The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13
FANNY FERNS ROSE.
A KITCHEN ROMANCE.

Fanny's house-servants are negro girls,
and the special duty Of one of them is to
carry cup OF strong coffee and biscuit
early in the morning to her mistress, who,
for several hours, until the writing Is
finished for the day, takes no other refresh
ment. One certain morning Rose did not
appear with the desired coffee, and the bell
was appealed to, which, after several i'm
patient jerks, was answered, not by Rose,
but by Violet. "Where is Rosc?" in
quires Fanny. "Busy in de kitchen,
missus," is the answer. "But it is your
business to attend to the kitchen work,
and wish Rose to attend to me-" With
a sniff of outraged propriety and insulted
modesty, Violet stated that Rose is
'tic'larly gagged jest dis time in de kitchen,
and she cant spare herself from her gage
ment long 'nuif to bring up any coffee"
No questioning could elicit from Violet
any further information respecting the
"tic'lar 'gagement' of her sister servant {;
but she flung out Of the room with the re-
mark that, aft missus come down to
de kitchen, you'll see somefin' thatll
make you open dem eyes Of you'n at last
tink dey must hab been shut up tight TO
dc las TO five months" The kitchen
achieved, it took but q single glance for
an experienced wife and mother to &C.
, count for the strange communications and
the action of Violet. There was no mis-
| take. Roses tic' lar engagement was with
a newborn ink-black baby, of the female
species, whom she had succeeded in intro.
ducing to the world in general, and Fanny
Fern In particular, without the interven.
ing assistance of doctor, nurse, or friends.
Even her fellow servant, Violet, had posi-
lively refused to render her the slightest
assistance, alleging with a snort Of out
ragged virtue 'that she wouldn't have
noffin to DO wild such trash" The poor
girl, finding herself unexpectedly i'll, had
actually suppressed every cry and groan,
and had made her little contribution to
the census alone and unaided, rather
than "gib any trouble TO Missus Parton"
James was summoned, and, paus.
ing only long enough to
exclaim, in his usual cool
and collected way, "why, Fanny
Fanny Fanny! wbo--what-why-h
what is it all aboutH is this sort Of thing
customary? Are there any more roses
to bloom y Then Fanny damned his hat
on his head hind-side before, and showed
him forth. "Indeed Mis- Parton cried
the poor thing, fearful lest she had given
moral ouehscD W ner unexpected PERFORM
ance, "dced, Mis- Parton, didn't 60 for to
do it; pom my soul, Mis- Parton, never
done it befo'; never do SO no mo-" 1t
was the old story; a hasty marriage; a
wretched husband, who had deserted her
after spending every dollar of her little
savings-bank account, and left her to 60
back to her dish-pans. With the genuine
charity and kindness af heart that have
ever characterized both Mr.. and Mrs
Parton, they soothed the poor girl, and
took care of her until she was able TO be
removed in q carriage to her friends
Then, at the request Of Rose, the young
bud was transferred to the founding hos.
pital, to which establishment the eminent
author and authoress both accompanied the
little wait, and personally gave it, explain.
ing all the circumstances, into the loving
care Of Sister Irene