The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-07
SHE HAD RELIGION.
ColOred Woman Attracts Crowd
at the Transfer Station.

The usual quiet Of the noon day hour
at the transfer station was interrupted
this afternoon by Mrs. CLANCY Vaughn,
a large colored woman who had relig-
ion.''
She was sitting on the seat at the
north side and several people were be-
side her and in front OF her. Suddenly
she jumped UP, dropped her fan, swung
her arms and shouted Use de corner
stone o. de temple She had that wild,
weird light in her eyes that is told about
of her scattered in every direction. The
policeman across the street lodged into
a doorway and peeked through the
crack. GLORY to God,'' shouted the wo-
man and she stepped her ESQ pounds off
on the sidewalk in as fantastic cake
walk as professional could do GLORY,
glory, she shouted and the second po-
Hcenan who came running I'D lodged
her right swing and broke ground for
cover.
The street cars stopped. People from
the stores close by came running to the
scene but stood back a good distance and
gave her all the room she needed to
breath and swing her arms. She went
round In a circle like an Indian dancer
but she stuck TO the cake walk STEP
GLORY to God. Use de corner stone in de
temple o. the Lawd,' she repeated. Up
she went in the air and cracked her
heels together. Once shouted the
transfer man. Again she left the pave
ment long enough to bring her heels to-
gether with two sharp clicks. Twice
shouted the man. Look on de Lamb
she shouted and she was so happy she
sent the record up to three.
you'll have to have this out some
where else said Merchant Policeman
Hopkins
Bless de Lawd, honey. I'll hab it out
de lamb. Glory In my sould. Ise bap-
tised in. de blood oh de lamb. GLORY
to His name. Come all 20 sinners to de
trough fer hyear de Jordan roll. Glory,
glory to my SOUL
She placed her hands over her hips
and sWayed her body to and fro and
sang in a wild, estate way: Pomona
you shall. be free, when de good Lawd
sets yer free. Hallelujah, you shall be
free. Get yer baggage on de deck and
doan fergit yer check, fer yers got ter
steal aboard an hide er way on de
gospel boat
Up she went in the air again. and
came down with a thud that endangered
de corner stone o. de temple The
transfer man was trying to give out
transfers.
Where tor" he asked.
ITO Jerusalem" shouted the woman,
who seemed to know where the people
wanted to go.
You Will have to go somewhere else
to finish them" said the street car man,
who was trying to get the people on
the cars they wanted, but the woman
and her religion blocked traffic.
Use hyear for de great Amen. It's
e. got to come out. I kahn keep no more
glory in my soul" Then she sang:
Jesus my all to Heaven has gone,
Let ma people go.
He who I fixed my hopes upon,
Let ma people go.
Go d-o-u-n a-a-a-a Moses
Away in Egypt
Am tell OF Pharos
Ter let ma people go.
The perspiration was streaming down
her face. Her bonnet was gone. Her
lips Quivered. Her fat sides shook and
her chest rose and fell as she tried to
get her breath. Several colored women
crowded around her and famed her, and
finally led her to a seat, and the inn
promptu religious revival was over.
The policeman came out from the stair
way and asked what had been the mat
ter.