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Show Observations by de Pahson ob Coonville I obscrb dat do 'ligion what tako in do mos' people am do ono dat hab de widest doo '. Dat dis haint de place wha' do wicked wick-ed cease from troubling nor do bill col-leclah col-leclah eder. Dat when yo' nios' sped to be 'lig-ious 'lig-ious den it am dat do hen house doo' am left wide open. Dat. 'possum nobcr tastes any sweetnh dau when dey hain't quite ornough to go 'round. Dal mos' any coon can gain notoriety but dey is precious fo what can gain pop'Iariiy. Dat de "light weight" merchant don' weigh bery much hisself on de Hcalo ob justice. Dat de groccrman what put, sand in do sugah what ho sell, ulus hab a plontj' ob sand in his craw. Dat do world seem to hab slipped a cog since do Cook-Peary conterversy, fo' hit. is now "look to "do north" instead in-stead ob "look to do oast. " Dat rheumatism am alus do wors' jes' about prayah-moetin ' time. Dat when yo' look through othah's eyes, den how small yo' ar'f but when loolun' through yo' own othah folks am smallah fa'. Dat do colah ob de hoarl ain't alus determined by de colah ob de skin. Dat 6omc 'unoctablo colahd folks is alus compain' doysclves wid soma orury low-down niggah what happou to hab his name on de chu'eh book. When takin' yo' measuro for righteousness right-eousness yo' beltah tnko de measure ob de Mastah. Dat da haint no use talkin' about 3o ' own goodness when yo' am in de company ob do Lawhd. Dat do mayor ob Coonville am a weariu' cotton in his ears to keep out do cry ob do starvin' chil'in who am a payin' fo', do public improvements wid dcy's bread and buttah. |