The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-01-11

nAs Nas .SflsaSeT Tor tae p0oT We
nan. Who eriden,ls did NOS understand OF
half the sentence. Il
sRigatsa-s o. fslks, then.' shs said, 10
half inquirirs tone.
sYe-, but they'ss all dead sow.'
sDead 2 s
Yes, dead, beyond the hope Of resur
recsion.'
I've hcern all the dead var to be reeur
rec.ed. Dida's 70 SAP - Ssr enc ca 'em
fe ain's dtad YETI said the woman, chuck
ing as having cornerad ne.
.But I'm moro taaa half dead, JUS
now
sAh,' replied she woman, still laughing
syer chieken.' -
"a chicken, what's thasl
"A thing ,ha. gqss on tn legs, and kar
kles,' vas the ready repy.
'Ah. my dear madam, you can ous-:all
me-
Yes, reckon | kin cus-run 20, tu. u
amt over rugged Thea, after pause
she dlei,-.What dye 'lecs that dark,
LINK Sum fnr PresiAen: for 2
4 d,da's elect him. Ivstedfor Douglas
But Liocain is not q darkey.'
Hes mullater, then I've heern b,
war,' she replied.
M, he's not mulasto he's rail-
SPLITTER s
sRaii-s splister Then he's a ni9ger
shore s
.Na, madam white men at the North
split rails u 9s
AM white ximmin tn, p'raps,' said the
woman, with contemptous toss Of the
head.
M, they don't,' replied, Shut white
women pork there
white wimmin work .ha7 2 chimed in
the hitherto speeehless beauty, shaving a
So. Of teeth the exact color Of her skin
Yailer. .Whas du the dn =
some Of them attend in stores. soma set
type, some teach school, aud some work in
fac;eries.'
sDn tell /! Dress nice, and make money 2
Yes replied, sthey mako money, and
dress like ine. Indies; in fact are fine ladies.
know one young woman, of about your
age, that had to get her own education, VIII Q
earns thousand dollars year by teaching,
and I've beard of many factory-girls who
support their parcats, and lay up grea,
deal of money, BY working in the mills
'Wal, replied the young woman. with a
contemptpus curl of her matches upper lip,
.schule-marms amt fne ladies' ; fine ladies
don't work only nisgers does that har.
reckon I'd ruiher be spectacle than work
for livin'.'
could bat think how magniicently the
lips Of some of cur glorious Yankee girls
would have cnrled bal they heard that re-
mark, and seen the poor girl that made IT,
with her tera, worn, greasy, dress; her
bare. dirty legs aud feet, and her arms,
neck, and face 50 thick'y cncrus,ed With a
LAYER of claey mud that there was danger oil
hydrophobia If she went near wash tub.
Restraining my involuntary disgust, l re-
piied,- ss s..s--.zss j..
I'VE at the North think work is respec.a-
bic. We do not lock down on man OF
woman for earning Their daily bread. We
all work.
'Yas, and that's the Why yer all ssch cow
ard, said the old woman,
.Cawards = l said .wao tells You that?'
.My old man hd says one OF our boys
kin lick FIVE Of your Yankee men,
Perhaps SO. Isyour husband away from
home 2
Yes, him and our Cal. are down to
Charles'n.' ze.~y...
.Cal. is your son, Is be p
.Yas. he's my o!!es,, and likely lad be
ar tu- he's .tweuty-one, and his name ar
jain Calhaun Mills. He's gone sroopin'
it with bis father.' .......s
What, both gone, and left you ladies
here alone = r.
.Yas, the Cunnel said every man orter 60,
and they warns to be ahind the rest. The
Cnnuel-Cunnel J.-looks arter Us while
,he7 is .away,'
.Busl should think the Colonel looked
after you poor'y-givlng you nothing to
eat.'
.oa! it's ben .sech storm to-day the
gals eoui idn's 60 for the si.iles, though tain
yrea. way. We'r on his plantation shia
house IS h,s'n.'
This last vas agreeable news, and i oc-
curred to me that if ne were 50 near ihs
Colonel's we might push on, and get there
tha, night. IN sp,,s Of the storm 30 ] said
.inaesa; I'n going 10 the Colene''s.-
How far is iss'
Alright smart six mile it's At the cross.
roads. Ye knox the Cunnsi, du ye =
.Oh. yes, | knos him well. II bis house
!, not more than six miles OF, think y.
had batter go on tonight. What do you
ssy. Sep ?
.I,eckon we'j better gvo, nassa', rep.ise
ths drrkey, ~no had spread my trase'iaa
shawl 10 ihs chimney corner, and Was ssas.
ed On il drying his clothes.
.Ye'd better Dos,' said the woman 81
e.ter stay bsr; thsr's right smart cs'anc'
of ran twixs bar and the canneiss, and
.atns safe 20 cfass arser dark
III that i. - we'd better stay. Scip; dom
you think % = said 70 the darksy.
.Je.. a. yoa Ike, nassa. We got sru VII
de- odier one, and reckon sains M xos
nor dat
sThs brsa-. sr esrried awar, aed yet
have sasaisa shore. 'sasd ths wom.n. 'Ic'
better STAR
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