Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-08

find out, he knoWcd all the time
that sho wanted a right clean plate TO
cat that piece O. goose offer.
Arter they had all made a mighty
hearty dinner, the old lady tuck her
hands an done 'cm so at Dilcc, like
she wanted 'em rubbed. Well, the
niggcrs had been runnin' round the
table all the time, an Dilce was bent
on showing how smart she was.
So she flew at the old souls hands
an set to rubbin 'em like all posses
scd; but Miss Feathcrcodc icrkcd
'cm away, and says she Il wanted a
finger BASIN
Poor Bctscy, she was tuck all 0back
agin. But she is Il mighty smart
oman, eff she is my daughter, and
don't often be put out She mem
, bered ina minute the little porringcr
she keeps on the top shelf TO give
sick people chicken soup in. So she
had it filled with water ana handed
10 Miss Fcathcrcodc. She washed
her hands in it, M all round her
mouth, and then tuck a mouthiul and
washed out the inside Of her mouth
ard spit ii all back in the porringcr
Thinks |, you don't git me to cat no
more chicken soup out Of that quail
| ty tingcr-basin.
The rest o the quality, when they
seed thar was no more porringers
comm, all wash their hands in their
tumblcrs. Hooked with all my eyes
to see EN- drink the water when
they was done an spit it back in The
Itumbler; 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 tumblers
arter the quality had used en- and
| fur my part, can't sec what they
bedaub their selves with everything
they cat fur, an can't git up from the
table tell they are washed. 'Twould a
been heap less trouble to poor Bet
sey ef they he'd kept their hands
under the table cloth, an Il let the
niggers fed EN-.
BY the time dinner doins was oyo
| it wus purity late. We thought shore
| they wus a gwinC to stay all night.
| But fust thing we knowed, they axcd
| fur their hats, (That's what they
call them posseys they ware on their
head.s) Barney told 'cm they better
stay, that twas dangerous to ride
eight miles over that rough road af-
ter dark.
oh says one, we never go out
before dark if we can avoid it; old
Soils too ardent beams are so over
powcring,'
Yes says another, and the gentle
moonlight is so soft and beautiful
And says another so poctical
and soul-inspiring.'
And, says tether, the twinkling
stars looking like the ever watchful
eyes of our guardian angels
Barney looked like he thought it.
| wus his duty to warn 'em an AK 'cm
to stay all night but seemed nightly
lrclieved when they wouldn't be
warned. lie told 'em there wasn't
no moon; but they said them an their
coachman an hosses an carriage was
all use to ridin about at night; so
they fixed on their head gear and
took their little sun fan and started.
| Poor Bctsey wus hard at work to
{! the last a gittin their supper, for she
| was bound to have that in time.
| well, wife, says Barney. Il don't
know which looks the jaddest, you
or my par of old oxen that Ben Gill
has been working most to DEATH
| Il don't think, Mr.. Baker, say Bet
| sy, you have much respect for your
| wife, TO compare her to your old
I oxen
| Says he, whether have respect
| for her or not, | am gwinc to take
care of her, and you've got to let
them quality folks alone, ! don't
see nothin i'll EN- that my wife should
be q KILN up herself a boot lickin
this way
yes, says |, TO say nothin OF all
the poultry that's been killed
I We all went to bed pretty soon,
cause you see the quality had pretty
nigh used us up. But we want done
with them yet. Way long in the night
| heard q great batin at the front
l door. Jumped up, got light, and
went to sea what was to pay, an as |
live, thar stood one O. these niggcr
= solgers, a bowin and a scrapin soon
as he got sight of me.
The Lord bless my soul, says !,
your missis sent you here to fetch
one O. them visitin cards this time
t O. nightT
He bowed again an says, Mrs.
c Feathercodc presents her respects to
Mr.. Baker, and would be much oblig-
+ cd could he lend his assistance. The
coachman being deceived by the
$ darkness ef the night, was SO UNI
: fortunate as to run off the side of the
? causeway and upset the carriage in
t the swamp.
!, seized him by the collar and give
him sich a shakin uniform and all
n jest like was a maxim up a feather
/ bed. Says l, You imperdent cap
4 tain general you why didn't you say
IL so at once? What did you stand a
bowin an talking quality all to me
$ fur, an all your mississes slashing
t about heels over head in Cow
:, Swamp?
s Barney heerd me talkin to q
It strange man, an cum tumblin down
r stars, rolled up in a blanket, an when
he saw me colarin of the fine niger
G says he, Mother, jest turn that tcllel
d over to me-
Says ], Barney, so right up star,
j; an get into some close directly ant
d start right of. Them quality wo
t, men and their nunkey Niger, anf
!, hosses, and carriage, an little SUI
c fans, posseys, an snuff boxes, an Wis
It itin cards, is all keelcd over in {
Cow Swamp
it 'Of course Barney, so much fol
gittin soul inspired, and trustin t
moonshinc ofa dark night an starr!
SO eyes of guarjm angels But hi
II hurried of; an | give the nigge
l. another shake, Jest to remind him
had holt O. him yit. Now says
Y. run ior your life to that fust niggc
" house you come to, and tell Dan
without no palavorin, mind you, Il
,e jump right up, and get the carry al
nj ready, and his masters hoss, an yov
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