River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-29
MY FTRSTLAWSUIT.

with the 'ir Of one perpetrating a pleas
antry
The person addressed was slow to
take myrenark in the spirit in which
ii was offered Trade with her was Il
solemn reality.
Things is Il goin off, she replied.
seriously. ''Slow But they goes.
Two or three other eolored persons
present chucklcd however. To them,
A. to me, there existed an incongruity
between the notions of Aunt Lucy and
commerce.
Aunt Lucy was unusually old and I'M
usually black. Her blackncss was set
off 10y her white tWban and the white
kerchief shewore about her neck. She
was heavily made, with delightful cor
dial chuckling way Of speaking. Only
II severe attack OF rheumatism would
dampcn her chronic cheerfulness
and imbuc the tones of her voice with
a touch of melancholy.
1t had been my own idea to set her
up in trade, with the expenditure of a
dollar or 50, in The first place, on needles
and thread, and tapes and pins, and so
on, afterward as these wares found n
ready market, She and had dctcrmin-
ed togo into the confectionery line al
SO. on Il small scalc-penny cakes, pen
ny sticks Of candy; but these latter we
found To ben0rc useful in advertising
her place Ofbusine-s than lucrative. |
had been unable To- buy them for less
than penny apiece, and they sold the
world over for penny, it appeared
Il can make ginger an sugar cakes
ftlst rate suggests the old woman pres
emily.
THAT will be the way then, say
cutching ut the bright idea the very
thing. III give you the money to buy
some flour and sugar and molases, and
you'll make the cakes, and then We'll
see what the profit Will be.
Aunt Lucy chuckles dclightedly. She
has an active soul despite her ninety
eight years Yes, ninety-cight, She in
sists that this Is her age.
Have YOU had your roof mended?'
inquire, having already left the money
with her for that purpose
Cant git dc man ter come. | has
bin q tcrrifyin an a-Jothcrin' oh my
IsSiah ter cit de man ter come-hain't
/, lssiah2' as mt that juncture Il tall,
~louchy young man entered, who did
not seem likely to be terrified by feeble
old Aunt Lucy.
He pulled front lock Of wool in
courtesy to me, and grinned. Il has
went. an went he aycwcd; IAN he
promises t@r come. Seems like he
don't care.
myself entertain doubts of Isaiah )
zeal rs i Mercury. | say, pcrsuasiyely,
II WiM you would see to it, Isaiah :"
Then made my adieuX.
The room contained half dozen per-
sons besides Lucy. She has always a
number Of guests, and is especially
popular since she has kept shop and
thus established kind of 4 neighbor-
hood rendezvous Her shop is IN the
window, across which articles Of mcr-
chandise have been found II profitable
investment, as their value IS ii fictitious
one.
Aunt Lucy live. in am alley within am
other alley. 1t being 4 circuitous
route Milly, one of the old woman's
daughters-Lucy family is numerous,
and universally down on their luck
escorts me back 10 the highway, CON
ycrsing.
Mother was we'll brought up" She
replies Ia some words of praise of
mine DE white ladies as raised her
treated her well, an sheshows it. Moth
er can't behave no odder way. De
good manners will come out. An she's
dat SpryN'
Its Il pity that between YOU all you
are not ablt. ID make your mother com
Portable in her old age, | say. slowly.
In fact. this view of the subject has
frequently presented itself to my mind
before
We is all 50 PORE was Milly's ex-
cusc IAN I has. what's more, such
bad feelins inside Sometimes don't
hardly expec ter see one day c"tch am
odder'
In truth. now that took good look
at her. Size w;s little more than skin
and bones
Its de misery in my head, shg eX-
planned Ii generally is this particular
form of misery with colorcd people |
have found Poor soul, poor souls
weak in body and mind and spirit.
Alilly and such as She are hardly able
to take care of themselves. let alone
each other.
was III a hurry Of lis is at
all times free from the clutches of this
Familiar fond If oyarcrnwded aue2-
Sin so,oet,iro in NTiIlv's ryprrs.inn
n,ada mo s.v II ann sorry Won are 50
L,dI,. nr Is voIr husband ont Of
,,,n,l. ."
..pi.s- ~, ,,,d,,n ha dnu't do
"a. g. ~, ,,..,. L,.I I'm, ,,l,;,,, 49,,
, 49, ~, I'M i" IL ma NOM bas
LIN ~, ia,,;II.,, On n,lIuJ,, Won't.
d i,''' dnsa. Inv. AMI thcrc WIS act
u9ily In her tones mn anparept regret
tbat' bows and Girls had ceased To be val
uoIle * ,lt,ttSls
Tndnrthssr circumstances TahanJon-
- IN bonr that NIiilv mioht bc abla IN
contribnte H. hrr mothers necessities
even inscribed her name ON my own
mental tablets rs an object. | parted
finn her with feelings of dpprc4sion all
The more lively because her own inner
;trd cbeerfulnts. had su,rumhcA Ia the
II. ,I,,,.,, circumstances she
'''''.' &, ~, ,,nJ t1.,,,s n.;th
VIZ 'l'l'''r 't'iN ~ $50 -
ra,'. '''i'i ~ i''>''' " max '''' VS. "
''' 0g r..;,l however looked with
5 nsra ra 'f g5t< S@% Gin 70 ' snd
stn3j,, Nh 0JIs a,5 .,,Js ~ WI,
40 wa,,II 1,.,.a,;onall,, tind tnIn.I ,nt H.
- - 1a.r ro, Nh, ~ 10 VA, ~