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

passer.by in SdiliEan Fstraet. An airy
coiorsdadanay'was Cuffee, in spite of his
poverty and bad clothes. When he SAL
lied out, with his brush over his right
shoulder. his pail of whitewash in his,
left hand, and bis hat balanced airily on !
the si4e of his. woolly head, all the adj
nirlug wenches showed their admiration,
in broad grips. But if he was captiyat-r
ing in his working clothes, how, shall I,
descEibe himin his evening and Sunday,
drcss--the dress in which he leaned
against lampsposts aud wore in his hours
of relaxation 2 r.w
sDiaah Huokiebee Was at this tune tune, by
common consent, the darkey belle Of
Thompson street. Her hair vas the.
kiHEicsts heEaakih tbe shiniest, her .ccths
the whitest, and d.ers lips the skiekest.
Dinah was the dapghtes Of poor but
honest parents,s Her father was con.
in'ected with tho peanut can Interest, ana her
mother drrnk bad gin .wfiit6 assidaitya
worthy aaaBetter Gauss. bshFhsseiSRre
Dinahs eezchsqnefswaadas leapslasaa6
church mousse Her Hagdrebe was not
ez.epsiye:o HsFz edpGstiYoens Ye sIbs bad be been. IN
sadly neglected.
In the course 81 71ah5 h65@ptsS02ni 81 isnad sSlig
van street eSeaAs,h fsfl 5af that7CaFee
Johnson aud Diaap Hucklcbee fell in
love.SdCdHee ,ssRassaao attentive lover.
Hses took bis, Dinah to the ,colored balls
and right here my story properly com,
meuces.
There was to be grand Terpsioho-
rean eventAthe greatest Ethiopian shin
dig ofthe season. The swell walters of
the Broadway restaul ants 4 were to be
there, and the waves Of excitement in
eolored, society run high,
"Sball we go" aaid Cuffee.'% SD'7e
"If yer say 50. replied Dihal,, show
ing her 'ivoriesiu blissful anticipation.
That settled 10. I'D ~ e. se4,
1.-THE qightslsaIqs;;is qs;;s aaa ID GcaGes cailel
for !hliss Dipqh alp, in ample season; His get
up was of the most agonizihg description.
1t actually included billed shirt" aud
paper collar. seffsq G'od ait rs
| But Cuffees found his Diuah y in tears,
burning :ears.as ayas 4csa $50 ga,
What under goodness is, dc matter,
Dinab" questioned -Cuffee.
IL o--c--can't g,go,"a whispered the
sable beauty
"An' why, in de name of common
sense, caut you so ?''' '''
"Cause aiu't got 40 stockiu 8, Cuff
fec. Pop promised to get mc some to-
dsy,'bat nc didn't an now c--can't
g-go."
The sight Of hi; sweetheart iii tears
fired Cufcc's manhood.
"This hain't 10 time for hesitation,
he exclaimed, waving his arms in mclo.
dramatic style this are n abnbsfor nc.
tion. Wait youshere my Diuali until 1
return ,.,,u,,,.. .t.
Out he bounded, leaving the stocking
less belle 10 doubt as to his sanity.
"Hes got 'em fJr sure" she mdr
INJURED 81 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
brush and pail Of whi.ewash.
You shall GO, DinsIi," he cried.
".--.. -. .,e suv lusa. DUCK
out your feet" b.
Diuah did as she was biddep, and by
few dextercus brushes by tho artist in
lime, they were neatly ,whi.e~ashed
Have 'em long or SHORTY" he paused
to ask. t'e u
"Bous middlin,' Cuaeo.' was the re
ply
"Middlin' it is stand up a second.
There yer are, an a whittier, cooler, or
better ittin' pair Of stockin 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 hia Invention, but Dinah Gays if she
catches him furnishing any other girl
with whitewash stockings, she will break
his skull with paving stone.
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The extraction ofoil from wood, with.
out injury to it's texture, is now success