The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02
NO DIVORCE NECESSARY.
leaving His Church in Arkansaw.
From the ArkdnSdt1 7rdueler.


From the ArkdnSdtc 7rdueIer.
Old Alexander Potmeyer called on the
Governor of kentucky. He and the Gov
ernor had been boys together. The old
man was welcomed-he came in as a re-
miniscence.
Alexander, what can do for you" said
the Governor.
''Wall, Mars Joe, rs in er little trouble,
an, airter thinkin' ober de matter, l thinks
dat de bes' thing l ken do is to get er
| 'vorce"
why, l thought that you and your wife
got along splendidly together"
1--WE does, sab; we gifts erlaung like
two pussons OATS er settin' on or log fish
in"
"Then why do you want a divorce from
herr"
'Doan want no 'vorce fun her, Mars
Joe. Wy bless yo' life, l wouldn't take
nuthin' fur dat lady. l want er 'vorce FUN
de church dat has been preachin' fur en-
durin' deze ten year"
"Why Alexander, there is no such thing
as getting devorce from the church. If
you want to stop preaching, why all you
have got to do is to stop, that's all"
'An' doan has ter get no vorcep
"Of course not"
"An' de law KANT ketch or holt O. me il |
jines some uder church'
"Surely not. The law has nothing to do
with it"
wall, sab. Psmighty glad to yare dat.
| thought dat if or man preached fur one
| church-habin' been maird ter hit eZ dc
bride an de groom whut said come-dat dc
law would put him in de penitencoy Wy
bless my soul-an' yo'n, too, Mars Joe-Ps
| or mighty happy man ter know dat, fur is
been wantin' ter quit dat Meferdis' church
fur some time an take up wild dem Baptist
ober de creek. Wy, sab, dem Baptis
offers to pay me 81 25 or munt' mo den dem
Merferdis' gins me, an sides dat dem Mef-
erdis' amt treated me right, da ant. Vas,
sab, rs had 'spicions fur some time dat de
leadin' men in dat congregation WANT my
friends, especial night afore las, wen |
preached er sermont on de chanin' o old
Stating in dc pit. l hadn' mon rolled up
my brltches an waded out into de stream o.
my tex 'fo' Brudder Calib Young he hit me
side de head wild one deze yare winter tur-
nips, an | has thought, an | still does
think dat one deZe winter turnips ken be
harder, wen it puts its mine. down ter hit,
den nuthin' | cher seed, on de blame thing
ant fifteen to eat, nohow. Hit me side de
head wild it, did he, an hut my feelin's an
my pride right dar-yes, sah-an'
TO could 'spress myself or brudder dat
ant nebber paid his 'skripshum to de
church, hit me wild ripe cucumber.
does think dat eff dar's or thing dat ken
spatter erroun' an make itse'f disagreeable
it is one deze ripe cucumbers. Seeds stuck
all ober or shirt dat cos me 50 cents las
fall. I;wuz gwine say suthin dar-yes, | wuz
gwine say suthin' right dar If it hadn't er
been fur old Brudder Pete Wolsh."
what did he do" the Governor asked.
IVY, he hit me wild or cabbage stalk,
OATS what he done. l did think dat neber
seed vegetable so plentiful in my bon days
Hit me side de head wild er cabbage stalk,
an it wuz heavy, too. Bout dis time got
'gusted, an lowed ter merse'f dat | wuz
gwine ter quit dat church, Gaze eff l KANT
git erlong wild folks widout habin' ter put
up with dem 'sultin' sinywations WY rs
dun OATS all; vas, an rs mighty glad TO
know dat ken go ober an socyate wild dem
Baptis' widout bringin' de law down on
me. Much erbleeged ter yer fur yer kind
ness. Good mawinin', mars, good mawnin',
sah."