Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-24
MIXED UP And PESTERED.
list wants to be religious,
Along wild all de rest;
To jine the church and be baptised
And be fureber blessed.

| Along wild all de rest; %
To jine the church and be baptised
And be fureber blessed.
But jist clair to goodness,
Pse tlus-ter-a ted so
Dat Use all mixed up and pestercd,
And don't know where to go.
Trust, de Presbiterians tell me
| Not to kick up any row,
Ii de Lawd is guine to save me,
He will do it any how.
| Hits no use to make II racket
Or to hollow or to cry, N#
! And when de ship oh Rion
Come IL sailin gran'ly by.
II Use been predestinated
And is one OF the elect,
Dat dey'll reach down and grab me
And hist me on de deck.
And den when | gifts started
ISe to keep strait on de way,
Fur IL nebber cross de Ocian,
III Ise startin ebery day.
Den de Baptist next day gets me
And dey taxes me to dc pool.
And dcy say to me: "NOw, Judy!
| Don't you go to be Il fool.
You iiSt satisfy yourconscience
And be shore you do what's right,
You go into the water,-Chle,
! Clean under---outO oh sight.
Den come along and mune with us
And peace and comfort find,
But thought I'd see the Methodist
Fore | made up my mind.
Den de Methodist dey take me
To de new brush arber tent
And dey put me wild de moarncrs
Fur to weep and groan and pent.
Den dey tells me when rs happy
Jist to let 1t pass right out,
Not to be a-feard oh no one
But to turn right loose and shout.
Den dey say when | feels nervous
And climbs up into grace,
must stick dar like Il turkle,
Else fall down from my place.
Den comes tony preacher
Christian, 'ciple, chile, so called
And he say to me: "Aunt Judy,
! We knows more dan dem all.
.Jist you fess de name OF Jesus
And say dat you repent,
Den dip you in de water
And to heaben you'll be sent.
Dis we say to cherry son
And de same to ;bcry dawter,
De only way to hebcn is
Down through de pool OF water.
Some tell me dat dey wouldn't sin,
Not even ii dey could
And odders say dcy couldn't,
Not cben ii dey would.
But guess Use done de washin
Fur II man dat's snnctifipd,
While his wife makes all de fires
And splits de wood besides.
So goes home to my cabcn
And falls down on my knees,
And | raise my hands to Henben
And asks dc Master-please,
To forgive me fer de many .als.
And dc wicked things I've done,
And to overlook my meanness
Fur de sake oh his dear son.
And tells the Heabenly Farder,
Dat | don't know nothing bout
, De decisions and de mersi ons
And de fallings-ins and outs.
Den it seemed all in n minute
$ Dat de load was took away.
And felt all good and easy
4 And n voice seemed to say.
= Now, Judy, poor ole critter
:, Don't yau bother your old head,
!. Bout all desc sputcd scriptures
, But look to me instead.
5 And doa your sins be scarlet,
: And your skin as black as coal,
=, De savoir who redecmed you
8 viii take care of y our soul.
Den trust de Lord wild all your NIGH
+. Do all de good you can,
And you hab as good shown
AS any in dis land.
Now, I understand dat preachn
And Use learned wild all de rest.
Dat religious talkin's awful good,
|, But living it's the best. Gs-
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