The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-07
,MERrcA,s oHAyGE OF FAITH.
How the Old Time Niger Broke mp Ne"
Tangled Notions In His Gals Head

BrCyner Horace Well, Broter simon
Won knows voifrse'f. 1 neber has no de-
lection 20 splainifyin' how ruies nny
folks at home. an Establishes oruer oar
when it's pintcdly needed, an lore
gracious / leabe you to say Ell iva
needed dis time. an dat pow iul oau.
You see Ise always been a plain straight
sided niger. an haint never had no use
for new fandangles, let IL be what IL
mout, 'ligion, polytix bisness-dont keer
what-Old Horace say, de ole way am
de best way, an you niggers oats All
runnln tcet0tlemn crazy about epety new
limerick OATS started, better jes stay
whar you Is an let dem things alone.
But dey won't do H.. no mount Oh
preachin' won't sare en-. An dat Is Jes
at dis partickelcr pint dat Meriky got
dat drossin' She done been OF 10 kich-
nun town alibin' I'm s'arvice dar dis las
winter an Saturday a week ago, she
canned home ter make Visit. We'll dat
was all good enough; course we was al
glad 10 sec our darter But you eve
dat gal amt done turned stark poully
naked fool2 Yes sir: she want no more
like de Meriky dat went away 1es few
months afo den chalk's like cheese. Oar
she come In wild her cloths pinned tight
enough TO keep her from squattih an
her ha'r adanglin' right IN her eyes jest
for all de world like ram apeepih lru
brush-pilc. an you think dat hisse,
haln't forgot how 70 talk? she Jes Ioheu
up eyes cher oder word, an iahneu an
talked like she 'spccted TO die de next
BRET
Shed toss dat mush-head OBJ hern
an talk proper as two dixunaries' S'san
oh she calm oh me Daddy On heI
modder NANNY" she say pa an III"
how can you bear 10 live IN sucn a. ol
boss town as this2 Oh. ! think shoulu
die" An right about dar she nap an
actions Oh an old drake IN a 'huIue
storm. ] jes stared az DAT eai .r,i
make her out. an says 10 my 80
cts got to come" but don't say nothln,
TO no body bout it-all de same hho"e'
IL had to come fust as las 90
Well ] les let her hab more rope a.
de sayin' is. tell she got whar ciuu,r '
! was about de end Oh her udueI' DAl
| on last Sunday morning, Whih sue w
! TO meetiu in such a rig a pultlh on 4"
tell she couldn't keep straight trach'
Wbin she canned home she bring kump-
ny wild her an OBJ course coulul
| nothing then. but l ies kept my ear
open. an Of dat gal didn't disqualliy nie
! dat day, you ken hab my nat -.
Bimeby dey all gifts 10 talkin pouI
| riafon an de clutches an den one young
buck he step up an says ne ~
J Meriky give us your 'pinloh pou, IA
| matter" Wild dat. she hung up hei -
proud as de Queen Victory, an says she'
| Il takes no intelligence IN SIGN Hid'lei9,
| dey is all too common for me. zap
! is a foot or two below my grade tehus
! the Piscl0pian church whar | resides an
| 'specks 10 line dat one de next annlFer-
saw ob de bishop Oh, dey does eDery
thing so lovely an In so much slyie'
! declare. nobody but common tolks ]" 1o
city goes 10 de Baptiss chu'ch. II ihaue
l
| groanin' DIS mOrnin us so uhsei -.
| wild ms 10 make so much sarcumlocutlohS
| In meetin' an that she went on
| grating bout de preacher a-comih Out
| i'm a white shirt, an den a-ruhnlh paOh
| am gittin' on a black one an de peoplo
| a-runnin' ND an a-iawin de prt"CiS
| onten a book: an a-bOwin Cd dey leauS'
an a-saying ob long rlS-a-ina- oies
| stun tell my head fairly buZzed' an /
was dat mad wild dat gal l 1es couidh
see nothing i'm dat room. We'll Jes
waited till de kumpny riz 10 go, an
dom 1 stcps ND an says ], young iolhs,
Won needn't let what Meriky tolu gou
;bout dat chu'ch put no change inter
Won she Is s0rter out oh her rsht i,ili ~,
now. but de next time you comes, shs II
De an right on dat and seperdi o Oh.
subilcks An. den dey stard at Me'lA'
mighty hard and goes away.
| We'll les walks up TO her an says
darter saws ]. what church as DAT you
| saws YOU gwine 20 jine2 An says IN,
very numpt-like "de Pisclopian, pa. An
saws merky 1se mighty consarle ~
bout YOU, 'kase I knows your NINA am
right an / shall ies hab TO brlhs you
round de shortest way posslbie' 20
retched mo a fine bunch oh hicknes,
done prepared for dat 'casion. and den
she iumped up an says She what
make Won think | loss my senses
Bekase. darter. you done forgot now 10
walk an 10 talk. an dem Is sure slEns d,
an, wild dat / les let I'm on her tell l
'stouishcd her 'siderably-'fore ] was done
wild her she got over dem dying -
| an Jumped as high as hopper-s s.
Bimeby. she gins 10 hoiler ~ io'us
| daddvi daddy, don't give me no more.
and an saws / you are improvin' dais
"A fac long 10 Merky2" an says she
a-crvln'. Il don't long TO none pa. Wen.
Gin her anOdder letle tech, an SAYS
what chu'ch does you long 10 darter
An saws she all choked-like, Il does u
to none" Den jes make dem hickries
ring for bout five minutes, an den
says What chu'ch you long TO now
Meriky2" An says she fairly shoutln
'Baptiss' Ise a deep water Bapuss'
Berry good" says | you don't spec 10
hab your name tuck often dem chuch
bOOks2"
An saws she "No Sar. I allus did de-
spise, dem stuck up Pisclopians, dey
amt got no ligon no how Brother
Simon. YOU never see a gal so helpen by
a good genteel thrashn' in all your days
bound she won't never stick her nose
In dem new fandangle churches no more
Why. she les walks as straight dis morn
in an looks as peart as sunhower.
Law a ten pence she'll be a singin' before
night. dat good old hymn she used to be
so fond ob-you knws, Brewer Simon
how do words run.
| "Baptis' Baptis' is my name
Ny name is written on high
Specs 10 LID an die de same.
My name Is written on high
Brother Simon.-Yes, dat she will ! b.
| boun' IF doe say it-brover Horace. yot
| beats any man on chu'ch guberment an
, family displacement oh any body l ebel
| has seen.
Brother Horace. Well. Brewer. | doe
my best. you mus pray for me so da
my han may be strengthened. dey feels
mighty weak after dat convarsion / gil
, dat Meriky las night
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