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"Me, Wichi S' �r Pearl, �
Right R�tm1 Deacon Dennl
C Jones and Com t Boot
Wearing . . We're calling k>
Y Meny Cluistmas."
"A14am. Sam? Cbuldn'tyou
have waiEd until lOorl1?" I �.
"Noway, lgboy," iesaid.
"No way. am� ooly annes
orce ajear,"
"AIL RIGIIT, big boy. It
looks like you ml old lover girl
�re have something going 011,"
Wichita id,
''You young people hush timt
"S' er Pearl said. "am�
. aboly day and we soould treat it
with respect"
"Amen. Amen." TIle Rcvererx1
said. "But we live in a world of
high-tech in, S�ter. It seems like
everybody has forgo n the rrean­
ing of Olirstmas. All most people
think about is buying, lling am
trying to outdo each other."
"Hallel�ah." S�ter Pearl said.
"Preach, R�rend. Preach. "
�'And. I am bere k> tell you,
b�IS and ssers," the Revererd
rontirrued. "wren tha;e bills start
rolling in in Februaty and March,
you'll sing a different mre,"
"Glory to God," Sister Pearl
said. 'The wages of keeping up
with the Joraes is debt"
"And er. brothers and sisters,
what about the oomel ? How
many did you invite to sup with
you?" the Reverend thW1dered.
"How quick you forget about the
reedy."
"ALL RIGHT �
Jones. All right," Bessie said.
"While you're giving us common
folk hell, talk about some of -these
pinkie ring-wearing and CMillac­
�preacms too."
"False, prophets, siser, False
prophelS," the Revererd continued.
''Teach tre word preacher man.
. Tell people to abstain from loose
sex but if they won't, tell them
about cordorrs,"
"Preach Reverend, preach."
Sister Pearl said. "WOCn I laic! eyes
on you I knew you would tell it like
it is. Preach Reverend, preach."
"nus IS A sinful world, sister.
We are reaping the fruits of O\.D'
labor. All tbose house rent parties,
turning our � wben sister so­
and-so slipped mister s0-a00-60 in
and out of her bade door, getting at
'the man' by buying stolen mer­
chaOOise and all the other wicked
ways we turned our heads to our
hell-bourld children woo are killing
their families, robbing nx>the1S am
doing any am everything for the
rock," thundered the Right
Reverend Deacon Demon C­
Oease Jores.
"Glory be. Glory be." Sister
Pearl said. "Pray for them
Reverend. Pray for them."
''Yeah!'' Sam said "And while
you are praying for them, pray that
whatever good Highland Park's
outgotng mayor, the honorable
Martha G. Scott did, will be ron­
tinued by the mayor-elect, the
rororable linsey Porter."
"Don't forget the bomrable
Emma Hull over in Benton Har­
bor," Bessie yelled. "She reeds
prayer too."
"Amen. sister. Amen." 1be
Reverend said. "Being a good
politcian ain't easy. There are
temptations lp>Illemptati ns aoo
one rmst learn, if he or she doesn't
know it, that everybody woo grins
in your face ain't YO\.D' friend, Am I
right br'otb:r Wro�?"
"Leave me out of it, Reverend,"
I said. "I didn't k for a 4 am.
serrron.Bialagree, What you said
•. IUded to be said but if a person
remembers woo they are, where
• they came from aJ'l1 why they are
wrere they are �y wont have any
problems. AOO that is the bonom
line."
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