The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-24
.Meov p answered voice at the sill of the

door.
"Ob, Nanny y
"Meow meow r
Till one night Miss EnDerby, wearing
red flannel sacqHe, her hair in disgusting
iittla crimpinp plaits, q candle faring in one
hand and broom raised in the other,-Miss
Ennerby came suddenly from her room with
intent to punish the cat, and beheld-
Nanny!
| Little was said at the moment, but that
little was to the purpose. Miss Eunerpy was
angry at bavir G been SO successfully imposed
upon, and Nanny was not only angry ct nav
ing been discovered, but alarmed as to the con-
SEQUENCES for her children, her ideas being
yery indefinite as to the extent Of Miss Enner
by's authority. Very little was said az lnat
moment, but the next evening, as NANNY
was about taking the children of to bed, Miss
Ennerby sent for Uncle Sawney, OBTAINING
M tmmy till he came.
Il When punishment was to be administered
on the platform, it was the duty of the over
seer to do it, and as Uncle Sawney was acting
in that capacity this year, he was sent for TO
perform his functions.
No one at first understood the position OF
aff.irs-neither Nanny nor Uncle sawney,
/ who stood to receive Miss Ennerbys orders;
neither the children, who were waiting to be
taken to bed, nor the housemads, who, feel
ing that something unusual was about to take
place were lowering curiously in the rear;
and when they did, when it became apparent
that Uncle Swaney had been sent for to punish
Nanny, the state OF feeling is quite indescrlb-
able. Uncle Sawney himself was aghast.
"Good Lord, Miss Edner," he exclaimed,
~ darznt toch that niger. Mas. JACK I'd
peel me all ober. Lord ba mussy. Mas JACK
nd have me on de block fus' trader cum
along"
II will be responsible to your master, said
Miss Ennerby.
dronned his law, and "walled" his eyes at
NANNY very much as if he would like to
punish her for being the source OF his per-
piexity; but his whip remained trailing on
the floor, and his heart failed him as re
essayed to lift it, for Nanny was dignitary
whose importance was not to be trif1ed with
besides which, Nelly and Grace were clinging
frantically to her., despite Miss Ennerby's
commands, and the feelings of his masters
children we're not to be disregarded. Still,
he hesitated to disobey Miss Ennerby, for,
like NANNY, he had very vague ideas as to
the extent of her authority, and did not know
how lar he might safely venture to defy her:
'Will you do as you are ordered { &C.
manded Miss Ennerby imperiously.
Uncle Sawney again scratched MS mead
and muttered, Lord ha' mussyr' but
fnally said sullenly to Nanny, "Ofnfassen
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 ! Stop open
! ing YOUR dress !! Don't let him whip you !!
cried Nellie, ooh, Nanny! please Mann
my" ,o.. T. aon,, m..e
4 <hox uif
trembling like the poor black fingers I'M am
nv amt got long to stay here, nohow, an it
don't make no DIFF 'unce bout de path gittin'
! narrer. 'Tain't you alls fault, chillun; an ct
vo' ma was Twin, wouldn't be bern, bless de
; lord p =,
.When my mamma comes back" said
Grace, sobbing and looking defiantly at MISS
Ennerby. 'Tm goin' to tell her what you been
dom to Nanny"
and beating against it with her helpless little
fists. cried over and again, Mamma! man.
. ma please. mamma, open your door Come
! out here Just minute, mamma, an make
! 'em stop troublin' Nanny. You can go to
sleep again. Won't you come, mammal
An imperative gesture from Miss Ennerby
induced Uncle Sawney to repeat his order:
"Ornfassen yo' coat
, "Oh, make haste, mamma J" cried the chill
dren in agony.
arm and shoulder, while she turned toward
the weeping child and said in voice thick
with tears, "Come away, honey; your ma
amt dar. Her do wouldn't a-stayed shot dis
long ef she had ha' been. Come away, baby.
Don't call her no mo-. 1t jes' makes Nanny
feel wus."
She slowly barred the other black shoulder
and bony arm, and Miss Ennerby motioped
to Uncle Sawney to advance, while the chill.
dren with frantic cries rushed forward and
threw themselves before her, Nelly spreading
her little baby hands over Mammys bare
back, and Grace laying her far cnris ano
and flushed cheek on the withered BLACK
breast
go away. Uncle Sawney,." said Grace,
sobbing SO that she could hardly speak; "go
. away. You know-know papa-didn't evei
-let-let-you-whi- whip Nanny. I'm
! goin' to-tell-tell him-tell papa, soon as
!, ever he com s--comes home"
!, ..Nsver mind, Uncle Sawney " said Nelly
,, ssmamma is going to open the door an come
,, out, al I'm goin' to plain bout you troubiin
Nanny" -.
4, This appealed to Uncle Sawney's surpersti
! tious feeling, and be had again lowered his
! arm. when there WAS heard quick firm tread
\ on the piazza, the front door closed with g
= bang, and Mr. Larrantree stood before them
He looked with some surprise at the picture
J presented, but after hasty bow to Miss En-.
; nerby he caught Grace up in his arms and
: asked smiling: "Why, what's the matter
piggy-wigg,? And what in the world are you
ali doing to Mammy?"
ooh, papa" said Nelly, still protectively
: clinging to the old woman, and unable. even
i, though her father had come to check hel
sobs. "Oh, papa Uncle Sawn-Sawney was
ooin' TO Whi-Whip NANNY.
q Gail right, Uncle Sawney; go ahead. No
! doubt Nanny deserves it, said Mr. Larran
> tree, but his laughter met no response, and
be felt little puzzled, having thought it all
! play got up to amuse the children, and was
: dismayed to find their grief unassumed. He
/ looked around with indignant yet perplexed
establishment, for he could hardly realize
that Miss Eonerby had transcribed her au.
, thority to this extent; yet it was evident that
something very serious and painful had oc-
Cured.
NJ. Enrarhy etood in embarrassed silence