Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-08-24

nigeah H'htis. Lud, h,nb I isi o.
ole nigvlts t.1dt iml. y. ''.'.
Tho NIHIrH U .i...
was right nltuu thr D. I,. t.t .up.us
away. Tie awful thMnu'r vi 70 Mud
valve Suddenly burst forth az IWninR
the prayer aud ~ suddenly unclc Dan
snaichrd child u,lcr zach arm anu
secured into The woods. with the rest ~
tie pack NJ his heels And then,
ashamed ~ himself he halted In the
deep darkness and shouted tbus rather
fcebly)i
"iieah I IL, Lord; heah I isl"
There was n moment ~ throbbine
suspense, aud then, 60 the surprise and
comfort " the party, IL was plain that
the august presence had gone by, for its
dreadful noises were rcceding. Uncle
Dan'l headed cautions reconnaissance
IN the direction ~ the log. Sure enough
'thc Lord" was just turning point
short distance up the river, and while
they looked the light winkcd out, and
the coughing diminished by degrees
and presently ceased altogether
"H'wshl Well, now, dey's some folks
says dey amt no 'ficioncy In prah. Dis
chile would like to know whuh we'd
a.been now IL IL warnt 70 dat prahg
OATS IL, dat's itr'
"Uncle Dan'l, do you reckon it was
the prah that saved u.s."
docs l reckon? Don't l know il?
Whah was yo' eyes? warnt de Lord
jes' a-comin chow, chow, chow! an
a-goin on turrible, an do dc Lord carry
on dat way 'dout dey's sumfn don't
suit him2 An warn't he lookin right at
dis gang heah, an warn he jes a-reach-
In for 'em? An d'you spec he gwine to
let 'em off 'dout somebody asst him to
do it? No, indeedyp'
"Do yop reckon he saw us, Uncle
Dan'l?"
Ode law sakes, chile, didn't I see
him a-lookin at us?'
Ibid you feel scared, Uncle Dan'l?"
"No, sahl When man is gagged in
prah, he amt 'fraid o. muffin; dey
can't muffin fetch him"
well, what did you run FORE"
"Well, I--I-Mars Clay, when a
man is under dc influence ob de sperit
he dono what he's 'bout-no, sab. Dat
man dono what he's bout. You mout
take an tab de head off n dat man an he
wouldn't scasely fine it out. Dah's de
Hebrew chil'en dat went trough de fab.
Dey was burnt considable-ob coase dey
was. But dey didn't know muffin bout
it-heal right up agin. II dey'd been
gals, dey'd missed dey long hsah chair
maybe, but dey wouldn't felt dc burn. -
II don't know but what they were
girls. think they were"
Now, Mars Clay, you knows bet.
tern that. Sometimes body can't tell
whedder you's a-sayin what you means
or whedder you's a-sayin what you
don't mean case You says 'em bofe dt
same way"
But how should l know whether
they We're boys or girls?"
Goodness sakes, Mars Clay, dom,
de good book say? Sides, don't it cal
'em de Hebrew chil'en? II dey wa
gals, wouldn't dey be dc she brew
chil'en? Some people dat kin read dom
pear to take no notice when dey d.
read"
| well, Uncle Danl, think that
My, here comes another one up tn
river! There can't be two"
"We gone dis time. We done gone di
time, sho'! Dey amt two, Mars Clay
dat's de same one. De Lord kin pea
eberywhah in a second. Goodness, how
de fab an dc smoke do belch up! Da
mean business, honey. He comm nov
like he fo'got sumfin. Come long
chil'cn; time you's gwine to roos'. O.
long wild You. Ole Uncle Dan'l gwin
out in de woods to rastle in prah. d,
old niggah gwine to do what he kin t,
sabe you agin.
He did go to the woods and pray
But he went so far that he doubtc'
himself if the Lord heard him when h
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