The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-18

fessed the religion, John, husband,
had threatened to shoot the preacher Handsome
many member SIMPSONS church, itching with curl
osity hung about listen Sampson snorted.
but the congregation of his rival continued But
had enough to join church After
all it but curiosity and curiosity could maintain
a church One morning however startling announce
stuck upon the trees Margaret Patterson
to be baptized into the church day two weeks
off, But the great sensation came when Old John Pat
terson had following notices stuck up: yereby
glib warnn dat will shoot dat blue Niger de bank
de creek de mint he come outen de water wild wife.
And now the country was wild with excitement
brother called Sampson.
asked
The preacher nodded. 'Yaas, I seed en,
ooh, I dat, want ter dis
Is you gwine to stop it let de blue
ter deaf an struction? You know whut de LaWd says
"Yas, know whut de Lawd says, an it amt
ter er mindin me O. dat fack. De Lawd
ez I'M rstan it. shed yo blood fur de faif An eff
niger foolish ez ter want ter shed
fur his faif all right Eff he's lissun at dat
word erlong-I eff he's ter de faif
calls much water let take consequences.
Eff glib his blood it amt fault O.
mine =
"But, Brudder Sampson it mighty had
preacher shot down in '1nunty."
do it?' said Sampson winking his EFF youse
de heart O. sheep you try stan
soldier O de cross? Use erbout ter feel ershamed o
you."
The visitor went straghtway to old John Patterson
house. The old fellow hoeing in his garden. His
wife was IN the house humming a consolngs tune
"Mr Patterson" said the caller, Use come"
so see" Patterson broke in.
Use come, sab, Ell 'poitant pent"
rs you? said Patterson, leaning on the handle of
his hoe.
'.Yas, is wants you gwine shoot
blue niger"
IT is eff he my wife
an fetches her outen de water. doan bebe in dat
sorter ligion, an amt gwne let creek be-
tween my wife an dis we're bosom lubs de lady, sah
amt had but two wives an Use gttn sorter old
puts err high price de present Vas, sab, an
shoots de man dat makes de creek between I'll
walk close ter him an let him hab it wild double
barrel an you folks birds
flynn knows well ernuH dat Amt miss. But how
it much ter you?"
oval, ter tell you de truth Use sorter tuck wild de
mans preachin' I never heard er pusson like
befo O. cose dali him out after while like da did
de rest, but all de wild mighty sweet
An he eats locust wild honey"
Patterson shrugged and shifted with contempt. 4
banjo tea made outen
fiddle, amt got
An dun glib er far warnn' Ef he baptize my lady
shoots him de bank de creek dat he tries ter make
tween you blebe me?'
Il nebber knowed you ter lie.'
"An' you neber will. folks. I has
any secret erbout it. acts de day.
The man sought the new preacher. He found him
looked up with smile I'm jest erbout ter some
wild locust said he won't you an jine me?"
"No" the answered trembling. "Ise erfeered
eat dat food O. de gospel-feered lightnin
Brudder, has ter talk ter you. I yered you
lady Margaret fined yo' young
church-de only member you'se got dis fur unerstan
an de 'nouncement dat you is gwine
baptize time comm toward
knows de husban O. dat lady. he'll do whit he
say, lows dat eff you he'll you
hit bird fyin' knows you brave it
seed yo notices de trees, but ben brave
frum gttn' killed. Huh, it often leads him
his death. Now de baptzn' lady amt gwine
you powerful much good'
The blue niger smiled. 'fWhat is your
brother? ?"
sDoan you ricolleck me? My names Dan an I is
de husban' O. de lady you stopped when you fust
yere'
ooh, vas, an yo' wife is named Nancy How Sister
Nam"
'Doan call her yo' sister, sah She
O. yo faf But amt ter talk erbout her,
beg baptize de lady Margaret
"Brudder Dam 7 must do my duty
But it amt yo duty ter git killed"
EFF death is my duty take it, s
But how you know dat death is yo' duty?'
IT know it's my duty ter baptize de lady. book
tells dat"
'eYas, sab, but wait erwhie. Doan be brash wild de
lady
"Brudder, wild weak knees amt got no call ter
de Use sent ter fight erlong dis
creek, an must take whuteber you good
day. ,mune wild sperit."