American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-21

Aunt Charlotte, an Marthy, an Yves
ley Jordan; dat's eight, aim itP''
"Well, they know you've had chill
dren, and they know the children them
selves.''
ssTain't like seein' 'em. Miss JAS
MIMI
"Poor things! They'll want some of
your cake and ice-cream.
"1'll save 'em some. Miss Jasmin,
would you buy dis dresspn
81 wouldn't, but I've no doubt you
will.''
GA white lady was married in it at
the Second Baptis' Church, Aunt Char
lotte say; an Aunt Charlotte's daughter
bought it from her fo' Sc, an she was
married in it two months Ago; an now
she say kin ha' it TO- 50; but don't
b'lieve III buy it; I'll git her to femme
borry it-would"' you, Miss JasminP'
"Why, she won't lend it to you if she
wants to sell it,
Yes'm, she will. Huh! Comm TO
my weddin', an eatin', an frolickin',
an not lem me Il dress to war! Yes'm,
she will lemme borry it!'
And out went Diana, carrying her
finery.
In the afternoon I went ont ia the
kitchen and called Diana, gave her the
keys. and told her to bring eggs, sugar
and so forth from the store-room, and
we would make her wedding cake.
was determined to practically as well as
Theoretically, encourage so moral pro-
ceeding as matrimony.
"I'll git 'em; but it'll be your cake,
not mine, Miss Jasinin.'' Diana said,
soberly.
What is the mattera''
"Dat nigsef's goin' to fool me-
"Why do you think soP''
He didn't come las night. but 1
thought he'd git aroun' here to-day or
TO- night; but I heerd dat he was en-
gagged to another woman, an had done
skipped de country wild some o. her
money. You reckon it's SO, Miss Jas
minP"
asked for her informant, but, as the
news seemed to come very indirectly,
advised her to suspend judgment and
see if he did not appear tonight; so we
mixed and made cake, and got all in
readiness.
The night came, and also the day
the wedding day; afternoon, night, and
still the lover c.iine not!
Never was woman so inconsolable !!
Diana amazed me. She wept. She
who had always vowed she did not love
the man, declared how that she did; 1
tried to comfort her with the assurance
of his rascality; congratulated her; 1
tried to stir her pride; all was in vain.
She brought in our dinner with the air
of one who serves up a solemn sacrifice,
and handed the water-pitcher with tears
upon her cheeks. I felt inhuman, to sit
calmy and be served by her; felt, with
real compunction, genuine alarm at
remembering that we were to have COM
pany to dine next day.
To give Diana her due, however, the
'sccmpany dinner was excellent; but
few minutes after she passed beneath
the window, shawled and bonneted,
looking very fierce. Late that night she
came home, making NO excuse for her
absence. When it was inquired into she
cooIy said that she had heard that "dat
Niger" was in town and that she had
gone to kill him, but could not find him
anywhere. She was quite serious, and
Gordon said that "Mr. Brinley" would
keep out of her way if he were prudent.
"He was engaged to another oman,
Miss Jasmin," she observed week or
two later; an she was fool enough to
gil him all her money, an he maxim
tense (pretence) like he needed it to
hep pay fo' house he'd done bought
TO- 'em to live in. She gin him $50,
an sole her furniture to do it! But he
nuver got much out of me, shot,
"Did you give him any money!
"Well, Miss Jasmin, he TUX me to a
treat, one night, an he paid fo' eve'y-
thin; but 1 was so biggitty (bigoted-a
negro name for false priae) dat 1 gin
him my Pulse wild a dollar in it, case to
show him had money eff wanted any
thin; an he never did gil it back to
me, an forgot il twell now! But, la!
What's one dollar to thirty"
Gordon andI are very anxious for |
Mr.. Brinley's return. Gordon feels a
sincere aninosity towards our cooks
faithless swain. He also suspects him |
of sundty pieces of meat we missed |
about the time of his last visit. But we
--that unhealthy place-whence ro-
bust brother of an entirely competent
wife came to summon him to Il christen-
ng!-N Y. Tribune.