The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-25
STARTLING ACCIDENT AT FANNY FERNS.

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girls, and the special duty of one of them
is to carry cup of strong coffee and a
biscuit early in the morning to her mis-
! tress, who for several hours, until the
| writing is finished for the day, takes nc
: other refreshment. One certain morn.
: ing Rose" did not appear with the de.
sired coffee, and the bell was appealed
: to, which, after several impatient jerks,
, was answered, not by "Rose," but by
!, violet" where's Rose" inquiries
Fanny" Busy in de kitchen, Missus,"
is the answer But it is your business
to attend to the kitchen work, and l
wish Rose to attend to me-" With a
sniff Of outraged propriety and insult
ed molesty, Violet" states that "Rose
is 'tic'larly gagged jest dis time in de
kitchen, and she can't spare herself from
her 'gagement long huff to bring up any
coffee" No questioning could elicit
from the fair maid "Violet" any further
information respecting the "tic'lar
'gagement" of her sister; but she flung
out of the room with the remark that
"If Missus come down to de kitchen,
you'll see somin' dat'll make you open
dem eyes OBJ youn at last; tink dey
must hab been shut up tight fo' de las
fo' five months" Even had not the nat
ural curiosity of her sex stimulated her
to further inquiry, her obvious duty as
mistress of the house sent Fanny post
haste down stairs to discover the won
drous mystery attached to her coal
black "Rose."
The kitchen achieved it took but a
single glance for an experienced wife
and mother to account for the strange
communications and actions of her high
ly perfumed Violet"
At 5 o'clock that morning Fanny"
had two colored ladies in her kitchen;
at she had three. The third one was
however, an unexpected new conner,
and of an age so tender that she could
hardly be expected to be of much SER
vice in domestic capacity for some
little time yet There was no mistake
Roses" "'tic'lar 'gagement' was with
a newborn ink black baby, of the lady
species, whom she had succeeded in in
Producing to the world in general, and
Fanny Fern in particular, without
the intervening assistance of doctor.
nurse or friends. Even her fellow SER
want, Violet had positivelyrclused TO
render her the slightest assistance, al
leging' with defiant snort of outraged II
virtue, that she wouldn't have noliin' /,
TO do with such trash" Ii was posi-
lively true-the poor girl, finding her {
self unexpectedly i'll, had actually sup {
pressed every cry and groan, and had
made her little contribution to the cen /
;us alone and unaided. rather than glib =
my trouble TO Missus Parton James, Ii
he biographer of the anti-slavery cdi-
or, was summoned, and pausing only
ong enough to exclaim, in his usual c
,ool and collected way: "Why, Fanny, v
fanny! Fanny! Who-what-why-i
low-what is it all about! Is this sort {
# thing customary? Are there any t.
more Roses to bloom?" Then, as Fanny i:
ahmed his hat on his head hinds!de c
'eforc, and showed him forth, he only s.
Amazing! Can such things "
&c, and overcome us like jet black n
loud, without our special wonderg" u
nd made frantic rush for the nearest 81
octor. The medical man having at G.
ended to the wants of his patients, and 81
i'm, Fanny, and the rest of the house b
old having recovered from theirspasms C!
( laughter at the drollery of the whole Ii
fair, the explanation of the colored :"
mother-was at last list CT
ned to. S;
Indeed, Mis- Parton cried the poor tt
hing, fearful lest she had given mortal OF
ffense by her unexpected performance, al
deed, Mis- Parton, didn't go for to do a.
!; pom my soul, Mis- Parton, never done u
befo', never do so no mo-" Then with VI
Iany tears and solicitations of pardon al
n giving trouble to Mis- Parton" she tn
I'D the facts. 1t was the old story; p;
asty marriage, wretched husband, IN
no had deserted her after spending "
very dollar of her little savings bank
count, and left her to go back to her !,
sh-pans. She had made arrangements u ~
ask for few weeks leave of absence. a
1T was overtaken by her fate before :, ~