The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-29
MOTHER Traps BoUHrY.
What Came from Poor Old Widows Faitt
In tho Freedman's savings Bank.

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head resr Of brilliant dvss abe m ppsd the dust.
,~y,,,,,,,on and tear. from her face and neck
with hsr ,,,or.
.w.ut haro a sho satd In ,,en,uiou.
scoe. "foo,so,. ba,r,.o,e. and ru,oed. I'vs
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49, A.. -, -, 90. ,,,ssI, couid 7 md
80 81, On. ,.,.r ,uv no,ev,s gope Dey say de
vr.oan,,,s mai aona bnst and we poor mig.
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-, 80 go, vsr..,,
49, ~, q. 49, e., aow,. Mother Mary" sald
A. x-...s 90. ,o,ch.a Inv bsr distress She
ss.,....,a 80 en- ,,mch.Ir and broke Into a
,..,s.s.' =, ,,.,.r,ca, sohs.
az .an, vh., as ,,.,k WA. but a warnt ders
- 10, "a A, naople gone. man
80, ,,. an IN =, 20 and de kash,sr; nobody
rno,-.c ,rh,, n. vas. mt that he had gone up
a. -, Acods, man sont mo TO ind do taller
went down town, but he wArnt ders; done
~one Nd d G rber. ADoder man ont me out 10
=. suhburb. Co oni dc Boss, but de Boss and all
ssss"'"o w - - -, rs
MS property done gone no de rber.
and thar 1 stood hu.eIn my bank
70 Squire simmons, rood Publican fr,.ud Of
se co'oreo io'ks, ana a1eo nun 70 ouy my oook,
ne orew down MS eye ana ahsd me VI l sawed
any green. No, but seed yeier enun for yeiler
fsvsr and told him vioo,c,c VIVA rood for bile
49, ,.nSr r,o,.,,ar ss,ler e,ms in sou,rs
n tones ianki. uoittteF ioher O'W" ~ opufe
sammons's jIst as 1 was gwine, and knowed
him n, once. I had ,eed him at dc bank. He
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tned to dodge me, but grabbed him and told
him had come for my money. We are sorry,
A.,,,. h.t ,re cant nav Won n nanny puckertu'
A~""'' o.' We ." W - 80,
his mouth and 'alk'n' kinder soothins-hke
Do bank at Washington is TO blame, and not
US. Were sorry, very sorry, but you ooiorcd
people must be reasonable; you mustn't ex.
peot imoossioil'tles. HOW can we pay you
money w"en We oAnoo' o"inu'snu = oo."
the bank In Washington Is not able to send
monev here. how can We do anythingP Your
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moneys gone. and my moneys gone. NOW
what are going to do about ui You can't
sausexs mn egx from a do ID ham
IT 90 n,n, % n,v mo n.nr hooS.t..
nheo MN 10 puY my oahk oook sou
Msbbe dem folks In Washington would do
.om..b,n, for Won. kase aev knovs vou. He
se" W. ,"N' '' ~ ~ ~"
pushed u away In scoin: faint WORT do chunk
TO burn H. he sed, and walked on -
It's hard hard after Eil Use gone thro, De
!u9ern' Of de mind and body, aud de money !
done spent TO GIT bounty, To hab to turn
pots aud plates. nary piece OF meat. nor dust OF
meal In my house. and B'iiy's ortehes all busted
Qait: overcome by these reflections. poor
Erisistreken Mothsr May sw SY,St her boy
fatherl oh, ftther, I'm broken Wild De 1angs OF
bsrvish. this good old mother in the African
bhurch was highly esteemcd fnr her wailng
howl. which, In truth stirred the Utmost re-
cessss on the soul Ihe hymn SCENE, SCENE, greatly
70 her chair TO pour OUT her plants to syInpa-
al wants to tell you wha. bard trials and
rick OF mind I've gone THROUGH To git d At bounty.
When de Union army come down here was Do
mudder OF nine as nne chilluns as cher stepped.
NY gals we're smart. HANDY, and mighty lkely to
look A.. and nv boys was ous,ers Old Marse
takiu' sich GOOD keer o. dem. Wen, Jake. my
husband. went long wild dc tother men to de
army headquarters. and carried my eldust SOP.
Tom. Wild MIN. lie leu we all Deniu0 To do de
pest we could. ! heard JAKE and ION Gone Jlhee
an %n G nj ana To s9
seed de Provost shal, VINO sent we al to de
CORRAL, OF de id-fsll calls ! Tor seed nfty-two
eiack measles and camp fever IN two months.
Sure enun. dere was Jake, dressed mighty nne.
soss .I s Tb, s.ePpen az. anf 80 stuex up
didn't mind bis airs much, for Jake aIlus would
One DAY sohu iookin man, wio q long tailed
black coat on, come along atore my shsnty door.
wid MS bsnus ciaspeu tehlho bls pack, ana ne
was iopkin 1own on ae ground as u ne was a
Iooklh LOT sohetniu pe u.,H. u.ap. ,he cuine
along by me ana stoppe1 suddeh,nHe, ana
thief. He looked at me long Time then he sed'
o." a., sooa ,yorn,, b.ve vo,, ho.n na,r,aa 10
co,rnry R IaS nave you oeen "air'eu 70
"'sartal9F sed. sort O. sharp; In course
ccIreil., ,
arc YoV SURF my go S wo,nah IA t Lea, ,r..
sure les, Is. ana gtanuoduuy isaac was
oe oestus ptes1her' anu 1e pestus old man Tor
miles around. Dey sont Tor MN iar and near.
hnu We GolYle 1 PeVpie dlon want nopouy out
nIm ~ Ne uo h""'' Aaae p's ua' ii"kes anus he'u
txu .u, d,d h., h.r. ans, .o,o,,,,rs,
a, nut ulu ne nave eny ,ceremohYf -, - ,
.ee de- Judge in de Court House when he sen
Fences de criminal TO he hung py de ne.k lie
Wouidn't low no Iafln' ana talkin' tIll he
ned so'
but how wonld he marry ynuY
He would az de man VIII Won take dis
'ooman 10 be your matrimonial bridis 10 clinve
and TO clunge and 10 De h0uGruieY And Won,
young 'oom1n take dis man in de holy est1te
OF welded matrimony to obey and honor him.
sick or we'll to clinch onto him for cher and
cher. amenl' Now, sence you'ys DiomIsed 10
enter the situation Of matfimouey, YOU Young
man, gather di. young CONAN 10 YOUR nrotec-
tionnte bosom come veal or woe ONT ali
honorble, aud don't uiing shame on me who's
married you. Salute YOUR brills. and Ahak a
hands wild me-
"'Weli, yes; but dat wasn't exaclly de thing
He was a slave and you was {. slave II WASN'T
lawful. Hum. ~ N he tuzsrd Ike a num-
BILE twon't do Now 'us my dooty IA a
Christian TO tell YOU YOU arc comfnittln' a great
sin, living i'm TINS sinful state u-iles II I * a
should be kilt bow's YOU gyIue 10 ret we're
bounty wilout you'sa legally married. and eot
de marriage papers. You mus. be lawfully mar.
ried as soon as possible. Bling me f5-f can't
und II In my heart 70 charge YOU more-for ali
my trouble and will marry you legally to Cor
Dor ~ Trap
was mfybtv akaarad ,,hop hoa.a H..