The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-02-17

crushed by Ransom again when he
turned 10 him and said: Nav. be
aIn't. You talk about when he lef
the world. old man. he lef you long
ago. You talk about you and me be-
ing friends I was lee like yoa- You
vas q frfen' for what you got outen
you. I've quit that and / want you
to quit I am selling you my proper
e and giving IL away because stois
it like you. / rot IL by selling eggs
for % and 30 cents and butter 25
and 20 cents and wood for 81 and II
wasn't ~uth SO cents. God done toll
me | wasn't right and ! knowed hit
all de time"
We'll. why didn't you quit It den!"
Henry asked
because IL WAS custom to charge
twice what anything was vuth." Ran
som again said. but I know hits
wrong and I've done sold out"
And he had To-day I'm In my SD
birthday" Ransom continued. and
this Is my birthday present TO the
Lord. Hit looks lax / Amt going to
be allowed to give IT away: the old
man may have me locked up In jail.
but / just got to do It. used to be
q member Of the Missionary Baptist
church, but I quit and now this Is
j the making OF a new church. / am
going TO start one of my own. All
Of my family is with me. Amt that
SO Johnny?" And Johnny was there
with his 800 right on the spot de-
claring that the whole family had
been assailed by Henry's vision.
| Inquiry developed the fact that
Henry had been seeing things" the
past 90 years and that he sometimes
obeyed the still. small voice only to
lapse into rebellion. He has been
seen often to come down the road
swinging a lantern In broad daylight
In midsummer and proclaiming him
self In biblical style the bearer OF
light" Laboring under thatdelusion,
which he laughs to hear called de-
fusion, he has sold his property OF
three horses. seven cows, wheat, corn
and meat, the auction bringing
$509.80. portion of which he has
banked. He doesn't owe a dollar
and is scrupulously honest
When asked if he was to give oil
: his substance to the poor he said
Nav, amt. The poor is as mean
. as the rich. fact. I think the rich has
: got a better heart than the poor
: There amt enough to go far around
7 DR.. N. M. Johnson came in at thai
, time and began to question him, {
sort of de lunaticio inquirendo. thu
lawyers call it, and Ransom wal
l bright and laughing.
' do you think / am sane?" he ask
3 ed the doctor, who replied that b.
= thought not.
DR.. Johnson came to conduct tn
examination, but Henry did the ex
aiming. why don't you think So?
he asked the physician, who replie
, that he didn't believe the act wa
that of a sane man.
well, is it the act of Christian?
he queried. DR.. johnson and tn
% ud2 hSy again udO IAo pcOpiO IduSL
ing. Oats scripter." one of his rae
added, and Sheriff Harvard, follow
e ing the suggestion of DR.. johnson
IS counted the money and had it ser
y to the bank.
: Immediately following this actor
q DR.. Johnson ordered McClam detail
r ed for further examination. Don
any of you take any of the money
r he gives 1t away" DR.. Johnson sal,
Is there will be trouble. We are goir
a to protect his wife and children"
e "Well, I done all I could. Rams
v herd the Lord and answered." /
v said, "but I wants to know eff yo
le think I am crazy?" he asked of
1t brother in black. who said: eye
t. are too deep for me, Ransom. Nav
le you amt crazy. You got more sens
N den is. You done your duty"
n And the whole race went back
is Patterson empty-handed, while M
Clam is in Jail filled with the bell
i that he is starting new religion tn;
will lower the price of eggs and WOO