The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-11-29
COLORED FOLKS TALK,
They Discuss the Failing of the Stars an
tho Appearance of the Comet.

COLORED FOLKS TALK,
They Discuss the Falling of the Stars and
the Appearance of the Comet.
Several of the colored citizens of Atlanta
have been stirred UP for the past two or
three days over the talk they have heard
in regard 10 the comet.
1t has been quite freely discussed along
the streets, and q few of the colored faith
full, who were going home from meetln the
other night, were scared nearly out or their
wits by the strange phenomena which they
beheld in the heaven.
There were four of them altogether IN
the crowd and they were moving quietly
along the sidewalk. They had just been
feeling good as the. saying goes ana one
of the number had prayed quite tervently
in the church, swinging backward ana Tor
ward and lifting up his petitions WIN
loud voice that almost stotled the shingles
of the sanctuary.
incident of the Shower.
They were trying to settle Il very knotty
question ON their way home and the ques-
ton was this:
IF de Lord wuz so mighty as people
thought could he make rock so big dat
he couldnt lift it.
That question was asked in the dark by
one of the negroes and as he spoke the
white of his Eyes contrasted strangely with
the weird gloom that surrounded the dark
quartet. ~,
gettin' on shtery grounds now. Oats
puZzle-but tell you what, de LORD hes
powerful man."
But de Lord amt man." interposed
one of the other negroes, "1e s Sperlt.
WELL" said the other, beginning to lose
his piety, kin you tell me what spert IS,
you lop-sided dromerderry."
Don't get mad bruder," said a third
one of the number, Its wrong. Remember
youse been prayin'. DE pints well taken
Il ton I
Thus rebuked his lips were sealed for
several moments and inwardly medltatlng,
he kept his reflections to himself while u
spell of laCilurnity settled upon the whole
group.
They had moved along in silence for two
or three blocks, when one of the negroes
looking up Deheld the stars moving about i'll
their mad careers.
They were cutting up shines" and leap
ing like angry cataracts from place to
place.
1t was weirdly picturesque in its strange
unusual beauty, but to the four negroes 1t
was more than that-it was the announce
ment of judgement day. Their limbs began
to tremble and their teeth to grind against
each other in mortal terror.
DE Lord He's cOmln-de prince OF
Israel he's gwine to come down. Lord
forgive dis poor niger and take him up III
de chariOt.'
1t was the negro who had done the praying
| His voice rang out on the night air with a
| loud report that must have been heard by
the meteors themselves.
| With that he took to his heels and was
| soon lost III the gloom that enyeloped his
| body The other negroes likewise dlSpers-
| ed in short meter and We're soon on thelr
knees in their little shanties
Due to Mr.. Cleveland's Election.
1t is strange how negro will couple odd
| things together and associate i'll their rela-
| ton of cause and effect things that have
nothing to do with each other IN the world.
Apropos, q negro who was standing near
the depot yesterday and was questioned III
regard to the comet and the probable re-
suit if it struck the earth, astoDished his
interrogation with this remark:
Lord dars no tellin' what's gwine to
happen. Is Just been watchin' and prayn'
De good Lord, though, He'll do what's
best &c,
Then after a pause he continued Il
lnnwed it. If Mr. Harrison had been elec-
FED you'd never have heard Of dat comma.
I knowd suppeh Wuz gWine to happen II
Mr.. CIevelen' was elected knoW'd it.
You white folks can't Tel dis Niger
nuthin'." ~,
retrbution in the appearance OF the comet,
Il IS certain that a large number OF the col
0rcd copie in Atlanta are wrought up over
it. and many of theta have an idea that the
world is coming to an end.
The comet was the principal topic OF
conversation among the colored people of
Atlanta generally
The more intelligent number were OF
course disposed to regard the shower as
4 simple marvel without ascribing to II any
of that "muemisis" that the more ignorant
have been pleased to attribute to 1t.