The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1901-10-04

HOW BROTHER ANTHONY WAS
ONCE SORELY TEMPTED.

place between Wtll-klONU ludu duu
one OF his porters known in every day
yernacular rs ANDY" though down
in his own home locality his
"titlements to be Bru'er Anteny Of de
Baptist 'suasion:"
Notwithstanding the divine light
which is supposed to emanate from
this consecrated soul, his countenance
is as dark as midnight. His body,
too is usually bent slightly forward
and in walking he has habit Of lag
ging one foot a little behind the other
thus giving him shuffling, shambl-
ing gait. Old Andy is Chesterfield
in politeness. however, and II you
pass him hundred times a day in
the corridors, he never fails to raise
his hand to his forehead aud bow
most humbly. beaming on you the
while broad gracious smile.
One day he came into the aforesaid
gentleman's office with bundle of
papers and as his employer took them
he Was asked:
"Well, Andy, how are you getting
along these days?"
"Oh, l dunno, Boss, de times is
hard"
II mean how are you getting along
with the girls, Andy:?a
"Lor', can't hab nothin to do wild
de gals. rs married man."
"Indeed, and yet the fact of mans
being married does not always keep
him from looking at the girls"
"Dats so, Boss. Oats so, but yer
see is a preacher"
"Yes, but being preacher does not
always blind a man to the charms Of
beauty"
81 know dat, Boss, shore do know
dat. But yer see rs Baptist preach
er and desc mosly different from
t'other preachers. But tell you
what, Boss, l wuz powerful tempted
'tother day. l shore wuz tempted"
"How was thai, Andy?"
"Well. yer see hit wuz jes dis way,
Boss. / was down de street t'other
day standin' in de front ob de big
Bethel church whar I'd jes been a
leadn' de meetin' when dare come
along de purtiest yaller gal! Boss,
she shore was purity. 1t jes made yer
eyes blink en- yer mouf water fur ter
look at her. En- she was dressed so
fine too, jes es fine es one OBJ dem
show gals what yer see pasted up agin
de sidewalk. She coined a walkin' up
to me all smilin' and a airin' OBJ her.
self, en- she say:
"'Bru'er Anteny, l wish you'd loan
me seventy-tive cents. | pay you bac'
next Sataday.' look at her close den
l count out de seventy-fve cents what
hes jes been handed me es my part OBJ
de collection, barrin de buttons and
de tack heads what l don't want none
OBJ, en- han it to her. She took it en-
say. Tank yer Bru'er Anteny, Is
shore gwine pay yer back rext Sata.
day H
"But nex' Sataday come en- she aint
pay me; en- de next Sataday come en-
she aint pay me: en- de next Sataday |
come en- she amt pay me- But de
next Sunday es come down de steps
ob de big Bethel church whar I'd been
a preachin' dar she stood er waitin
fur me. Dressed all up in her high
Sunday hat, en- lookin' es sweet es er
pink. En- she come alongside OBJ Inc
en- she say: 'Bru'er Anteny, l owes
you seventy-hve cents, en- | knows es
how | ought ter paid dat seventy.fve-
cents long ago. but yer see Bru'er
de times is so hard and mon.
ey SO skace l aint been able fur ter git
dat seventy-f1ve cents fur ter pay yer.
But / tell yer what, Bru'er Anteny, If
yer loan me anOder seventy-fve cents
dat'l make dollar and a half what |
owes yer and ! shore pay yer dat dol
lar and a half next Sataday.'
'l-er Ter, well, Boss, l jes loan
her anoder seveyty.fye cents But
when de next Sataday come en- she
amt pay me; en- de next Sataday come
en- she amt pay me; en- dc next Sata.
Gay come en- she aint pay me. But de
next Sunday cs sot afore de fire In
my room meditatin' oD de sarmon
what l gWine to preach at Big Bethel
dat day, de door open en- in walked dat
gal. Boss, She wuz all dressed up in
me ob desc tea gowns, things wild a lot
10 rubbins en- fine lace all er t1yin'
rbout her, en- Lor'! Boss she shore
I'D look purity! Jes purte enough ter
at. En- she coined a sidlin' up ter
1e en- she say: 'Bru'er Anteny, |
ives yer er dollar and er half, en- l
nows es how l ought ter paid yer
ing ago. Deed rs er shamed Bru'er
nteny kase Amt paid dat dollar en-
half fore now. But l jes tells yer
truff, Bru'er Anteny, de times do
so hard en- money so skace dat I
Mt been able fur ter git dat do'larI
er half fur ter pay yer. But tell I
Z what, Bru'er Anteny, l aint got ;
dollar en- er half fur ter pay yer en- !
can't git no dollar en- er halt fur ter !
" YER but L tell yer what IN do I
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