les as well As he kin in him. an kin hoP him heep
longer, an ain ways anxious TO be nfrned into 10
chu oh how. Den he shet up an dun say no mo- but
arer dat he hab de Insurance to AK me 10 pray
on" with a contemptnOus shrug. "dat Of fool mig
eah pasou beat the insurance OF de de0le ne sell lie
After TINS summing up Of their differences Mile sat
down to her book but notcel that she was III a. cas-
that the sound OF voices from the coorcd cbnrch IS
they reached through The widow seemed 10 disturb
her. snddendv my book negsn to swaT before my
eyes. ana then saw Miles head begin 10 wag from
mi lie Whist are You dongI"
yearth tremln " sue gasped through her chatter
o %s TEN on IR1 T5 Ta en aoG d. 5s
1t am de Almighty kumin' Wv de reiiln ana runoun
swIne %H1 deed IL. A. yes, Ma.sa FOL dis nsrah win
be on hand" with wnich rushed through the door
and Tying the coiored church., utterns eI
clamatory prayers and promises ut every leap Beorr
the church door she tumbied INTO group OF kneeing
deacons all praying vociferousy. No one had the IN
snrsnce Mile to pray, but she Joined the chorus
OF voices without invitation After the shock had sub
sided terror oODewhat absted, the 1907
nggah pa stumbled 10 his feet, and, spreading US
shaking hands above the heads OF his PROSTATE nocH
said
"Bredern in de Lod an fellah stats. dis am wa,nn
Pom de Almighty strait an car 70 Us IA Is cned 10
fall rom grace, 70 De deDhe am a-rsachh arFr,
to stan clean OF H. grin EIO fas' TO de LOd oh, my
chreui 10 de debble an neah at han! lie am DOvn
de berry foundation oh de yearthl On. yes dat am
fac - "Ahmen Bress lie IO'd," answered. tho breth-
rem and Oh yes dat am fac - echoed Mile. He
neah a han dis time sush'