The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-06
ANDERSON, S. G., THURSDAY DElEAlBER g. 1855
UNCLE ABE's LECTURE.

UNCLE ABE's LECTURE.
Verbatim Report of mn Address Deliv.
cred In an Alabama Church.
"Frens and bredren, ladies ana gem.
men: GUNS afore you tonight to pint
out de way of de truf. Sum folks is call.
ed to preach and glorify de Lord, and
sum is called to lecture and glorify de
cullud nation. and I is dat man. We
am de chosen people of de Lord, and ]
will tell you afore why and show you
how dat thing stands. Wall, now you
piutedly knows as boT de good book dun
say Dem de Lord lu7 he ehasteneth.'
Now amt dat proof, case amt ne dun
sarved our time under de white folk
Den again de good book says, Dem he
luvs be will deliver and fore de Lord
amt he gone got ua free-glory, hallelu-
jah I"
Here tAe darkey audience became
much excited, and cries of "Date truf,
brudder," "Bress de lord" etc. ETC.,
were heard. The old man mopped off
face with hisgaudy colored bandanna and
continued /!
Eyes, my bredren and sisters, you is
! dun Got 60 free; and I is gwine no" fur
to show you IS E6E you must duet and
have yoursefs so dat you will be zamples
to de whole world. In de fuct place, /
says, carry high head and stiff neck,
case you Is de- chosen people, and let de
white folks know as how you is as good as
dey, ifyour skin is .orter dark and your
hair kinky. Right here I brings in
anudder proof-and dats de way lecture
man makes bis pint. Ain'tit de aim of
de white women now. .a.days fur to make
dar har kink, and cause it don't kink
natural don't dey have to screw it up in
papers and barpins, and iron it too? l
tell yeti my frens; de time amt fur OFT
when I 'specss to see oar chillnns cut all
de shine often de whits nation; and l
hopes as how you will member dat de
Bible says as how you must turn good for
evil But time is pressus, as | hearn 8
gemman say, and I is got anudder pint to
to lay afore this cultivated audience.
"There Is 6Ee charge which is brung
up again our race which is pintedly
wrong, and dat is dis. When we picks
up de things what de Lord lays In our
paths, de white folks say We steals.
Now, bledrep, when de good Lord pro.
vides desc things for you, you ain'tin no
wise stealing, case you is yarning dem
by the sweat of your brow. Amt BE
dun say 500 Now, mind you, ain't tell
you fot to break open de doors and de
locks, but says when dey is laid right
afore you, pick 'em up. Den, agen, when
you is libin' with Mass Bob I amt wise
you for to go to Mass Johns and kill his
hogs, 'case whats the use when Mass Bob
has got hogs, aud you is working for dem
same hogs7 Derefore, bredren, | says
be upright and jest, and don't steal from
nobody, but fes take what de Lord pro.
vides for His people. !,
"Dere is anudder matter we is noted
for-beating our wives. Now dare de
scriptur comes again. De good book
says: Husbands, keep your wives in sub.
mission And how is you gwine to do
dat thing? Why, bea: 'em to be sure
'caae they needs 1t. / see dem gals q
nudging each other and tossing der heads,
but / Gums here to tell the truf without
fear of man or woman, and wid de Lords
help I is gwine to do it, too. Yes, gem.
men, we is de kings of the yearth, and We
must rule de women, ease il we don't
rule dem dey is mighty app to rule US.
Den, agen, we is de salt of the yearth,
and we is got to keep pretty sharp to
keep de yearth salted. Den, agen, ifyou
give woman an inch she is more an
app to take an ell. So I 'vises you all
to do your duty and keep de women in
hand.
"Now sisters, I ain't in no wise posed
to you when you don't try to get 'yond
yourself, SO will close dis here lecture
by wihsiug you all good luck, and 'visiDg
you to devote your time, your. eddlcatlon
and your accomplishments to us gemmen,
ease, as said afore, We are de kings of de
yearth, and you can bust that fac ifyour
tongues are longer and your heads pretty
strong. I'specs dun made you sorter
mad, but fac's must be spoken, an, as, l
told you afore, de salt got to be rather
sharp to keep this yearth salted, and it
don't do in no wise to let the women
think dey is nowhar nigh the equals of
ne gemmen, case dey is monstrous easy
to spile, and if dey gets de upper hand
dey is more 'an app to keep it. speaks
from 'sperience and 'sperience. my frens,
bredren sisters, is a good teacher, case if
auy of you had my Eliza Jane, for your
wife you could tell den Why I 'vises you
to rule de women in de ginning, case,
fore de Lord, when dey get de start you
had Just as we'll try to mcve mountain
as to rule woman what you is low ID to
get sot in her ways"