Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1957-01-05
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BY PERCY GREENE


l heard two of Aunt Haggar's Chill
lun standing on the corner dis
cussing and calculating on the Sc
robustness and alarming nature of
the world situation, and from what
l could hear, they had just be-
come to take note of the seriousness
and alarm in the situation since
the folks what say they amt none
of Aunt Haggar's Chillun has
found "US" standing in the need
of prayer; which is what one of
them said eve" should have been
Icing a long time ago stead OF
gittin down on "US" knees, work
ing GUS" lips and looking up to
the skys (not heaven) | stopped
a while as | noted the gravity of
the talk in order to hear more :. :.
and in order to learn more
as recommended to a
lot of folks who think they're
smart, sonjorn among, and an ear
to the Parish Streeters 4. wasn't
long before l heard the question:
Man, is you ever imagined what
a head looks lack inside wild two
thoughts runnin' round de top of
it, and amt nary one of EN- gittin
nowhars Well, he says, that's
what I'se been thinkin' bout since
ever time l look up here lately,
the folks what says dey amt none
of Aunt Haggar's Chillun is call
ing on everybody to pray. Just
imagine what De Ole NASSAU, up
yonder in Heben is doing when
dem what says dey amt none of
Aunt Haggar's Chillun is over yon-
der by dey self a-praying,
with they mind on them what says
dey amt none of Aunt Haggar's
Chilluns Now man, you all
kin jest bet yawls bottom dollar
that the Ole NASSAU up yonder in
dem Hebens, amt got no time, wild
the world in SIGH a shape lack it
is to be lissening at no pray
ers, bout the same thing, coming
at him from no two, three differ
ways The companion who had
been listening with the same at
tentive ear that l had given to
the speaker, when he. got to the
end said to him, Yea, Brother, |
grees wild cher thing youse said,
This world is show in terrible
ness now, and it needs praying
for but all the praying we
do amt gonna mount to muffin til
Gus" kin git down on "US' knees
together and look up in
DE Lords face together {.
while GUS" pray.
ALONG THE OLE AVENUE:
Among the Old Tyne Parish
Streeters who were back in the Ole
Town during the holidays were
John Hill, of the well known Hill
brothers, who now makes his home
in Detroit, and Charlie "Son Buck
Pillars, who left some 30-odd years
ago to make his home in St. Louis.
Me and him got to talking bout
way back yonder when during this
time of-de-year the Ole Avenue
would be lined with wagons stuck
in de mud, where they'd stay until
late spring when then they'd have
to be dug out with a spade.
THE WEEKLY SAD NOTE:
They had the funeral Tuesday
over at Clark's Street Church for
Chester Arthur Hart, a member OF
the we'll known Cohea Street fam
ilv. Chester, who went to the
Army during the First World war
STAYED in until he retired recently.
He telephoned his mother that ne
was coming home tc have Christ
mas dinner with her for the
first time in many years after
the dinner he took his mother TO
New Orleans on just little hoii-
dow trim where he died sud-
denly of a heart attack.
SOMETHING THAT MADE ME
LAFF: That story they tell about
a we'll known Parish Street Play
boy telling his friend who cited two
good looking girls in town for the
holidays strolling down the Ole
Avenue and called him Man,
don't be calling me | don't wanna
meet no new women during Christ
mas I don't care how good looking
thew is What you say.
DURING ALONG THE OLE
AVENUE: Eddie Wilson, well
known among the younger set a.
long the Ole Avenue is opening
new cafe across the street from
the YWCA. Here's with you and
all of his friends wishing him the
best of luck.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: "Pa-
thence and delay achieve more than
force and rage."|ean De La Fon-
tame.
WHO PAYS?
The preacher came along and
wrote upon the signboard:
II pray for ALL"
The lawyer wrote underneath:
81 plead for ALL"
The doctor added: !" prescribe
for ALL"
The plain citizen wrote: Il pay