Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-07
JUSTICE AND REVENGE
Old Sylvester Bowles and His Peculiar
Judgments

one Dy demanding that the preSiden
should join him in prayer, is the pastor o
the Bushv Creek meeting house. lie |,
an exceedingly sturdy old fellow. aud 4
so vigorous OF body that one of hi
"howdy do" slaps, such as one often be
slows upon the shoulder OF a friend ha,
been known 10 knock brother Oft tn,
bench and create CONSERVATION among tn,
mourners. The old man has been so sue
cessful In every work that he has under
taken, that recently he do something IN
the way OF foreign missions. ever d
hazardous undertaking among The nc.
groes, and thereby, with his newly ac.
Quired fame, place himself at the head
OF conference, aud then run things prett,
much his own way.
"Bruders an sisters" said Rev, Mr.
Buxton. Just after he had given out hi.
text last sunday. "befo | enters into dt
meries an de illusions o. dis yere 'portani
question, wanter tell you bout some
folks or lang ways frum yere dat is mighty
in need o. de help o de human family,
Oar Is er whole nation o. folks Twin way
over yander In de heather lam dat nebcr
thinks o goin' ter church, Gaze why? Da
Aik't got no church ter 60 ter. 'Sted O.
yerein de hallelujah ode Christian pus-
son, an de sinner mans groan fur help AT
de mourners' bench, deze folks hunts an
nshes on de Sabbaf. In dat awful country
the little chillun, stead o. yerin' de
techin' story O. de holy men dat bowed
de rams hon an den seen de walls oh
Jerlco come err tumblin' down, dc laws
aroun' widout no clothes on, an while In
dis country de chillun Is givin' de blessed
nickels fur de good o. de preacher, deze
po' chillun is err tiIngn' mud at one 'nuder
an Is caperln high in dar Satin tainted
glee; Must SIGH proceedin' go on in deze
bright daos o. de Lawd? I say no. da
mustn't. But how we gwine stop it, Ill
tell You. We gwine SEN good preachers
ober dar an hep dem folks ter 'fess Zig
ion, dat's how. But how we gwine SEN
de preachers? III tell you dat, too. We
gwine raise er whole lot o. money an den
de good men kin go, but you better blebe
pa KANT 90 without money. Now.
want all hans to fling in er little suihin'
Bruder Markham. you tote de hat roun'
de congregation.
Old Sylvester Bowles arose and said: IL
ain gwine to give no money ter sich or
toolishness ez dis yere. IF dem men YOU
talk er bout wanter go feeshin, wy itain't
none o nv business. Ii amt fur me ter
go an interfere wild dar erfars. DE pos
suls went feeshin', an da cotch feesh. too.
An et dem chillun dat amt dom nobody
no harm wanter waller an 10Y dase'fs.
wy say let EN- go er head Dem folks
is jest ez much de chillun o. de Lawd o.
We Is, ever bit en- grain. an wen de Lawd
say: Nere. stop dat foolishness, ida
gwine stop, an tell de do say for 'em Ter
stop, wy IL amt none o. nv Mace Ter
come mixin' up in de erfar. Ia all peers
ter be happy. not KNOWN dat ole Satan
Is after EN-. an femme tell You whut's or
fack, how does we know dat he tsp You
preachers ober dar ter tell EN- DAT lessen
ia DO ez de folks ober we're say do da is
gwine be damned Now, KANT saw dat
da gwine be damned any mo- den we is.
| we're tell dat da doan cheat one nuther.
but you KANT say dat erbout de folks In
dis yere country. Da doan git nm no
trusts-day amt got no corners on water
melons. Da doan tell you dat er boss dat
da less let you hab amt mon To- year ole
an de naixt day you fine out dat he DIM
gin err cent" '"e
The preacher was so astounded tina, II
was some time before he could replv
But his countenan..e ar 6rst lifted in;,o
astonlshment. soon drew down in con.
tempt. "Bruder Bowles," said he. II has
seed er good many mean men in my lima
i has seed men dat would snatch or
hank o. llverer err way from or starvin,
dog an ding IL er way. jes' ter we're dc no
dog howl, but nebber befo' seed ez mean
aoman eZ yo'se'f is, sab
81 doan kcre whut you've seed an
whut you Amt seed" Bowles Retained
nut you AIN gMlnp gilt no uicklp Oufpn
me-"
"All right, sab. You will 90 Tor tor.
ment an after burnin' err thousand wears
YOU will look at de big clock on de fnr.
mace an den You'll see dat n ain.
O'Clock. How do er prospect like DAT iit
your; INV ""' NV
Oats all right. Ell de Layd vanter
sen me dar KANT buy myself of wild or
nickel, dat's one thing sho.'
Now look we're. Bruder Rowles said
the preacher. stepping down from The
pulpit. Use got too much intrus in vou
ter see YOU 'stroy yo' salvation disser
way: an flow fur yo' own good Use gwine
make YOU hep dem heathens.''
Oats all right. Say, how launr dom
folks been in dat fx?"
"Er thousan years" the preacber An.
swered.
wall. ef dat's de case da aln't gvl,e
Spite befo' morniD'. Come roun- an. Soc
me termOrrer."
mo. sab. wants you ter set de good
zample right now. Doan saw van ain't
got no money. Gaze whar dat "a sents Wan
dun got fur cleanin' onf daf wellS,, ~"
Look we're. man. does you reckon I-sa
gwine roun' de nelphborhood or ristin,
my life or cleanin' ont wells am dan al,
de money ter yon?'' ~"
lyon Wou'f no yinfp. Z, -. -. -