Randolph Macon College - Helianthus Yearbook (Lynchburg, VA)

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When Mary .lane Confessed Religion. ' UOK hoah! Pa, said Nanuny to Uncle Iiphriaiu, as thoy sat in tho doorway of thoir tiny houso ono August day, 'fdoos you know Mary llano done mighty nigh gi'ou'04'I up widout no 'ligiou I I docs for a fao', Nauuny, I doc-s datg hut I dono pray ohor .Mary Qlauo and pray ohor hor till do Lord dono fi'od ol listonin. lt gihs nio satisfaction to hoah dat, I'nolo 'I'IDIll'Iillll, it do sog hut 'I' hoou studin' of Mary Jlano had a loc-tlv kind o' tiniptation in do way, dar's no tellin' what :night happen. 'lilo dc-hil's al'ays tiniptin' hor his way, a holdin' out fine olo'os an' sich like, 'pears to nw, dyah ought to hc sonic kind o' nounty-irrotatiir, wukin' on do il,ord,s sido. - , I llat sounds like sonso, Manuny, dat do so. But who's gwiuo to hc- do 0UlIllIi'Y'I I'1'0IL21IlO1'.,, I done stoddod dat all out, I'nol0 I'lllIll'lIlll, an' it 'poars tor nm hor own Pa is do proper pusson to ho do county-irrofatoizl' Look hoah, Manuny, I hafos to 'pear undc-rhan' wid yo' wuds, hut I dunno Oz I zactly understands 'hout dat county-irrotator.I' I knowod you donlt, Uncle .I'IPIll'lllll, l done noticc-d yo' 1lllIlilllCI0l'IJIIII7f' wid wuds 'fo now, and I wuz jos' on do p'int of splainin' whon you spokv. A oounty-irrotator is jos' liko pnvuuionio whvn you puts a IIIIISIEIWI plastor on it. Soon Oz do plaster strocks yor county-irrvtation svts in, an' do pnuunionio is drawod out. Dat how CONN' ,I, used dat wud, hit savos hroaf in do odioatodg hut l IIIOIIQIIIIOI' knowocl you'd nohor oonu- at nothin' hy do short cut. Yit oz I done struck out dat way il.'s gwino to do hig road. 'fllit 'pears tor 1110, of 1110 au' you could git hold on tor sonwthin' 'notllor dat would draw Mary Jane 'way from do dohil an' his works daro'd ho a niiglitty hig thing dono fur 1'0IIQI1l.,, Sho an' it would, Manuny, sho an' it wouldf' You know dar's to he a hig inoc-tin, at Blount Zion do fust Sunday o' nox' inouthg au' I clone sot my mind on Mary Ilan0's jinin, do chuuh dat day. I douo socd hor up dar in hor hluo rihhins an' hor whifo dross. Its a Soanllous shanio Mary .lane aiu' jinod fo' now. Soanllous, an' dat's a fact O, course sho hlovgod to git 'ligiu fo' hand, an' I's gwiuo to hold you 'spousihlo of sho dou,t.', ' IIfow,s dat, Mammy, gwino tor hold mo 'sponsihlo for Mary -Tano's 'corn- trarinoss? How come Ps 'sponsihlo 'P' 38

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llboem. J lligh in the heavens the young moon sails, There is a solemn hush in the airy Low some lonely niglit-bird wuils Its sweet notes clear and rare. Across the dusky sky a gleaming meteor falls Swift and silent as an angel's Hight. From the shadowy grass at cricket calls. The stars are golden points of light. A blessed pence that tells of sleep With night comes, like the dew, To tired souls that toil and weep And makes them strong and true. R. W. P 37

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Hlle L0l'fl holfls fle Ma anfl fle Pa lsponsible unter fle thufl an, fle' fo'th gener- ation, Uncle 1tlPll1'll1l1.,, ls flat flc Bible, Mannny, Ll2I1',S powerful heap o' 1llCtlllil1, in flcm XVll1lS? 'Yo' Uncle EI5lll'lllll,S ready ter follo' fle Bible whereni-so-eber hit chooses to tecli ,illl.,, cl7at's right, Uncle Ephrum, flat's right. Ma1n1ny's flone plan fle whole thing. ,I over-heahefl flat flornwallaee .lohnsin ax Mary Jane what she flone sot her hlart on lll0,0ll ennythin' else in fle worlflg an' Mary Jane flone spressefl herself fo' fle wufls out o' his lllflllf. She says, she floes, flat she flone sot hor min' on a watch. NNOW you know, Uncle Ephrunm, well ez me, flat nigger ain' got no money to buy no watch XVill g an, lIl0,0ll flat llyilll ain' no reason ter spee, he eber gwine to hah none. Den hit ,pearefl to ine, wifl flat leetle pig over flar o' yourn, an' flat log-cabin quilt o' llllll,, ll jes, ll0lli', we inought git flat watch. Au' you say to he1', 'Look heah, Mary Jane, ef you'll git 'ligin fo' nex' month, flen flat watch yourng but ef yer !l01l, colne roun' flat wateh gwine back to fle sto' up fle 1'021fl., .l7at's fle kinfler county-irretator flatls got to ill! wifl Mary :lame to tll'ilW her to Glory, an, hitls nie an' you ez is ,sponsible ef she ll0ll,t git dar. .Ii'o' g004lll0SS ef flyah llflll, conne llilt nigger now ll' saifl Manuuy, beginning to hustle about the kitehen. How cfnne li ean't 'pear busy, an' you breck loose, like fle notion fl0llC jcs' streek yerln Niles' ez you say, Mannny, jes, ez you say. Tain, nothing to hinfler hit ez I sees, 1'eaflily assentefl llnele lflphriani. Then turning to Mary Jane, who was coming up the path 'cshooin' fle ClllCli0llS fo' her,'l l1e exelailnefl: Ho flar, Mary Jane! ills flat you? Whar you been, nigger?,' 'els flat nie, you speakin' to, Pa W' aslfefl Mary Jane. '4,l'se been roun' to l,inlfey's fixin, for fle poun' party. ilflas you enny corncern in it W' Uncle Ephrianl ,Q:I'lllllOCl, but l1e caught AIEIIIIIIIAJS eye Zlllfl aflflefl quickly: Does you heah flat, Maunny, floes you heah what fle llllS0,lll0 sinner says? lletter be et ll0lllC, gal, Stllflill, whar yer gwine when yer flie. 'I l h ll'l1,S fle bi 'est watch up fle roafl a piece Look heah! Mary Jane. , lea . gg you mighty nigh eber sot yo' eyes on. Mary .lane prifskefl up l1cr ears innnefliately. HYou spealfin' 'bout flat watch at M1'. -lonse's sto', XVllil'1',S got fle pew golfl twister 'll' she askefl, seating herself on the floor-step, tlllll fanning her ebony face with Ma1n1ny's turkey-wing. , I aiu' heahefl 'bout no pew golfl twister, but l 'sposin' fl2'it,S hit,', Uncle Ephriain replied. uIlOXV,Cl1l'S0-Oliftl' ine an' Manuny's gwine to buy flat watch.', 39