Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-11-04

What you goin' TO say meow for, Nam
myr asked Nelly.
J . Cos | karnt arnser no. order way. hon
ey,' said Nanny. 'EC was TO talk hu
man, course Miss Edna would cotch me
Cord bless IN, babies. Now don't you al
be skeered, COS dar amt noiiin' to b.
skeered bout, nohow; de good Lord is a
watchin' NV you night an day, an holdin
Nv you in de hoiler NV His han; an Nam.
mys gwine to roll yo' bed close side de
do. an den she gwine ter lay right down
by 1t an stay dar tell spang day"
sure enough, the door was again locked
and NANNY sent down stairs. Presently
there arose little son. hesiiating, doubling
voices, NANNY! Mammy.'
Meow" came from the hall.
Nanny
Meow nrvow!"
Then there were giygles aud whispers,
and the next time Mammy's name was
called they could hardly do 1t for laughing
NANNY Nanny"
| Meow meow"
"Oh Nanny"
"Me-OUi"
Nanny was alarmed lest Miss Ennerby
should oyerhear them, and this time gave
such an expressive meow that 1t produc-
| Ell an unrestrained burst OF laughter where
| upon Nanny venturcd to whisper "llishe
| chllum :" aud the sounds presently subsid-
ed again into giggles and whispers. Then
| Nanny placed her mouth to the crack at
the sill OF the door and whispered again.
60 orn To sleep now. chllun. COS sumbo-
| dy might hear you. Don't make me meow
no mo. NANNY ain't gwine away"
Aud Nanny did not 20 away. The zig
| Cling grew faint aud the whispers few, aud
| presently the drowsy lid, fell quietly over
fh.sa D.
Nanny never moved till mornings cheer
| iul beams dispersed the shadowy terrors
| OF the night. Ouly when it had become
broad day" aud she knew her babies no
longer trembled-only then. chilled and
weary, she gathered up her stiii old limb.
aud softly crept away.
Night amer night, Nanny, NANNY -
Meow" answered voice at the sill Of
| the door
"Oh, Nanny I"
Meow meow"
Inl one night Miss Ennerby, wearing n
| red flannel sacquc, her hair in disgusting
| little crimping plaits, candle IN one hand
4 and broom raised In the other-Miss En-
| nerby came suddenly from her room with
intent 10 punish the cat, and bebeld-M am-
my
/ Little was said at the moment, but that
| little was 10 The purpose. Miss Ennerby
| was angry al having been 50 successfully
| imposed upon, and Nanny was not only
angry al having been discovered but alarm
| ed a. To the consequences for her children,
4 her ideas being very Indefinite as to the ex.
1 tent OF Miss Ennerby's authority. Very
/ little was said at the moment, but the next
evening, as Nanny was about taking the
| children OF 10 bed, Miss Ennerby sent iur
| Uncle Sa"ney. OBTAINING NANNY till he
| came.
! When punishment was l., be administer
| ed on the plantation, il was the duty OF the
overseer to do it. AID as Uncle Sawney
was acting in that capacity this year, he
i was sent for 10 perform his functions.
! No one At first understood the position
! OF aiiairs-neither Nanny nor Uncle saw
/ ney, who stood To receive Miss Eanerby's
orders; neither the children, who were
waiting 10 be taken 10 bed, nor the house
! maids, who, feelin: that something unusu-
. nj was about To take place, were lowering
curiously Ia the rear and when they did
when Il became apparent that Uncle Saw
ney had been sent for 10 punish NANNY,
/ the state OF feeling il quite indescribable
Uncle Sawney himself was agha,t
, Good Lord. Miss Edner :" he exclaimed
Il darzen't toch that nigger. Mas JACK
| I'D peel me all ober. Lord ha' mus,y. Mas
Jack nd have me on dc block fus' trader
cum along"
Il will be responsible to your master, e"
said Miss Ennerby.
Uncle Sawney scratched his head and
dropped his jaw, and walled" his eyes at
NANNY very much as II he would like 10
punish her for being the source OF his per-
p!c1ity but his whip remained trailing on
the noor, and his heart failed him as he es-
sayed TO lit IL, for Nanny was diynita-
/ wnDae "a - pAf f.h h. 80 al
with; besides which. Nelly and Grace were
cilnging frantically TO her. despits Miss
| Ennerbys commands, and the feelings OF
his masters children were not tn be diSre-
| garded. Still, he hesitated TO dsobey Miss
Ennerby, for, like Nanny, he had very
vague Ideas as TO the extent of her author
| ity. and did not know now far he might
safely venture TO defy her
| Ill you do as you are ordered?" de-
mandcd Miss kunerby, imperiously.
Uncle Sawney again scratched his head
aud muttcrei, Lord ha' muSsy.' but final
ly said sulenly TO Nanny. .Ornfassen vo'
| coat"
Nanny began with trembling fingers To
uhpin her dress, while the children hung
around her with cries of distress and Grace
endeayorrp TO hold il together.
"Oh, Nanny, don't undo 1t. Stop open
ing your dress! Don't let hlm whip YOU -
cried Nelly. "Oh. Nanny. please Mam-
my"
'Nebber you mind, honey. 1t don't
make no din unce" and the wthered Old
lips were trembling like the poor black fin
| gers. "Mammy amt got long To stay here.
nohow. an it don't make no diff unce bout
de path gittin' narrer. 'rain't you all's
fault, chillun; an ef yo' u.A was liyin'
'twouIdn't be hern, bless the Lord,'
when my mamma comes back" said
Grace. sobbing and looking deiiantly at
Miss Ennerby. I'm goin' to tell her what
you been don' to Nanny"
She ran 10 the door OF the solitary cham
Der, and heating az ainst it with her help
less little fists. cried over and over again,
mamma. mamma! please. mamma open
your door. Come out here just a minute,
mamma. an make em stop troublin' Nam
my. lou can 20 to sleep again. Won't
you come mamma?"
An imperative gesture from Miss Eaner-
by induced Uncle Sawney to repeat his or
der: "Orniassen yo' coat"
"Oh, make haste, mammal" cried the
children in agony.
Nanny pulled of her sleeve, barring one
arm and shoulder while she turned toward
the weeping child and said, in a 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 shoul
der and bony arm, and Miss Ennerby mo-
toned to Uncle Sawney to advance, while
the children with frantic cries rushed for
ward and threw themselves before her.
Nelly spreading her little baby hands over
Mammy's bare back, and Grace laying her
fair curles and flushed cheek on the with
cred black breast.
Go away, Uncle Sawney." said Grace
sobbng SO that she could hardly speak
"go away. You know-know papa-didn ;,
ever-let-let you--whi-whip Nanny
fm going to -tell-tell him-tell papa
soon AS ever he comes-cones home"
Never mind. Uncle Sawney p said Mel
ly; "stamma is going to open her door an
come out. an I'm goin' TO plain bout yor
trOublin' Nanny.
This appealed to Uncle Sawney's super