The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-08

nuvver waitin' fer q kline word. Iknows
it an you knows it: Some njggers may
I ha' been 'bused 'yond what they 'zerved,
but t'Warnt you nor t'warn' t me an it
war not none o. we's chilluns; an when i
'peered like / was dead, an dey was lest
bout to shroud me fer de coolin' DO d, ole
mis- she cried like one o. de chilluns, an
you knoW't. 81
Coos you was goods an chatter said
the wife.
ssDat's 500 said Carrie, brisklY.
Don't you dar say dat agin! Ole mis-
could ha' lost twenty niggers Ike me an
nuvver missed 'um. Don't you dar say
dat agin, you hers''
line amt nothin' but q chile, Ad-
dun, she don't know no better"
Adam looked fxedly at her q moment
or two, or, as it appeared to her, for the
next half hour.
Gimme my dinner" he said.
This was an unlocked for development
of humor, and she fastened to crafty it.
"Ca' line, said she presently, 6 you bet
ter 60 on to school, honey
"Ef KYarline know, what's good for
her she better set whar she is
Caroline appeared to know what was
good for her.
With great deiberation and no further
notice to Caroline, he proceeded to dis
patch the pork and beans set before him,
then turned to his wife.
"Marriar, is you gwine to uphol' dat
mol aooh toc dc
II said she ware't nothin' but chile,
an warnt no to nobody, when ole
mis- had her to take keer on; but she ain't
no chile now.
sShe didn' mean no harm; she did'n
know no BETTER
'sHukkum you amt larnt her any bet
ter2'
"Why amt you done it yo'se'fs retorted
his wife.
Adams smile was grim, and no sug-
gestive of the tuition to be expected Of
hum that his wife fastened to say:
I don't see any harm in what de chile
done; she didn't go to hit Miss Darrin'. .
"Sbe done it purpose, ''said he logged
y II seed itmysef,"
SAN 'twarn't no harm saying her name
was Letndge. It jes' shows de ambitions
dats in her to take annudder name. Dat
what make her de gal she is"
els dat correc'2"
He turned and looked curiously at his
daughter, decomposing her greatly.
II nuvver knew befo' how she come to
be de gal she wuz. Ise wondered mitely
how a gal o. mine should come to be dat
kline o. gal 80 it's de am bitionss OATS q
fac. What would q niger be eff twarn't
fur ambitionsa He Wouldn't nuvver git
above hisself, he wouldn't nuvver be no
better'n de white folks which de sword
is done leveled 'em down to himef it
warn't fur ambitions?''
"Mariar," said he, ssde ole man is mite
~ sot in his ways, an it's miteY hard git
in outen 'em, but he amt 'buv irwin.
He nuyver knowed befo,, what twas dat
made his chile, his onliest gal-chile, de
gal she wuz. De ole man called it to his
self sassiness an impidunce; he didn't
know 'twas anibii tions. Oar comes in de
ole mans ignunce; he amt been tO school
yoh know. An he didn't know you had
de ambitions too, Marian. Eff he had he'd
ac'ed difunt, COS de ole man certingly
do wants to do right, farze he knows
how" D n! ].
Eyes" responded his wife, briskly;
(which / orliz said you'd cum roun' some
day, an snow dem white folks deg amt
no better'n we is."
$50 you wants to hev q little b1rfday,
my aearan asked he Of Caroline.
eyes, sir" she replied, with iaaccus-
toned dlffdence.
IAN you would like to ask yo' little
mig yo' kully-headed barber--wouldn'
you2" he further inquired executing here
a trot of such vigor that twas necessari-.
" and providentialy brief.
can my dear, you is no doubt correc'
bout dat ole white lady; don't Expect
she's had good meal of vittles for two
year. She's done fell of to skin an
bone, and she don't look like she's got
de strenk to walk squar'. makes no
manner o doubt you could git her to
you birthday dinner. Peers to me de ana
bitlons of q young cullud lady would
like dat mitely; SO eff you would keer5
bout dom Of it I Engages to git her.
"An' my darter, don't GIT up no po'
white dinner. / feels de ambitions crawl
ing all bout me. Ef you wants emmy
thing, jes come and ak pa.''
The day came; the table was spread.
Dinner was to be at two; at one Adam
and Dave came home.
"Now," said the old man to his wife
s'now, you git off dem cloze an git in
dat bed in de yudder room. An, Dave
you go up to my old mis- and tell her the
cramp is takin' de exceedence wild Mar
riar, an eff she'll come down here and
see if she ken help de niger, ole Addum
will be eberlassin' thankful
Dave thrust his tongue in his cheek,
and with wink at his sister disappeared !.
Git in dat bed and draw up wild de
cramp till signifies to you to draw out
ag'in.''
"Lor, Addum! 1kain't gwine-''
But for some reason she Immediately
changed her mind. and when David re-
turned was in bed, looking so very fool
ish and uncomfortable that that, youth
could not restrain his mirth, and felt con-
strained to retreat to the pig-sty in the
back-y yard.
As soon as her slender stock of strength
would allow, Mrs. Daring came: sttHow
do you do, Adams''
"Po' and piert, Mis- 'Lizarpo' an
inert marin like shad in shaller wa