The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-01

knowed by tile way old man Madison slept
in the corner that the sermont must be
half over.
"Old Brother Hagan preached most ever
body in the house to sleep that night, but
when he got through Malindy Foreman
walked 'em all up again with the new
organ. There was Il preacher thar that
night. old Brother Cole, an ugly old man,
from across the line somewhars, and as
he was a stranger. Brotner Hagan called
on him to make a few ''scatterln re-
marks
HE riz and wiped his face with his
red bandanna handkerchief, and said:
i" My brethering and my sisterlnS, am
out and out agin a-hurtin' OF anybody
e4aiin In thts ho'4sv, ""t -" - = -,
and we air in the meetin mouse, pes
leave 10 ak the sister not to perform on
mat ar worldly inster-ment any more To-
nirht In the weekly time don't make
so much difference, but as TINS is SUNDAY
and a solemn occasion, l am out ana GU.
agin the performance Oh any hiilu u
worldly INSTRUMENT, sich as or-sihs' me-
lo-dies. BLOWN horns, fddles ana tne me
in the house of worship, in per-uch-iei
on the holy Sabbath day, ana Whlch we
air commanded to keep it holy. 1hem
worldly instruments is next thing 10 uahc-
in and You got to avoid the very dPpeai-
renee of dancin'. as you air requliTu -
avoid the very appearance Oh SIN NJ
fore the inSter-menJ VIII plea9S :" -
whilst one of the brethering raises eooN
old-fashion. soul-stirrin' hlme'
"NaIindv riz and flirted up from the orsah'
MAD nc FIRE. and tuck a seat on the bench
her face as red as a ter-mattis. 1t dohe the
fuckers lot of good. They giggled pehilu
ther fans. I'D
,,onynad and riz the tune; and as Calledony
saws. he riz it, too; he riz IL SO hsh no
body but old Miss flasher could follow MN
Malindy and her folks wouldn't sing. Inc
fuckers and them tried to Jine III, put no
two of EN- sung the same tune. OId man
Tucker is deaf and always comes out d.
line or so behind tothers.
After the song, old Brother CoIe colii0
down out OF the pulpit and said:
NV brethering, and my sistering, I've
como out'n the pulpit bekaze 1 don't mean
to preach no regler sermont; don't mean
To take no regler tex. While youun was
a singin' of that song these mere "oruS
come into my mind, go to the ant thou
sluggard."
"'Now, brethering, I amt sho' whether
them words is In the Bible or no. but / IL
endeavor to tell you all know about the
meanin' of 'em. First, bretherlpg' that
part what it says, Go to the ant Now
il some of you hain't got no aunt to go 10,
Won needn't think your uncle will do jest
as we'll for he wont-ar. If you're IN
trouble don't so TO no man to help you
out'n it-that's why it in per-tick-ler says
| your aunt, bekaze it means woman.
| Brethering, If you hain't got no aunt OF
your own to go to, you must so to some
good old oman you call aunt ana she IL
help you git outn your trouble.
My beloved hearers, right thar I'll re-
| late a little circumstance. When L was
! boy, no bugger'n that little boy over thar in
! the corn-derar, why l was the outdashion-
! list boy in the whole settlement for all you
] | robbed
1 the birds nests | could lay hands on-ar;
! 1 clum the highest trees to git 'em-ar, and
! l stole watermillions. and them L didn't
! steal I cut open in the patch and
/ left the fence down, brethering, so
! the hogs could git in and de-vas-tate,-ar;