The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-01-16
Dlnah's STOCKING.

profession. His sign, painted 10 sirag.
Cling, uneven letters, SO informed the pas
scr.by 10 Sullivan street An airy color.
ed dandy was Odioc 10 spite ofhis poverty
aud bad clothes. When he sailied out
With bis brush owe: his right shoulder biz
pail Of whitcwash 10 bis loft hand, and bis
ha! balanced arily on the side 0! bis wool.
ly head, all The almi'ing wcuchcS showed
their worries in broad grius. Bulifh was
captivating III bis working clothes, how
shall describe him in bis evening aud
Sunday dress tile dress in which be lean
cd against lamp posts aal wore in his hours
ofrelayation?
Dinah lIuckloboo was at this time, by com.
mon consent, the darkey belle of Thomp.
son street. Her hair was the kinkiest,
her skin tue shiniest, her teeth the whilcst,
and her lips the thickost. Dinah was the
daughter Of poor butt honest parents. Her
father was connected with the peanut in.
terest, aud her mother drank bad gin with
assiduity worthy ola better cause. There.
fore, Dinab's czchcqucr was as lean as a
church.mouse, Her wardrobe was not cx-
lcnsigo. Her education had been sadly
neglected
10 The course Of Thompson and Sullivan
street events, it fell on. that CuIoo john
son and Diuah luckIcboe fell in love-
CuIfee was an attentive lover IIO took
bis Dinah,sO the OOlOrqd ball, and right
here my story properly commence"
There was to DO a grand terp,iohrcan
cvont-the greatest Ethiopian shin.dig of
tho season. The swoIl-wai,ors of the
Broadway restaurants we're to be there, and
the waves Of excitement in colored society
ran high.
Shall We go?' said Cuooo.
'Ef yer say SO, replied Dinah, showing
her worries in blissful anticipation.
That settled it.
The night came, aud CufTeo called for
bis Dinah in ample season. His gct.up
vas Of the most agonizing description
|! actually included billed shirt aud pa,
per collar.
But CuIEeo foundhis Dinah III tears, bur.
ming tears.
What under goodness is dc matter,
Dioahy questioned Cuaco.
Ic-o-can't go, whispered sable
beauty.
'ADwhy in the name and common sense,
cant you go2'
Cause amt got no stockings, Cuifco.
Pop promised to get nc some to-day but
he didu't-an I now l Cant ego
The sight of bis sweetheart in tears FIR,
ed Cufte's manhood.
This haint no time for hesitation he
exclaimed, waving bis arms in melodram.
&c style, this are time for acshun Wait
you here, my Diuah, until l come back.
Out he bounded, leaving the stocking.
less belle in doubt as to his sanity.
He's got EN- for sure, she murmurcd.
L tole him dat RoJiuson's whi,key was dc
wust in de hull ward. He's got EN- for
sure
Within ten minutes CufFoo returned,
bearing the implements of bis trado-a
brush and pail of whitowash,
You shall go, Dinah, he cried You
shall 60 I've got idea; stick out yer
feet,
Dinah did as she was hidden, and with
a few dcxtorous brushes by the artist in
lime they were neatly whitcwashed.
Have EN- long or short?' be paused to
ask.
Bout midllin, Cufee, was the reply.
'NIiddliu it is; stand up sccODd.--
There yer are, an a winter, cooler, or bet.
ter ftton pair of stockings no gal ever
had
Yes, and dey saves garters, too
And they went to the ball in spite ofad.
verse circumstances, aud we're the jollicst
company ofjolly nigs in the whole jolly as.
ssnblago.
CuGee thin6 Of getting out a patsUt on
bis invention, but Dinah says ifsho catch.
os him furnishing any other girl with
whi.owash stockings, she will break his
skull with paving stone
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