Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1891 — The Difference in Prayers. [ARTICLE]

The Difference in Prayers.

Texas Sittings. “Uncle Samson,” asked Parscn Surplus Eel, did you ever experience any difference in the way your prayers have been answered?” “Weil, sah,.some pra’rs is ansud an’ some isn’t —’pend on w’at you axes fo'. Just arte? the hard winter, ’fore the whitewashin’ season begin, when it was mighty hard scratchin’ fo’ de cullud breddern. I observed dat w’enebber I prays fo’ de Lo’d to send one o’ Judge Payton’s fat ducks fo’ de ole man dar was ho notice took of de partition; but w’qn I pray dat he send the ole man fo’ de duck de matter was ’tended to befo’ sun-up next mawnin’<ded sartin.”