Douglas Island news., 1918-01-04

campmcctIuE hymn of something over POO verses and it was what the Stroller heard one morning os he mounted thc stairway leading Co his newspaper onlcc in a Florida town several years ago. Tho singer was his man of an work. a six-foot negro named Zion Beautiful Zion, the Stroller was wont Co call him when Che poetic spirit couracd throughout his system
 Campmccunr had been in progress In a grove on Hog Town creek near thc city for three weeks and the Stroller was looking around for a new man. as Zion invariably landed in jail within three weeks after campmcetng closed. Gapes and cholera can quickly devastato the chicken crop of any community, but Ia negro campmcctiug gives thc chickens absolutely no chance. The sessions continue until o'clock in Che morning, and what show does a poor chicken have?
 "Mah soul am 'jiciu' in de Lawd dis mawuu'," said Zion as the Stroller entered Che office.
 It was che tenth time Zion's soul had r'Jiccd in de Lawd" since he had entered tho Srollcr's employ about year before and the latter did not take his conversions very seriously. His reply to Zion's state mcnt was. And before Saturday night you win Doc threatening to murder Tuberculosis Johnson for foollng around your wife, Lizan."
 "Mc and Tube done shake hans at dc oltah las' night whom We each make a solemn promise to fergit an pas' differences and Tub, cherish an perfect each other 80 long as we both shall live"
 An that day Che Gospel Train" had Che right of way In that office The Stroller hoped it would develop a hot box and take a siding, but at quitting time In the evening it was .sun going strong.
 On approaching his onicc the fol- lowing morning the Stroller noted % lack of Che melody that had per yadcd thut locality Che previous day Entering Che onIcc he noticed that Zion was houiug a razor on the back of old Somuam. thc pct alligator which was tho office mascot. Asked what hc was doing. Zion answered:
 "Doan dress mo remarks Co me less yo' vans Co miuglc on a equal lootiu' wid @ rcd-handcd mur- dorgr kaso dats what lI bc befo' ] hits dc slats tcrnight. Yo' see, hit um di#cr way:
 "Los' night when ! got home from dc ouicc Lizan done tolo me ter sbuck my pants SO she could wash 'cm. done so am went ter bed. hayiu' only do one pair. No sooner were dem pants hung outcn de line uu long comes Tube Johnson an Lizan said sccn' as me and Tube wah sich good frcus now she would walk over Co de campmeetin' wid him. Am dcy went. loabin' me in bed on account | didn't hab no pants
 Bout o'clocl, dis mawnin' ! wuk up am hccrd gigglin in de Mtchin. l sucakcd quietly to dc dooh am on opened hit bout an inch am dcrc sot Llzan an Tube holdiu hans am on de table lay de bones of de los' chicken i'm de house. dc one stole comin' home from campmcctm' yistiddy mawnin' An" dats why dcr's gwino ter be a fu- neral tomorrow and Tuberculosis Johnson will be do corpse"
 Zion did not SO home at lunch time. but stayed in the office and ate a bucket of paste ins, .d. He continued to whct his razor an the time old Somnam was sleeping, which was mostly, for alllgators can stand lots of sleep. About 4:3O in the afternoon a light footstep was heard on the stairs leading to the oGice and Che following lullaby was waited out on tho foted atmos- phoro:
 "Ah ubs nah lub in dc mawnin'
 Am An lubs nah Tub at night,