The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-01

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he ~av a. hopy hit va~ women /.
clubs DAT drove men - driah aR
Rrer ISharn. whut ain nHthtn but Z
beer keg. holier ont, Amen An d4'
hit was women's clubs dat sout u
bands or To ia crap games. an broF
sim. whut draps he pay enNttop" ~
de corner grocery befo ne kin 81
home ~ a SaterdaN night. fetch a
groan an say. Bless Cord Tor q" true
word An dat hit MAS women \ clHts
DAT Was responsible FOR AL DC divorces
an Brer Reuben. whut Keeps SIS sal
Tvs eyes BACKED up all de limo alons
Of heattn' her when things don't Ful'
him. spoons. Yes. BaNdt An dat NO.
mems clubs ia de cause OF all de 20
Silas. who's wife - sickiy an ko'
fo'teen dozen chillens an twins II
boot. called out, Praise &c i.hHnb
dat's SOL
"Hovsomever. Ike kept moushtN
still. which may have been becaze my
eve was upon him. an. agin. mousEt
have been becaze he n convictions
odderwixe but | took notice dat hc
didn't raise his voice in bearin VII
ness. even when Erer Jenkins VINO np
BY sayin' dat a mar. ptac" WsS y,
de home. an dat when she went ON
OF hit she knocked de props out from
under religion an society. Dough dat
sentiment. | is took notice. - Itst as
shore of a round Of applause from men
as hit is for de clown 10 Kick som'-
body acrost de ring at de circus.
After de sermon Brcr Jenkins come
along an past de time Of day wid me
an Sis Martha an We bofe sho ~ dia
give him a arm welcome
Brer Jenkins says | dat suttlnlY
was a grand an as far as dis
ole woman is concerned. hit IS gWlhe
TO bear fruit right away.
I'm pleased to hear dat. SIS MI
RANDY 'snons Brer Jenkins. an 70
know dat sowed de seed on DC fertlle
ground.
pats right. SAYS | IF youH de-
dram around at de chu'ch tomorrow
afternoon bout three O'Clock you KIN
gladden. vo' eyes by seem me an ali
de balance of de Daughters OF Zion
a-settin' under de shade of de turnip
tree dat has growed up IN a slhBie
night from de seeds YOU drapped.
...Eow's dat. Sis Mirandy2' axes
Rrer Jenkins. wild a sort OF tremble IN
Well 'spon's I. I'm gwine 10
disband de Daughters of Zion ne
Gaze, If Women's clubs Is de occasion
OF all dem blackslidin's on de part OF
men dat yo' say dat dey is, an IS
a-strewin' de Ian wild busted homes.
an chillen dat amt got no buttons
on DER clothes, ] Amt gWine 70 nave
no part nor lot in EN-. NaWslr, !
amt a-gWine TO countenancc l"'
lone run, no aggregation Of female
snakes OATS drivin' noble an inner
cent men to drink an gamble TO for
git DER sorrer, an a-raisin' up chillen
for de chain gang. an darfor" q"
dat de Daughters Of Zion IS
put out Of business de better.
But. Sis Mirandy.' says Brcr Jen-
kins. de Daughters of Zion is a re
organization
"'I can't helm hit Rrpr Jenkins.
hits a woman's club all de same. an
hit takes q woman away from home
des as long to ttend de SEWN society
git up a church fair as hit does
to go to de literary society an hear
a woman wild a knobby forehead an
a dress dat hikes up in de front prog
nosticate bout BroWnin'
But, Sis Mirandy.' arRifys Brcr
Jenkins, 'whar would We git de mon
to paw de preachers salary ef hit
warn't for de Daughters Of Zion
Hits tainted money. Brer Jenk-
'spon's l, an you are better off
wtdout hit
An de elders always looks 10 de
of Zion to pay off de
chu'ch debt at de end Of de year. an
buy de new cyarpet, an put in fancy
glass lax dem vdinglorious
PrcSbyterfans has around de corner.
iLVL I'll looh ~ IL 9p1b = - 81
for de Daughters Of Zion is pious
women, an eff we's been a-committin'
onbeknOWnst all dem sins dat you
pTomulRates we is. den we'se gwine 10
Iuit right here an now. for dere
amt none Of us made our calm an
dat sho' dat we feels lax we
gin take any resk on hit by b~eIongin'
% n Of dem wicked women's clubs
Put Brcr Jenkins diIn't have no
notion of havin' de mainstay OF dc
contribution box tucken away from
and he explained dat we had mis-
Understood him.. an dat hit was all
for women to belong to clubs 10
"aise money for men to spend. but dat
lie wrong come in when women band
I'd defrselves in societies for DER own
an improvement.
(which looked to me like a mough-
Y jubous proposition. an a-Whippin'
lie devil around de stump.
In dis view goes on Brer Jenkins
has de endorsement Of all de men
lat is husbands
Dat YOU don't. spoons Brer Tnom-
Is, Tor eff dere ever was a mussifuI 4.
of Providence for de
avn OF de life an dc peace Of 20.
ioWntrodden man. hit Is de woman's
an eff ! knowed who founded
e fust one I'd travel a thousand miles ,
o place a bouquet on her grave
Why So inquiries Brer Jenkins
Becaze. spons Brcr Thomas. dc
way a woman is built She amt happy
'nless she IS reformin' somethin'
Hts a constitutional affliction wild
Ter. an she can't help hit. In de days :
'efo' dere was any women's clubs shn
sed 70 work off her reforms on her
usband Now she takes hit ont IN
eforrnin de public. DE cIub is q kind
T safety valve Whar she blows or nor I
team, an nobody amt hurt nor inter Z
cred wild. f,
Now I amt what you'd call a 5
rlnkln man, but I feels hit best To do |
AK ST Paul an take a little for n. I
tomachs sake, whilst my Mariar ie
ul OF temperance views dat wouId I
ave to stand for ef hit warr't dat /
IN take de opportunity whilst 4he Il
AT lie prohibition club a-pas@iu' rad !
OF resolutions against de chr.stentn' I
a ship wid wine to step around to De !
grocery an git all de load T kin
,te home Neither is hirtatious L,t |
de pleasant evenin' passes !
ID a good-lookin' gal knows whilst ;
iarldr is m~emorializin' Congress ia :
ippress polygamy amongs de SuIue /
urdermor. havin' somethfn, to thirr. ]
I besides me an my short-comin's !,
lariar don't feel called on 10 hsi,i 30 :
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