The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-21

Whpse comely brown face showed that
az an nglo-Saxon's blush. Teacher"
had been educated at Tuskegee and
was suspected Of being 'biggity."
The chairman gave her a gloomy
nod. mo doubt, my sistah, no doubt
hankerin' ayfter DO hesh-pots Of Egypt
done fotch some po' sinnahs t. de al
tar. I amt complainin' of de carnil
an carniferous food she done give us.
but of de spitichul nu'ishment. I new
did see a mo'ner rollin' on dis flo
whist sist Humphreys ben yere. We
all ben thirstin' an famishin' TO- a
good ol-time revival But we enjured
ontwel one day de glory come on
Br'er Pope. an he hollered-tryin' to
liz US all up-'Amen! Amen! Let
de sinner quit sinnin' an he shall be
saved!' An dat ar woman she call
out: Yes; let i'm quit sinnin'! Let
i'm quit sellin' of aigs to de sto' wen
he don't be keepin' only one hen!' Dat
ar remark incinerated false an wick
ed notions bout Unc' Alick Pope, who
lives nigh de cunnel's chicken-yard."
"a solitary giggle from the school
mistress.) She done fa1y r'ar an
charge bout chicken-stealin'. Dat
amt promote edderfication nor good
feelin'." (Groans of assent from
deeply Interested audienoe.) But mex
Sabbath come wuss. She done an
nounce she ben 'lowin' to preach US a
serious discourse on de Ten Command
mints. Well, VEAL done look dem
commandments up an study on dem a
heap. We felt tol'able secure on de
Fust an Second, she lumpin' dem to-
gedder TO- one out at preachin'; an
We sat back easy, hopin' TO- grace an
true religion; but she jes slued roun'
on to conjure-cha'm ms an such, invagin'
ag'in' dem twell we got all de devo-
tional feelin plumb squoze outen US.
Third Commandment We natchelly
didn't expec' no harm of; but ayfter
de fust godly words bout profane
swarm. eff she didn't git on to false
SWARM befo' the gran jury, bout
crap-shootin', en- git US all terrible on
comfortable. Mex command she
didn't ben sound on, sayin' a heap
bout washin' up in tubs Satiddy
nights, an tew little bout de spitichul
observation of the holy day; an come
down hard on respected brother who
sayd once, I isn't to wash in winter
an sayd bad wuds bout sisters dat
went visitin' sattidy evenin's, stidder
washin' p ready TO- de holy day;
sayd some sisters me- did wash de po'
little tricks shirts, jes' taken a new
ftour-sack an cut holes. in it. She
talked like dat ontwel it ben right
ondecent and onchristian; an one sis.
ter Oats subjec' to fits providenchelly
done t'rowed on an bruk up de meet
in. But VEAL sorter done spunk up
on de Fiji Commandments; looked lax
hit ben sho' HARMLESS; an we done
fotch de chillen to learn DER july
to DER parents. Well, dey sho' got it!
But den she done scorched de par
ents nightly bout de 'zample dey
ben 'bleeged to set de chillen. Dat
ar ben fearful, sufferin' hour, an
new did see dis yere congregation so
dry an havin' to git out de pump 80
often. Dey went by whole families:
an befo' she ben frow mighty nigh
ever las chill ben taken outside. We
didn't dast let 'em see frow it,"
(Groans all over the house.) "She
nigh bust de chu'ch on de Sixth Com.
mandmint wild outrageous remarks on
razors. An next Sunday comes de
nowise willin' to enjure her handl1n'
Of dat, nohow." deep groans of as
sent from brothers and sisters alike.)
Nor de Eight neider." (No, MOI"
from the seat of Uncle Alexander
Pope.) "Wust is, de ongodly outside,
de Methodists an de cullud folks from
de Ridge, is fixin' to come over an
see VEAL ripped up. De chu'ch house
ben plumb full over Sabbath, an We
all don dast stay way, not KNOWN
what scandillous stories will be circu-
lated" c'Dat's SOL" "Holp, Lord!"
from earnest souls in the audienceD
An de chu'ch is losin' of members.
Bruddah Dan Williams done moved
away" ("No, sab, no, he amt; he
ben sent to de pen") II didn't say
how come he moved, Brudder Car.
roll; he are gone. Unc' Jim Hollis
done 'bandon his crop. Aunt Gale
donia Ray lef' las week count of in
jur'us reflections bout a mince pie
she done mix up by mistake wild de
weeks wash she taken FUN de big
house. We done pied Wild Sist' Hum
phreys to quit; but she won't Quit.
Now de question am: How shill we git
saved rom Sist' Humphreys an git
preacher will preach religion-an'
muffin else?"
Amid a deep hum Of applause Broth
'er Morrow sat down. Half a dozen
voices begged for attention; but the
chair recognized Sister Susannah Belle
Coffin. Sister Susannah was of ex-
ceeding comeliness and light-brown
complexion. II report spake truly.
there was no one in Zion who had
more reason to dread fearless and
minute exposition of the demands OF
the Seventh commandment. She had
started her career as destroyer of
domestic peace with capital of good
looks, a gift for cookery, a voice of
silver, and two small unprecedented
children. "A single pusson like me
wild no chillen," would be her plain
tive excuse for demanding the good
Offices of the brothers in cutting wood
or palm in her gyardin;" and too
often, under the spell of Susannah's
eyes and Susannah's voice and su.