The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-02-07
tNoiHkE SORROW"
s4.f ~ ne MourBers .. the
'A<0NitN 81 n Departed
[IInI&N Brother.

Ne~t thNhO hH
suNN pine box before the altar.
rob H4n cr0wded with sorrow
FHef4i the men sat on the right
The women on the left; ban
nd|zerchiels were In evidence.
81 much milling and wailing
ling Brother j. was the
and sat directly behind the
Aein6 The congregation. He
q Brother Gardner, the pre-
der. To sag D few words about
Departed. Brother Gardner
earring HE throat vigorourly
ng his eyep again and again.
ed toward the Amen corner,
+ tia btItaved widow Matil-
long foW of fatherless chill
leaf;r1 ~ throat again, he
to most solemn and holy
afts ne Hoston Transcript.
erin an belubbed friends of
departed Brudder Jinkins:
ItttFed here sgin to-day TO
oteequies OBJ dis here pillar
usch; HIM was o lilly oh de
'aoWxF % dc Aock,' an de
Oh Israel; him was do best
an' iaddee dat any oman eb-
him wAa > chile oh de Lord;
- BEST nan dot ebber trod
Qb N1fnandina, an we as
e ollsr our sympathies to-
= Sister Matilda, an dem Il |
bfherleen chillen."
ter howl went up; some Of |
- felt Impressed with the |
"a a ne late brother, and |
Aed deeply with the poor sor-
dow, and wondered how the |
Duld ever get along without
y Brother johnson, the
interrupted him as he was
continue his howery praise,
1if "a tiptoes and scream
nth az his might called in
toness
4 Gardner, am yo' throo'2
ROO telkn' all dem beauti-
\ want yp' to know dat mig
aq< him's long way past
beaQtifui lies Of yourn am
10 him hiF good wha tsomeb- /.
inns 4 long ways past whar
am gefHe to hurt him, an
- teii Be truf about dat
Tim fas The dead-beatenest
xnandina ebber seed! Him
+ hand rttnnin' ebber night
IS. Yo' an I, Brudder Gard
nothin' but pull him
I ''S Use thousands Of
IihtinR 10 the oea'G lump,
dats DE- trufe, ole man, no
iid lnH now; lie down dar
y 40 Lord knows yo' would
lis minute if de debbil didn't
+ had any whisky dar you.
" 4 wAntde congregation to
at fnifiin' round here ober
lriilin dfnnken niger; an !
tin your sorrow ober po'r
Ida an dem 10 hade OBJ fad I
lie 4 me, myself fink she
Z mighty good radiance of
.hg with a loving glance to-
Amen eorner), IAN l hope :.
Dung buck she'll spark will
b. what's more, dis here mig :
le money TO- dis box to bury 4
ID out ok pocket five dollars,
lie to be disembursed befo'
II sayin' yo'se sorry round 4
Tse gwine to glib -yo' de ,
show how sorry yo' am, sho' 1
pine along heah ebbery last
an put yo' money down in
ofrow an show how sorry
X long up libely now an
1ney down.
Polly Ann, yo's workin' TO-
Ii; yn handkerchief done say
q lpt; What yo' pocketbook
it7 How sorry is yo', Sister
Oily tucked away her hand
ia sailing up the aisle, plain
Tee sorry TO- bits" and
50 c6nte upon the coffin.
iehkx kept on with the col
How sorry is yo', Brudder
come long up here an lay
money! How sorry Is de
de chnxch?"
her III the church walked up
Ir9 six bits" and laid down
~ ii vol, Sister Ann?"
M orieTed to the extent of
and So on through the con-
the women hurried up the {
IA Of d chance to show of
ffocIl4. and put down their
tangible SORROW" until an
hobb|td up on her cane un-
6hed the coffin, then wheel
ind facing the congregation,
! hear de trufe told befo' At
funeral, an Use gwine to
Arother Jinkins was the
411r 1e Lord ebber made,
SORRY one picayune!" and
A6 TIE edge of the coffin a
fap With her cane, 40
|tIt ehbery hog / ebber had
Brother johnson called out
r4asion of tangible sor- +
|e amount of $10.75; IS he
81 into'h his pocket, the rest
64tr 10 the widow; and in
mo weeks he was the proud
81 The remainder of the
ozr Tor he brayely married
aud IS ~head" of father
|=11r Century Ago.
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