The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13

Not made hand.
It's Q mighty bad thing to ebor look oast.
Not made by hand.
To be.sure.there 10 no mountain. not even q
sand hill In the vicinity, but the whimsical In
congruity Of the. negro song Is reckoned as one
OF its charms. At this state of the service tho
preacher is merely instructing his flock.
Now you unnerstan. me-you brudders en-
sisters what can't read do Bible-Trinity don't
mean de white people chu'ch de udder side de
branch; hit mean dc three Gods what dey ulster
have befo' Moses carry dc chillun of Israel to de
wilderness, 'cordin' to dc prophet Exodus. To
plcase;demschillun, Aaron made one God out dey
mammy's gold yearrings; but Moses wouldn't
stand no sech foolishness. He grind up dat
God, scattered de dust in do we'll water en-
made dem hsrd-head chillun. drink it same like
boneset tea, 80 dat dc badness break out on
nm in big biles. Nuddcr God fight n duel in
heaven wild de third and got hisself killed."
"Wey dem two last Gods come from, Brud-
der Taylorl'' asks the senior deacon, who con-
ceives 1t his duty to Keep a strict watch on the
preachers that they expound no false doctrines.
81 don't reckleck hearin' tell o. UNI befo'."
why. dem two en- Christ was all conceive
you. Didn't Genesis write it down in dis very
Bible Ist9i hun Mnn nf M my ki handi WE WI Do only rsst SET To one IN sS GOO
mo- sinners wild one touch OF his fo'fnger dan
you kin kill antses when de whole colony is
times; de- Godo OF Album, de God Of Isaac, dc God
Of Jacob, do God Of Dnnl.in-de ;lion-den,, en- a
supernumerate Dey was mighty biggity Gods.
allus tellin,. Album, Isaac en- Jacob what dey
EE% S.e dc sG Ho but G asS "i disn ftA ha TO % netSin; to GS 3D.
wild UNI. Co'se dey all live in heaven t%,gedder.
but dey cant At gi ,.h no closer de Great White
How come Brudder Taylor know all dati,,
whispers q doubling, Thomasine; "he can't read
II speck Revelation tell him in a vision like
he did John de Baptiss. Hes powerful sanity
.nore pious neighbor: Their voices are drowned
by the sudden and, to strangers. the unex-
pected singing of four lines:
Q. where did You leave my Lord.Dsni3
Left him at de Jedgment-bar.
o. Lord. my Lord .Dan'l.
One of tho peculiaritics of the Southern negro
worship is the breaking into song whenever u
point In the sermon suggests 1t. As .ihe re-
familiar Biblical subjects. they are never at a
loss. The mention of Daniel was sufficient to
verse verses, for they are brief and pointed and their
cadence both wild ard sweet.
on The or sTen tso s stsRs S aewn s ana Hn fhe sevepe
s~train-takes his place with indescribable state.
II airs are anything n 9ou he might ,Hn., be Isaiah shn ~ 9i ,bs
prophets were a hundredth part as exclusive. as
consequential and as dictatorial as some colored
Outaide the seats is the miscellaneous gather
| ing Inevitably attending forest worship-the
and other rif:raf;. young men waiting to ex-
making the duty Of helping nanny" a pre-
Here, side by side with the most fervid religion
is the world-a highly decorous world that
noise, but the very Same world that is seething
elsewhere-and in it the observer can catch up
Romantic as any IN higher spheres Of life.
Wander come Miss Kissie," exclaims a gos-
enormous tree, to The girls mother. who is tend.
ing her whole brood on the:other. she done
shuck off Russia Korn for Mr.. Ben Franklin.
Ef She was my gal I'd make her stick to one
"'Taint every gal kin have two beaus," is
the retort. Il reckon kissie know what she.
Miss Kissie Wilson is a tall, straight, finely
FSnRef Slo sSo to give TSm a rich Pq bronzo Shading adm sH to her
skin and to fire the eye of q sculptor. Her cos
tune. is almost entirely of home manufacture.
theresbeing toO:many younger ones in the fami-
ly for her to have much purchased finery. But
this is not in the least to her disadvantage; On
trimmed with cocks feathers, a braided shnck
hat piled with fresh roses. necklace and brace
work Of art. Russia Korn, whom she is Just
able in his odd mixture Of rags and fncry-
frayed trouser legs and a beaver; q rusty coat
epd'a: costly new silk sashmbnt his splendid
him from appearing. quite ridiculous. He Is
amply reyenged a few. minutes later, when
Mr.. Ben Franklin, a visitor, describes q fashion
ably dressed young woman from his own town
"see dat, Miss Kissiei" asks tho Same old
gossip. what l been. tellin' youi Dem town
niggahs don't do to tie to-
Miss Kissie Is quite equal to tho occasion.
SIS you referencin' to me, Mis- Browni Dat
yaller gal Is welcome to Mr.. Ben Franklin now
Use done wild him. Russia Korn. is you forgot
me n, yeu sSpmiSed Mr. Deacon smith to sing
A minute LATER they are joining in ono of tho
hymns PECULIAR 10 the race:
Dedebbil 10 u liar en- a cunjur, too;
Ef0Au don't mind he'll cunJur you.
,lsA1se found a good hidin'- place.
De debbil been to my house to-day.
De Lord help ne run do debbil away,
En- show me a good hidin'place.
Ole Satan tell Inc my Jesus was dead;
Imade him out n lie en- went to bed,
Wey l lad q good hidin' place.
CHoRrs:
Come on. Lord,
Done found dat good hidin''place.
Tho grotesqueness OF the lines Is swallowed
up In the wonder and delight of hearing the two
perfectly blended voices. every note OF which