The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-08-31
Diriah's Stockings.

| Cuffee johnson was white washer by
/ profession. His sign, painted ia strag-
! Cling, unevou lettersT;so informed the
passer.by in Sailisan street. An airy
coioredl ldandyswa Cuffee, in spite. of his
poverty and bad clothes. When he sal, /,
lied cut, with his brush over his right
| shoulder, his pail of whitewash ia his,
| left hand, and his hat balanced airily on
the spe of his .woolly head, all the ad-
mirlpg wenches showed their admiration
In broad griHs. But if he was captiyat-
ing in his working clothes, how shall l.
describe him in his evening and Sunday
drcss--the dress in which he leaned
! against lampsposts and wore in his hours
! Of relaxation q
.,Dinah Hucklebee was at this time, by
common. consent, the darkey belle of
Thompson street Her hair was the
ki6Eicst, hersakih the shiniest, her teeth
the whitest, land her. lips the thickest.
Dinah zswas the; thae;. daughter Of poor but
honest parents Her. father was con.
nected with the peanut interest, and her
mother drink bad gin with assfduitys
worthy better Gauss. bshThe eseiore
Dinah's excheqnerowasdas leaur lasg d
church mouse. : Her wardrobe was not
extensive, . HeF education had been
sadly neglected.
Ip the course Of Tho Thompson 81 Saiadd iaandd sulli.
san street events il fen tat that Cufee
Johnson andzDinah Hucklebee fell in
love. - Cufee sRas5aao attentive lover.
He took his Dinah to, the coiored balls
and right here my story properly COM
niences.
There was to be a graud Terpsicho-
rcan event-the greatest Ethiopian shin
dig of the season. The swell walters of
the Broadway RESTAURANTS were to be
there, and the waves of excitement in
colored. society ran high.
"Sbail we go Z" said CuTee !"
"If yer say So" replied Dina!,, show
ing her ivories in blissful anticipation.
That settled it. s
The pighto carnsi;s aud Cuffes called
TOR his Dinah 10 ample season, His get
up was of the most agonizihg description,
1t actually included billed shirt" and
paper collar. a4 z Of aae
But Cufee found his Dinah in tears
burning Gears. -a sst
What under goodness is dc matter,
Dnah?" questioned Cufee.
II c-c--cant g-:go," whispered the
sable beauty.
AN why. iu de name of common
sense, cau't you 80 2"
"Cause | amt got 40 stockin's, Cur.
fec. Pop promised to get me some to-
dsy, ,'bnt nc didn't. an VOW Cant
g--go.'
The sight of hi; sweetheart in tears
fired CuFfcc's manhood
"This haiu't 10 time for hesitation, .
he exclaimed, waving his arms in mclo.
dramatic style; this are IA tirp6sfor uo-
ton. Wait youaerc my Dinah uuti |
return ~
Out he bounded. leaving the stocking,
less belle in doubt as to his sanity.
He's got EN- for sure" she muir
INJURED II tole him dat Robinson
whisky was de wust whisky in de hull
ward. He's gpt en- for sure"
Within ten minutes Cuffee return ed :,
bearing the implements of his trade-a
brush and pail of whitewash
"You shall go, Diuah,' he cried.
| Iou sna.' so. i.e so. ,.sa. o...a
out your feet"
Dinah did as she was bidder and BY
few dextercus brushes by tho artist in
lime, they were neatly whitewlshed
Have 'em long or shorL?" he paused
to ask.
"Bout midII,n,' Cufeo.' was the re
ply.
"Middlln' 1t 10 stand up second.
There Yer are. an whittier, cooler, or
better httin pair of s,ockin no gal ever
had"
Yes, an dey saves gar;ers. too, Cuf-
fee. ,
And SO thoy went to the ball in spite
of adverse circumstances, and were the
jolliest company of Jolly negroes in the
whole jolly assemblage.,
Cufee thinks of getting out patent
on his invention, but Diuah Gays if she
catches him furnishing any other girl
with whitewash stockings, she will break
his skull with paving stone.