The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-12-25
BECKY ANN JONES.
Writes of the Endless Chain Pray
cr--Jeemes Does not Believe in
Praying in any Such Way.

Cl--o ecNlcS AOCS IlOG Dcl1eVC Ill
Praying in any Such Way.
Well Mister Editor:-I bin q suf-
ferin' jest orful here lately with the
rumatiz in mi rite hand an arrum an
haint bin able to rite. When it Gums
to usin' pen or pencil [ don't let mi
left hand no mi rite uns bizness. It's
orful inflixion, too, cawse for the
last 8 daze ov it, while 1 sot an cride
an bathed mi arrum in awl kinds Of
stinkin' fizzic, an pore Jeemsee SEN
sitized smellin' apparatus got sot in
mitey elevatid an scornful, tho
fashionable, curve. I was runnin' the
risk ov havin' terribul misfortinate
calamity ov sum sort desccndin'
down to mi alrcaddy akin should
ders. Ever time Jccms went out I
cautioned him to take kecr ov him
self; to keep away frum deep waters
to stay often the nevis (Moll an'
BID, an to be shore am not go under
dcd treeze, fer limb mite fall off
an lcvc me Il widdcr-an' ov awl
things, deliver me frum bein' ru-
maticl<y widdcr!
Pcared to me that any orful calam-
ity wuz bound to hit me threw
Jeems, fer to loze him wuz the orful-
est thing 7 could think ov-an' had
him inshored that if I didn't do so
an so, | wood hav sum CRATE misfor-
tin. Will explane.
Bout 2 weeks ago perceived let
ter which red thusly: go Lord Jesus
Christ, we implorc Thee, O Eternal
God. to have mercy on all mankind:
keep us from sin and br,n" us with
Thee THROUGH ctcrnity' This prayer
was sent out by Bishop Lawrence, Of
Mass. askin" that it be copied and
sent 10 persons. Those who will
write this prayer for 9 days and send
10 o persons. beginning on the day il
is received and sending one each day.
will on or before the 9th day expert
crcc some great joy. Those who will
not do so. will have some great mis-
fortune. Send a copy each day for
days to keep the chain unbrokcn
Watch the result and be not devoid
Of faith. a Friend.'
AM tharc I WIZ completely dis
ahild hi rumatiz! The bishop made no
cXccpshuns an was goin to bless or
cuss me accordin' to how I dun. not
acccrdin' to mi hart desire. thort
ov the words in I Sam. 1917: "For
the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for
man looketh on the outward appear
ancc, but the Lord lookcth on the
hcart.' 7 tride to git Jccms to rite
them letters, as he wuz my tother
haf an 7 so inflicted. | wuz shore it
wood be just the same to the bishop
as if rite EN- miself. But Jeems said:
Becky Ann, if yew wcrn't SO USED
up an yore mind so c''nfuddled bi
r,lmatiz, ycw'd have more sense than
to notis that Letter yew'd recommcm-
Der that, tho this is mitey nrr""..s-
sivc age, we hain't got mail ron
to hcvcn yit. an we can't expect
Uncle Sam to deliver messages up
tharc. altho he's mitcy acomedatin
ole chap. Male prayer to God Why,
Becky Ann, prayer is jest like a
tclcfome wire frum our hearts to
hcvcn an faith is the battery wurks.
Hits the grand privilege ov every
critter here bclo to own exclusively
his own spcshillinc. We can ring up
hcvcn an alters Oil Il hrarin: tharc
ain't no 'hcllo malS' tn switch us Off
or vrll 'watc nwilc--tl'r lire is busv.'
No. Beck Ann. ain 7 coin to copy
'hat l"trr Hit s little too much fer
ne 10 swallrr fer n man to pop up
an Soy We must rite PRAYER an male
L. q pursons. S'ildy ov formin' il
etrHtc TO hcdGuari"rs: I haint rot
no Fifth in no sirh doi"G. Uncle Sam
i rich cnuff without my stamps and
no won else wood be profiicd. 7 don't
SEQ no cend nor stoppin place to this
prrposcd Fchanc' an The stamps till
be spent in this rctchcd foolinshncss
hi supcrstitions prepil would bid a /
State Rcformatory fer bad boys. edi-