New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01

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own. and the whole party was Shortly STA, Veu
on their way. Some of the negrO' hau W
walk, as all the able men ana, ana l nav
heard them say that poor Iittle bell lnst
ON getting off her horse to let her playmate
n little darl,y named Bet. take tnins III rlu
ing. and as they crossed brook Bell mlsseu
her footing on the stones ana teli hto .no
water. We lived twenty miles ana inple
away, and we got word OF Their coming bUs.
fore they got to us. | remember how Dus-
tled about and got up great baskets OF tn'b ~
TO eat and sent to meet them on the way ioi
I expected they'd be half-starved.",.
AUNT MacAhister! 1t sounds IKE the pa
t1iarchal ages Esau going out to meet MI I1
brother. or something Biblical Were they all
coming TO your house r. I'm Tho
"Of course they were, and it was fuli' ne
negroes AL found places III the negro qu"i
teIs and the house was crammedI!ouI ~
few DAYS. Some OF the white people went In
to Their friends, or scattered around among lne
neighbors. John turned around anu WIn.
back home the very next day, satisheu ei,af1
Jenny was safe with me, 1t was WY , na,J
Tor her TO let HIM co. John sald al,erwaiu
that az he rode up to the top of tue bill over over
looking his home he expected to see II mass
OF smoking ashes; and nave heard nun s soii
that he never expected to forget now ne le.i
when he SAW the house lying there, 1alr anu
ouirt and still dis ever. lie said he never knew
now he loved ms home till he SAW IL tilat
moment and felt the thankful ness anu 1ooiu
surprise bring the tears to his eyes ocnny
wouldn't be kept from gong TO MN i,i ~ ,,,"
weeks fine. but she left the children WIN me
tiI all fear of trouble was over. We hearu
affcrvald that the Indians had learned thaV
they were betrayed and that the whites *
pecicd them, so they abandoned theli ploh.
"Were there any churches aoouC "i'cio ~"
lived, Aunt MacAlhster = 49,.
US. there was "a Methodist church Two
miles of. and a Presbyterian church hve niie9
away and We used to 20 first 10 one m;u
then 10 Che other. | remember Dlr. MacAliis-
tc,'s iaUghIug about my Methodist mare us nc
called her: She was my fayOrte riding morse,
and She was so used 10 20 TO the McthOuls,
cburch that she wouldn't take The 0tber Iodt
M All ml,s, bcioIc | came TO the Dend Set
her III a galOp and willllcd her ny 'no i0iA
before she knew It," :, NJ
"Did Won 20 everywhere on horseback
"Not an the daytime, but at night IL WIS
safer, on account OF the boles ana stuhlpS; nc
roads were very bad, especially at iist' Ore1'
changes took llace IN time. they ran raiI-
road llght through ny land after Whlle' ana
ali the couitiy people came IRON ial ana near
to see the fl 81 trains go by. Before the days
oil railroads people had to SEND thelf crops
away OF Norm or East by Wagon-udlns, III
tLe cary days the cotton planters AROUND Au-
pu,1a and down there sent their cotton all the
way to Philadelphia 10y wagons
" Did YOU raise cotton =
s0niy' q few bales. We raised great crops
If or,in-oats andsWhcat. That Is the pref
I'll
Comfy. Our house stood on hill, all sur
reminded with walnut and hickory trees, ana
YOU know they are sign oil llch son. hc
nuts could be gathered from those trees ~
hushe.s whenever We wanted thCm. lhele
was cold around there, too. Gold in the
,trean,s-it could he washed out AT any tlm4
Mir. MacAlhstcr believed that there was a g"ld
nine ON our Land, too and he talked oil nav
ipg il worked, but he died before he had hlaue
any ulaus and | never cared Tor amy more
money than / needed to spend. lie was the
One 10 make the money lily But he was 80
good uaturcd with 1t. nl.
q remember. one night ~ thouSh,t
he did me tight mean. We hauh
been married great while and We went Out
IA "a partv ri a ncighboi's about three miles
OF. We danced and played games ana h"u
regular froic until time to set out Tor nome
lie put mc ou my horse, ana he and ana
cousin Of BIS, Who was one Oi my 0id p'Iu.,,
So, of toward home together. We hadn't
gone more than Il quarter OF mile "he1 ne
said As natural "a, lt,, 'lhcIc, vow I've
forgot it, after ali! Iddc on, Babc, you ana
Robert and In Over;ahc you. Ana ne
whipped about and was of again toward thS
house We had just lett, al. - flash. lsioppeu
my bo,-e To wait ior him. What can be
have forgotten, ! wonder sad 20 Lo1oit.
Let's rlde Oh TIL hc overiakes us hoDtI
said I'd rather wait Tor him, sad IL ana
vait | would until Robert persuaded me lhai
Mn MacAiistcr would BE- better pleased y l
obrycd lin and went ON Slowly; 80 = uiu'
every now AID ,lcn looking back, ul was
almost home. Then ! stopped. something
las Lapptned 10 Nh MaCAliistcr, Robert! /
sid am going back No, mo, couslH' nc
said having hi, hand OIL my birdie. III Only
a trek: the men have agreed TO get 'A'H
wives on, aud they are going 1" sta{ anu PD4
cards ali night. u was all agreed before we
lclt the house : don't believe IT. ssLd, a.
most ready 10 cIy. j. wouldn't serve me
so He meant no haum; they persuaded
ul;n,' Robert faid. And youT sald }. hoo-
yon going back 20 GuIsh the night thar wat
Cousin, / can't tell you II ne; am gong Ddch
after see yOu hence, he sad. / rode on
thinking - -
" Robert was just married, and his poor
little wife couldn't go out win MN De,
cause she Was expecting baby soon. lie dld
not love his wife rs much as he ought; peO-
pie said lac married her out OF spite, DuI
don't know what person he spl;ed, uhleSe II
was himself; IL couldn't have done AWNING
but please my husband aud me, and it pleased
| Door Agatha, who Was Il pretty, tenuef niue
| Ting, ana loved him dearly. felt sorry Tor
| Agatha. 'ROUert,' | said, If you can see now
| badly | feel 10 have MY husband do TINS way
and | suppose you cali Cousin, III night
| down sorry helped HIM TOOL you So ROBERT
sad. I'll forgive you, Robert, II y0ull go
| home 10 Agatha and not touch cara your
| self SAID He made pause; but per
! suaded, and | conquered; lie rode stIaight
| On home to Agatha, and / went to DGd ana
| cried myself TO sleep. Along about three III
! the morning my husband came home and came
| up to my bed. 'Barbe,' he said. Is that
your said /, rs hard as possible; Pm sur
priscd to see you. ! think you had better
| have staid all night i declare wish had
known you thought So he said, rs good
humoredIy as possible. THE party hadn t
nearly broken up ard they all protested at
INV leaving, but imagined you would expect
me. Here Jerry, Wesley, Tom, You boy there,
bring my horse back to the doorV he called
out from the window. Good night Barrie; |
made a mistake, but Pm oil again. Then
had to give up and forgive him and beg HIM
| TO stay"
"And he staidP
Yes, he staId He was the man to manage
me. my dear; he'd give me the hear tache bad
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