The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-17

cry; come yere on business, O6G6 WnuG
ONE fur MAN, an vans you ter init dat faok
"W'y, bruder, doan' comperhen' you.''
aid Baxter, leaning over, placing his
lbows on the pulpit aud gazing at the
preacher from across the river.
wall, mebby you will comperhen' me
ZEN SAYS dat wants you ter shut up dis
ere prayin' fur sunshine"
"Flingin' de COmpermene o. de season or
ide," responded Baxter, passing his hand
yer his woolly beard. II is PEELED ter say,
igger, git outen dis house Ode Lawd an
o off down yander in de paster o. niquity
thar de pizen vine grows IAN de hog weed
etohes de damp breaf o de clumsy toad
pine bout de toad fraug," Fennel re-
lied. II has come ober yere on business,
n you KANT skeer me off wild or few words
b idle dat da won't chen play on my un-
erstandin'. Yere we is, right cross de
ver, sufferin' fur rain an mighty nigh
urnt up wild de sun, an yere you is ober
is side tryin' ter 'suade de Lawd ter sem
Fhut you got ter do. You prayin' fur sun
b. we prayin' fur rain an de fust thing
ou know we'll git de Lawd 90 mixed up
e woan hardly know what ter do. an in
meantime de cotton gwine be killed, an
ow den will us preachers git our money
nten de congregation? Doan you pray fur
mo- sunshine. Yere me?"
Fayin' fur rain ober at yo' house2''
"Yas, de bredren is in my church right
DIV or begRin' de Lawd fur de shower
wall, you 20 ober dar an tell 'em ter
t de Lawd er lone. We'se had or nuff
lin."
.Nuff rainy' exclaimed Fennel, IVY you
mt got ez much sense ez or new ground
Ezard. tells you dat we'se sufferin' fur
AN tells yoa," rejoined Baxter, "dat
e'se sufferin' fur sunshine an we gwine
ray fur it, too. Bruder Sanderson, turn
greet voice wrong side out an lead off
er prar dat de sinners on de yuder side
river kin yere."
'.Mr. sanderson," said Fennel, 81 amt
Z / doan know where you was borned AM
issd, but femme tell you dat eff you 'Rins
pray fur suthin' dat is ruininS our side
ribber, I'll take it upon mys'f to hit Won
de top O. de head, sah."
s'Bruder Sanderson," Baxter quickly
'oke up, "pay no 'tentioh ter tic Niger
drinks n oeR e an sss weak
ar ies like l. tells you to. Yere whut !
s.Oh. vas, sab, / yeres we'll er nuff,'' San
|rson replied. "but doan wanter hab no
mex wild dat Niger. Look whut or arm
got, an bet right now he kin butt dc
rk often or beech tree. i doan mine
ayin'-wouldn' mine prayin' all day 'cept
Dppin' long er nuf ter eat or little suthln
bnt doan like gittin' down yere tor pray
hab dat double-jinted man maui de life
ten me. Wen de life dun gone, BruddeI
axter, it doan meek no diffunce wild 81
sson whuder dar is no sunshine ur not.
e willin' ter do my duty, but / doan
inter feel like or steer dun wallered on
,, Gaze amt 'joyin' de- bes' O. health, nc
""
'Brudder Sanderson," persisted old Bax-
'doan You be skeered by do flesh o. de
til. Turn loose yo' voice an Of he hitl
u it woan be good fur him."
oh. it mout not be good fur him, San
rson pleaded, ''but dat wouldn't meek il
cd fur me. I amt in no condition tel
hurt at de present. Bruder Baxter.
ter split some rails ter morrer an, d.
ut day got ter clean out or we'll fol
Jones, anil do9n blebe it would bt
in me no good ter pray under desc yerl
cumstances. Eff didn't lab nuthin' tel
but lay up an Joy merss'f, Wy
uldn't mine bein' crippled, bat ez il 10
ops you'll skuzs me. Take Brudes Mar.
dar. He amt got NO work ter do, nc
Tend ter yo' own business" exclaimed
Dther Martin. IAN doan' come AinRin
no sinnywations bout me. You doau
on what got ter do. an sides dat il
= none o yo' look ont. Dan bsen suf.
in wid d dsv pissa an d shs1masia
Do week, an nov yoo wants rae Ter 81