Show K I II I i I NONI CLACK BAILEY f. f ATILDA was black There j was a lot Jot of her too too sonic some two O hundred and twenty twenty- seven On pounds She was raI ra- ra ra ra- I diant with Ith delight riotous with lau laughter or round round eyed with seriousness as occasion demanded Furthermore she r. r was a devout member of a aIn ain ain In religious sect sert that was seri seri- pectin the end of or the world every so often The latter gave tain in uncertainty to life which Ma- Ma found found thrilling thrilling besides besides she never neer ed d. d on Saturday which was her her fh and she never neer worked on onay 1 I ay RY which was ours On other j she came to us for washing iron- iron Cleaning leaning l and worked Industrious Industrious- i i j Was vas her last day at our house be be- j Christmas and find her mind W was lS full of religious fervor for she singIng snatches of spirituals the day day usually usually with withof of f her own mal making Haying having fin fin- lher her work she received ed her gifts Ithe the family and tucked them Into of f laundry she he was taping taking home Miss Durlee's clos clo's honey hone she led ed Ise urse got to do em fust lust thit thing Ihirg monin cause nex flex days day's Ch ke ve ve I next ext time I 1 saw her was n II vas on her WU way to take tale then them tl She stopped In to tell m me elf d' d 1 r thrilling thrilling experience Laws Lawsy 1 Aj li A she said sad I 1 fas i jes gon iI J I II III cle le hill carr carry carry- I I i I J I i IU tnt t- t lint a nt t o o 0 Ij I Pill fon J n m my h paid hald ld I ill 11 I was Is I's go gon n 1 I 1 ll Lira andose and rW l r V i ose e fer for Chrisi Chrisp Chris Chris- t l p r. r i I I Ian an on i I w u us' us s y iol i iI I In bout dat flat I 1 11 l baby Je- Je 1 I p 1 top 00 II nn and d J. 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J fO J dc e co cows s nn ft q- q 1 f an goats goat an an nn l lj I fl I inn all stan In I J l kind o 0 like lIle or mowed des dey's deys s r r. r I curious l Coins Coin's oln's on in dat barnt bair barn j. j t bout hout de shepherds out Hilt I t lu J hills de e Rn angels els yin In sing lujah r l' Den I ln bout hout bouti boutt i t e men seem dat clat big l stab wit If 0 Lt lights on It dat at moved mo rI right hl rih In front of ot em an nn led em eta wha un n chile us nn an I Jes looked fOro om de e 0 o clos clo's nt ot nty y half halt half tin spec to see dat dut kind ls stall h too It was a n gettin n a lit Pk li yu u know Well good Lod oa o 0 a hone honey what bat do you jou Oll reckon I Ie jee e I couldn't see ut at in de sky sIcy I I cant can't read jiow i lone ow honey honer but I it 11 da j an an nn I jes dc do end cud 0 o deI de I I tivus come an It was de Lod M lf a a In de sky an he was Sri right to me met metell I ell I Jes Miss Durkee's right Ight down on de groan an un 1 I Ito i ill to o Miss Durk Durkee e wont won't nc ah need no mo clos clo's no how I Ijes' Ijes Ijes' Ijes Ijes' Ijes I jes' jes started stalled to run towards de o an an putty soon I come ome to de e road an anI I saw a white man loan comin long In a n allah ah ll an aft a laughin houey houey was us I glad to lo see dat white man lau laugh h I Isa Isay Isay sa say I Ius us cause den I it want vant de cn end cud o 0 de dc world at all An honey yu U know he didn't even eyen ast me meIs meis meis is I scared lIe He jes stated in tellin me what It Heah it sous one o Of odem odem dem fool fi In men out some kind o 0 smoke bums cr er writ- writ In some sonic kind o 0 ad stuff Lawsy goodness hone honey aint it bad enough up all dem sl signs sighs all oven de countr country so yu jU cant can't cantsee cantsee cantsee see de putty trees an hills nn an things de Lod give us to see now goin goin go go- in up In de e sky sly an nn all oval o Gods God's he hebben an an folks to to death hut hut cant can't read 1 It Is 18 s' s a n shame Matilda I replied quite seriously Its irs just too loo bad but did you jou ou find Mrs Durkee's clothes all allrIght allright right whoa hen you jou ou went back after them Oh de decio's cc cios cio's s ri right ht dab dah an an I I pantin some when nhen v a j I r got ot up dat dot hill hm again 11 too but bit 1 I set on de o 0 clos clo's to rest en enden enden den 1 l laughed an laughed till you'd joud a n i thought Is I's plum Ilum CI ciary Putty soon I got ot up an an put de btu le o o 0 dos clo's onTon on ma Ton Maid I aid an m stated slated r rhome home mall mad as ns a avet vet iet hen Sn sayin a ln to 10 massif but buti II 0 i blamed ole oil n In I lri fool al all n alt ivah ah no Gods God's od's s I U lI Matilda I I cant can't blaino n youl you much much- ii- ii i st t 1 let let- ti l much but t you ou mustn't let anything make mad it Christmas a time line I Besides Us Be- sides you know foil folks s will fill be lie writ me and El saying in Merry y m. Christmas Christmas' nl rot over oer Gods God's earth tomorrow an and you OU must get het ct the rt an and Join the Hallelujah Hal Hal- chorus 0 Ye 1 crum um Io honey y I sho ho will Good Goodby Goodby Goodby by and Merry l h s to you Qu aD anyhow any how l r 1910 W Vestora t ri Newspaper r L UnIon Unon |