The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-03-06
AFamuy Paper Science, Az hqlrv Industry and lheru

is clear gone crazy if dey tink ,niggers
gwine to work for dem alters"
Mrs. Blown prayerfully endeavor.
ing to.dress six children, all Of whom,
except tho Drying baby, are jumping,
kioking,, dancing and yelling like
Apache Indians. Mr.. Brown sitting
mood{ly before the fire, meditating
upon the distress that women cause
and thoir utter &orthlessness, re
mem ',ering his bachelor days 30 free
from care and pining for 'siugle
bl5sscdness" again.
Enter Hannah, leaving the door
wide open, thereby giving ingt6ss to
nll the breeses; aid asking impHdent.
ly--"What dye want Nv me, sab p
Mr.. Brown preserving All angry ST.
lenoe, Mrs. Brown constituting her
self the organ Of the party-"Well,
Hannah, Can't you be induced to
cook for us this week Wo ore
willing to pay you extra"
Hannah interruptiug her with arhs
akimbo-"No mum: Dis is cfeesmus
de poor downtroddon dalkey's own
time an yer don't ketch me cookin
for no poor white buokra, speoia lily Us
I've bin slavin' ana slavin all dc
year roun,' oummin up afore day
obery mornin,' cum rain, cum shine,
through dc vim de sleet an dc hail
an de snow an de thunder an de
lightning an gittin' no pay worth
talkin bout neitheI.''
Mrs. Brown somewhat haughtily-
"You are III ,taken Hannah. We
never get our breakfast until nine
o'clock and then it is always poorly
cooked"
Hannah, violently-"Ugh! hit is
jis like white folks to Sant to cheat
poor darkcy out Nv cbcry ting she
makes-a poor little pitiful sum at
dat"
Mrs. Brown i'm mpatiently-"We give
you fifty dollars iu money besides
your victuals aud two suits of
Clothes"
Hannah in supreme contempt
"Ugh p
Mrs. Brown ignoring the exclamation
We'll if you can't cook, won't you or
some of the other women do day.
washing some time this week if I pay
yod we'll ? You know the weather
vas bad last week and you didn't
wash and there arc so many clothes,
particularly the children's."
Hannah, with disdainful toss of the
kinky head and an imaginary eleva-
tion of the painfully fiat nose-"No
mum. Wash your own clothes and
your thiIdrens' like US colored ladies
does. Pm gwine to leave dis place
|. is-ana so is de rest Nv de darkeys.
White folks specs too much offer
niggers and den cheats um to death
when payin' time GUMS"
Mr.. Brown springing to his feet
aid confronting the ex.oook in a pur
pie passion-"Douce take every one
of you. We give you every thing
YOU make and bonus besides. Clear
yourself, you wretcb:"
Exit Hannah screaming at the
pitch of hor voioe-"I mean to hab my
money. God knows T duz if I hev to
60 ter town and bring dc Ycnkcss
mere d1S day.
Mrs. Brown having in some sort
dressed the children, leaves them
sduabbling among themselves and
proceeds to the kitchen, where for
an hour sle presideb dolcfdlly byer
the uncleaned pots and ovens.
Mr.. Brown at the breakfast table;
with 40 ominous frown-"ScorcRed
homioy, raw meat,. burnt bread a'd
brio okbats for dggs:"
Mrs. Brown, applying a haidker.
chief to her eyes and replying In d
suffocated Vdioe--"My dear, 1 did the
best could. You lot the children
out of The Itousc and they camo in
upon me like so many Bengal tigers.'
Mr.. Brown, after breakfast, the pic
turo Of green dud yellow 'he lancholy
--"Cohfodrd those greasy bisctiits-
I've got Dyspepsia again"
Mrs. Brown, smothering all historical
sob" Have patience with me, Rich
ard: This Is only the tegining."
Mr.. Brown majestically - "My
mother, madam, my mother never
-"
Mrs. Browp fainting, children