The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-07
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during the AisU OF Il coloieu u'if-',ivh W
the White House astonished every one by
demanding that the President should join
him in prayer. is the pastor Of the Bushy
Creek Westinghouse. Heis an exceedingly
sturdy old fellow. ana is so vigorous Of body
that one Of his "howdy-do'' slaps, such as
one often bestows upon the shoulder of a
friend. has been known to knock brother
on the bench and create CONSERVATION
among the mournors. The old man has
been so successful in every work that he
has undertaken, that recently ne decided to
go something in the way of foreign mis-
-.Ons, over q hazardous undertaking among
the negroes. and thereby, with mis- newly
acquired fame. place himself at the head OF
Conference and then run things pretty much
his own way.
"Brudcrs an sisters" said Rev. nr BuX-
ton, just after he had given out his text last
SUNDAY. "bct0 / enters into de merics an,
&c illusions % dis we're 'poriant question:
Wantcr tCli you bout some folks ca iHnS
woys rum we're dat j. mighty IN nced o. &c
help o. de human family. bar is cr whole
nation o. folks iyin' way over yander III dc
heather Ian dat ncber thinks o goin' ter
church. Gaze WHY Ia amt got no church
ter 90 ter. '~ted - yeren' dc haheluiah
o. DC Christian pussOn, an de sinner
mans groan fur help al dc moarners
bench. desc folks hunts an fishes
ON de ~abbaL In dat awful country the lit
tie chillun. stead Oyerin' dc techn' story
ode holy men dat blOwed de rams hon an
den seed de walls oh JericO come or. tum-
bliu' down. da Laws arOun WidOut 40 clothes
on. an while i'm dis country de chlllun' u
Twin de blessed nickcls fur de good q dc
preacher, deze pO' chillun Is er hingin' mud
at one 'nudcr an Is caperin' high ~ Oar
satin tainted glee. Must SIGH "a proceedin
20 on IN dcze bright days Ode Lava!
saws no. ia mustn't. But how we
gwine stop il; I'll tell YOU. We gwine
sem good preachers ODER dar an hep dem
/ folks fer less 'ligiOn, dats how. But hOW
we gWine sen de preachers III ten you
dat. too. We gWine raise cr whole lot o
money. an den the good men Kin go, but
You better blebe da KANT 20 without
money. Now. / want all hams 10 fling in er
little suinin' Bruder Markham, YOU tote
/ de- hat rOun de Congregation
Old Sylvester B0wles arose and SAID: 81
ain't gWlne g. give no money ter SIGH or
fpolishncss ez dis we're. III dem men you
talk or bout wauter 20 ieeshin', W., il amt
none 81 INV business. Ii amt fur me Ter 20
an interfere wild dar eriairs. DE pOssuls
went leeshin', an da cOtch ieesh. too. I'm
| a. dem chillun dat amt dom nobody no
harm wanter waller an Joy dasets, wy,
say let 'em 90 or head. Dem :Olks is jest ez
mOch "a cnilun o. de LaWd ~ we l., ever
DIT cu er.un. an wen &c Lawd say, Y ere,
! stop dat fOOli-hness,' da gwine stop, an
/ tell he do say Tor 'cn ter stop, wy, II amt
| none % my place ter come mINIn' up IN &c
crilr. Ia all peers ter be h1ppy, not know
/ n' dat ole Satan is litter 'en, an femme tell
you Nhuts or idck, how does we know dat
Hu ist You wants ter raise money ernuh
/ Ter sem preachers ODcr dar ter tell 'em dat
/ lessen da do o. de folks ODER we're say do. dd
, vSine be damned. Now. KANT say
dat da gWine be damned amy mo- den We
| is. we're tell dat da d0an cheat one nuth-
or. but YOU KANT say dat crbOut dc folks in
dis we're country. Ia dOdn cit zap no trusts
-da amt got no corners on WatormclOns.
| ia dOan tell You dat or boss dat da jess let
Won bah amt mon iO' Gear ole, an de- nalNi
dav YOU line out dat he dun mighty nigh
dead wild age. amt gwne gin or cent
The preacher was so astOuudct That n
was some time before he could reply. but
his countcnauce. at first lifted into a-toni,h-
mrut soon drew down ian contempt.
'Brudor B0wlcs.' said he 81 has seed er
GOOD many mean men in my time; has seed
men dat would snatch or hank q liver cr
way from cr siarVin' dog an Ming 1t or way, |
igs' ter we're dc pc dog howl, but uchcr
bai0' seed CZ mean a man ez yO'seii is. |
sah.'
Of doan kere whut you've seed an whut
vou amt seed B0wlcs rei0med. "But YOU
amt ewinc Lit no nicke' outen me-
"Al! right. sab. You VIII go To ter tor
mcnt an after burnin' er thousand years
YOU viii look at dc biz clock on dc furnace
nn' den you'l see DAT it amt ! O'Clock. |
How DO tr pro-peck like dat bio YOU
~Dars ain night. FL DO Lawd wanter |
SEN Inc dar KANT buy myself Oh wild or
nickel. dat- one thins shO.
"Now look we're. Bruder Bowles,' said the |
preacher. stepping down from the pulpit. |
..I'sc cot too much intrus in yOu ter see you |
'-trov yO' salvation disser way; an now fur |
yo' own good Use gwine make you hep dem |
neaihcns.'
"Dat's all right. say, how long dem
folks been in dat iN:
sWcred.
WAL. Of dats de- case da amt gwne
Spite hei0' m0rnin Come r0un' AN Sec me /
tem0rrer.'
$40. sab, wants you ter set DC good /
fannie ri-lt uOw. DOan say You amt got /
DO money cazc whar dat 30 cents yea dun |
got lar cleanin' out dat well:'
Look we're, man, docs You reckon Ise |
rwiue roun' dr ueighDOrhOOd er riskln' my /
/ lIi. ard cieaul' Out wells am den gin Dc /
money ter you:
You WON'T be ginn' it ter me; You De
einin' il Ter dc Lawd.'
"Dc LaWd amt aNcd me fur it,
"las he axes you through me-
Glow know uait'
"1.ou knows il caZe ! tells you sO."
"liump. dat amt n0 sho sign. You tOlc |
me dat you gwne bring dat bride back dat |
,ou b0rrid from me, but ] liu't seed ii viz
"l.ook here, backslGcr, dii YOU come
we're ter Insult or sayyent % oe LaWd: Did |
Won come we're ter fling contemp ON de |
-peret an dc bride say come: Did you
come we're ~ or agent q dc ire dat amt |
qunchoa an de worm dat amt dead yit|' |
$40. sab: didn't come yele for all dat. |
come ter we're cr man preach. Dui stead o. |
dat dun run squar er giu er tax collector. |
! dOau mine gium money ter de POI Wall |
20 down we're on the bayou wild You 'm0ng |
dem ba'f-necked niger chillun an turn my
pockets wraung side Outerds. | will 20 Ober !
wander Whar pO' ole Aunt THY is or
watchin' Ober dat chile OATS got dc feber |
an vide wild her jes like done yistidy, |
but | amt gwlne gin or cent ter
SEN no high-headed preacher way
OH Wander TO 'suade folks dat dOan |
know what trouble Is ter think like we does |
AN fear the debil &c same Ell we does. Mon |
mar de happiness had Wen wuz or chile |
WIZ backened by dc fear dat dc debi |
would git me. De white folks t0ie me ter
look out fur dc debil, an de niger preacher |
tole me ter look out fur him, an al night |
wen dc thunder rOared an de lightnn' |
glared, ulster thiuk de debil dun come er
nashin' his light at me, an | ricOlleck one |
night wuz 50 skeercu crept in mammy's |
bed an begged her not ter let me be tack er
way. Nanny, she say: Hush. lit
! lie deer, dar amt nOthin' gwine
git YOU. De Sabiour say he lub little
chillun an he w0an' let nobody take YOU an
run crway Wild you. Dam YOU be skeered.'
| An den she sung me er sweet song, an |
want skecred, an | ricolleck dat she KEEP
| I'm kissin' me an gunter cry Ober me, an
den drapped of ter sleep, an de naiXt
mornin' wen woke up she wuz gone-de
| white folks dun sold her. But she tOle old
| ncle Jerry ter tell me neher ter be er
feered. da; de >aDiour gwine look after me.
50 now. brudcr Buxton. amt gwine Gin
no money ter seu' cr preacher way ODER
wander ter tell dem little chillIn dat de
debil gwin0 cit ZEN Of da doan' look out"
"Bruder Markham" said the preacher,
..dis we're bruder doan know his duty. An