Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1951-10-20


and Beer and noted a big crowd
of the chillun-o- the-tribe tanning
the sidewalks so that everybody
that wanted to git by had to walk
out in the street. noticed that
they appeared almost enraptured
as they looked and listened which
made me decide to approach a
little closer to the throng in order
that | could draw correct bead
on what gives, | 'mediately found
out that they were being attracted
and excited by Reverend Doctor
who was expatiating ON the GOOD
BOOK, and setting forth his
achievements in the art Of divine
healer. | couldn't help thinking
as | finally found me a spot in
one of the Ole Avenues favorite
Satdee Night places, that Amt
Haggar's Chilluns here in the
Capital City Of the Ole Magnolia
must done had their reputation
spread abroad bout their needs
for healing of the body, soul, and
mind, or else somebody done
spread the word that the pickin's
am mighty good for him who can
play on the 'maginations, fears,
ignorance, and superstitions of the
members o-the-tribe from behind
the GOOD BOOK. What 'mazed
ne was the story that Brother
told me and my pal, Burge Brooks,
that the Brother had done creased
goiter that woman had had
for 80 years and it has left off
her neck lack the dew leaves off
the grass when the sun rises hot
in the early morning. e. What that
story done to me was q don't
know what it did to Burge Brooks)
was to call up in my mind what
I'd already learned long time
ago from some of them hep Parish
Streeters about what they call a
INIT MAN" which is something
or somebody l done tried to tell
you-alls about here before. Now,
again, a INIT MAN" is a minor
form of CONFIDENCE MAN,
who acts lack he gotta whole lotta
religion but amt got a thing but
scheme to get money out of the
pockets of fools and suckers. Here
lately, I've been told lotta them
NIT MANS" done gone to play
ing the game from behind the
GOOD BOOK, seeing that that
keeps the police away for the
longest time. Now for me, | don't
mind my preacher praying for
me, along with the praying | can
do for my own self but when | git
sick don't tell me nothing about
no INIT MAN." even if he is
playing behind the Good Book"
cause | amt crazy and | amt
no fool.
SOMETHING THAT MADE
Me LAFF: Two Chics standing
on the corner of Parish and Ham
ilton as Brother james Oliver, the
big-time Leonard clothing man,
drove by in brand new red Pack
ard. As he passed one of the
chics, with an almost incredible
look in her eyes, exclaimed, Lord,
chile, did you see what color car
MISTER OLIVER is riding in +.
HE'S MISSED Phil Smith
cruising up and down the Ole Ave
nue. in his Cadillac has been miss
ing for the past few days and
the subject of lot of inquiries
from a lotta folks. Well, from
what | hear he's sojourning out
in Los Angeles, Calf, trying to
make up his mind to make it his
home.
THAT OLE BIRD that car
ries in his bill that little old
heart-warming and family-cement-
ing bundle, left one the other day
for Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Ellis, Jr.,
out on Mobile Street. Ditto for
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Earl Robinson
out on Booker Street. Here's
wishing that everybody is well
and happy =. and many returns
of the day.
| WISH | KNEW | was
watching Tiny Bradshaw's show
the other night in a sorta deep
study myself when a lady behind
me meditatingly remarked | Won
der when Colored Actors will
learn that vulgarity is not COM
edy.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: "Sim-
pie and innocent vulgarity is mere
ly an unframed and undeveloped
bluntness of body and mind: but
in true, inbred vulgarity there is
dreadful callousness which in ex-
tremity becomes capable of every
sort of bestial habit and crime,
without fear, without pleasure,
without horror, and without PITY
Ruslin.
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