Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-16
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might. when Betsy come to the door, and axed
em all to walk out to dinner. 1t wus pow
erfui relief all round. When we got to the din
ner room, thar wus a mighty nice dinner spread
out, and thar stood Barney, an Bill an Jim
Jones ready to set down. The quality looked
at Jim and Bill, then looked at each other, an
looked for all the world like they never had
been axed To eat dinner before, an didn' { know
whether to set down or not. ..r
Barney he knOwed what they was arter but
/ didn't so says he, Ladies', take seats an
set down an help yourselves. Bill you an Jim
set down and fall too. These gentlemen, la
dies, are my friends. - ..
Bill an Jim did set right down an fell too,
shore enough they never cared a mite eff the
quality had stood over 'em an starred at 'em
a month.
The quality seemed like they was a gvine
back in the hall room. But they give another
look at the dinner, an / reckon they was rs
hungry rs Bill an Jim was for they sot right
down, sort o. desprit, an got their selves hoped.
Presently one on 'em looked at one o. the
Niger gals and says, Girl, hand me the eel
cry"
Dilce looked at Betsy mighty hard; Betsy
frOwned at Dilce, an looked like she oHshter
know al about it, an says, . Han the salt-cel-
lar ...
Dilee handed the salt-cellar. "No," saws
the quality gal, g asked for the cciery," an
she looked hard right in the plate o. raw shell
lJtes
DiIee jsrksd up that an handed it to her
Them Is shellOtes, says Barney.
The quality gal turned her nose right up at
Betsy's shellOtes, what never done her no harm,
an says, 8 thought they were celery"
IN very sorry" says poor Betsey, -
didn't know you preferred salary to shellOtes"
- You needn't trouble yourself to be sorry,
wife, said Barney, 81 we haint got so salary,
an taint your fault they don't grow here
Arter a while one on 'em had eat everything
out O. her plate right clean, an says she, 80 Mr..
Baker, l believe will change my plate, and
take a bit of that goose
Certainly, nam, says Barney, mighty po-
lite. SO he cuts off nice piece and lays ii on
his own plate, what was full o all sorts O.
things, an swaps plates with Miss Feathercod
Well, the nOtionate woman wOuldn't eat bit of
Barney dinner arter she got it, an didn't
know what made Barney look so sOlam like he
a dOin mischief. Come to find out he
knOwed all the time that she wanted right
clean plate to eat that piece o. goose off er.
AFTER they had all made mighty hearty din
ner, the old lady tuck her hands an done 'em so
at Dilee like she wanted 'em rubbed. Well, the
nlSgers had been runnin round the table all the
time, an dice was bent on shown how smart
she was SO she hew at the old souls hands an
set to rubbin 'em like all possessed but Miss
FeathercOd jerked 'em away, an says she, ''
wanted fnger-basin-'
Poor Betsy. she was tuck all aback agin. But
she is mighty smart oman, ef she is my daugh-
ed In minute the little pOrringer she keeps on
the top shelf to give sick people chicken soup
IN SO she had 1T filed with water, an handed
to Miss EeathercOd. She washed her hands in
1t, an all around her mouth, and then tuck a
mOuthful and washed out the inside o her mouth
and spit it all back in the porringer. Thinks |,
you =. don't git me to eat no more chicken soup
out Of that quality fnger-basin.'
The rest o the quality when they seed thar
was no more pOrringers comm, all washed thar
hands In their tumblers. L looked with all nv
eyes To see EN- drink the water when they was
done an spit ii back in the tumbler but as good
luck would have it they didn't; know il would
made Barney mighty mad to had to smash up
all them new tumbleTs arter the quality had
used EN- an fur my part l can see what they
bedaub their selves with everything they eat
fur, and can git up from table tell they are
washed TwOuld a been heap less trouble to
poor Betsy eff they had kept their hands under
the table cloth, an a let the niggers fed 'em.
By the time the dinner doins wus over it wus
purity late We thought shore they was gwine
10 stay all night. But fust thing We knOwed
they axed for their kat,. THAT'S what they
call them pOseys they war on their heads
Barney told 'em they better stay. that twas
dangerous to ride eight miles over that rough
T1ad after dark
Oh says one, 9 we never 60 out before
dark if We can avoid it Old Soils too ardent
beams are 80 oyerpOwering
Yes, says another, and the gentle moon
light is so soft and beautiful = -
And, says another, d" 50 poetical and soul
inspiring
And, says t'other, - the twinkling stars
looking like the ever watchfuI eyes Of our guar
dian angels
Barney looked like he thought it was his duty
To warn em an to ax 'em TO stay all night, but
seemed nightly relieved when they wouldn't
De warned lie told EN- there wasn't { no moon;
but they said them an their eOeehman an hOsses
On carriage was all use to ridin about Mt night
50 they fixed on their head gear and took their
little sun fans and started.
Poor Betsy wus hard at work to the last q
gittin their supper, for she was bound to have
mat in time.
Well. wife, says Barney, q don't know
which looks the jadedest. you or my par of old
oxen that Ben Gill has been working most TO
death"
Il don't think, Mr. Baker" Gays Betsy,
you have much respect for your wife, to com
pare her TO your old oxen. -
says he, - Whether have respect for her or
no', am gwine to take care of her, an you've
GDt % let them quality folks alone. don { see
Aothin in 'em that my wife should be a KILN
up herself bOot-lickin this way"
les, says i. to say nOthin of all the
poultry that's been killed
We all went to bed pretty soon, cause you
see the quality had pretty nigh used US up
But we wasn't done with them yet.
Way long IN the night heerd n great beatin
~ the front door Jumped up, got light, an
lent To see what was to pay, an as live, thar
staod one o these nigger solgers, n bowin an
q scTapin soon as he got sight of me-
- The Lord bless my soul, says 1, - is your
Inlssis sent you here TO fetch one u them yisi-
uncarls this time o. nightl'
lie bowed agin an says, Mrs Peathercod
presents her respects to Mr.. Baker and would
be much obliged could he lend his assistance.
The eOaehman being deceived by the darkness
81 the night, was 50 unfortunate as to run of
the side Of the eauseway and upset the carriage
In the swamp"
seized him by the collar and give him sich
shaken. uniform and all, jest like / was u
maxim up feather-bed. Says /, Z" You imper-
dent captain general you; why didn't you say
80 at oEet, What did you stand a bowin an
tiikln quality talk to me fur, an all your miss
lsses a sInshln abOut heels over heal in Cow