Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-08-06
"GWTNF AWAY"

lookin' fur boss, kase Tzc gwine to sen" :,
IL, ole woman to Toledo. POO ole SOUL
she's ben cryin' all de mawni"' ".e
she's gwine away from Inc, All 10 '''' Wv
truf | cant keep 10 tear outer my own
ewes long 'nutf to see cross the depot
7, WAS an old. old. colored man. s'o"P'
sboul,lered. trembling with age lie was
ACCOMPANIED by his aged wife, who ha"
on her Sunday best aud carried ouh'"e
IN her hand. She was wiprg her eyes
with handkerchief, and IN lieu OF s"ihe'
thing better lie WAS using his coat !
sleeve. a.
els your wife going away on a VISIT
"Bress YOU, no! We would he ieF'-
in like chillen il it war only wi>i'. :
You see. sab, we's got S" ole an p" |
dat We can't keep house nor arm il'''l ;
anv mo. We's felt II comm on ''f !
long time past, bnt neh'r spe'''' ii"
,.v w,uld come when we'd hav" t.
separate.
..Theu sbs won't come back?
Dat'swhat ails us. fou sre, ~ t"'
a son h.ab who will glib me home, "h
she's got n darter down IN Toi'd" VINO
will take kerr Of her. Shes shes
qwins away dis mawnin, an | Sl"'' "
neb.r set ewes on her no mo. Tam t'f
/ down dar, but We is poo an ole, an l"'
owine to kiss her Sood-by fur de i'N
time Hold up yer face, Mary. TIL Mss
: va, You An me has trabhle,i III tic same
= path ri'iu' Of sixty vars. All h""
: when we am grown..ole an poe, ali am
ii waitin' fur the call We has got I" s''Fa-
= raft. OAR, dar', chile, don't take "'i
= SO, Its sumthin' we can't help, all Il
. xou sob dat way you'll broke de ole maj
IS right down. OATS de train oher dar
u an'-an-.
h He nut his arms around her, and il'
t. tears fell on her cheek as he said 4:
"We shaved together, an We ha
D, s,orvad an shibered an met trouble VIE
III de same speerit. Hush. chile--it $ al
ks fur dc best Maybe de Lawd will hrln
de- Us together agin. If-if he doan d" II
rh vou'U meet me up dar i'll heaben. W
kin trust do Lawd fur dat. If eit da
TX. fust I'll wait fur you right at dc gat'
Is an, If you am fust taken. l know you
his watch fur me-"
did She kissed him and chung TO him hi
,us q child. and it was only when the ira
was ready to go that he disengaged h
led arms. kissed her once more, and led
'ss, to the gate with the words
re- ..Tll be prayin' de Lawd to he 6"
TO We. an I'll fink of ye ebery hour
ers the dav. Keep down your sobs, chile
OF We can't be chillen no::more. Here y
'eo- am-good-by-good-by."
Sbe went away sobbing like chi
ade ond he passed out of the depot with
the tears in his eyes and heart aim
by breaking with sorrow.
"Tn trust-Tll trust IN de Lawd,
in ubisuered, as he went his way. "l
d in We what, it's powerful sad on two
As f,lLses like US tc be all broke up
sun separated like dis, but we couldn't
the batter Bress her dear soul I! but
moo body was well nigh done fur
10 OF grief when turned away de las tim
all -Detyni Free Press
ainly
,thes r.n w.r yOUH SraBBr,
ther ,ou from, n co,
o"' who had not been in this country ov
wear, and who had decided to cherki
INV danger from smallpox by vae'
rso,s t;on. The husband bared his lett
best and the operation was soon comP''
even He then rolled mp his other sleeve
n.h,a held out his right arm.
,a,ura "One arm is enough, replied
|eorge doctor.
,on in "But guess takes two OF EN-,
voman the reply.
tuitive "What for 2
re-. A "Why, Ills one Is ", "'' =,
,osses- older one for my frow. III
. vb.t better dot I cotches all der sma
would myself. Go ahead NIT your stabh
neon,e The doctor did not succeed III
no had vin,.ing them that one could not h
tbsm. c;nated for both, and the woman i
ID, per. ly refused to let tho lancet to'c
remem- arm. --
which .,or1.rt w,shes to