The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-27
The Fairfield Herald.
PUBLISHED
EVERY WEDNESDAY.
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Trials Of Southern ) House,
Keepers.
by ZAIDEE.

Enter cook with her head bandaped
up in something like sheet or table.
cloth.
Mrs. Jones--"Well Jane, what is
the matter What made YOU 80 late
about coming tp to get breakfast Z"
"Got a desput headache mum-like
to died las night"
"You don't oaloulate upon curing
It, do you, while you've got that enor.
nous bandage on it believe
though it is a popularity of your
race to steam your heads when any,
thing gets wrong with them.
"Well mum, be dat as bit NAV
tant no uso to 'scuss de subjick-white
folks an oolored folks neber kin agree
In dis worl-we'll fine out who'll be
dc bes' in dc nex' do. What yer
gwiue ter hab fur brakus Z"
Mrs. Joues. slightly vexcd--"Why
got out breakfast last night and put
1t the cupboard in the kitchen as /
there e. "
"Well furgot to put dat Maokel
in soak and l guess as how dey
wouldn't tase good this mornin'-I
bin cook um do but dey'll keep YER
busy gwino to dc water pail, but how.
someber dat ant nuttin ter me-"
Mrs. Jones with flushed checks
"Hush your nonsense and 20 and cook
p the balance of the breakfast--thc
children are hungry"
-! was jis gwine ter tell yer dat I
reokin 1 must ha' lef' de kitchen win.
der open las night fur when cum
up dis nornin' foun' do chickens in
dar, scratchin' in dc pan er homny an
glvin' peck fur eb'ry grain dey got,
an de cat er sumpin had ct de fat out
or de Hour and broke two er de eggs.
!! spec as how do ooffee's all right
Kin hab some coffee an hoecake.'
Mrs. Jones smothering o. sob
"Burglars must have broken in the
kitchen last night, for went out after
you left, carefully put the breakfast
away IN tho cupboard, buttoned tho
door, secured the kitchen window,
looked the door and sent you the key
by sam."
swell you see mum, to tell de
trufe an shame de debil, I Gums up
here easy las night, slips my ham
through de crack, takes do peg out er
de- winder, gifts in an borrys a little
sody out or de black bottle to make
my ole mans bread rise--thought as
now wouldn't say nuttin' bout hit,
peln' as twus SO late, but would pay
yer back anoder time. Spec as how
must ha' lef' de cubbud open an
yer know couldn't shet de winder
from dc outside-hope yer don't take
no otfense NUM-"
MIS-. Jones with weary sigh-"It
would hardly be worthwhile, Jane.
Perhaps the crosses | daily bear may
make my orown brighter hereafter.
! will in the future keep She break
fast In the house and maybe your
temptation to borrow will not bo so
great.''
Jane aeligbtedly-"Now dat's what
l. call a rarl christian sperit.
Mrs. Jones nervously - "What
means that outcry in the nursery 7"
Enter Katy, aged five "Mama,
the baby's throwed his shoe in the
fire an burnt it clean up and Johr
MICS split his mouf from er to er an
the blood's JUS a streamin' down and
Eddie's fell out the window and broke
his neck, walkia' backwards !ookin'
In the lookin' glass an jus as come
out of the door, l mot Sam with
bucket of water an ho stumped his
Zoe on purpose an down it all come
on mo an here I am drippin' and so
Mrs. Jones, wildly r"Gracious
heavens one dead child, ono bleeding
to death, another almost drowned
and all my mornings work to do over
again. Was ever mortal so besct Z"
SCENE, sEeoND.
I'm hour later, paterfamilias at the
breakfast table, nonohulantly playing
with his knife and fork.
Enter Mrs. Jones, a delicate and
detected looking woman, carrying o.
giant baby and followed by three
outlaws, all bearing q striking re.
semblance, physically, morally and
mentally, to their father, and all
olamoring for something to eat.
Mr.. Jones just out of bed, with
slippered feet, Iolling back indolently
70 me- comfortable chair--"My dear,
wish you would order breakfast. |
have waited until patience has ceased
to be virtue"
Mrs. Jones, oalliug-"Jano, bring
in the breakfast"
Inter Jane with pone of corn
bread held aloft in one hand and q
dish of mackerel in the other, follow
ad by Sam, fat nosed darkey, car. |
rYing a'coffse pot.
Mrs. Jones suddenly remembering
tho oooEs report which the children
mistortunos had banisbed from hep
mind, looks appealiugly at her husba and
lie surveys tho dishes with lofty scorn