Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-12-06

sway ga their Douies backward ana Tor
ward, some shuffied their feet In time
TO the music, and the very happy ones
clapped their hands and shouted;
Glory, my Lawdv This kept up for
hours. Several PROSTATE forms were
carried out, and number were lef. il
the church, where they lay until next
day. When got tired and went away
that night the little preacher, utterly
worn out, had curled herself up in
splint-bottom chair, and was enjoying
the sleep of innocent childhood ]
could hardly sleep that night for think
ing about that meeting. | tell you,
boys, ] was impressed"
II always thought you were above
such superstition, squire" remarked
some one, as the squire stopped to refill
his pipe.
swell, anyway, went back the next
night" resumed the squire, ''and fol
the first time got good view of the
little preacher. She is perfect child
in looks and ways. Her complexion is
about the color of an old mustard
ground ginger cake, her teeth white
and even, the whites of her large,
mournful eyes prominent, and she
doesn't weigh more than sixty or seven.
ty pounds. There were lot of white
people in the congregation, but she
took no notice of them Curiosity
prompted me to go to listen to her, but
interest held me there. She spoke
right out in The most earnest way, as
if her only thought was preaching the
Gospel. Her delivery and gestures
were easy, and, in fact, what she said
and the way she said it beat nine.
tenths of the preachers-especiall
these evangelists-white or black.
"She opened service with very good
prayer, and read, or rather recited, a
chapter from the Bible, which did moi
bear on the sermon In the least. Hel
one thought seems to be to prepare for
the Great Beyond, which she desig
mates as way over yonder.' She talks
about the hereafter in most pathetic
way, and remember OH that particu
lar night her text was: Business in
Heaven
"'Tll meet you there, sinner she
said, for got business with Capt
Jesus. | must tend to it. must gt
where partin' is no mo-. I got to put
on a long white robe, starry crown
silver slippers, and sit at my Master
feet I'll meet you over yonder, way
over yonder, for we all got to eros.
Jordan stream dry shod and go ovel
yonder. I'll meet you there, sad
hearted mothers. I'll meet you there
wicked fathers. I'm going to get in
side those pearly gates. Are you? Ar,
your Sinner, you must get right
Learn it now. Now is the time. Way
over yonder may be too late for you,
and SO on. Night after night went
aud each time she had new sermon
each one containing sad strain.
"She made a pathetic figure, Away
clad in deepest black without tn,
Sigh test touch OF color, that children
love SO we'll, or the faintest suggestion
of an ornament. When occasion de
manded she rebuked thoughtless per
sons for bad behavior in few clear
cut, kind sentences, and went right OF
with her sermon. If the Gospel grind
ers would only learn that it isn't thes
staggering truths, which cannot b
grasped by the average mind, but
doctrine of simple, earnest faith tina
arouses people to better living. Blu
they never will, Now it was the sin
certify Of the little niger, and tn
earnestness of her followers, that i'm
pressed me, and, while ] can't say tina
she CONVEX ted me, she certainly set IN
to thinking, and | concluded to leav
off doing certain things.
II wanted to give her something, an,
couldn't make up my mind what t
buy her. She reads poorly, and ca
scarcely write at all, but somehoy
she didn't seem like child that woul
care for toys. Finally, in sort O
desperation, | settled on large wa
doll with highly colored cheeks and
mass of yellow hair. If you coul
have seen her antics of delight whel
she found that it was all her own. Sh
clasped it to her as if she would neve
let it go, and then she told me that sh
used always to preach sermons to he
dolls, and that the people who over
heard her persuaded her to preach t
people, which was the very thing sh
had always longed to do.
Everybody agrees that she is wor
der, and tell you she is. Many whit
people think her inspired, and tn
blacks believe that she is sent directl
from God as warning, and that tn
Judgment day is coming soon. ! don
know, because I've never thought
great deal about such things. But
do think she is entirely different frol
any little child that I've ever seen, an
/ shall never, never forget her, wit
her solemn ways and her unceasin
warnings about what we must do an
must not do if we want to meet eac
other when we get home, way owe
yonder. >"
There was great shutting of fec
coughing and clearing of throat
among the squire's visitors as he col
Guided. and the clustering gentlema
: from Kentucky began 60 denounce til
excise law in loud tones. But til
squire looked at the rings of smoke {
he blew them upward from his corr
cob pipe, and had little to say the rel
! of the evening.