Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-27

small log building close adjoining to
The house" as the slave designateS his
masters dwelling. Inside, the evening
meal is just over, and Aunt Chloe, who
| presided over its preparations as head
cook, has left to inferior officers in the
kitchen the business of clearing away
and washing dishes. and come out to
| her own snug territories, to get her
ole mans supper" This over, she
made the important announcement,
Yves goin' to have the meetin."
The house now resolved itself into
committee of the whole, to consider
| the accommodations and arrangements
for the meeting
What wes to do for cheers (chairs),
| now, l declar l don't know" said
Aunt Chloe AS the meeting had been
| held at Uncle Toms weekly for all in
definite length of time, without any
more CHEERS" there seemed some en-
couragement to hope that way would
be discovered at present.
old Uncle Peter sung both de legs
out of dat oldest cheer, last week,
suggested Nose.
| You go 'longl I'll boun' you pulled
| EN- out; some o your shines said
| Aunt Chloe.
We'll. it'll stand, if it only keeps
| jam up agin de wall" said Nose.
| Den Uncle Peter mustn't sit in it.,
! cause he al'ays bitches when he gets
a-singng He hitched pretty nigh
| across de room, t'other night" said
| Pete
GOOD Lor! Get him in it, then, .
! said Nose and den he'd begin, Come,
saints and sinners. hear me TELL and
| den down he'd go"-and Nose imi-
! tated precisely the nasal tones Of the
/ old man. tllmbling on the floor to Illus
| trate the supposed catastrophe.
| Come. now. be decent. can't ye?
| said Aunt Chloe; "an't yer 'shamed?"
! Mas'r George, however. the white boy
| visiting In Uncle Toms cabin that
evening. joined the offender IN the
! laugh and declared decidedly that Nose
was buster" So the maternal re-
buke seemed rather to fail of effect.
Well ole man" said Aunt Chloe to
Uncle Tom. you'll have to tote In
| them ar barls"
Mothers barls is like dat ar Wild
der's Mas'r George was reading bout
| in de Good Book -dey never fails.
| said Nose aside to Pete.
I'm sure one on 'em caved in last
week" said Pete, and let EN- all down
| in de middle Of de siggin'. dat ar was
, failin'. warnt ito"
| During this aside between Nose and
| Pete two empty casks had been rolled
| into the cabin, and. being secured from
| rolling by stones on each side, boards
/ were laid across them which arrange
ment together with the turning down
Of certain tubs and pals and the dis
| posing of rickety chairs. at last COM
pleted the preparation.
"Mas'r George is such a beautiful
reader now. / know he'll stay to read
| for us" said Aunt Chloe. Pears twill
| be so much more interestin'.'
| George very readily consented. for
| your boy Is always ready for anything
| that makes him Of Importance.
The room was soon filled with mot
| ley aSsemhlage. from the old gray
| headed patriarch Of so to the young
| girl and lad of Is. A little harmless
| gossip ensued on various themes. such
as where Old Aunt Sally got her new
red handkerchief and new "MiSSiS was
l.a-going to give Lizzy that spotted mus
lin gown when she'd got her new
/ berage made up; and how Mas'r
/ Shelby was thinking of buying a new
/ Sorrel colt that was going TO prove an
/ addition To the glories OF the place
After awhile the singing commenced,
I TO the evident delight of all present.
| Not even all the disadvantages of nasal
! information could prevent the effect of
/ the naturally fine voices. IN airs at
once wild and spirited. The words were
/ sometimes the we'll known and common
/ hymns sung in the churches about, and
/ sometimes of a wilder more indefinite
! character. picked up at camp meetings
| The chorus Of one of them, which
! ran rs follows, was sung with great
energy:
| Die on the field of battle;
| Die on the field of battle,
/ Glory Is my soul
! There were others which made inceS-
SAINT mention of "Jordan's banks" and
/ "Canaan's fields" and the New Jeru-
I salem and as they sang some laughed
/ and some cried, and some clapped
/ hands or shook hands rejolcingly with
/ each other. as II they had fairly gained
/ the other side of the river.
! Various exhoftations or relations Of
experience followed and intermingled
with the singing. One old gray-headed
/ woman, long past work, but much re-
! vered as a sort of chronicle of the past
rose and leaning on her staff said
Well. chirenl Well I'm might,
/ glad TO hear We all and see yc all one
| more cause / don't know when III b
! gone to glory; but I've done got ready.
Chipen Pears like I'd got my humble
all tied up, and my bonnet Jest await
in for the stage to come along To take
me home Sometimes III the night l
| think / hear the wheels a-rattlin'. and
I'm lookin' out all the time Now. you
jest be ready too. for / tell We all.
chill en-" she said. striking her stan
hard ON The floor. dat glory is a
mighty thingl It's mighty thing.
ehifen-~you don no nothing about tt
it's wonderful
And the old creature sat down with
streaming tears, as wholly overcome
while the whole circle struck no oh
Canaan. bright Canaan! I'm bound
for the land of Canaan"
Mas'r George. by request. read the
last chapters Ut Revelation, often inter-
rupted by such. ordinations as The
SakeS noW!' Only hear that" Jest
think ont" rs all that comm, sure
cnough2"
George. who was bright hoy and
well trained in religious things by his
mother, finding himself an object Of
general admiration, threw In EXPOSE
tons ng hts own from time to time.
with a eommrndahle seriousness and
gravity for which he was admired by
the young and Blessed hv tae old and
II was agreed ON all hands that "a
minister couidn{ lay Il of better than
he did, that " twas reeiy 'alnaain'l"
Uncle Tom WAS sort of patriarch
In religious matters IN the neighbor-
hood Having naturally an orRanira-
ton III whieh the morale was strongly
predominant, together With greater
breadth and cultivation III mind than
was usual among his companions lac
was locked up tn with great respect aS
a sort ot minister among them: aud tha
simple, hearty, sincere style of - ex.
hortatlonS mieht have edited even bit