Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03
4SKIDDY.
The Contrabands Love Story.

1.-THE following manuscript has been lying
in the garnet of an old country house for
story, taken from the poor fellows lbs, Who
told it with passion and pathos which the
writer remembers aid sympathizes with unto
anna carpenter by trade, and was
mending de roof oh house, when look
ing downinto a garden opposite 1 saw
oh, de poOtiest little short lady that ever
you could asee; she had long hair way
down her shoulders, and was so trim
and neat looking. When see her,
says to myself Oats de woman I loves!
I turned 10 my companion, and says,
"you see dat pooty little short. lady
down darp ''I and he says, eyes, do"
swell, I love her." He laughed and
replied, sYou may love her till you'r
dead, but You will never get her." He
didn't know what d pang went through
my heart when he uttered these words,
they cut me like knife. / didn't say
no more, but went to plotting, in my
head how could get an opportunity to
see her. <5Efis'7
1t was Saturday AFTERNOON, so when I
got through work went into de house,
but could think of nothing else but dat
pooty little, thing all night. kept
plotting till finally I arranged dis plan
First, you must be 'quainted wild de fact
dat we darkiesa have what we call a
s'tea- drinking''o Sunday afternoons,
afore we set de table for de big folks. L
thought OBJ dis, and says to myself, dis
would be a good way for me; to ascer-
tain artef church to- morrow if dar's any
one amongst de congregation as knows
dis young, lady. Well, I did so, and
found one was 'quainted with her. l
gave her fifty cents, and said, evil
you give u 'tea-drinking," and i'm
vite dis young lady?' She agreed, and
/ went home mighty tickled, / tell
you what. slicked and starched up
mighty fine, and when de time come, L
went round to de house. Oh course,
on entering de room made my obedi-
ence to de ladies', but my eyes flew like
a flash, round de room, and l see who
was sitting in de corner. warn't slow
to get de introduction, and made myself
as agreeable as de possible. De lady S
nameswas Skiddy. 1 found / warn't dis
appointed in her, she, was mighty nice,
but says i to myself, if don't be pooty
spry in de- asking to company her home
der won It be no chance, for / see de
young jelarkies looking sharp at us; so
I said, s. May have de pleasure of com
panying you home dis EVENING" She
said she would be most happy to
accept my company. tell you, I felt
fine when, one, two, three jelarkies,
camel,p and asked de pleasure of com
panyi1g her.. / did say nothing, but
laughed so hard to myself when heard
her say, ~" No thank you. oI7have de
company" and den l see dem look at
one smother, and say, ssWhat company
Skiddy got! is it you? or youP'' s.No,
faint me. ~ idey said. I was just SO
tickled / didn't know what to do '.,, -. -
ByIand by it came. time to go, and
Skiddy went for her shawl, and / stood
waiting by de door, but i could see de
ielarkies looking and opening der eyes.
Wheneshelwas ready, we bid dem a very
good evening" Iwalked mighty straight
and opened de gate for her, and as
went through I flung glance back.
I saw de jelarkies looking wondering at
me. and hearaone say: e Poorly good,
for he's cut us all out-on fuSt acquaint-
ance, too.na f4Hfffe4 rug ga4pf4a
Oh, twas happy walk dat night. /
was so joyed to know her. When we
came to her place she said 80 should
be happy. for you to call on me some
evenings. /, Of course, said nothing
would please me more, and went home
feeling 81 grand -
You may laugh, lady, at my quick
love, and say you don't believe IN love
at first, sight won't enter into any
discussion on de matter, but knows
did love sSkiddy den and always. 1 was
impatient for de time to come when it
would look proportion me to call-arter
dat fused I'd 60 often for several weeks,
and all de time kept loving her more
and more. till at last one night asked
If l might, have de, honor of addressing
herf She Said, - Yes..n Oh wasn't /
happy! Den thought when can We get
engaged I'VE don't like TO in, de kitchen
when all de folks is round, SO we plotted
together, and finally agreed to take q
walk on de next Sunday evening. I
I couldEgetl Little sleep dat, night I tell
YOU. I felt. SO happy! Skiddy loved
me- and would one day be mine! Oh
LADY; I did love her! Flowed her better
than mudder or fader. Ilovednher wild
my whole heart, wild my whole soul,