Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26

sun beat nercely down upon the red clay
road and in its briA!i.;e'as11rrc the smooth
olaeS laces q fare limbs of the dcacons |
children shunc like polished ebony
The de:,con's better half. seated beside |
him on the seat of the ing old wagon,
was attired in II r;,vishing toilet of black
Alpaca. her wooily head was surmounted
by gorgeous turbln. and her splay feet
were incascd in painful; new shoes Of
ample width and adorned with yellow cat
skin strings. Above the dcacon's veneer
able head she held u cotton umbrella, once
black, but which the sun had blcached to
q dingy brown "Miss Sniff" observed
the deacon, blinking ut the sun, is yuh
tex noticenent o. dc time O. dnye Dat
newell he gottah hump hisse'f, else we
gwine be late foh dc preachin. CUM up
dab, yuh Sa1n!"
"Miss Sniff Mt this moment, however,
made wild clutch at one of her children.
"Yuh, Tawm," she cackled ncrvously,
don t yuh hang yuh feet outen dc back O
de kerriage, hcnh me? Yuh's a-fXin fob
tub fall out an git dem new clozc spilct!"
"Tawm" sublnissively drew his offend
ing feet In and crouchcd painfully in the
wagon bed with his restless brothers and
sisters.
Sam being wise mule and realizing
that it does not pay to hurry through life,
decreased his gait to a slouching walk, to
the deacon's great disgust.
"Sow, jcs look at dat newell" he ex-
claimed. "Yuh, Sam, whuffo yuh ack
Cat away? Ain yuh go no 'ligion. Yuh's
s-gwine tub de house o dc Lawd!'
"Lemme gin dat mewel uh cut wifi de
whup," suggested Miss Smif," reaching
for the hickory switch.
The deacon regarded her rcprovingly
over his specs.
Miss Sniff" he observed, 'hit 'peah
lax yuh dun disrcneinbeh dat weeze
a-gTinc tub dc house o dc Lawd on dc
LAwd's day.
Miss Sniff mcekly subsidized, and her
| husband again turned his attention to the
| mule
Cum up hcah'' he exclaimed, slapping
| the animals prominent back bone with the
| rope lines.
| Sam promptly stopped short and appar-
emily became absorbed i'll deep thought.
! The deacon cl;mbered heavily from the
! vehicle and seized the bit He pulled to
the right and to the left, but Sans elastic
neck was the only portion of his anatomy
which yielded to the deacon efforts. The
| deacon removed his hat and coat, which he
| placed carefully i'll the wagon and began
| again, but with no better result.
| Miss Sniff he observed, nopping his
| damp forehead with his red bantlanna, II
reckon dc Llwd gwinc fohgib dis heah mig
| guh of ne jos lalnm dat newel wunst
Gimme dat whup!"
The deacon planted himself before Sam
and shook the whip under his nose.
| "Yuh see dis heah whup?'' he demanded
Sam spread his hoofs wider apart, drop
ped his head and calmly awaited the blow
"Git along dahl" exclaimed the deacon.
Swish! Down came the whip and down
came Sam also-to an easy position in the
dust, where no prepared to endure what
might come with resignation betitting his
age.
Just at this interesting juncture ap-
| pcared 'Pawson" Tolbcrt, the religious
leader of the community.
Dismounting from his lame sorrel horse,
he approached the scene of his parishion-
er's labors.
"Whuho yuh waitinp'' he inquired
Hits mos time fob preachin. Remcm-
beh de parrubc; o dc wise an de foolish
This was the last straw.
$50 long an ten tub yuh hZness, mig
guh!'' exclaimed the deacon angrily
The Hpawson' was somewhat surprised.
"Br 'er Slnif," he responded solemnly,
"yuh's a-tawk.n tub de 'sciple O. dc
Lawd"-
Hit. don mex no diffunce who I'm
a-tawkin tuh!' snorted the deacon. /" Jes
yuh git on yuh Gle bag o bones an ten tub
de sabin O. souls an don yuh mix up on
whut ain yun EsizncsS;''
The children giggled and scrubbed thei,
bore fest ecstaticaily across the splinterl
OF ehe wegon bottom.
/ The ''pawson" was Justly Indignant
Huh, nigguh!' he retorted, dat hoss
ez wuff mon uh duzzen O. dat lopsided
no count, rambunkshus newell O. yuh nj
Look uh heah, nigguh!" exclaimed
the deacon hotly, ''ef yuh keep on annex
kin dem pussanaleous rcmawks yuh't
a-gwine git de hide wo' often yuh back Wi
dis heah whup!'
This was more than the minister coulG
stand. He threw himself upon the deacon
and together they rolled into the dust O.
the road.
Sam, startled out Of his rcrerie by thu
growls, grunts and dust Of the conflict
arose and wendell his way leisurely TOWARD
4 fhp cnmn Grounds fha fearful hGWlS froyr