. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . and it is utterly impossible for that man todrink moderately. A negro named Dick had a piece of land in which he hadplanted yams and sweet potatoes. Another negro, namedTom, had a sow and nine pigs, and when Dick went to gethis potatoes one night, after his hard days work, he foundthem all rooted up and the garden destroyed. He was in aterrible rage. He said: Dere s dat old Uncle Toms sowand de pickaninnies hab bin in my garn an eat up all mytaters. Now Ill hab satisfaction. Ill make him pay dedamage, dats what Ill do. Well, Moses was a
. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . and it is utterly impossible for that man todrink moderately. A negro named Dick had a piece of land in which he hadplanted yams and sweet potatoes. Another negro, namedTom, had a sow and nine pigs, and when Dick went to gethis potatoes one night, after his hard days work, he foundthem all rooted up and the garden destroyed. He was in aterrible rage. He said: Dere s dat old Uncle Toms sowand de pickaninnies hab bin in my garn an eat up all mytaters. Now Ill hab satisfaction. Ill make him pay dedamage, dats what Ill do. Well, Moses was a Christianpatriarch among his fellows in the settlement, and he saidto Dick, — Dick, whats de matter? .-,;,. CHRISTIANITY, PICS. AND TATERS. Matter? matter nun0. Deies old Toms sow andpigs has bin an root up all my taters, and now 1*11make old Tom pay de damage. Ill seize on de pigs, Illseize on de sow, Ill seize ebervting,— Ill make him payde damage. Well, says Moses, stop a minute, Dick; yon know T 0 ni s a n o 1 dman. Well, I knowhe is. Dats got. nottin to do wid hispigs. •• V es, hnt youknow hes not gota bit of ground, such as you have, and hefiends on dat sowand dem pigs for hiswinters store. Dat makes n odifference to if he does? heOUght to keep hispigs at home, notfat de old sow inI 11 make him pay de damage, dat s what DAIHiY MOSES AM) IIKK. my oar n Ill do. •• Dick, stop a minute. You perfess to he a Christian?•• Well. I specs I is a Christian. I specs I is. Hut what s dat got to do wid my taters? Ill make him pay de damage, dats what Ill do. Ah. hut. Dick, you perfess to love de Lord Jesus ? Well, Moses, I hopes I does 1 hopes I does. But, daddy SELF-DENIAL. 561 Moses, dats nottin to do wid de pigs rootin up my know I must hab satisfaction ; I must make him pay dedamage, dats what I must do. Now, Dick, I m going to ask you one oder question,and den Ill neber ask you anoder. Jess you answer dat,and den I 11 neber ask you anoder. Hab y
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