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The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories

The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories

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THE
STRENGTH OF GIDEON

AND OTHER STORIES


Paul Laurence Dunbar


1900



TO MY GOOD FRIEND AND TEACHER
CAPTAIN CHARLES B. STIVERS



CONTENTS


PAGE
THE STRENGTH OF GIDEON 1
MAMMY PEGGY'S PRIDE 25
VINEY'S FREE PAPERS 51
THE FRUITFUL SLEEPING OF THE REV. ELISHA EDWARDS 73
THE INGRATE 87
THE CASE OF 'CA'LINE' 105
THE FINISH OF PATSY BARNES 113
ONE MAN'S FORTUNES 129
JIM'S PROBATION 163
UNCLE SIMON'S SUNDAYS OUT 177
MR. CORNELIUS JOHNSON, OFFICER-SEEKER 207
AN OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS 229
A MESS OF POTTAGE 239
THE TRUSTFULNESS OF POLLY 255
THE TRAGEDY AT THREE FORKS 267
THE FINDING OF ZACH 285
JOHNSONHAM, JUNIOR 295
THE FAITH CURE MAN 305
A COUNCIL OF STATE 315
SILAS JACKSON 339


ILLUSTRATIONS


IT'S FREEDOM, GIDEON.
MAMMY PEGGY CAME MARCHING IN LIKE A GRENADIER.
UNCLE ISHAM DYER EXHORTS.
JIM.
THE BISHOP'S ADDRESS.
HIS BROTHER AND SISTER.



THE STRENGTH
OF GIDEON


THE STRENGTH OF GIDEON

Old Mam' Henry, and her word may be taken, said that it was "De powerfulles' sehmont she ever had hyeahd in all huh bo'n days." That was saying a good deal, for the old woman had lived many years on the Stone place and had heard many sermons from preachers, white and black. She was a judge, too.

It really must have been a powerful sermon that Brother Lucius preached, for Aunt Doshy Scott had fallen in a trance in the middle of the aisle, while "Merlatter Mag," who was famed all over the place for having white folk's religion and never "waking up," had broken through her reserve and shouted all over the camp ground.

Several times Cassie had shown signs of giving way, but because she was frail some of the solicitous sisters held her with self-congratulatory care, relieving each other now and then, that each might have a turn in the rejoicings. But as the preacher waded out deeper and deeper into the spiritual stream, Cassie's efforts to make her feelings known became more and more decided. He told them how the spears of the Midianites had "clashed upon de shiels of de Gideonites, an' aftah while, wid de powah of de Lawd behin' him, de man Gideon triumphed mightily," and swaying then and wailing in the dark woods, with grim branches waving in the

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