Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-06-05
BEING PATIENT BY PROXY
BY JENNIE wooDvILLK.

BY JENNIE WOODvILLE.
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Angelina was a capital cook, and it wa
Wlthstears in my eyes that I said to m,
husband5 as II poured out his coffee on,
morning: sa
"Oh, Edward, I feel SO worried p
Mr. Smith was unfolding the morning
paper He seated himself at table, prop
ped the paper against the goblet, and in
|iquired, kindly: So -s>s. e-s--
/ What worries you, my dear ?'' i 4
1 amso afraid Angelina is getting reli-
gion.' .ei asas}* is ' D lif7
Edward does not profess to be Chris
tian Il do), but he helped himself to a roll
and directed his attention to the telegraph
ic column in silence, which felt tobe a
:rebuke. Now, although Edward is my
husband am little sensitive about his
good opinion; and fastened to defend my
self. "a 1913 $4,000 .4l - t.s9t a3a
1T is perfectly dreadful when there is a
revival goihgionf in the colored churches.
The negroes come home at twelve OF one
o'clock at night, shrieking and screaming
and clappipgs their hands. ,.'They leave
their work to have mysteries at the street
corners. They take our clothes to be bap-
tized in, and pay their church-dues with
other peoples money. They. say, Once in
grace, always in grace, and the most hon
est of them begin to steal, and the most
truthful to deceive. Why, Mrs. Phillips
you know she is. from sBoston-Mrs.
Phillips says she would not have be-
lieved it from any Southern tongue OF
or pen.' .g
'4ou must remember, my dear, that the
negro, as u general thing, has noflparatfge-
ly little sense, and positively no education
and is hardly responsible for his mistakes
in theology. fa
4 am not saying why it is so; I am only
saying it is SO.
But you are saying it with vehemence
which / have never seen you exhibit ex-
lcept when some Of your own family trod
on your train OF trail, OF whatever you
call it, my dear, and Ihope you will not
allow the servants to sour -
Moses entered with a plate, Mr.. Smith
paused. I tossed my head and lowered
my eyelids resentfully. The waffles were
handed in solemn silence, and Moses went
off for more. He had hardly closed the
door when [ made time and got in the
first word Itlw .sTa5.r i. 81 hsf
4 II wish you had half the trouble have
since Patty was a mourner. have had to
look after those children as il ---'
GAS if they were your own interposed
Edward; and his mustache quivered. but
he discreetly put up his napkin
Y She goes off as soon as it is dark, sits
up half the. night, comes in late in the
morning, and is totally inefficient during
the day. y e5'.''.
"a WELL, you know their furore is soon
over, so be patient e1 Ge
Patient, indeed! Patience would have
come down from her monument and walk
edsoff in a passion long ago if her nurse
had been mourner. Patty used to be SO
nice, too, and now she had just as soon
put the children to bed dirty as clean, and
1 told her last night that it was as bad as
stealing 5d a34 9aG IL 90.
IS Then, my dear, you told her what was
not true, and 1 am afraid Patty knew
it,
{. But, Edward, said |, eagerly, Mortified
at the idea of any one surprising I would
tell a story, you know it was true, be-
cause even if it is not wicked to be Sc
untidy,it is stealing for her to take my
money, and not give me her services. Per
,haps had better explain to her what
meant.' r,sa itsa7.s f-3ssssie raEs
Are you sure you meant that my dear?
asked Edward, laughing, You know hel
better than / do, and how far you may tag
her credulity, but think the point will bf
rather fine for Patty's vision. She is GU
rious creature, but | don't mind her &c
centricities. You must have patience, my
DEAR ae }lss oAs
sOf course, you don't care! And I can en-
dure other peoples troubles, too. It il
easy enough to be patient by proxy. Al
low me to delegate you the task. don 4
feel equal to it. ';1a.i'.. :
ii Edward buttoned up his overcoat; hest
tated bit the end of his mustache. thel
said, seriously. But, my dear, think
altogether. wrong, this way we have fallel
into of ridiculing the religious excitemen
of the negroes. If they suspect or oven
hear it, the effect must be bad on thos
who are really in earnest. Now, L hear6
your friend Mrs. Phillips, as I passed he
house yesterday. say to girl, evidentl
for hire, Are you a mourner, OF have 20
been p sYes'm.' sThen [ don't want you
said Mrs. Phillips. Now what is the Ell
feetl?' ,aat
! ! Quite subdued, by this view Of the sub
ject, acknowledged my error, and, afte
Edward had left, leaned nay head On m
Inland, thinking mournfully of my mora
strength as compared with his, I liked hir
i torbe my superior in every other other re
spect, but regarded it as my privilege to b
better than he was, so now felt HEARTH
ashamed of myself and that night I bath