Post by IRONCLAD on Jan 10, 2005 21:34:53 GMT -5
.......about a mile outside of town, George noticed a suAlienious looking group of men coming down the road toward us. A cloud covered the moon making it pitch black and hard to see. But lamplight from nearby houses illuminated the streets well enough to cast a shadow on them as they approached.
"Daniel", George whispered, "I believe that's a federal patrol on a reconnaissance mission. If they spot us, they'll kill us."
"I think your right." I knew to make a run for it would be to invite a bullet in our backs. "let's slowly walk to that church. It should be unlocked, and we can hide in there."
Carefully, we sneaked across the dirt road and slipped into the church. We discovered a small opening to the attic and climbed inside. We were so scared, we didn't dare move even a finger. I must have drifted off to sleep. I awoke to the sound of voices and realized people were arriving. Peeking through the cracks in the ceiling, I soon discovered we were in a black church, and they were having a wedding. Which was to be followed by their saturday night revival.
The wedding ceremony began with the preacher asking the man, "Do you wat this woman?" "Yasur," he replied. He then asked the girl, "do you want this man?" "I sho-nuf do."
The deacon fetched a broom, and while the preacher held on end, the deaconheld the other, the couple jumped the broom. It sealed their vows, and the preacher said, "That's your wife."
Time came for the evening revival. For what felt like two hours, the preacher continued to stir everyone with a powerful hell-fire -and- darnation sermon. The louder he raised his voice, the more rapidly the old mammies fanned themselves.
"If you done any wrong, de devil gonna come down and get you." "Amen." "He gonna come down hollering and shake hi-tail. He gonna paw de yearth and make it quiver." "Amen."
I had lain as still as I could for such a long time my legs were beginning to cramp. I had to move. As I did, the ceiling gave way, and down I came with a crash, ending upright between the pulpit and the preacher. Fifty years of dust and dirt covered me from my head to my toes.
"Who dat?" asked the preacher. "Tis I, the devil," said George as he stuck his head out from the hole in the ceiling, grinning like a possum.
Well, the darkies thought for sure he was the devil and had come to get them. They carried on like they were all possessed, jumping out the windows and doors, whooping and a hollering. It took less than a minute to clear out the church. George could hardly contain himself as he dropped down to the floor. We exited through the back door, safely disappearing into the woods.......
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When I read this part of the book, I just about lost it. The funniest thing I have ever read. It took me two whole weeks to get pass this part.
It's about a Confederate soldiers life through the War of Southern Independents.
You should seek and read this book. It has a very great ending, where the ending will shock you. I now, because it shocked the hell out of me. Best book I've read in a long time.
IRONCLAD
"Daniel", George whispered, "I believe that's a federal patrol on a reconnaissance mission. If they spot us, they'll kill us."
"I think your right." I knew to make a run for it would be to invite a bullet in our backs. "let's slowly walk to that church. It should be unlocked, and we can hide in there."
Carefully, we sneaked across the dirt road and slipped into the church. We discovered a small opening to the attic and climbed inside. We were so scared, we didn't dare move even a finger. I must have drifted off to sleep. I awoke to the sound of voices and realized people were arriving. Peeking through the cracks in the ceiling, I soon discovered we were in a black church, and they were having a wedding. Which was to be followed by their saturday night revival.
The wedding ceremony began with the preacher asking the man, "Do you wat this woman?" "Yasur," he replied. He then asked the girl, "do you want this man?" "I sho-nuf do."
The deacon fetched a broom, and while the preacher held on end, the deaconheld the other, the couple jumped the broom. It sealed their vows, and the preacher said, "That's your wife."
Time came for the evening revival. For what felt like two hours, the preacher continued to stir everyone with a powerful hell-fire -and- darnation sermon. The louder he raised his voice, the more rapidly the old mammies fanned themselves.
"If you done any wrong, de devil gonna come down and get you." "Amen." "He gonna come down hollering and shake hi-tail. He gonna paw de yearth and make it quiver." "Amen."
I had lain as still as I could for such a long time my legs were beginning to cramp. I had to move. As I did, the ceiling gave way, and down I came with a crash, ending upright between the pulpit and the preacher. Fifty years of dust and dirt covered me from my head to my toes.
"Who dat?" asked the preacher. "Tis I, the devil," said George as he stuck his head out from the hole in the ceiling, grinning like a possum.
Well, the darkies thought for sure he was the devil and had come to get them. They carried on like they were all possessed, jumping out the windows and doors, whooping and a hollering. It took less than a minute to clear out the church. George could hardly contain himself as he dropped down to the floor. We exited through the back door, safely disappearing into the woods.......
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When I read this part of the book, I just about lost it. The funniest thing I have ever read. It took me two whole weeks to get pass this part.
It's about a Confederate soldiers life through the War of Southern Independents.
You should seek and read this book. It has a very great ending, where the ending will shock you. I now, because it shocked the hell out of me. Best book I've read in a long time.
IRONCLAD