Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-06-21
"BRICK POMEROY AND HIS
PENINNAH.r
Che couldn't help i'll
Nor could II

as usual. I saw her gliding from
cabin to cabin, from negro house tc
abode of negro, like a baby duck
much on the waddle. She carried
little cadias in her one hand, and in
her other she held high towards the
cerulean her skirts land all SIGH
She was tall--loveliness On stills.
saw her from the distance she had
on black stockings, wore blue garters
and moved like doctor on a visit te
his first paticntl
! FASTENED TO overtake her. I slid
my umbrella over her waterfall
asked her to excuse me, she did and
hitched crooks at once. I was in my
element. And in mud. The woman
was in white. She was blushipc
daughter of New England. She
was gay damsel of many seasons
She was a polisher Of Hams. She
knew much about Hams. She was
lph-like educator Of nigger.rooms
She taught education to the ivorites-
she left the white regions and friends
Of New England to come South and
teach the Hams--the little Hams by
day and the big Hams by night, az
she continued her teachings by light.
wood fires ifB dark wood cabin.
went home with her. She told
me all. I could no more. She was
. feminine Yankee. She wanted
stamps. Home was nothing she was
on the make. She had not character
sufficient to teach school in New En-
gland, she was not handsome enough
to 60 to New Orleans by sea and ride
happiness on the Evening STAR" SO
she became negro schoolist. As q
beauty she was not above par, nor
much else. As schoolist she was
not brilliant. Smoked glass was not
needed. As lover of Hams shs was
not severe, but when it came to stamps
she wore her prettys all the time -
She told me that her fathers name
was Stone. Her name was PENN
nah Stone. 1t was a Bible name 1T
meant Precious Stone. She was a
Stone. Peninnah Stone.
Being from homo I was not ac.
countable, 30 made love to her. We
courted till morning. Then l went
with hee to school. She moved
among the Hams like n silver thimble
in dripping painful of brooches but
tons. She was one of the stout
minded, Her early years were spent
in chewing gum, wedding onions,
pounding stone and such little amuse-
ments, incidental TO New England
coupled with psalm singing and pray
ing for damnation to rest upon all
who were sinners.
Peninnah was a sprightly sylph.
She could harness an OK, split rails,
stick hog and DO allmanner Of such
music.
We loved. 1t was a matter of
profit. Being New Highlander, she
had no heart. Simply a Stone.
Harder than brick. My cherished
one in one volume as yet unopened
and unread. We walked about
among the cabins of her lambs. She
was chief engineer Of niger teach
ing shop and Of a hair oil trunk.
We meandered under the black jacks
and honey-suckles. First she'd sling
her arms about my neck and kiss
me, then she'd kiss the little lambs
Said |:
"Peniunah, sweet one, why kissest
thou the little he thopians p
Then che bent her eyes into mine
and said:
"The more we kiss 'em the more
hair oil, brass rings, photographs and
playthings We sell EN-
All, / see charming Peninnah-..
kiss EN- kiss EN- all around from
cabin to cabin Ham to Ham. from
infancy to old age land sell 'em gew
gaws, for Of such is the kingdom OF
New England and he thopians are the
profit,
And we sat on messy bank, watch
ing the little Hams basking in the
sun as they wallowed in the warmth,
and thus twisted our love together -.
Said my sweet Peninnah
''Oh, Brick, it's NIGEL Let us wed
aud be happy. III support you, I'm
a Yankee schoolist not handsome
enough to DO ornamental, or | should
have gone farther south but I'm
several on the make. Tllmake NUT
ton Of these lambs in time. There's
no need of US at home, 50 l came
here TO make my money. l kiss
the little Hams,.-I pet 'em and cnress
'sm.--I tell 'em that the good Abra.
ham was their Saviour, that he sent
me on purpose; that | love them SC
dearly that they are, oh so sweet to
me and that in few years each of
them, male and female, shall be in
Congress from Massachusetts,. And
pats their littlo heads aud kiss their
lips, and sell them primers and read.
ers at FIVE hundred per cent. profit
and l sell ON purity things and
fines 'em for not learning their les.
sous. and sell each Of EN- my photo
graph for 4 dollar, each of EN- Jlue
clay grease for half dollar box,
and manage to diddle the little Hams
out Of all thsir stamps aud to make
teaching big business. Amt l a
nice girl, dear, dear, gentle Brick p
Aud she kissed me again and again,
till had a LINK of wool left on my