EARLY IN THE MORNING.
"I meet little Rosa early in de mornin', O Jerusalem! early in de mornin'; And I ax her, How you do, my darter?
O Jerusalem! early in de mornin'.
"I meet my mudder early in de mornin', O Jerusalem! &c.
And I ax her, How you do, my mudder?
O Jerusalem! &c.
"I meet Brudder Robert early in de mornin', O Jerusalem! &c.
And I ax him, How you do, my sonny?
O Jerusalem! &c.
"I meet Tittawisa early in de mornin', O Jerusalem! &c.
And I ax her, How you do, my darter?
O Jerusalem!" &c.
"Tittawisa" means "Sister Louisa." In songs of this class the name of every person present successively appears.
Their best marching song, and one which was invaluable to lift their feet along, as they expressed it, was the following.

There was a kind of spring and lilt to it, quite indescribable by words.
XXIV.

GO IN THE WILDERNESS.
"Jesus call you.

Go in de wilderness, Go in de wilderness, go in de wilderness, Jesus call you.

Go in de wilderness To wait upon de Lord.
Go wait upon de Lord, Go wait upon de Lord, Go wait upon de Lord, my God, He take away de sins of de world.
"Jesus a-waitin'.