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THE LIFE OF CHRIST IN TEN ACTS
quilt. Grouped about the cot were some half-dozen men and
women, shaking their heads sadly. Some were weeping. Two
of the women wore black mourning veils. The child's father
stood on the right side of the cot, watching. Satan, with a black
suitcase in one hand and his fork in the other, was bending over
the cot. He straightened up slowly, shaking his head sadly.
"Wel', huh time has come. She done pas' he'ppin'! Huh
hawt has plum' stop beatin'."
The women sobbed loudly. The father asked in a quavering
voice,
"Ain' dey nothin' we kin do fuh huh, doctuh ?"
"Hit's done too late, brothuh. Dat chile done died an' all de
doctuhs in de lan' ain' goin' bring huh to agin."
A man stepped forward.
"Maybe de Lawd Jesus could heal huh. Ah heah he's in
town."
Satan scowled.
"Whut do de Lawd Jesus know 'bout doct'rin'? He's a
prechuh,-he ain' no doctuh."
"But he has done a mighty lots of curin', even if he ain'
no doctuh."
The father brightened up.
"He might could he'p a little."
Satan fumed.
"How he goin' to he'p? Dis chile done daid now. 'Sides,
Lawd Jesus couldn't he'p huh iffen she jes' had de croup. He
couldn't cyuah a puhsun of de snuff habit."
The father was unconvinced.
"Ah b'leeve Ah'll run hunt him up. Hit won't huht nuthin'
to let him try."
Satan shook his head, but the father departed through the
back door. The mourners wept and moaned. Satan strode
to the front of the stage. He addressed his remarks partly to the
audience and partly to the mourners.
"Hit do beat all de way folks go runnin' to Jesus 'bout evuh
thing in de wu'l. Heah Ah is, a fus' class doctuh an' done tole
y'all dis chile is daid. But dat ain' nuff. Dey got to light out
and ask de Lawd Jesus to come pray ovuh him. Nothin' make133
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Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Texian Stomping Grounds, book, 1941; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67663/m1/141/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.