Morris tribune., 1886-11-24
KATTIKISM,
A Small Dsrkey's Exposition Of Scripturar Mat

A Small Darkey's Exposition of Scripturar Mat
ters.
The Baltimore American reports
this theological conversation which
does not seem to indicate much dull
ness in the participants. 1t was be-
tween a little girl about 6 years old,
named Bessie, and a colored girl about
two years her senior. Mary, the col
ered GIRL, is D. member Of one Of the
West End Sunday schools, and is
regular attendant. She is "way up"
so she thinks, in scripture and scrip
tural phrases, and she never fails.
when an opportunity offers. to i'm
press upon the minds of those around
her the Importance of the knowledge
of the Bible and it's teachings, with all
the points and ordcolorings in her
own language. The two girls were sit
ting. in the bright sunshine Of Sunday,
in the yard Of the house where Bessie
lives, and were both munching apples
in silence. Finally, the spell was bro
ken by Bessie, who asked: "What do
they teach you in Sunday-schoo'
Mary"
"Oh, dey jess teach us to be good,
luv de Lawd an sum kattiklsm."
"What is 'kattikism, 'MaryW
"You doan' know what is yer kat
tikism'I You ought to be 'shamed
yer SET. Why, my ma told me long
60 dat it, Il small Bible, where yer
learns about heaben: Thought cherry
one knew dat" -...-.-.-
"What do the people do in heaven,
Mary"
ooh, dey jess walks around, dom
praisin' de Lawd. OATS what my
teacher sez-'ceptin' de eatin' an
sleepin'."
"Does every one go to heaven,
Mary?"
"No, indeedy. It's only good peo-
pie what goes dere. Wha'fur yer ak
SIGH a ques I'm? Didn't yer cher hearn
tell OBJ de bad place-de place watts
always hot, always burnin' an'smok-
in, jess like big fire roun' lection
timer"
"Is God there, Nary"
"No, de bad man is dere, him wifi
horns an long, long tail. He was
sont out O glory wifi lots an lots O.
bad ang'ls:"
"What did the bad man do, Mary,
to be sent to that awful place."
IDOL wat did hedo! Indignantly.
Why he 'belled 'gainst God, an 'spired
for high'r place on de golden stairs,
an de good man, jess to punish him
an break his proud sperrit, sont HIM
down to hell"
ooh, Mary, mamma says it's aWfuily
bad to say that word. She wouldn't
like it, I know, if she heard you say
it."
"G' way, chile! I guess I know what
Pm torkin about. Say, amt 'hell' in
the Bible, an d. you 'spose if twas a
bad word dey'd hev it in dere? shuh,
you doan know anything bout
'ligion!"
"Who was Eve, Mary?"
"Ebe, Ebe, oh yes! Ebe was de first
woman. She attempted Adam, as
wuz her husband, to eat de forbidden
apple, an Adam an Ebe was Danish
ed out in de world widout anything
on 'ceptin' fig leafs"
"Isn't it very wrongfor us to be eat
ing apples, Mary? God doesn't like
it, does he?"
mo, faint no harm t'eat desc APP
pies. tits only dem crabapples, same
as dem in de garden oh Eden. Dem, I
spects, gave Adam and Ebe de belly
AXE, an He knew de wicked perpensi-
ties oh de crabapples an forboae
Adam to eat"
"But what did Adam and Eve do
for covering in the winter, Nary"
"Dunna; de bible doan say. 'Spect
dey got some clothes made"
''How could they get them made,
Mary, when they were the only people
in the world?"
Dunno (sulkily). Bible doan' say.
Yu ak too many queshuns. 'spose l
kin stay here all day foolin'?"
"But, Mary, thought you knew all
about it. (whimpering). You 60 to
Sunday-school and learn more than l
do, and You are older; an an begin
ming to cry, l don't think you need
be so cross"
"Neber min, honey. Somewhat
molifed). Doan' cry, an I'll dance
de buzzard fer yu" And Mary pro-
ceeded to shuttle the latest wrinkle,
"the buzzard," in a style that would
have done credit to variety perform
er. The children afterward cement
ed the bonds, which came so near be.