Little Falls herald., 1899-08-11

ing 10 ReL DIedklaSC IOE Tue WultS 1OlKS
after an afternoon and evening Of ''shout-
ing" gave nanny much concern. ~
Nanny Liza locked at the big dancing !
red cotton roses and yellow ribbons on
Flora's hat and shook her head. There was
osuse trying to reconcile Nanny Liza to a
hat, especially hat with gay roses and
months wages on that hat Nanny Liza
concluded she'd bear watching. "'Vanity,
vanity, all is va-ity,' says de preacher" " she
had quoted to Flora.
Away floated the sound Of voices on the
murmuring breezes that slipped through
the tops Of the tall pines
Flora's big, chinalike eyes rolled. =;
"Amen!" came from the corner where
Uncle Jake Sloan sat. 4, ~.
"1'll be ther'. brother. Yes, Lord, III be
-. Nanny Liza has ceased to watch Flora
now. and her porttlly body sways from side
>aDe spirit am movin' all de sinners might
ily,"' shouted the preacher. Come down
tro de roof, o Lord. We's heah awaitin' fur
you." .<s, = +...-.,-,':.;, ,:< ...:2
A tall darky with a skin like bronze
!! slipped from the; third bench and stretched
| out convulsively on the floor. There was
no notice taken of this. Probably he would
lie there all night in trance '.Trances"
were not uncommon in the little "piny
woods" church. '~
"An' de Lord came down tro de roof an
took 'Liger up in a. chariot of fire. But
'Liger wernt no sinner: De Eord'l send
fire dat'll burn de sinner up" continued the
! preacher. ...s. ...,..
And then another burst of song:
| Army army, army crossin' ovah,
| Well cross de ribber oh Jordan
" Army crosstn' ovah. 80 .~l
when de fire OBJ de Lord comes de sin
ners II burn. o, Lord, save de sinnersl
Anybody heah what amt no sinner had
better be happy" s.r->. ...... . -.
This was the signal. Flora was ha ppy.
She'd Experienced 'hgion" long ago.; Away
went the hat with its big red roses. Flora q
arms were moving wildly above her head.
Her body swayed with weird, ithesome
grace. One woman joined her "in the noly
dance" and then another. 49,
IA tall, slim, ebony manwho had fervently
clapped his hands, at the preachers excla.
nations got up and caught the now wav-
ering Flora by the wrists" The girls 6nky
hair had come unbound and was flying wild.
ly about her face az she shook off the man Z
| restraining grasp, chanting breathlessly:s
fa:I DONE want Brer John to hol' me. : J; :.
| wants Brer Pete to hol' me; H.,
|, TIL git in sich q way derrectly !: '+'
TIN take two tree to hor me- y n.
''Oh, you mus be . lubber Of dc Lo-ord
Or you cant 60 to Hebben when you die. .
somebody sung out. The tune was caught
up and over and over again sounded the 70.
lfraln: = - %T$ II 3 = :s.e2 $ .@.
+ ''oh. you mus be a lubber fsde Lo-ord
Or you caa't go to Hebben when You die. '''
Slowly the fantastic, graceful swayina
stopped. Some, exhausted, sank down upon
the rough benches. i: The preacher-in hid
long black coat that was fast turning green
from under his shock OF grizzled
hair and shaggy brows upon his fervent con.
i gregation. At the door Of the little church
het paused to say to Nanny Liza that "de
spirit Of de- Lord had shore. been wid dat
estherin' z. g I IS s, .s. B
The Sun was getting lower and the shad-
l I1wsss that the pines east across the. hard
beaten path to the church door were grow
tSs longer Fhe breathing 81 the = trance
4 man on the sawd6st floor could be heard
plainly Uncle Jake Sloan stood in pious
i attitude with other Of the elder. =, ., B Ha
would presently walk slowly to his home
and after saying grace, eat his Sunday
evening meal Of chicken here was B: r.
lsNayB chicken at Uncle Jake Sloan : ON Sun
ldayand again return to- the little; church.
l this time himself 10 "exhort and ''lea3
Ids meetin z, .,s5
ss.Amen!!'
ls.tI started The. benedic had .bs,s.n ~
nounced The orsanist was playins prop
selection while the coperefation.
ua1ked. down The aisle sto the door.
What had become 81 che Old tn rtbaned
head IL, there near Ahs chursh
feQtrancs now.
Tie row st nil linery moved pron.
eEly and qsistly bsf6rs ue.. sAt the u
ttihuls stopped and heard talk 81 8
sewing & society & ssnad 4. 4 smsfhs
meetings How 1erent, sthou9h G
all from the wthite asthed chhurck
sths pinys swoodk How liaasrent theIanyss
women tlola ihsNsss
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