The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-09
In the Zio, Sunday-Scl,ool.

''Dc time have arrive which is pint
cd for dc closing of dis Sunday school,"
said Elder Washington, us he struck
three solemn strokes OH the bell with
large rusty nail. ''Dc subject under dis
cussion dis morning has been dc unfor-
givable sin. Dis subject has been much
agitated in dc world for years, but dcy's
never settled it just what dat sin was.
But we has concluded dis morning dat
to blasphcme means simply and orig
inally TO SANDER; and to blasphcme
agn me means simply and originally
to slanler agin. See? Lots Of people
blaspheme agin me cbry day, and dcy
don't know it. See? Well. tlat's what
dat sin was. Now you will please bring
forward dc contribution"
A child or so came up and reluctant
" deposited a penny. Then Deacon
jackson went around to persuade
the others.
"Ain't you got none, Rube? Don't
you fool me, chile; you saving dat for
candy"
mo. can't give You no change for
dat 10 cents. Sista jimmie, can't glib
you no change"
"Oh, well, den don't put it i'm
'Yes, j kin glib you scbcn cents
change. OATS enough. Well, take
eight cents den. Won't you glib it for
that? I'd like to know what YOU do
want. DO you want 10 cents for it?
guess you do. Here now, here's nine
pennies, good and honest; wha's your
dime? What you 'fraid of? You can
count 'em Yourself. Now ham out dat
dime. Well, l guess dat's square.
neber see anybody so particular!'
"Wcll," said Elder Washington, rub
bing his hands like college president,
"January. dc wost month, is moving
away. We don't like to see time fly,
but we like to see bad time fly. DE
contribution is not very big. but dis
Sunday school may consider demselvess
dismissed
AS they were going out he called to
the ''whitc teacher" :"
miss Smith, do you have much
spare time?'
mot very much, Mr.. Washington"
'Oh, l didn't know but you could do
some writing for me. You see, l has
ideas, sometimes, and write cm down
quick while dey's hot. But amt no
gramaran. and thought maybe you'd
write 'cm out better for mc.".
''But am afraid they would lose
their freshness, Mr.. Washington
''Not Il bit. Most all lectures does
dat; dcy have to. Den, you see, you'd
be so good at dat; you's sentimental
yourself"
"Scntmental!'
eyes; dat is to say, you has intellect
ual faculti, s. Irccon you could write
quite piece yourself, if you set at il.
Dar' snuthin'like engagin'. 1tcll you, you
don't know what you kin do till you set
at it. Dars everything in de will. Now,
dar's lots of people up in dat cemetery
what has no business to be dar: dey
ought to be walking about desc streets;
had no business to die at all. Dcy just
die cause it was easy. Yes, sa! Didn't
set no will agin it.
"Now, when Twas in New York see
lots of dat. was intimate wild all the
knickerbockcr families dar. used to
whtcwash for 'cm. leone in room,
and see a lady all white, laying on
couch. just set down dc brush and
glib her a lecture; yes. sa, glib her q
lecture right dar. And de next time I
come round she thank me for it. Yes,
sa. dat's me, dat's me every time"
This argument was SO conclusive that
Miss Smith promised to correct tho
manuscript.-Nea0 York 1'ribunc.