The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-21


up dah yuh Saml'
Mis- sniff" at this moment, however
made wild clutch at one of her children.
''Yuh Tawm." she cackled nerVously, don
yuh ank 70 feet outen de back o de kerr
riage, heah mel Youse a-hxin' foh tue fall
out an get dem new cloze spilet.'
"Tawm" submissively drew his Offend
ing feet and crouched painfully in the wa
gon bed with his restless brothers ana
sisters.
Sam being a wise mule and realizing
that it does not pay TO hurry through life,
decreased his gait 60 slouchlnS walk, TO
the deacon's great disgust.
Now, jes' look at dat newell he eX-
claimed. ''Yuh, Sam, whuffo yuh ack dat
away? Ain you got no 'iigion. Youse
a-gwine tub de house o de Lawd!'
"Lemme gin dat mewel uh cut wifi de
whup," suggested Mis- Smf, reaching
for the hickory switch.
The deacon regarded her reproyingly
over his specs"
Mis- Sniff" he observed, nit peah lax
yuh dun disremembeh dat weeze a-gwine
tub de house o de Lawd on de Lawds
day.
Miss Sniff" meekly subsidized and her
husband again turned his attention to the
mule
Cum up heahw he exclaimed, Shaping
the animals prominent backbone with the
rope lines
parently became absorbed in deep thought.
The deacon clamb5red heavily from the We
hicle 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's efforts. The
deacon removed his hat and coat, which he
placed carefully in the wagon, and began
again, but with no better result
Mis- Smif' he observed. hopping his
damp forehead with his red bandana, Il
reckon de Lawd gwine fohgib disheah Mig
guh eff he jes' lamm dat mewel wunst;
gimme dat whlpw
The deacon planted himself before
Sam and shook the whip under his
nose.
''Yuh see disheah whup?" he demanded
pointedly.
Sam" spread his hoofs wider apart,
dropped his head and calmly awaited the
blow.
cit along, dahw exclaimed the deacon.
SWISH down came the whip, and down
came Sam" also-to an easy position in
the dust, where he prepared TO endure
what might come, with resignation be-
fitting his age.
Just at this interesting juncture appear
ed "Pawson" Tolbert the religious leader
of the community.
Dismounting from his lame sorrel horse,
he approached the scene of his parshon-
ers lahors.
"whuro yuh waitln'." he inquired
Tits mos time fob preachin'. Remem-
beh de parrubel o de wise an de foolish
This was the last straw
Go long. an ten tub yo' bizness mig
CUB" exclaimed the deacon angriiy.
The ''pawson' was somewhat surprised
"Breer Sniff" he responded solemnlv.
"you'se a-tawkin' tub de 'sciple O. de
IaWd-"
Hit don mex no diffunce who I'm a.
tawkln tuhr snorteaa the deacon ''Jes
yuh git on yo' OF bag O. bones an ten
tuh de sabtn o souls. an don't yuh mix
up en- what ain yo' biznessP
The children gggled and scrubbed their
bare feet ecstatically across the splinters
Of the wagon bottom.
The ''pawson' was justly indignant
Huh, nigger" he retorted, dat hoss ez
wuff mon uh duzzen o dat lop-sided, no
count, rambunkshus wewel O. yony
Look uh heah. niggahi" exclaimed the
deacon holly, 'ef yuh keep on a-mekkin.
dem pussanaleous remawks youse a-gwine
git de hide wo' often yo' wifi dsaeah
whup!
This was more than the minister could
stand; he threw himself upon the deacon
and together they rolled into the dust of
the road.
Sam" startled out of his reverie by the
growls, grunts and dust of the conflict
arose and wended his way leisurely toward
the camp grounds, the fearful bowls from
the wagon serving to keep him awake.
The struggle was short, savage and
dusty, and in a few seconds, the combat
ants rolled out of the cloud Of red dust
over the edge of the embankment and
plunged into the shallow waters of the
creek at its foot.
"WhO-o-osh" gasped the deacon blow
ing out a mouthful of muddy creek water
"Pawson, hit 'peah tub me lax de deb5el
dun riz outen de mewel an seconded pom
de suhvants O de Lawdr .ar
Hit sho' do, Breh Sniff" agreed The
"pawson" shamefacedly, wringing the wa
ter from his coat tails. "Jes yuh git p
Anime me on nah boss. an wen go tub de
meetn' an praise de Lawd fob libberln'
he suhvants outen de han o. saten"'
'A-men!' said the deacon devoutIy