The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-22

laws, aowIdeIn younE folks dance An
ole MAs' an ole Nil an all ds young
ladies u,sd to come down to de c&blns-
dsg was AL burnt Up, time O. de war
an sGkes, honey De hossea an do cAya-
gee an de nlggsrs an disher big plants.
ton, All shinin' wid cora and cotton !
Dem scas tines And MAmmy's old eyes
lighted up as II she went back to hsr
+ youth and the glory OF ber family. for she
,iill speaks with pride Other family. !
But grief Nanny said Jim.
Yes, honey, yes Yer psppy an Grief
were babies, and Grief ~AFn't named, an
Mas win an Jerry was little boys, lit
tern you. N one DAY Miss May, she
come TO De back do an called me.
was sillin' in dis yer very place dat day,
nussiu dem two babies, and my nanny
| (she de cook), glttln' dinner In De kilch.
en-. Delphy, Miss May say, Delpby, does
you know wbsr Win an JerrS is7 Dey
sin't been seen since breakfast dis morn.
in.
felt Gurus like dat mint, an Jump
np an run all over dc place lookin' for
dem boys. 'Rectly ell de house gals and
everybody Mas and Mis- aud everybody
commence to hunt for dem chilun.
We look everywhere-in de hay top, in
de cottongin.houSe, out on &c prairie
ereryWhere. Dea saw Miss May --dat's
your granma, tu.n white like, an she say
O Delphy, oh James-dst's yer grandpa
--de old well In de field de old well in
de hedp
Over in de bayou field--it done fall up
now, old Mas had q well dug to water de
hosses out in.
II was covered up wild some bodies.
! don't zactly member 'bont goin' over
to de field, but when got dere wild dem
two babies 10 m rms an stood 'long
side o. Mary
Nanny Delphy spoke more and more
slowly. She had stopped picking the
chicken, and great tears were rolling
down her cheeks. The boys stood
stricken and silent.
Stood long side O. Miss May, fus
thing that hear war Jerry ssyin' weak
like an way down In dc we'll: Don't
you cry, Mas Willl Hol' on TO my neck,
Mas Willl HoP tight, Mas Will / kin
hop you up, Don't you be feared Mas
win kin hop you upl Don't you be
feared Mas Will kin hor you upl
Old Mas lean over de we'll and look In.
Mas Will be warn't as high as Jerry, an
Jerry he war standin' in de water up 10
his neck an holm Mas Will up out'n
de water. An dem chillun had been in
dat we'll all day, honey, all day an my
Jerry holdin' Mas win out'n do water;
an dat water col as icel Den ole Mas.
let down de rope dey fotch an tol' Mas
VIII 10 ketch hop. An Mas WiIl--dat
yer pappy, honey-he say, weak like,
Take Jerry too, pappy, take Jerry tool
Wen get Jerry next time, says ole Mas.
An Jerry help Mas Will fix de rope
round him an dey pull him up out'n de
water. He done tainted when dey got
him out, aud be TUX dc fever, an dat
chile war sick mos ak months, an ell de
time he had de feaver, be say: Take
Jerry too, pappy, take Jerry tool And
when be come TO hiSsef, be say right Off:
Where's Jerry2 want Jerry.
Nanny Delphy stopped.
And where acas Jerry, nanny? cried
the boys, breathless.
Where was JerryS Ole Mas let down
de rope an say right loud: Ketch holt
Jerry my boyl But Jerry couldn't ketch
holt chilun. Jerry was dead.
on nanny!
Yes, chilluu, Yes. Dey rub bin and
rub him, an do everything 10 fotch him
to life. But my Jerry war dead. And
when me an' de ole mao come home from
de fuueral--dey buried him in de white
folks buryin' ground long side o, Miss
Mays little gal dat died-sn' put tomb.
stone at de head-when we come home
from de funeral dat night, de ole
man look at de baby on my lap an be say
Delphy, honey, be say, think disher
baby mout be name GRIEF. An we name
him Grief.
Nanny Depby wiped her eyes and
resumed her work. Then looking up to
the blue skv which shone down between
the vines, she began singing again:
Call mo in do mornin' Lord,
Or call me in dc night.
Ise alwAys ready Lord,
Glory HAllalu
And the boys, subdued and silent, aud
for moment forgetful OF horned frogs
and crawfish, went away softly IS II leav-
Ing grave. Wide Awake.