The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-08

On the following Saturday Wigs
called on the preacher again. II have
! come" said the visitor, when the min
ister had shaken hands with him, "to
tell you that not only me, but every
body is delighted with the brother Ike
sermon"
''I am highly pleased to hear it"
Not at all. Say, I've got another
favor to ask"
"What is it, brother?'
81 want you to preach the sermon of
my brother Ike again next Sunday"
"Why, that wouldn't do at ALL.
"Why not?"
Because preached it last Sunday
Brother, let me tell you that I
come mighty nigh runnin' this here
community. | put five of the main
logs in that church you preached in
last Sunday, and unless you preach
Ike's funeral again next Sunday, wy
I'll take the logs that belong to me
an split 'em up for firewood. Oh,
don't you think the folks will take
your part. They know me-know
that it won't do to fool with me. What
do you say?"
"Oh, rather than have any trouble,
brother, will do as you suggest"
"Will YOU make it as powerful as
the other one wasp
IL will try" the preacher answered.
Call right, but see that you do try"
The next Sunday the people we're
somewhat surprised to hear another
sermon on the virtues and graces of
brother Ike, but no objections were
raised. Wigs was again deeply at.
fected, and again with overpowering
emotion he disappeared in the woods.
Early the following Friday morn
ing the preacher was surprised to re
ceive another call from Wigs.
"What can I do for you this time,
; brother?" the minister asked.
"Nothin' only to preach the funeral
. of my brother Ike next Sunday"
"Absurd," exclaimed the preacher.
81 have set up the sermon twice and
think that have done my duty"
"Look here, cap'h-call you cap'n
because you are about to go inter war
my brother Ike has been lynn thar
for>ten or fifteen year with nary fu-
neral sermon till the other day, while
lots of old fellers that never done
nothin' fur the country have had more
funerals than they knowd whut to do
with, so 1 think it's time fur Ike to
have chance. Hear me?"
II hear, but l do not hearken. The
fact that your brother has been neg.
lected is no fault of mine. There are
hundreds of men that have never had
a funeral, but am l to be held respon-
sible?"
''In regard to other folks, no; in re.
gard to Ike, yes"
"But refuse to preach his funeral
again"
Cali right. I'll wallow you awhile
AMI then I'll go over and take them
logs out of the church. Wanter be
wallered?"
Il don't want any trouble with
you.'
"Then agree to preach about Ike OIL
I'll give you the wust wallerin' {
white man ever seed"
"Brother--"
"Goin to preach that funersl?'
The visitor began to take off his coat
Ia distressed expression settled upoI
the preachers face.
Brother, do not wish to have an,
trouble with you. [ am a man o
peace and gentleness."
"But I ain't," Wigs replied. Z"
am a snorter fion Bar Holler.
amt the man that butted the bul
often the bridge, but l am the mai
that rid the bay steer through the SAT
ooze of the swamp of dispair. Eff yo'
don't wanter git that coat dirty, w.
off with it.
Brother, at the risk of Gispleasin,
the people, whom it is my duty t
please, will make another venture
| will preach for you again next Sun
day."
+ On the following Sunday the peopl
were still further surprised at the grea
virtues of brother Ike, but being in
dulgeut made no complaint. Thre
days later Wiggs rode up to tn
preachers house and seeing the min
ister in the yald, dismounted.
"Come out here minit," Wigg
called.
4 "What can you possibly want wit
me now?" the preacher asked, as h
climbed over the fence.
81 have come on mighty distressir
business. You know that you preach
ed my brothers funeral three times?
eyes, and you can not possibly wan
me to preach it again?''
"No; fur frum it. I have just foun
out that Ike want nothing but m
! half brother, and don't propose to
80 much fur feller that amt no NOR
kin to me than that. So, brother
we'll have to fix il"
"But how can we? The funeral
l-have been preached"
81 know that, an that's why 1 hav
come. I want you to go to the churc
next Sunday an take them sermon
back. I amt havin' no half brothe
pufiea. Thar amt none of the hall
way business about me. Will yo
take them sermons back next Sur
dayY'
sSuch thing would be ridiculous
my friend. I can not comply wit
!. your wish"
ii "Then I'll have to waller you"
"I have accommodated you thre
times and now / beg you to go away.
!! II lowd that I'd have to waller you.
81 tell you that I am man Of peat
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