The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-20

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Providence hadn't told him to-stop in
to a grocery an inquire IL de price of
Goldfish had come down.
"Giveadam Jones was about to put
a stick of dynamite in de stove along
wild de firewood when Providence had
Uncle Reuben White drap I'm an tell
him what de stuff was.
"Cottonhall Davis starts fur de gro
Gerry to git a quart Of kerosene. He
turns back after goin' a few rods to
ak de ole woma why she didn't put
mo- water wild de lie, an Il sewer ua-
der de street blows w. If Providence
hadn't turned him back he'd bin bust
ed all to squash.
Elder PenStock starts out one Ell
venin' fur prayer meetin', but d still
small voice tells him to stay home an
play checkers wild his wife. He does
SO, an de roof Of de church falls i'll an
kills 'leven folkses. If he'd bin dar
he'd hev bin q goner fur suah.
Zone mo- case. Kurncl Lincoln
Brown am walkin' home wild 81 in his
pocket. 1t am a dark night an lie
has to pass some vacant lots. provi-
dence whispers in his ear to take to
de middle Of de road an run like =
rabbit. He does so. an he escapes two
robbers who was lynn in wait fur hi.a
wild clubs.
"All desc cases an Il dozen mo- hey
bin talked about in dis yere Lime
hey got to believin' dat Providence
will be behind ZEN in playin' pool or
shootin' craps. 1t was only de OddeT
night dat Resolution Hooper goes
home wild a dollar in his pocket an
tells his wife dat Providence helpc1
him to find i on &c doah of Il saloon
whar he was standin' around fur Il free
treat.
MY frens. don't yo' sit things
mixed W. Oar may be sich 4 tIi!2S
as Providence, but she's got about Ill
she kin d. to take kecr of herself.
If any of yo' argue dat she am hover
in Ober yo' to guide yo' to 4 lost
pocketboOk yo' am gwine 10 want fur
Eaters befo' yo' find &c money to buy
'eTn. l started out in life Il firm Ee-
lever in Providence, but | lain biz:
takin' any chances fur &c las FIVE
vars. It's bin my experience dat =
l sot on &c fc&yr I'll auu!..er ! silver
ell around :: coz see III Winter.
On se0er;i C-J:.--Gs l hev spent
my last half chr ID - II Il ci~ruG.
an lev Ic-c".cL UH TroviIc9cc -
send me bacon FIR breakfast. 1t GGn't
ONE What G:d ccG:e Was talk from
de ole worn&n.
"a dozen times or mo- | hev used
my rent money to fit me out wild a
new kaliker shirt fur a cakewalk,
thinkfn' Providence would help me to
find Il So bill on de sidewalk. If N
s. bills was lost l didn't find 'em, but
de landlord found me all right, an
gin me notice to quit.
us Token a leetle walk of a night
to look fur watermillyons. / has found
a patch an climbed ober de fence wild
a feelin' dat Providence was boostin'
me up. but as a result I'm carryin' de
scars Of Il dozen dog bites an was
twice nearly pizened to death.
Now an den l hey had q longin'
fur chicken, an when a dark night
had come an de world was retirin' 1
hev wandered up an alley an located
Il coop. Providence was right dar
wild me to help me break de lock of
de doah an select Il fat pullet, but
ah-um-when | reached up to pluck
de bird from its roost-when l could
already taste chicken rotpie an feel
dat life was worth liJ:n-dar cum an
explosion an | lost de ends OF three
fingers. Providence had guided me 10
q torpedo chicken.
81 had a good deal to do with Prov
idence when l cum TO own Leghorh
hens myself. She whispered to ne
on two or three occasions to leave de
doah of de coop unlocked, an l
obeyed her TO git up in de mawnin'
to find all his hens gone. Only last
fall I left my wheelbarrer in de back
yard an trusted to Providence TO
watch it while I slept. 1t was gone