Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-12
q /" CONJURED."

with will which our little old fashioned town
is sweet from mid-May to mid-June, a
ysry queer old woman came down the
street, feeling her way with stick-an
old colored woman, who stopped in
front of me and pulled out a paper.
"Are it missy, or are it de mad am p
she inquired.
Whereat 1 replied, equally ungram-
matically, according to my lights: It's
me, aunty,-missy."
ode madam glib me dis de odder
day'-taking up in her hand the skirt
Of white garment she wore over q
clean rusty black petticoat-" an so rs
come to ak her eff she'd femme hab a
little change" ,,n 81 ,-.l ssgfCly.I
failed to see the precise logic ofthis,
but recognized the garment in Ques-
ton as one that had been in use in our
family only night. At resent it was
adapted" as a::polonaise, ard was even
looped here and there with vague ref
erence to the prevailing style.
What do you want the change for,
aunty?" ! asked. itfi it p
She gave me document setting forth
that Cynthia Lame begged the ladies to
help her to get to Baltimore to see the
doctor. She wanted to raise three dol
lars and half. ,..~,,
"What is the matter with you aunty?"
! asked, again.
my chile" she said, coming nearer,
and with a look of intense mystery on
her Old brown face" my chile, rs con-
iured." ....s
Conviction was in her eye-literally
her eye, for she had lost one. She had
queer, screwed up face, one eye screw
ed up, her mouth pursed up, her fore
head wrinkled. For the rest, she was
IS neat an old woman as / have ever
cen. A spotless white kerchief was
bound tightly over her head and brow;
mother, equally spotless, was laid over
Der shoulders. As l gradually ascer-
pined, cleanliness was one of this old
romans most pronounced articles of
Rith. T H ~ t.t "a Y (
"Conjured" 1 repeated. "Aunt
,ynthia, that can't be. There is no
hch thing in these days"
Instantly the old woman showed Viz
ent agitation. Her skinny hand trem-
Pied as she took back the paper and be-
gan to to fold it up. Her voice shook
too as she said:
Missy mustn't say sech tings. She
don't know. knows. rs had de misery in
my head fur tree yers, an I'se wastln'
away to skin an bones: an rs lump
behind my ears. All de doctors here
pas tried to cure me; but faint no use;
|dey can't dot. But l knows dat eff
could see dat ar one in Baltimore, he
could cure me. De chile don't know
now aunty suffer wild de roarin' in my
head. No peace fur me night an day"
Wait" | said. "Ill 60 and speak to
mamma" .I.~ FI.|. 1IHt
"oh yes, Cynthia Lane" mamma
SAID. "Conjuredw
So she thinks"
Which amounts to the same thing.
Ooiored people are apt to have fancy,
and the only thing to be done is to
iumor them. Money to 60 to Balti-
more? When she gets there l suppose
'hls doctor will give her some wretched
patent stuff; but if she fancies that it
VIII DO her good, it probably will. 1t is
pity she shouldn't have the chance,
poor Old soul!' whereupon mamma
walked out to the front door steps to
interview Aunt Cynthia.
Cynthla, what do you know of this
doctor! - $40 -
mes de man, madam, as could cure
me ct | could see him. 1 knows it,
Then, Cynthia, I'll give you the
money to go.'
but, madam, dat war not my m can
lm, l meant de ladies should glib me
qualter dis ar one, a quarter dat ar
~ l. want to be the one to put you in
we way Of being cured, CYNTHIA" said
,iamma. "OnIy mind YOU come to tell
me when you get back"
kb,n ! tsa,rtlnly is highly gratitude an
'nahkiul-l sartinly is. Ell kin only
o VI GIT de spell off me, I'll do de work
ae madam fur nuffin-de cookin' an
e washln an de ironin'. Iwar raised
~ laoies, an l understands dare WAYS.
LOT Dress you, MADAME
ana so She hobbled off, mutteripg Ia
erseif; The towns children called her
wonder. IL was no
on Severai months later she came again.
,au asked to see the madam. made
baad iinas apologies, who had bad
ieadache that day.
olck. missy? rs sorry, indeed-I
my MY Is. Glib her my specs an com.
efinints, missy, an tell her I Wishes re,
B, H.'ri an happiness. De doctor in
Lona a,aore had moved when got dar
W. an no pusson could tell me
naar. ne be foun'. But de madam
he "n y II iur de bes' when she done g;b
'e oe money, an / tank her all de