The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-11-11

lids fell quietly over. the sweet blue
ewes, and al was still ; but Nanny
never meved till mornings cheerful
beams dispersed the shadowy terrors
I of the night Only when it had BE-
come "beOAd day." aud she knew her
babies no longer trembled-Only then
chilled and weary, she gathered up heI
stiff old limbs aud softly crept away
Night altar night "Mammy
Nanny ~ M
"MeoW :" answered 8 voice n tda
sill of Ihs door.
"Oh, Nanny"
Meow! meow m
Till one night Miss Ennsrby, wear
ing a red-hADnel sscque, her hair 10
disgusting little Grim plug-plaits, =
candle f4ring In one hand and 8
broom raised in the other-Mis3 Eo-
nerby came suddenly from her room
with intent TO punish ths cat, and be-
held-Mammy!
Little was said at the moment, but
that little was TO the purpose. Miss
Ennerby was angry at having been
so successfully imposed upon, and
Mammy was not only angry at haS-
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as to the consequences for her Gull
dren, her IDEAS being very inde6uite
as to the extent Of Miss EnDerby'G
authority. Very little wss said al
the moment, but the next evening, AZ
Nanny was about taking the chill
dren off to he'd, Miss Ennerby sent for
Uncle Sawney, OBTAINING Nanny till
he came. -s. :.
When punishment was to be al.
ministered on the plantation it was
the duty Of the oYeTseer 70 do II, aud,
as Uncle SAwney was acting in that
capacity this yesr. he was sent for to
perform his functions.
No one at first understo0d the posi-
ton OF affairs-neither Nanny nor
Uncle Sawuey, who stood to receive
| Miss EnneFby's orders neither the
children, who we're waiting to bs tax
en- to bed, nor the housemaids, who,
feeling that something unusual was
about to take place, were lowering
curiously 10 the rear and when they
did, when it became apparent that
Un0le SaWney had been sent for to
punish Nanny, the state OF feeling is
quite indescribable. Uncle Sawuey
himself was aghast.
"G0Od L1rd, Miss E Iner,n he ex-
claimed, "I dsrzn't touch that niger.
Mas Jack nd peel me all Ober. Lord
ha' mussy! Mas Jack I'd have me
on de block fus' trader cum along"
81 will be responsible to your mas
ter" said Miss Eanerby.
Uncle SaWney scratched his head
and dropped his jaw, and "wslled"
his eyes at Nanny very much as II
he would like to p1nlsh her for being
the source OF his perplexity; but his
whip remained trailing on tie floor,
ana his heart failed him as be essayed
to LIT it, for Mammy was dignltary
whose Importance was not to b5
trified with besides which, Nelly
and Grace We're clinging frautically to
her, despite Miss Ennerhy's COM
mands, aud the feelings of his mas
ter's children were not to bedisregard-
ed. Still, he hesitated to disubey Miss
Ennerby, for, like Nanny, he had
very vague ideas IS to the extent of
her authority, and did not know how
far he might safely venture to defy
her.
"Will you do as you are ordered ?"
demanded Miss Eanerby, imperious-
ly.-
Uncle Sawney again scratched his
head and muttered Lord ha' mus
sy !" but finally said sullenly to Nam.
my: "Ornfsssen yO' coat %
Nanny began with trembling
fingers to unpin her dress, while the
children hung around her with cries
OF distress, and Grace endeavored TO
hold it together.
"Oh, Nanny, don't undo it i. Stop
opening your dress DON'T let him
whip you :" cried Nelly "Oh, Mann
my please, Nanny 90
"Nebber you mind, honey. It
don't make no diffupce :" aud the
withered old lips were trembling like
the poor black fingers. NANNY
amt got long to stay hers, nohow, an
it don't make no difi7unce bout de
path gittin' narrer. Faint you ALPS
fault, chlllun an ef yo' ma was liv-
in 'twou'dn't be hern', bless de
Lord ~
"When my mammS comes back"
said Grace, sObbing and looking def
sntiy at Miss Ennerby, "I'm goiu' to
tell her what you been dOin' to Nam.
N.Y."
She ran To the door OF the solitary
chamber aud, beating against it with
her helpless little fists, cried over and
over again: Mamma mamma
please, mamma, open your door.
Come out here just minute, man.
ma, an make 'sm stop trOublln'
Nanny. You can go to sleep again.
Won't you come, mamma ?"
a
Ennerby Induced Uncle SAwney to re-
peat his order: "0rnfassen yo' coat"
'0h, make haste, mammA !" cried
the children in agony.
Nanny pllled of her sleeve, b Iring
one arm aud shoulder, while she
turned toward the weeping ehIld aud
said, In q vOIcs trick with tears /:
"Coms away, honey your ma aln't
dar. Her do wouldn't a-stayed shot
dis long ef she had ha' been. Come
away, baby. Don't call her no mo-.
II jes' makes Nanny feel wus."
She slowly bSred the other black
shoulder aud bony arm, and Miss En-
nerOy mOtiOned to Uncle S2wney t.
advance, while the children, with
frantic cries, rushed forward and
threw themselves before her, Nelly
spreading her little baby hands over
Mammy's bare back, aud Grace lay
ing her fair curls and flushed cheek on
the withered black breast.
"GO away, Uncle SaWney," said
Grace, sobbimg so that she could hard
ly speak ego away. You know
know papa-tidn't ever--let-let you
Nanny. Pm goin' to
him-tell paps, soon as ever
he eomes-comes home"
"Never mind, Uncle SswneyW said
Nelly, "mamma Is going to open her
door an come out, am I'm goin' to
plain bout you troublin' Nanny"
This appealed to Uucle SAwney's
feeling, aud he had again
lowered his arm, when there was
heard q firm, quick tread on the
piazza, the front door closed with q
bang, aud Mr.. LSrrantree stood be-
fore them. He looked with some sur
prise at the picture presented, but af-
ter q hasty bow to Miss Ennerby he
caught Grace up in his arms and
asked, smiling; "Why, what's the
matter, piggy-wiggy? Aud what in
the world ara you all doing to NAM
my ~
80 papa" said Nelly, still protect
lively cIinging to the old woman, and
unable, even though her father had
come, to check her sobs-"O paps,
Uncle Sawn-Sswney wss-was gOin'
to whi-whip Nanny"
"All right, Uncle SAwne, go ahead.
No doubt NANNY deserves it," ssid
Mr.. Larrantree, but his laughter met |
no response, and he felt little pug
zled, having thought it all q play got |
up to amlse the children and was dis |
mayed to find their grief uuassumed- |
He looked around with indignant, yet
astInishment, for he could |
hardly realize that Miss Eunerby had
her authority to this ex-
tent; yet it was evident that some |
thing very serious scd painful had Oe-
Cured.
Miss Ennerby stood in embarrassed
silence, becoming suddenly conscious
that she had made false move and |
placed her "czstIe" in danger. Alas
for the airy fabric +! Uncle S4wney's
fingers were buried almost out Of sight
in the grizzly wool that crowned his
head, and his jaw fell more stupidity |
than ever, while he rolled his eyes,
not at anyone In particular this time,