The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-10-21

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Il know de white folks claim dat it
ann de airth which am movin'. while de
sun stands still. but right dar we split.
Joshua was about as nigh bein' an
angel as any white man will cher git.
an when he ordered de sun to stand
sun he knew what he was talkin' bout.
II would have been just as easy fur him
stll, but he didn't do 1t. If Joshua
didn't know his bizness de rest of us
might as we'll hang up.
An now, YOU Guild ~follSses, mind
What lie gwine to say. Doan' let de
'stronomy bizness keep you awake
nights, De sun am up dar by day, an
de moon an stars up dar by night.
DE I4awd put de sun dar to thaw de ice
off de back doah step, make cucum-
hers grow an fotch up de grass an de
corn, 1t didn't do any wuss when
stronemy was unknown, an it
wouldn't do any better If cherry family
in de kentry mad a telescope 400 feet
long. De moon was hung up dar dat
folks might see to move by night when
de rent got too high; dat lost COWS
could see to find dar way home; dat
folks could see to chop and empty
harls OF ashes on de street; dat wimin
comm home from prayer meetin' could
avoid de nail heads stickin' up in de
planks. an fur varus odder reasons.
You tist take de sun as he runs, an de
moon as you find it. an de less you,
worry about EN- de more meat an ia
tiers you'll have in de winter De poor
est Guild man / cher knowed was an
ole black man down in Virginny who
was always wonderin' if dey had a
reglar lock on de gates of heaven, or
only a latch string. While his nayburs
war plantin he was wonderful; while
dey war holm he was theorizing; While
dey IA reapin' he was ragged an
hIiyr:ryy r ar do c,,r NOVA ~. ~ efil1
let de moon be made of old silver or
green cheese-let de stars be 10 miles or
1a.000,Go0 miles away-keep de white
wash brush gwine and de bucksaw in
good order an you'll be all right.
He Jumps.
II shall incline to indulge In a very
condensed speech on dis occasion. Has
any emb OF dis club eber perceived
de catacombs of Paris? 1 war lately
dar. To some it am a festive sight, re-
dundant wild joy an enthusiasm. To
odders it brings de pensive cheer an
makes de chin wobble. De majority of
you may have de impreshun dat cata-
combs refer to cats an combs. All. my
fren's. OATS whar' we are lame. Oars
nc cats I'm a cat. Oars no combs
dar unless YOU carry one in yer
satchel."
The speaker paused to drink a pint
of water and wipe his chin, and then
resumed:
Jumping from de catacombs Of Par
is to de pyramids of Egypt let me ak IL
any member of dis club war ever dar?
Dey am q grand sight. Men seems no
bigger dan a calf compared to dem.
Who built dem? Who 'rected DEM? Who
bossed de job of gettin' out de stun,
mixin' de mortar an layin' up de
blocks? / can't tell. I axed several
persons round a but dey couldn't
tell"
Here he tool another dipper of wa
ter and then went on to say:
Let us pause an ak ourselves who
invented ha'r lie an stickin' plaster, an
let US take a piece of chalk and figger
up how much benefit dey hev been to
de world. OATS about all on dis occa-
shun, my frens. and / trust dat de I'M
~pulsiveness of dis club will constantly
detract from de plethora Of its immen-
sity."