The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-12-09
SMILIN' THU
HEAT AMT MUCH HELL AFT ALLw
BY GORDON COOPER
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Professor Mount slowly along campus walk
at Mercer University, Macon, Ga. He was deeply en-
crossed in a newspaper he moved unseeing along
Ahead of him, beside the walk, Doc Bloom, preacher
gardener was his knees busly engaged in clipping
off the straggy blades of which had been missed
by the
His back was toward Professor Mount, and the
latter could not him for the newspaper. As re-
suit he stumbled Docs great launches and went
sprawlng. Doc in turn knocked forward so that
his nose plowed a furrow in the grass
"Wuf!" snorted Doc he spit out several blades
of grass "Yo purity nigh made King Neberkernezzei
outta me dat time!" he said with chuckle
Professor Mount ruefully brushed off his clothing
and asked, "What do you by making you
King Nebuchadnezzar?"
"Doan yo member de story in de Bible bout King
Neberkernezzer goin crazy an crawln' roun on is
all-fours eatin grass like ox?" Doc replied. "Well
dat's whut yo' wuz dom ter me-" And he laughed to
show that he had i'll feelings about the matter.
The Professor laughed. "Im sorry, but | SO
engrossed in that newspaper that didn't see where
was going"
"Whut yo readin dat SIGH good news?'
Doc inquired.
"Oh | just enjoying myself by contrasting
environment, it were" replied the Professor
"Go easy, Perfesser," Doc admonshed. "Whut does
yo mean by dem big Words"
"Well," Professor Mount replied 81 just read
ing about the billiards, ice and they having
up North, and l comparing the climate here
with that freezing, uncomfortable weather they are
having there Why this paper says there are five
feet of snow in Chicago; and in Boston, New York and
other northern cities the heavy that people
can't travel the streets in and of
the railroads unable to operate"
"Yo' doan say?" Doc commented in voice of awe.
"Ah thought dey didn't hab any SIGH SHOWS like dat
ceptin' at de Moth Pole! Lawdy, Lawdy Dat sho
amt no place fer de nggers said with deep feeling
"To tell the exact truth about it." replied the
Professor, 81 think it isn't comfortable place for
anybody When you think of the thousands of miles
you wonder why people live in congested northern
cities where the winters terrible
"Dey must not hab bettah sensel" snorted Doe
with disgust
mo it isn't that" replied the professor soberly.
at is Just because people all the victims of cir
cumstance. All people dependent each other;
they have live where they find their work. and then,
too their friends and relatives have lot to do about
their locating at any particular place"
"Yassuh! All reckons yo is right" agreed Doc.
"But Abs jes like all de odder niegersAh hates de
cold wedder An sometimes All thinks hit'd be better
ter teach de niggers dat hell is place whar de snow
an ice is aus neck deep, an dat the col wins blow
all de time an dat sinners hab ter stay dere nekked
widout clo'es on!"
Professor Mount LAUGHED. GLOW could you make
that iibe with the Bible? ?" he asked.
Doc looked sheepsh and scratched his head. Oats
whar yo' got me-" he confessed "But dars thing
sho'yo CANT skier integers by tein' EN- dat hell is
hot place! Nawsuh! Cause dey loves de heat!"
Here DOG paused to take fresh chew of tobacco
Minds me o. de time All preachn' bout hell, an
All say dat hell is paved wild wine, women an song
An wen All say dat niger in de back o de chech
yell out, %, Death, whar is dy sting?"