The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-04

'6Ord Almighty. dat wuz meunt rU me
sho'. so run dat ye may obtain
ncbber heard nothin' mo oh dat sermon
dan dc tex. fur did run most Almighty
quick fur de dOah Eborv one looked
'roun' at me 'stonishcd. an heard Elder
Jawkins call out. Bring dat sinner back,
don't let de dchbil hab himf But I
knowed better dan Elder Jawkins which
way de dcbbil WIZ comm. fur he fol
Tered me an dc way fra De woods, an %
dc cemetery. Come h9ckr he said.
come back, 'Rastus" But Rastus didn't
even look back, fur he lnOwcd well
enough whose voice IL WIZ. though it
sounded like Capn Hincklcys. IL was
rainin an lightonin' an Dc thunder WIZ
roarin; once o big tree blew down right
behind mo I'm dc woods, an sIuck an
obcr when heard docrash. Only wished
dat Cap'n Hincbley wuz unScrit 'Sorun
dat SO may obtain, vuz sondin I'm my
ears Run wild pashunce de race set
bcfo' yo', am KEEP right on fra de GEM
etorv, lighinin' Mazin', grabestoncs bust
in, thunder Toarln --rOaIin' in my ears
De tex oh dc 'pOstlc, so run dat Sc may
obtain When l did get homo 20 dc
little room obcr dc stable where ! sicp /
ics' went down on my knees in dc straw
ana say, 'Oh, Iawd 'Rastus is pore.
mi3blc. snc9kin' no count little nigeah,
bat ios let him lilo until tomorrow am
hcll run dat race an obtain 10, too fur
Maro George
"De ucx mawnin' early Cap'n ilinck
Icy rode zap % dc gate and bowed very
pcrlito 10 Marsc George / WIZ staudin
bohn De she'd all dressed in my jockey
suit vil my cap and whip.
"Dc capn be -pako berry pcrllte to de
young mar.e and say, Who's g0in' 70
run 1ia shunncs- to-day. sencc 20 niggah
Ba-tu-, bad got ligion and hab done gill
up boss racine
George looked mighty mad, am lowed
dat desc black niggahs allus tux m den
rum ana Iigi0n at do wrong time.
Well SAYS Capn lhuckley. its de
lse5 ting. after ALL JOckeyin' j. q low
down. onchristian Occupashun. Sdll, as
long as Mn'shunness is booked, 1 know
fellow. Joe sniilly, who would ride her
nn iii send him over right away Now,
kn0wcd dat Joe Sniiliy WIZ DC mos
ni able. aulakiu Cuss dat cbbCr sold Out
% race GA d. Sheldon track. an jes as
Cann nmckle, turned to go l cum ont
from benin dc she'd lie looked bout o.
kind a- an aX would az chopin block
but / took OF my cap am made him
berry low bow an shy. 'Shuse me,
Capn imcklcy. but so needn't trouble
.1s.li to sem oDcr Joe Snuily; Ill ride
= huuneas myself today
.}uch.Wcss won, Of course. hut tell
me. uncle. did vou never feel called o.
ruu another horse racc.'
"Nchber-nebber since dat day did ]
tnk demce track would lead 10 hebben. %
"lut dion your master, George, give
son anything for winning the race for
hm
"lcscm Marsc George give me @
hundred dollah biIl bclo' bee cum away.
$3.50 you were all right. after all,'
~ essen. but DO good seems 90 cum
ont ob dat kind oh money. somehow.
elbow do YOU mean: Did You lose ~
"No. maam. not 'zactly-dat h.. right
awa. So see, halm got ligion ! got
married jas after dat, au' ] says 10 my
-.I. .Rl-ms. dat hundred dOllah bin
bluo- ~ dc laWd. and as de congreea-
Uou 500 East pOc0moAe wants tO build "a
lDH ohu.ch. you'd tetah hand dat hun
di.l oh.rtuh.lp 'om long. But Jcnina
-de u.t Aiel5 Jomaiu-. dat is-snc
VIZ master hand 80 droamm OBJ policy
numb rs-au' She In.is dat ] should buy
oil. tl.aot, Wil dose numbers aha $40 make
live hundred doIahs % Glib de church,
au prals Leep "a hundred fur myself.
Uncle imsius produced from much
worn wallet tLe littIegreen tickets which
failed to answer the expectations ol Mrs.