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October 4, 1828
New Hampshire Statesman And Concord Register
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Two negroes, Brough and Cuff, meet at a fork in the road on St. James' Santee after attending different church services and humorously misunderstand a sermon on the narrow and broad paths.
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The following is no fable. It actually occurred on St. James' Santee.
It was on the Sabbath, that two negroes met at a fork of the road. Both had been to preaching—the one to hear an Episcopal, and the other a Methodist Minister. Old acquaintance introduced a conversation, and of course the two sermons were discussed. The merits of the preachers were compared, &c. At length the elder negro said, "Ah, Brough, my preacher be berry smart man, berry larnt man. He tell us dat the narrow paat lead to hell and de broad paat lead to Damnation, and—" "Stop, stop," said the other, "If dat be de case bout boaff paat, Cuff will no follow none, but cut rite trough de woods."
[South Carolina Harvest.
It was on the Sabbath, that two negroes met at a fork of the road. Both had been to preaching—the one to hear an Episcopal, and the other a Methodist Minister. Old acquaintance introduced a conversation, and of course the two sermons were discussed. The merits of the preachers were compared, &c. At length the elder negro said, "Ah, Brough, my preacher be berry smart man, berry larnt man. He tell us dat the narrow paat lead to hell and de broad paat lead to Damnation, and—" "Stop, stop," said the other, "If dat be de case bout boaff paat, Cuff will no follow none, but cut rite trough de woods."
[South Carolina Harvest.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Negroes
Sermons
Narrow Path
Broad Path
Misunderstanding
Dialect
What entities or persons were involved?
Brough
Cuff
Where did it happen?
St. James' Santee
Story Details
Key Persons
Brough
Cuff
Location
St. James' Santee
Event Date
On The Sabbath
Story Details
Two negroes meet after church services, discuss sermons, and one responds wittily to a misunderstood biblical teaching on paths to hell and damnation by choosing to go through the woods.