The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-10

mere precept, inoculate the poor nig- gers with the habit of speaking the truth. They have to get 1t, by example day of deliverance is like the letter that was looked for"
 At times the visiting brother" seem ed fearfully In earnest and was so personal. to some of the 'dekings" and lesding members that I feared I'd nave to get the Governor to stop a lynch ing after 1t was accomplished.
 He told 'em that In the first on start of the church they had terri. ble big meeting in "Jewroosalum. with dirner On the grounds and twelve evan. gelists speaking morning, noon and aighsomstimss to onIy men PaIy paEins s0 coi lections right and left, and so many country people quit work and came to meeting and gtaid for supper ana breakfast that the townfolks had 70 sell town lots. old furniture or any thing that could be turned into money to buy provisions for the hearty visi- tcrs: and the women fell out about the victuals and seven good men were enc. sen to mind the tables with sticks ana make the women behave, etc, etc.
 He said Peter was great big, strap ping barefoot fellow, with no regard for the heathen but mortal rear oS his mother-in-law and he didn't go hcme of nights but was entertained ar the house of those good people who pe- came traditional liars; and, one night being worried and tired, had gone 10 his stopping place before the meeting was over, "onbeknownst to Ananias and bis old lady"
 When they got home, he said, they supposed Peter was still among the mourners and they entered into lit- >tle confidential chat about things in general and their guest In particular in which the old man expressed nlmssiI as tired of throwing good money aitS,r ,r bad. and the two agreed to hold back some out of the last sales and lay IL away for a rainy. day; that this nere Peter had a Coming appetite" all the make an onnes Twin on his own hook, etc The old lady said she was "gittin mighty tired of washin' his fet just cause he was a saint" besides: they and they wished the Lord would direct his steps to some other house while the meetings last. An then dey tex neyS-an' all de time Peter was hearin' ov 'em and watchin' through a crack" ,,.
 tie to to e express his admiration of Philip
 who baptized thS biggest niggsr oi
 ton nigger that was "uppity an. and folks; that he "overtek Philip in de road an alter dusting him awhile wid | his cherryot wheels hei tuck him up
 jest ter see eff poor, white trash could could tho he didnS know a letter ir de book" that after awhile Philip per. suaded the old "enok" to be baptized
 The old fellow. wanted to know whai was the charge and Philip "sorter hung his head and thought awhile and l then told the "enok" that John tht | Baptist charged wbite folks a side oi bacon for baptizing. but" said Philip | "s I'm only a deacon and you're, nigger won't make any regular l charge. but If you're a mind to you can drop anything you like Tn my | pocket" And the preacher said he must have given him more than h' expected from the way he went on re
 Then the preacher got hack to. tht
 sin peculiar to nigqers and expressed | ted to the white folks by mosquitoes or some other mysterious means O l Providence. which he farvently prayed 4 would be delayed till the Democrat' regain power, or till the Populists car l raise money at two per cent on croI | mortgage, and buy up the poor op pressed. te-harassed railroads s' | that Mir. Conner can cease from troup ling and let the weary rest.
 | And hie him home, to Avondale
 | And watch those children in the mill- Grinding their lives out, day by day
 At-how much a life. dear sir, did vol | say.
 It's hard to condense a two hour | discourse into this one column articl' and I'll only have room to tell how th' lpreacher said Peter knocltAd two o'