A VISIT FROM UNCLE EBEN.
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NNER ’LIZER Anner ’Lizer’s ribbon caught his eye and hegasped: ‘ Bless de Lawd, Sis ’Lizer; you don’tmean to tell me dat you’s gwin ’bout heahseekin’ wid yo’ har tied up in ribbon? Whut!tek it off, honey, tek it off; ef yo’ wants yo’soul saved, tek it off!” Anner ’Lizer hesitated, and raised her eyesin momentary protest ; but they met the horrifiedgaze of the old man, and she lowered themagain as her hand went reluctantly up to herhead to remove the offending bit of finery. “You see, honey,” Uncle Eben went on,“ when you sta’ts out on de Christian jou’ney,you’s got to lay aside evry weight dat doethso easy beset you an’ keeps you f’om per-gressin’; y’ ain’t got to think nothin’ *bout pus-sunal *dornment; you’s jes’ got to shet yo’ eyesan’ open yo” hea’t an’ say, Lawd, come; youmust n’t wait fu’ to go to chu’ch to pray, nuther,you mus’ pray anywhar an’ ev’rywhar. Why,when I was seekin’, I ust to go ’way off up inde big woods to pray, an’ dere ’s whar de Lawdanswered me, an’ I’m a-rejoicin’ to-day in depowah of de same salvation. Honey, you’sgot to pray, I tell you. You’s got to brek debackbone of yo’ pride an’ pray in earnes’; WY)
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