The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-01-30
MERIKY'S CONVERSION.
MUSCULAR METHODS OF PROSELY.
TING IN THE CABINS s .r,
She Liked the "Pisclopian" Church, but
Her Fathers Gentle Argument Con-
verted Her to the Baptists. s

She Liked the "Pisclopian" Church, but
Her Fathers Gentle Argument Con-
verted Her to the Baptists. q,
[By Julia Ptckering.1 ,s
Brother Simon. 1 say; Brewer Horr
| ace, hearn you give Meriky de ter
| ribiest beating las mite. What you
and she hab fallin' out about?
Brother Horace. Well, Brewer ST.
mon, you knows yourself never has
no detection to splanifyings bow 4 rules
my folks at home,- and Atahlihes err
der dar when it's pintedly needed;
and fore gracious !! l leab you tolsay
dis time it 'twant needed, and dat
pow full bad. .-
You see, Use alters been plain,
straight sided nigger, an han't never
had no use for new fandengles, let it
be what it mout 1igion, polytix. bis
| ness-don't ker what Ole Horace
say: DE ole way am de bes' way, an
you niggers dat's all runnin' tetotle-
um crazy bout ebery new gimcrack
dat's started, better jes' stay whar you
is and let dem things alone. But dey
won't 20 it; no mount of preachin'
won't sarve um. And dat is jes' at
this partickeler pint dat Meriky got
dat dressin'. She done been off to
Richmun town, alvin in .sarvice dar
dis las winter, and Saturday apweek
ago she canned home ter mske avisit.
Course we war all glad to see our
darter. But you b'lebe dat gal hadn't
turned stark bodily naked fool Yes,
| sir; she want no more like de Meriky
dat went away jes' few munts ego
dan chalk's like cheese. Da- she come
| in wild her close pinned tight enuf to
hinder her from squattin', an her h'ar
| a-danglin' right in her eyes. jes for all
de worP like a ram a-lookin' fru .
| brusa-pile, and you think dat nigger
hain't forgot how to talk !! She jes'
rolled up her eyes ebery oder word an
famed and talked like she 'spected to
| die de rex breff. She'd toss dat mush-
head of hern and talk proper as two
dixunarys. Stead OBJ she callin' OBJ
me daddy and her mudder imam
N.Y. she say {: Par and mar, how can
| you bear to live in sech one-hOss
town as this !? Oh! 1 think should
die And right about dar she hab all
de actions OBJ an old dI AXE in Aa-thun-
der storm. lies stared at dat gal tell
1 make her out, an says to myself:
Its got to Gomez but / don't say
nothin' to nobody bout it-all de
same l knowed it had to come fus' as
las. Well, jes' let her hab more
rope, as de sayin' is, tell she got whar'
I 'cluded war bout de end OBJ her ted
der. Dat was on last Sunnay mornin, /,
when she went to meetin' in sich rig
a-puttin on airs, tell she could keep q
straight track. When she canned home
she brung kumpny wild her, and, OBJ
course, couldn't do nuthin' then; but
jes' kept my ears open, AN eff dat gal
didn't disquollify me dat day, you Ken
hab my hat Bimeby dey all gifts to
talkin' bout 'ligion an de churches,
an den one young buck he step up
an says he: Miss Meriky give us
your 'pinion bout de matter Wild
dat she flung up her head proud as de
Queen Victory, an says she: Il takes
no intelligence in sich matters; dey is
all too common for me. Baptisses Is a
foot or two below my grade. | tends
de 'Pisclopian Church whar resides
an 'spects ojine dat one de-nexaan-
niversary OBJ de bishop. Oh dey does
ebery,hing 20 lovely, and iinso much
style. I declar' nobody but common
folks in de city goes 70 de Baptisa
Church. It made me sick't my stom.
uck to see so much shoutin' an groan.
in dis mornin'; tits SO ungenteel wild
US to make 80 much sarcumlocutiona
in meetin'. And thar she went .
giratin bout de preacher a comm oui
in a white shirt, and den arunnin
back and a gittin' on black one and
de people a-jumpin' 'ruP raed aj&Ail
OBJ de preacher outen q book, and 4
bowin' OBJ deir heads, and sayin' lonf
rigmaroles O stuff, tell my head fairly
ouzze1, aud were dat NAL at de- gal
. ies' couldn't see muffin Id dat room
Well, jes' waited tell the kump
ny riz to 60, anddenI steps up and say'
l: Young folks. you needn't what le
Meriky told you bout dat church pu'
no change inter ryou S4efspetst eu
OBJ her right mine noNS bit ID hex
time you comes she'll be all right OF
dat and seberal oder subjicks; an del
dey stared at Mefiky mighty : lhar(
and COED away.
Well, I ies walks up to ner. and
says: 'Darter, says I. swhat7chu'cl
are dat you say you are gwine Y
jinef And says she, very 1nrePpA be
de 'Psclopiau, pA And 81 ]
'Meriky, f'se mighty consarned 'bou
you, kase l knows your mine ain
right, and I shall jes' hsb to brinl
you rown' de short O. way poesih}e 3
, / reich me tine boech o0kck&6
I done prepared for oat 'casion. Ant
den she jumped up and 0sAys she
what make you think / loss m]
sensesf' 'Bekase, darter, you done for
got how to walk and to talk, and de6
Is sure signs' And wild dat jes let i
on her tell 'stenishedg hee 'eidpahlj
Fore / we're done wid her she 60
ober dem dying a'ss, and jamped .
high % = hopper -gnass. HiinebY ID
{ gins to holler; "Oh, Lordy, dSddy
. ',aas HHd .sys spa szassSs Z .d..'
. fac; done got ycss natuEa| ,vQic
! hack, What chs'ch aoesyeN pphk <
Me1ky z And says she, . ctyin:
J don't long to nones part il. Esiag
II Well, 1 glib her snoder leetle tetol