The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-30
A LOUISIANA LYRIC.

udl, tnfOHgcu Will Il NOISY tioWu Vi
field hands, who, on account of the
weather, have been set days task at
'.shuckingn corn. The two most con-
spicuous figures, the venerable, sedate.
and gray-haired ''colored Baptis
preacher, Brer Moses, and the planta-
ton ''ne'er dc weel," Isaac, who is the
most of the time in state of eXcom-
munication from the ''chu'ch," are both
drawn from the life. The author has
already introduced Isaac to the reading
public a the vocalist in "A plowman's
song" or IAN. Echo from the Louisiana
Corn-FieldS
lsaac-Brer Moses, is YOU got any
lection TO we havin' little, singin To-
res our moufs some?
Brer MoseS-4DiS amt no time for
singin' now. but is time for work.
lsaac-Iou must be right, Brer Moses;
1 knows yous n good preacher; and
dcy say YOU MAX sich a powful sermon
las Sunday night YOU had TO oh &C mos
rcspecterful sisters shoutin' nj once, an
fallin' down on dc meetin house 10.
Brer Moses-Iou go long, Brudder
Isaac. Dat warnt nae; hit wur dc proper
spcrrit o 'ligiou.
lsaac-Don't kyeer how come il wur,
Brer Moses, bat dey got so full o dat ar
glory den dey amt done mare good lick
q work sencc An now hits mos sum
down SADLY.
Brer Moses (tmiling) must ben
Dc singin' done dar, Brudder Isaac, jes'
u, well rs my po' preachin'. Some
dem noble ole 'salm> acks mighty
+ archin on n pc sinner hyart.
Isaac-Look heah, Brer Moses. talk
IN bout singin agin You lows dat
coon songs is bout de 'ceitfules misery
dar is in sinnin' Now eff you'll ics'
listen to one TN um gainsays you feels
hits part hymn an part sermon, an
hitll have mo- 'igion in it dan Melody
prar eff it can tech yo' Baptis' prayin'.
Brer Moses-Oh, go way, Bruddcr
Isaac what YOU know bout 'ligion,
nohow?
isaac dunna; but | knows dis.
Oars bout thirty or forty o yo' chu' ch
people in dis heah barn and dat corn
pile dar got to cit shucl, 70 dark; eff
YOU ies lef' INN iine in de chorus 70 long
you'll see dem shucks gwinc up III de
storm, sides dat deylant Il gwinc to
toe y bit o disreligion in dis song.
Brer MoSes-Nell. Brudder Isaac.
yours onbleever, an hit mout do dey
souls ham to lef' Won Try. Howsumever,
| II resk it; but don't YOU pat none, and
don't YOU do no stOmpin,
A gleeful shout followed, this uneX-
pccted dispensation. which was due TO a
cunning darkey'S diplomacy, and,
Brnddcr Isaac leading, Il score of res
onant voices joined in the quaint
chorus, while between the verses Brer
Moses occasionally let in on audible
ejaculation.
De winters mos come ar' dc summers done
gone;
d. goose calm loud dat dccold comm ON;
on, shuck de corn, den shell de corn.
De sun gcttin' later II lightin, up dawn;
oh. shuck dc corn, den shell dc corn.
You members &c planun when winter was
done,
An de time dat you wait for dc 5owin to
You trapped all dc grane, but dc birds had
day uu'n
Tel You wondered de Lawd should o. made
any crow:
e.. On. shucl dc corn, dcS>shcll do corn.
You members dc blades s;ealln' out O do
groun'
An de fros dat come, nippin um back to
dc row:
An den, arter dat, VIXEN de sun sco'oh 'um
Orown
sGll you wondered de Iaw6 let de " oder
on shucl de corn. den shell do corn
III.
You 'membcr,ac trcc-froG o eroaldn fer rain
At dc time dat dc locus, was erwin FER drOuf,
When corn needed showers To- fUi up dc grain,
An you wished dcy.d been made wid dc
- q
Oh shuck de corn. den sher dc corn
'You's pcr>actly right, Brudder
Isaac
".
YOu member, dcu names. an dem britchl6C
an. trace.
When de mats e dc flies Gomez Dustin
You wondered Of do hadn't fouit' lac wrong
place.
Or il eberything made was meant for some
oh. shuck dc cogi,, den shell Jcccorn
You members. | b'leevcs YOU, dc tabsslc an
ON detop o dc stalk an de can q de.cor;
h0u fet dat de IAN a. ~ Get honey an milk
"id de roas in ear dm mout q been mighty
Ob,,shuc, de corp.,lcn shell de corn:
iOl on uar, iirWidCr Isaac! y on
lowed dGr warn't gwinc to be no
pattin' IN Stompin il dis-de 'Lawd
save dem1o' sinners, Dey gwiue on
now wuser'n Of dey'd les got 'ligion:
'tain't no use. dar amt ,nuthin' gWine
TO stop me now: not ever de .knoclip
off bell,
".
You members a. week dat dc D., nilins git ripe 4
IN dc Fodder commence gittin' pale az de
cen:
An shueLs was all strcaked N:d yalleres
stripe;
Yes you members all dat cf 30 senses is
keen
Oh. shuck de corn. den shenae corn.
al.
Don pullin' de corn. how dc nubbin was dar,
Pactly mixed wild dc cars dat was heavy am
grown
Ton members dat. too; an dc 'fietions You
bar
Is dc mos whSr yo' blcssins dc thieIlcs' is
strOwn.
on shucl, dc corn, Den shell dc eornl
Now you's gittin it, Brudder Isaac,
da's de good gospel
VIII.
Dc barn is all full, an dc bins brimmn' high: