The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-01-29

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p But de Lawd was hind de chiml,
= listening Mt dat man, an he up an
r say 10 him: "'rhou fool; this nigh
shalt thy soul be required Of thee
: and whose shalt these things be which
$ thou hast provided"
Yassar, dat's jis de way wild err sin
J ner man. God Glib i'm er big crap OF
! wheat an barley, an den dey 20 an
make hit up into liker an roll d,
: bourbon into de cellar an den say
Nov, Soul, you an me am gwine tel
hab some hilarious Of nights, when II
gifts or bout ten years OF and oily
an ropy-lke. When de generator
draps down below Juno. an de snow
is bout err foot deep, we'll put on or
bout four bac-logs, an while de blaze
rolls up de chinily I'll kiss yo' ruby
cheeks, an while you glow an blush
crimson III kiss you agen an agen
an while you VAIN my heart, an
send de rich grateful blood coursfn'
Through my veins, III laff an say.
Howl, old Boreas. there's nobody
out, or If there is he's er fool To be
out durty night lick dis specially
If he's got err good fire like dis, an
plenty OF bourbon like dis liSer'."
I But de Lawd was listenin ter
dis man jes lax he was to dat oder
! fool man. SO lis den he send er man
jes err flynn to de front gate, on er
hoss all covered wild foam, cold as hit
was, an he yell 10 de man loud-like,
so il could be herd 'bove de sto'm
Get yo' boss an come wild me quick
ns..t. h.,tru Iar
at de cross roads grocery, an dey is
hangin' OBJ dem bof. cause dey jis
murdered er po' oil wilder oman an
stole her money dat she had nit SOY
and washed for Hurry; quick. an
ride fast; dey EN- giben 'em twenty
minutes to pray, an de time is mos
up"
He got dar jes in time to see 'em
die--an' dey died or cussen der poor
daddy, an er saying if he'd not work
ed up de wheat what God glib i'm. in
ter red liker. dey'd not err died dat
way. =
Want he fool?
De wud OBJ Jesus is always true.
Oh what consummate idiot err
man is what thinks mo- OBJ temporal
gain dan he do OBJ eternal joys, mo-
OBJ de temporal interests OBJ de body (
dan oh de immortal good oh his po'
soul.
He fergit God an dig an delve an
bull er big fin house an den he die, I
an nuder man lib in IT, He buy er /
fine watch an err nuder man tote II. 4
Eben his wife an chillun may call
nuder man husband an daddy some (,
ob desc days. He's sho' big fool 4
Jesus call his number when ne utter
dat parable bout de rich farmer, an !
he want de fust nor de last oh dem.
by err long shot. III
| jis want to say to you agercul-
rhral niggers dat de Farm and Ranch \
IS been trying to hab you put de doc
.rine OBJ diyersification in ter yo'
freedmen. You sho'd better do hit
quick. an while you is plantin', you'd
better plant err few gospel fac's
tween de rows oh con an taters.
You sho' gwine ter need dem when
lie winters oh yo' discontentment
ome on. Do yo' hear dat?
Now, den, If Miss Mandy, our or
.anist viii jis reserb de las part oh
lat billie dux fer er postscript what
ttt Hdo bttU Wfltliii W ut tdHo0 VIM q
IS been tryin' ter formulate desc sol
I'M wuds, we will try an sing to a
meter, desc lines; 3
You think you amt a fool. a
An neber ac' yo' part; n
But all who 90 TO school ID
Doan turn out extra smart. !.
Wen try you by de rule
Dat God. himself. hab given.-- b
Den amt you big fool, LIN
II not prepared TO- heben?
Now If you gain de whole world =.
By any kin OBJ rule, !,
An den you lose yo' soul "
Amt you er niger fooly
X. T.. Marchbanks of GAINESVILLE. y,
anne in Tuesday looking out for a
osition in this city. He has been a
lerchant clerk in GAINESVILLE.