Tales of Manhattan Page #10

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AIN'T IT UNDERSTOOD

YOU PRAYED FOR LAND, TOO?

WELL, LUKE, HAVE YOU BEEN SINNIN'

AGAINST THE LORD AND THE LAW?

LOOK MIGHTY LIKE SIN

FROM UP HERE.

DOES THE SHERIFF

KNOW ABOUT THIS?

THIS AIN'T NO SIN,

REVEREND LAZARUS.

THERE'S TOO MUCH

GOODNESS IN IT.

HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKIN'?

ESTHER SAYS THE LORD

SENT THIS MIRACLE

FROM HEAVEN ITSELF,

RIDIN' ON THE WINDS

OF LIGHTNIN'.

I AIN'T THE ONE

TO ARGUE WITH HER.

THAT SURE IS:

A POWERFUL MIRACLE.

I HEARED A HEAP:

OF PRAYIN'

BUT NEVER SEEN THE LORD

PASS NO MIRACLE.

THAT'S BLASPHEMIN',

REVEREND.

SHUT YOUR MOUTH,

NICODEMUS!

WHO'S THE PREACHER

'ROUND HERE?

OR IS YOU?

I AIN'T SAYIN' THE LORD

DIDN'T PASS THIS HERE MIRACLE.

HEY!

YOU CERTAIN THIS COA COME FROM UP THERE

AND NOT FROM:

DOWN THERE?

SMELL MORE LIKE:

THE DEVIL THAN THE LORD.

I RECKON MOSES DIDN'T STOP

TO FIGURE HOW THE DEVIL

SENT THE MANNA:

TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.

HE KNOWED THE LORD SENT I 'CAUSE HE BELIEVED

IN THE LORD!

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS-

MANNA FROM HEAVEN.

LORD DONE GONE:

AND DONE IT AGAIN.

PRAISE THE LORD!

HALLELUJAH!

WHAT YOU AIMIN' TO DO

WITH THAT MONEY?

THIS HERE'S A MIRACLE,

AIN'T IT?

I GOT TO PUT IT AWAY

UNTIL I FIGURE IT OUT.

I ALREADY GOT I FIGURED OUT.

IT'S AN ANSWER

TO ALL THEM THAT'S PRAYED,

ADDED UP:

TO THE LAST PENNY.

WELL, HALLELUJAH!

I PRAYED FOR:

A HORSE AND BUGGY

AND LAST NIGH WHEN THE STORM BLEW,

I PRAYED FOR A NEW ROOF.

I RECKON I PRAYED

ABOUT $100 WORTH.

WATCH OUT.

DON'T FORGET, REV,

THE LORD IS COUNTING

RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU.

YOU MEAN HERE:

IN THIS ROOM?

I RECKON I JUST WISHED

FOR THAT HORSE AND BUGGY

AND DIDN'T GET AROUND

TO PRAYIN' FOR IT.

THIS IS THE MOST UPSETTIN'ES MIRACLE I EVER HEARD OF.

THE LORD'S DONE SENT THIS

AS A CHRISTMAS PRESEN TO ALL FOLKS

IN THIS HERE PLACE!

EVERYBODY CALL OUT TO

WHAT THEY PRAYIN' FOR!

I'LL SURE WELCOME

THAT TRACTOR.

WHAT YOU PRAYS FOR AND

BELIEVES IN YOU GETS!

MATTHEW 21:
22.

BLESSED AM THE POOR,

FOR THAT'S ALL THEY GET.

HEY, REVEREND,

DON'T THAT SAY,

"BLESSED AM THE POOR...

IN SPIRIT"?

COMES TO:

THE SAME THING.

WHEN YOU'S POOR,

YOU'S POOR ALL OVER.

THAT SURE ME,

ALL OVER.

OUR PRESENTS!

DEFINITE!

YOU RIGHT,

SISTER ESTHER,

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS,

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

EVERYBODY ACCORDING

TO HIS PRAYING,

AND WE'S

THE DEPUTIES OF THE LORD.

HEY, AIN'T THAT SOMETHING?

HALLELUJAH.

WHAT DID YOU PRAY FOR,

SISTER ESTHER?

OH, I PRAYED FOR

THAT BRINDLE COW.

WELL, THE LORD'S ALLOWING YOU

ABOUT $60 FOR THAT.

THANK YOU, LORD.

WHAT DID YOU PRAY FOR,

OLD BROTHER LUKE?

I WANTS A TRACTOR,

A RED ONE,

SO MIGHTY BAD:

I KNOWS THE LORD

AIN'T LETTING NO PRAYERS

STAND BETWEEN US.

MAYBE LUKE DON'T PRAY

OFFICIAL-LIKE,

BUT THE LORD KNOWS THERE'S

A LOT OF GOODNESS IN HIM.

I AGREES. I BEEN WISHING

FOR A TRACTOR MY-

I SAID WISHING, NO PRAYING, SISTER ESTHER.

WELL, LOOKED IT UP

IN A CATALOG,

AND THE PRICE REVEALED

IS $798.

HERE YOU ARE, LUKE.

I PRAYED FOR:

A SLINGSHOT.

THAT'S A WEAPON

OF THE DEVIL.

HE PRAYED FOR IT,

HE GETS IT.

WELL... HERE'S $1.00 FOR A SLINGSHOT.

MAY THE LORD:

GUIDE YOUR HAND.

I PRAYED:

FOR NEW SHOES.

HERE'S $2.00 FOR SHOES. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I PRAYED FOR A BLANKET WITH NO HOLES.

$3.00 FOR A BLANKE FOR CHRISTMAS.

I PRAYED FOR SHOES AND STOCKINGS.

HERE'S $4.00 FOR

SHOES AND STOCKINGS.

I PRAYED FOR:

A NEW WAGON.

$2.00 FOR THE WAGON.

WE PRAYED FOR:

GOOD VITTLES.

HERE'S $2.00 APIECE

FOR GOOD VITTLES.

THIS IS THE BUSIEST DAY

BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

MY PAPPY PRAYED:

FOR A NEW PLOW.

TELL YOUR PAPPY THE LORD'S

GOT HIS PLOW READY.

MY PAPPY NEED:

A NEW PAIR OF PANTS.

HE DONE PRAYED:

AND HOLLERED.

TELL YOUR PAPPY:

THE LORD'S WAITING

TO FI THE PANTS ON HIM.

SHH! SHH! SHH!

CHILDREN, HEARKEN TO ME!

RUN AND SHOUT THE WORD

THAT LORD HAS SENT DOWN A MIGHTY

FINE CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYBODY.

TELL PEOPLE:

TO COME A-RUNNIN'.

PRAISE THE LORD!

I GOT SHOES,

YOU GOT SHOES:

ALL GOD'S CHILDREN

GOT SHOES:

WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN

GONNA PUT ON:

YOUR SHOES...

PA, LOOK!

MA, LOOK!

EVERYBODY, LOOK!

THE LORD SENT DOWN

MORE MONEY:

THAN YOU EVER SEEN

BEFORE.

PA! MA!

GRANDPA! YOU KNOW

THAT FINE COFFIN

YOU WAS WANTING:

TO BE BURIED IN?

YOU CAN HAVE IT!

WHAT Y'ALL MEAN?

I AIN'T DEAD YET.

I CAN SEE THAT,

BUT THAT COFFIN'S WAITING

FOR YOU DOWN AT THE CHURCH.

TRYING TO MAKE:

A FOOL OUT OF ME.

I'M GONNA PRAY MY SOUL

IN JUDGMENT:

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

I'M GONNA PRAY MY SOUL

IN JUDGMENT:

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

THERE'S A GREAT DAY

A- COMIN'

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

IF YOU LYIN' ABOUT THIS,

THE FIRE IN HELL WILL GET YOU

BEFORE YOU'S DEAD.

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

IN THAT GREA GETTIN'- UP MORNIN'

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

IN THAT GREA GETTIN'- UP MORNIN'

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

IN THAT GREA GETTIN'- UP MORNIN'

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

OH, THE PREACHER

HOLD THAT BIBLE:

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL...

WHAT FOR?

I NTNTS $32.

I DONE PRAYED FOR

CARPENTER TOOLS.

YOU GETS 'EM.

THANK YOU,

REVEREND.

WHAT FOR?

I WANTS $9.75.

I DONE PRAYED FOR

A BARREL OF FLOUR.

WELL, HERE'S $10.

BAKE YOURSELF SOME BISCUITS

FOR CHRISTMAS:

AND DON'T FORGE REVEREND LAZARUS.

I WANTS $25, SIR.

WHAT FOR?

MY COFFIN.

A MAHOGANY ONE,

WITH WHEELS ON I SO I CAN ROLL RIGH THROUGH THE PEARLY GATES.

PRAISE THE LORD I DONE

LIVED TO SEE THIS DAY!

I CAN GIVE YOU:

A POWERFUL GOOD SERVICE

FOR $5.00 EXTRA

WHEN THE TIME COMES.

MAYBE WHEN:

THAT TIME COMES,

YOU WON'T BE HERE.

HEH HEH HEH!

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

IN THAT GREA GETTIN'- UP MORNIN'

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

IN THAT GREA GETTIN'- UP MORNIN'

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL:

IN THAT GREA GETTIN'- UP MORNIN'

FARE THEE WELL,

FARE THEE WELL...

BROTHERS AND SISTERS!

BROTHERS...

BROTHERS AND SISTERS!

BROTHERS:

AND SISTERS...

THIS HERE PAPER:

HAS ALL THE FIGURES TAKEN

ON THIS HERE MIRACLE.

SISTER ESTHER DONE

WORKED IT OUT HERSELF.

ACCORDING TO THE FIGURES,

THE LORD SENT US $43,000.

NOW, THAT'S MORE MONEY THAN

THERE IS IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

FURTHERMORE AND WHEREAS,

WE HAVE PAID OU TO TRUE BELIEVERS-

WHO PRAYED FOR IT-

THE SUM OF $1,454

AND 50 CENTS,

LEAVING A TOTAL OF...

$41,545

AND 50 CENTS,

BELONGING TO ALL OF US

IN THIS HERE PLACE.

HALLELUJAH!

WELL, PASS OU THE MONEY!

A MIGHTY AMOUN OF MONEY, FOLKS,

AND IT AIN' GOING TO WASTE.

I SEE:

THE NEW CHURCH NOW-

STANDING ON THE HILL,

SHINING IN THE SUN.

AND A HOSPITAL!

WE'RE BUYING THE LAND,

YOU HEAR?

AND TOOLS:

WITH EDGES SO SHARP,

THE EARTH WILL JUMP UP

TO MEET THEM.

WE'LL WORK THAT GROUND SIDE BY

SIDE, RAISING CORN AND COTTON.

AND WHAT WE GETS,

WE SHARES.

WON'T BE NO RICH

AND NO MORE POOR.

YES, FOLKS,

A NEW DAY IS DAWNING.

STOP!

STOP, Y'ALL!

WE DONE FORGO POOR OLD CHRISTOPHER.

BUT HE AIN' THE PRAYING KIND.

HOW COME YOU KNOW THAT?

THAT'S SOMETHING

NOBODY KNOWS:

BUT THE LORD:

AND POOR OLD CHRISTOPHER.

HE'S THE POORES OF US ALL.

HE AIN'T GOT NOTHIN',

NEVER HAD NOTHIN'.

MAYBE HE PRAYED:

FOR EVERYTHING.

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