The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-25


black an some am w'ite De good
folks has de wite souls an de bad
folks has de black, no mattah whut
skin dey had tub begin wild"
GLORY, glory, hallelooiah!" shouted
Mrs. Bristow triumphantly.
"Hit ain fuh me tub say whut am
de colah o. Sistah Juliana's SOUL" re-
sumed the preacher sadly; "she wuh
mo- apt tuh set tuh homo den go tub
church; she done cook an wuck roun
de house on de Day o. Rest. an she
tuhn huh yeah frequent tub de tice.
ments o. ole Satan, but l hopes huh
soul am wite Ya-a-s, good Lawd,
hopes huh soul am w'ite."
Quite overcome by his own elo.
quence, Brother Reese paused dramat-
ically and mopped his forehead, evi-
IDENTIFY forgetting that the soul of Sis
ter Juliana still fingered in its earth
ly habitation,
"Slstah Roxy" he commanded POM
! pously, keep de flies often de co'pse,
| Sistah Roxy"
The eyes of Sister Juliana slowly
opened a second time.
Il ain daid yit," she said quietly.
The effect of this assertion upon
the assembled company was some
what paralyzing Brother Reese how
ever, Immediately recovered his self
possession.
Repent, sistah Juliana," he cried
loudly; de Lawd done give yo' dis
little time longah tub spachiate yo'
sins. Now's yo' chance, Sistah Juli-
ana, now's yo' chance"
"A-a-amen!" chorused the excit-
cd neighbors, who now filed the lit
tie room almost to the point Of suf-
location
Sister Juliana turned her troubled
| eyes toward the kitchen door.
/ "Yo' done ler de tea-kittle on de
fab 'thout no watah, an hit am
gwine tuh bus ef yo' ain cyahful,"
| she said feebly, and indeed, an odor
Of red-hot iron permeated the apart
ment
"Juliana," cried Aunt Judy hysteri-
cally. "Yo' done hyah me, Juliana.
Praise de Lawd!"
"Dis ain no 'caslon tuh think bout
kittles, Sistah Juliana," demonstrated
the preacher;> "let yo' las wods be
fuh de husban who done wotch an
pray by yo' dis long time"
"Ain' yo' got no wod fuh me, Juli-
ana?" inquired that gentleman pa
thetically
Sister Juliana caught weakly at the
feathers OF the fan as it passed an
noyingly close to her nose.
stop dat!" she commanded irri-
tably, and Mrs. Bristow paused in as
tonishment.
'Lawd," entreated Brother Reese
huently as he dropped upon his knees,
reach out yo' aims tuh dis po, flut-
term I'll soul. Hit am on'y a po',
weak female woman, good Lawd, yo'
knows dat. She done fall by de way
side maybe, but of co'se she KANT
be strong tuh zist ole Satan like a
man am strong"
'Lis'en tub dem wo'ds, good Lawd,
interpolated the sorrowful husband.
she ain gwine tub have de ahm o
huh husban' tub suppoht huh thu de
Moo Jerooselum," continued Brother
Reese fervently, "she am only"
Say Amen, interrupted Sister /
Juliana irreverently as she sat upright
in her bed and glared inhospitably at
her unlimited guests, SAY Amen A..
quick. now. an git up often yo' /
knees"
Huh mine do wandah," said Broth
er Reese charitably as he rose obedi- /
emily. Prepare fuh de wuss, Broth
ah Jackson, prepare fuh de wuss. De |
houah am come Lawd, open de
Golden Gate an let dis sinnah in"
Sister Juliana pointed with trem- ,
bling finger to the outer door
"Yo' mought ez well go homc," she
remarked 10 her astonisbed neiGhbors
"doy ain gwine tub be no funeral in
dis byah house yit a-whiles."
"Juliaua." cried Aunt Judy joyfully, .
'yo'a back agin TO- sho. honey"
Ono by one the guests departed ST.
lently. emitting the customary fare
woi to the hostess.
"Eechon yo' mought ez well light
out wild EN-" suggested that lady to
her pastor, who shook his head mourn
fully as no complied with the request.
Sister Juliana then turned to her
husband, resolution in her whole at
utudo
put back dem wax fowahs' she
commanded quietly
"Jes' ez yo zires Juhana, ies' ez
yo' zires, honey he replied hasten
ing to obey her mandate
"Good-by, sistah Roxy" she muir
INJURED sinking wearly down in her
feather bed "Aun' Judy kin show yo'
de way outen de front do Sistah
Roxy, yo' needn' trubble yo'sef bout
no back fence; we's gwine tuh move
cross de bridge next month anyhow
Aur' Judy, open de front do fuh Sis
tab Roxy"
And Aunt Judy did so with alacrty
"Foe up de patchwork quilt" con-
tinued Mrs. Jackson, addressing her
husband. AN tote in de cawnshuck
mattress KANT wais' dis hyah good
feathah bald tuh git well in"
"Juliana" he ventured deprecatng-
ly "honey, is yo' SHOP"
"Git tub wuck," she interrupted
"Yo' ain gwlne tub walk
home Rom my grave on yo' tiptoes
wild Roxy Bnstow nohow, Gaze dey