The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28


the church and be 1t said that towards
tile last he worked overtime. ts1 III E5ss
The congregational singing fsths cotnS
ed folk Is indescrlbably l1eautiful and "
utterly, beyond the reach OF white folks.
There's no tise trying to reproduce ftsun-aSi
der artificial conditions won't reproduce,
Sooner could the lorticntturst ra sic wild 81
flowers in cities or make theSold feld piiiaif
grow on urban sidewalks. VI SSg5i n Il
And sweeter, htill, though less extiberant,
Is the singing when the protracted ineetliis
ends---as 1t d ways does IN Ba lstrar1psz
with a.Swhopplng big baptiziils tsil the
creek. Then, indeed religion gets close ~
ane Ithe swantF mosquitoes, and tl,.ss
stamping horses on the bridges, ard fliss
belligerent hound dogs and thu threaten
ling clouds. fi fSs Al III ,ss,
Country nlggers are not so bad aftettail4s
lleastwise they are pretty good crftteiss
ness and when one has got the tobaccos3
crop we'll in hand and doesn't care who's
elected II 81 ts.s s$3 5SS n
White folks. rs 81 general Sthins. keep
their emotions to themselves whcn they
go to all-day nleetin'.2 No shoutin' fofs
them; no seekiil' II you please and absot
IlutelIy no such thing as getting happy.
They arc a. quiet, self-contained.aclr cnn1-
spect lot--these country dodgers You
any N-ray apparatuses on their think.
tanks, nor do they, on the otlier hand.
ask inpcrtnent questions and seek IL v
stick their worthy. sun. burned Hosea .ir1l0$ {
/ YOU business. n X
But when It comes to eating they ars )
\ charming ely ggressire, and g3if YOU don IL
at least snap up a chicken leg or SO With
i them, they're mighty apt "A to- think you
arc .of1ish though they'll never say 81, .gs
And In the mat tier of food these Spotsyl.ss5
Ivania1s are Kings or rath Il queens. for j Il
notice that 1t Is tho wlnnmen folks who
ling tho "yitt1esss''g! ]. 8 N
1T Is amazing. but still moro dell ghtfully#
II thrilling, to- see n the vast quaint ties of
edibles brought to slT-day meetings. From
Ifall points OF ithe com pass came buggies,#
Icarriages and wa CONS, and each and ev-S
cry one has tied behind 1t a biz box orr
trunk packed and 4 damned wi ths food,
When the 6 gantc Lays out Is read be-
meath the oaks Il he 81 tbs good 70 sore 4
eyes. but my, ~ rod ucess Of
spepsia 3sss ss2ssss IN;
OF lttle shoa Il that lnelts in your mou VI
and that dripsl Ill n over your IA ceM and
ssinears your phys ognony wi irresiss!!
\ tible grease which keeps our tongue;
clicking out spnng ~ q your e e broWs.s
4 s6s And The pies---the val ler, tate Pies
cleaning like disks Of lin,lner sunshine
4 2if8yotl bust s s
And he sweet pickle which Syoii know
Il you oughtn't to 4 touch and ny iclls YOU
Il "a long land eat Just t ga
There weren't such q THU, g as yspe pslla,5
and grumbllnss head ach M;
Il And 4 the Scf kes which Sou don think;
you ca n possibly sd eeze to your ~ ter
a nal omnibus, blu VII eh. YOU q 8s1ueeze
II in,S lust; t he sam
ttgfssllnd st le cold tea and II cold ( butter
milk and the cold sWeet mi k.s
And the cold spring MP va terswiittl
II trash finHi essS
And the sermon Ia fterR d inner. s$
4 And Y e wa & the preac her u IS al thu
EtSbrcthren In thee amen corner and scat
Tiers bird-sho tSall round Il aeks slldsrss
4 and n never touch csg ypli &. Sl5
\ shady seat 10 VIZ = ear COR. and 8teel
II that you ever SO mu a s. Sfa ed stlsil
Il In your Iii
a And then tho brea Kin mp o 4 he nleetll,S
II and the outpourlng of sal u
A sweet ana pure Il ana sSco DOL glo osing thns;
N yoils coiild pin ba cls their ear rs and a
Il whole We = eiloS
II And the chatter Of tile OH FOL bout
a the sermon, which Isl dlsse gpa re- grapl
n by paragraph: and the lre-a PIP a rance
shundreds of sunh!t BY -harnesseds
n horses from the woods ne ar
n tII3; And the s'E owdy- dosco usln7 Jimss ard
Itthe EI-hope-y ou-are- aunt Sal md
1.-The a dshslklng and the grllrn bngHs
about tho roads and the layers nd the
Il tobacco worms. Js4ss
An a the cloud Of dust on he hlg hWays
al the y cayalcade moves HON ward ;$S$ and
il$the q tants hum 4 Of fyoi cess saying that
4 500 were att Hold Waller's @ the morn
ling service. 4,
Y II he long, sweet II at eventidss
A through q oak-grt highways nd iSScorr.ss
4 sfrmged lanes, and oyer a hand W hose apeo-s
Il 3plc Know no NAL Ice and are ever kind
A ana gentle and respectful and sympath the
i tic. ss. V ,ss53s8 MI
Gee hillikins. It's bull and az q could
have my wa q have al prou sht ny vi
Il town. EN-