The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-07-18
"Brick POmerOy and his PENN.
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Sho could't help 1t !
Nor could II


Nor could !
1t raned all day, and all night, all
tho next day, and all the day before.
Three days l was walking from
plantation to town, near Macon, Dis
trict of Bill Arp. think 1t rained,
as usual saw her gliding from cab
in to cabin, from negro house to abode
of negro, like "A baby duck, much Oh
tho waddle She carried a little cadias
in her one hand, and the other she held
high towards the cerulean her skirts
i--and all sich. She was tall--ioveli-
ness on stills. l saw her IRON the dis
tance-sbn woro black stockings, blue
garters, and moved like Il doctor on u
visit To his first patientl Ht 'a
fastened to overtakc her. | slid
my umbrella ovor herwaterlall, | ask
cd ler to excuse me, she did and hitch
ed crooks at once. i was in my ele-
ment. And in mud. The woman was
in white. She was blushing daugh.
ter of New England. She was gay
damsc Of many seasons She was Il
polisher Of IIamsshe knew much about
Hams. She was sylph-like educa-
ton, Of fnigcer-rooms. She taught edu
ton TO the ivorites-she ,e!t the white
regions and friends Of New England
to come South and teach tho Hams
the little Hams by day and the big
IIams by night, Az she continued her
teachings by light wood fires III dark
wood cabin.
| went home with her. She told me
all l could know 10 more. She was
feminine Yankee She wanted
stamps. Home was nothing; she was on
the make. Sac not had character sut;
ficIent to teach school in New England
she was not handsome enough 10 go to
| New Orleans by sea and ride 10 hap.
piness OH the Evening Stur," so she
became a negro schoolst. As beauty
she was not above par, nor much else
AS Il schooIist she was not brilliant
Smoked glass was not needed. AS s
lover of hams, she was not severe, bu
when it came to stamps, she wore hei
prettys all the time. She told me hsl
fathers name was Stone. Her name
was Penlnnah Stone. 1t was Bibl,
name-lt meant Precious Stone Sh'
was q stone, Peninnah Stone.
Being from homo was not account
able, so mado love to her. We wan
dered to her abode. We courted til
morning. Then went with her t.
school, Sho moved among the Ham
like silver thimble in dripping pan
full of breeches buttons, She wssn'
much Of catch, but better than n
catch. She was stoutminded. He
early years were spent in chewing
gum, wedding onions, pounding ston
and such little amusements, incidents
to New England, coupled with psalm
singing and praying for damnation t
rest upon all who were sinners
Penninah was sprIghtly sylph, Sh
could harness an OK, split rails, stick
hog and do all manner of such music
We loved. 1t was a matter of prof
Being New Englander, she had n
heart, Simply a stone Harder tina
brick, My cherished ono in on
: volume as yet unopened and unreal
We walked about among the cabins
her lambs. She was chief engineer
. nigger teaching shop, and Of ha
o' lluhh' W. HlSuiluNlSh uhNNt W
black jacks and honey suckleF. Fir
she'd sling her arms about my nee
and kiss me, then she'd kiss the lit
: lambs. Said /:
"Peninnah, sweet one, why kisses
thou the little he thopians 2"
Then she bent her eyes into mil
, and said
Tho moro we kiss 'em tho mo
hair oil, brass rings, photographs al
= playtnings we sell 'em
u All, 1 see-Charmiag Peninnah
H.. kiss EN- all rouad--from cabin
" cabin Ham to Ham--from infancy
,6,d AAS~ ana sell sm gswgawSr e