The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-19

the tears rolling down his cheeks his
lips trembling, as if overcome by
deepest emotion, and voice all aqua
yer, he began by telling how many
sacred recollections came trooping to
his mind as he had witnessed the eX-
ercises OF that day--thoughts of his
dear old father and mother long since
dead and gone; (here he wiped his
eyes) of his beloved Sunday School
teacher that good woman who iii st
taught him the Lords prayer, and to
reverence the Sabbath day, also dead
and gone; (wiped his eyes again) of
the old country church, very much
like that, where he first heard the goS-
pei trumpet, when but a small boy;
ali, yes, and the sweet songs they
used to sing, so much like those beau
tiful ones they had been singing; and
a thousand other precious memories
oVerwhelm ed him to that degree, he
had to stand for a moment and give
vent to his feelings, in sobs and deep
drawn signs. The audience Wept.
How could they help it. Even the
9th er candidates looked like they
were under conviction, and the scene
had more the appearance Of a funeral
than a Sunday School picnic. He
made a fine speech. 1t brought forth
many "Amens!" during its delivery
and men, women and even children
gathered around the speaker to thank
him for his precious good talk"
One sister said 'I want to shake
brother Sanctum's hand and tell him
how l love such q dear good man
as he is. Yes. I know he's a good
man, for no man could talk like he
does If he didn't have the love of God
in his heart" When she got Lem by
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Brother Sanctum, I wish I was az
good as you are. / want you to re-
member me in your prayers"
He promised her he would and +
guess he did; that is. If he ever said
any. 1t is hardly probable he said
any that night, as it was told of him.
that. with several others, he played
cards the most of that night and q
merry time they had recounting tho
events of the picnic
The good sister was deceived by ap-
pearances that time, and as for that
matter, so We're others.
Uncle Ed. Crews who lived not far
from Dabney, on the oxford and
Henderson Railroad, and who, when
! was a sojourner in Oxford in 1893
was most prominent character in
Granville, respected by all, once had
an experience with a confidence man,
and was so completely deceived by
him, that. although the fellow got
his money, he couldn't think he was
a rascal, he was SO nice looking"
Before proceeding to tell the story
must tell the thousands of readars
something about Uncle Ed Crews.
In the first place he was a large
man physically and liked to have
large things about him. He believed
in large ears of corn, large horses
larpe cows, large hogs. large tobacco
large apples large cabbage, large po-
tatoes and Il large supply of some-
by no means forgetting to have a
large fat pullet, when the M ethodiSt
preacher was around. And, as he
was built on a large scale he, We :"
naturally, had a large voice, one that
could be heard a mile when giving
directions about the plantation, and
1T was said, that when, as he some
times did, he would go to the pulpiE
and whisper something to the preach
er it could be heard all out doors.
He was always in a good humor
and being very honest man he very
naturally thought everybody else was
honest too; hence he was not suspi-
cious, as the reader will discover in
reading the following story.
He had a sister living in Fremont
whom he had not seen for some time.
A Fair being in Weldon, Uncle Ed.
thought he'd take advantage of the
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