The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08

Ills name, Well. ] done cncmosf
forgot Il. lie como roun' % my cabin
onct. aud made pictnr' o my pigs
and chickens. Say. Clio. he called. 10
his wife. ''say. ole woman! wotdc name
o dat genIeman come 20 my cabin
onct and took my pigs and ehckens?"
"Ncocr hcord d no gen lcman steal
ing yo' D - an ehickcns!' responded
Chloe. with dignity.
"Oh. sho! you knows well nuir wot
means, returned the master Of the
house. impatiently.
LEI you means do gentleman wot
painted your sfpcx." retorfed Chloe.
with strong emphasis. and IN air o. in.
finite superiority, "his name was
Roostor!'
Rooster" repeated. vainly search
ing my memory for the name Of some
artist resembling this euphonious appel
la,ion
suddenly light flashed upon me.
WAS II Royster?'
"Jes' 50. sar-jes' 50! OATS de
berry namer' and Dorkcy cast . tri-
UNI liant glance At bis mortified better
half. She think she mighty smart
woman. sar." he whispered. " but she
don't know eb'ryfing. He. her'
Leaving them to settle this difference
Of opinion AS they might, and de lining
the hospitable oiier OF watermelon.
while slipped something into Chloe
ings. ! returned 10 INV tavern lodgings.
1t was sunset, and they were milking
the cows ia the little mcadow-patch
through which nv path lay. and |
caught sight Of Miss Mandy leaning
penSively upon the rail-feace, with
bunch Of lowers in her hand. which
felt sure was intended for me. Fortn-
natcly. she had not perceived me, and
evaded the snare and slipped through
the orchard unobscrved.
That night wrote 70 Mr.. Guy Roys-
ter. artist. and in precisely ten days
therefrom received his answer.
Nv letter. he said. had followed him
about In his autumnal wanderings
among the Virginia mountains. which
accounted for the delay in answering
The picture regardin which inquired.
had been copied BY himself. some four
or Eve years previous. from an original
portrait. belonging TO Mr.. Davis. at
whose inn he was Ct that time staying.
Mr.. Davis had allowed him 70 keep the
original. which was the work OF his old
friend and preccptor. distinguished
artist Il was portrait Of member
Of the Tyrcll family. Of Marsden Conn
tv.. This was. in brief. all that he could
tell me in regard to the picture in which
took SO much interest
THE Tyrells. OF Marsden County"
The words seemed to present 80 direct
clue that. W tn q sort OF romantic en-
veled. resolved 10 follow Il up 1t
was but ride Of forty miles to Mars
den County-a region famous for par
tridge-shooting; and on this pretext 1
went thither.
It was easy to find the old family scat
Of the Tyrells grand-looking still,
though the picture Of neglect and de-
cay. A few Of the old slaves still chung
70 the place. and spoke with affection
ate pride and regret 81 their former
owners, who had al passed away.
Twenty years ago, they said. there
had been old massa and missis. and
Young Marse Harry. aud Miss Lilly and
Miss Lucia Miss Lily married and
went North. where she died Of grief for
loss Of her husband. Next Miss Lucia
died IN New Orleans. OF yellow fever.
and old massa and missis soon followed.
Marsc Harry had been wild-likc and
never lived on the plantation; and il
was now hardly q month since they had
heard of his death; and what was going
TO happen next. or who the place was
now TO belong TO. they could not tell.
What became Of Miss kosey2"
said. At . venture.
Miss Rosey? Oh. you means Missis
Browns darter-- Missis Brown ~ was
housekeeper TO ole missus. Well. she
and her moder lived here till Marsc
Harry come home from college; and
she was mighty purity young crcctur
den. and powerful 81 lied By her moder.
and old massa and missis. too. She
look too high, and want 70 marry our
Marse Harry. an he was Jest dat wild
bout her So ole massa an him had
some high words bout it: and on his
death-bed ole marse made him promise
neber TO marry her. So den he went
way, an neber come back; an Missis
Brown and Miss Rosev dey went way.
too, an we neber heerd nuiiin' bout
'cm sencc.n
Ibid Miss Roscy have her portrait
taken while she was herc?'
An old woman. who had been nurse
IN the family, answered this question.
Old marse had had painter gentle
man" TO come and take the portraits Of
each ~ the family, and among the
rest. Miss Rosey's. because she was 50
pretty.
hut she warn't no great lady, Miss
Rosey warn't lcastways not real
Lady. like her young missises. what had
dc Tyrell blood IN dar veins" she
added. proudly. AN she neber could
get ober II. her tryin' 10 worm herself