Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-07-08
SOME SUNSHINE STORIES.

| As 2uUsHlNE I14Whss
NY dear Friends
Before / give you my stories, | Z
think you would like to know how ]
got my name of Sunshine. A num-
Der of years ago. was travelling with
the Silver Lake Quartette. ! think ]
was with them about three year. We
were in the Prohibition work. No, /
did not sing-I did the talking act.
We had date one night at Palmyra,
n. Y. where the Mormon Bible was
found. We were stopping at a very
pleasant boarding house. | learned
that little girl who lived next door
to us, was very Ill. that she was the
daughter of Railroad Engineer. |
know great many railroad engi-
neers. They are the most heroic set
of people on earth today. ! went
over to see the little girl. She was
| about ten years of age. Her mother
told me before / went into the room
| that she would only live few hours.
! She was a good. Christian girl so
| did not preach to her, simply told her
some funny stories. had word of
, prayer. then went away. | called
to see her next morning. As soon as
! ! went in the room, she said, Hello,
Sunshine" / said, My name is not
Sunshine, my name is A. w Hawks.
Then she said. "You have brought
Sunshine into my life / am going
to make you Sunshine. Kneel down
by my bed. did so. and she plae-
ed her hand on my and said. 81 make
you Sunshine. | told her Good
bye, and little while after left
/ she passed on to the better and high
err life.
The Old Negro and Sunshine.
I was entertained in a very de-
lightful home in a charming delta
town down in Mississippi. ! had an
old man to wait on me, and one
morning, as was reading in the par
lor overheard the following con-
versation
"Hody. Uncle Bob"
"Porely. thank the Lord, and |
hopes l find you the same. only more
So"
SCOT preacher man staying with
! you, amt you?"
Eyes. believe he is sort of Jack
\ leg preacher.
"Wen. he calls himself Sunshine,
but fore the Lord he looks more like
I Moonshine to me-
"What denomination is he?
1.-TWO bits, that's all he gimme
yet"
"I mean what denomination does
he affiliate with?
Well sir, / been trying to find out
: that ever since he's been here, and |
Amt found out yet. He says he's
! Presbyterian, but you know they's
mighty stiff tight sort of folks, and
! he's one of the loosest men we ever
! had in our house, specially about his
\ mouth And he eats like a Metho-
] dist. You ought to see that man eat
\ chicken. Won't haev nothing but
q the breast. / amt seen nothing but
4 legs and wings since he's been here.
Then. sometimes. he talks like an
4 Episcopalian. Why that man will
a sass back at anybody. And bless the
I Lord. he battles like a Baptist. |
q have to take tub of water up to his
Z room every morning. So | don't
u know what he is. So long,.
4 Rev. W. W. Murkland's Story
There are at least 1000 people in
4 Baltimore who remember with love
a and affection the Rev w. w. Murk-
4 land, of Franklin Street Church. He
n was pastor of that church for over
" 25 years, preached three good ser
- mons every week and never wrote {
81 word He told this story at ban
N auet given at meeting of the Par
81 Presbyterian Council in our church
III He said. "a shipload of men were
IL wrecked on a cannibal island and thu
a cannibals Immediately proceeded t.
vi eat them all except one. But h
was fat. sleek, we'll favored. and dit
not use tobacco. so thew kept him TO
the Kings feast. The day came TO
the Kings feast. He had been witt
them long enough to learn thei
language and they had caught on t.
his lingo. The King said, "Hav
you anything to say for yourself
eyes, sir. You are going to eat me
That seems to be your view of tn
case do not agree with you.
hope I will not agree with you. Blu
| would like to have the privilege o
carving myself ! am good carver
They gave him a sharp knife, and h
cut a irregular piece out of his RICH
leg. It was handed up to the King
He chewed on it for a while. made
wrv face. and passed it on to tn
man next to him. 1t went all I'll
way down the line. and finally wa
returned to the King. He took an
other try at it, and threw it away
saving. go away, you are free; W
don't want to eat YOU.
An the man went off thanking th
Lord that he had a cork leg on tina
side
DIR. Straith's Pet Story
have heard DIR. Straith tell TIL
story many times He said, 81 wa
out visiting the darkeys on one @
the plantations. | had Just been
to see woman and came out to fin
an old fellow waiting for me. H
said. Or, you been in to see ths
woman in that house.? "Well 81
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