The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-04-02
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an set down an help help. yourselves. Bill,
you an Jim set down an fall too. These
gentlemen, ladies. are my friends ".'
Bill and Jim did set right down an fall
too, sure enough they never keered mite
CT the quality had stood over 'em an star.
red at 'em a month. .. -,
=, The quality seemed like they was gwine
back in the hall room. But they give an
otlier look at the dinner, an l reckon they
was as hungry rs Bill an Jim was. for they
set right down, soil o. despirit, and got their
selves hoped.
Presently one on 'em looked at one o
the nigser gals an says Girl, hand me the
celery ...
Dilce looked at Betsy mighty hard; Bet.
sy frowned ut dice, an looked like she
oughter know all about it, an says, Hand
the saltcellar.'
Dilce handed the saltcelIar. mo- says
the quality gal, | asked for the celery,' as
she looked hard right in the plate o raw
shellotes.
Dice jerked up that and handed il to her.
Them is shellotes,' says Barney.
The quality gal turned her nose right up
at Betsy's shellotss. what never done her no
harm, an says, thought they were celery
I'm very sorry says poor Betsy, Il
didn't know you preferred salary 10 shell
lotes'
You needn't trouble yourself to be SORRY
wife, says Barney, we haint got no salary,
an taint your fault, they don't grow here
Arter while one on 'em had eat every
thing out o. her plate right clean, an SAWS
she, Mr.. Baker, believe will change my
Irlu nj FOL. -, al,
Certainly, man, says Barney, mighty
perlte. So he cuts off nice piece an lays
II on his own plate, what was full o all sorts
o things, an swaps plates with Miss Feath-
| ercod. We'll, the notionate woman wouldn't
eat a bit O. Barney's dinner arter she got it.
an didn't know what made Barney look
30 solum like he was doin mischief. Come
to find out, he knowcd all the time that she
wanted right clean plate to cat that piece
o goose offer. .. ... -sr.".7.
Arter they had all made a mighty hearty
dinner, the old lady took her hands All done
EN- so at dice, like she wanted EN- rubbed.
We'll, the niggers had been rnnnin round
the table all the time, and Dilce was bent on
| showing how smart she was. So sue few
at the old souls hands an set to rubbin 'em
like all possessed but Mrs. Feathercod Jerk
ed 'em away, an says she, Il wanted a fin.
ger BASIN .~.... g.. ar,.. .....
Poor Betsy, she was tuck all back apiu
But she is mighty smart oman, cf she is
my daughter, an don't often be put out.
She membered in minute the little porin
gar she keeps on the top shelf 30 give sick
people chicken soup in. So sue had it filled
with water, an handed to Mrs. Feathercod.
She washed her hands in it, an all round her
mouth, al then tuck mou,hful an washed
out the inside O. her mouth, and spit Il all
back in the porringar. Thinks |, you
don't git me TO eat no more chicken soup
out of that quality finger. BASIN l...
The rest o the quality, when they seed
thar wus no more porringers comm, all
washed their hands in their tumbers. I
looked with all my eyes to see 'em drink the
water when they was done an spit it back
in the tumbler; but, as good luck would
have it, they didn't; | know it would a
made Barney mighty mad to had to smash
up all them new turnblers arter the quality
bad used EN-; an fur my part, | can't see
what they bedaub their selves with eyery
thing they eat fur, an can't git up from the
table till they are washed. 'Twould a been
heap less trouble to poor Betsy ef they
had a kept their bands under the table.clot6.
an let the niggers fed 'em. t.. ..iE
by the time the dinner doins was over il
was purity late. We thought shore they
was agwine to stay all night. But fust
thing we knowd they axed fur their hats.
(That's what they call them poseys they war
on thar heads.) Barney told 'em they'd
better stay, that twas dangerous to ride
eight miles over that rough road after dark.
Oh says one. 'we never GO out before
dark If we can avoid it Old Soils too ardent
beams are SO overpowering.' '..'. r.-.
Yes, says another and the gentle
moonlight is so soft and beautiful ',.-...
: And says another, SO poslical and soul.
inspiring ..'
And says t'otber, the twinkling stars
looking like the ever watchful eyes of our
guardian angels sa..rra ... I"a 5saa
Barney looked like he thought IT was bis
duty to warn ''em an to, AK 'em to stRy all
night, but seemed nightly relieved when
they wouldn't be warned He told 'em
there want no moon; but they said them
an their coachnan' an hosses an carriage
was all used to ridin about at night !, go they
fixed on their headgear an took their little
sun fans an started.
Poor Betsy was hard at work to the last