New-York tribune., 1884-10-05

While Julie still lay unconscious. Nanny told
Dennis her history and Toms
"Dev both had massas, an dey lobed 'cm. Tom
stood by his ole lnassa all trough Ge wah. Aldo he
was mighty pleased at de freedom comm, he nebber
lef de side o. his massa till day de ole gcmman
was shot down in a fight. Den Tom struck an run.
and we nebber seed him eng more till wild the
beatin ob de drums de blue coats march d in de
town shoutin' You'sc all free an equal" o. dat
glorious day"
la her excitement the old woman had risen from
her lowy seat the door step. and holding the
baby 10 her breast. extended her other hand IN the
declamatory manner natural to the negro Her face
glowed with enthusiasm. her eyes caught some OF
Youths fire the mellow old voice tremblcd with
emotion
Dennis in surprise studied thi, phase m what be
had thought only kindly creature. whose nature
expended itself in dog-lke aithfuness. At there
mcmbrance of that dawn of hope how excited she
grew. Even yet her poor old heart beat responsive
to the wonderful word-l'rcodoml
While lao watched NANNY, the light faded and
the wriuklod face came back TO homclncss. a7
shaking her head. and wlping away tear OF two
that tticLlod down her checks aho said
i,ut ! amt seed much ob do glory, since 9at
bright mornin'. finds dc iolba speaks more hi ~,
now don when wta - Hlnbo An my olo inEh los
las lfo a cn4tin' his frat vote Hut do b"id hu"N'
boat
Nl,o nat down on tho door atop. 4nnhing her head
aud looking un tho ground whilo llrnhln iAU'u mo
muaing. did not diaruth hoi, enitN lhnufh tno
open dnut cniur Julra voice. ANA lhin N"iro Drought
Nanny back to hri story
laatrn trf hrr muHah, Many dn tiWr h"l
wntr had sung huI uu nisi asleep Nhn was th
orlul good ole ml7au7, luhrd Jullo lrai ike hrl
own chile rdicntrd hcr. ana lhuy nor pi7 " iliisa
dat line ladies know. An Whcn Jun" an l"n Iup'"
each oddrr old Miss was mighty sal lrhilh 'ulio
'ud lcahc her. Bu Juuo didhi NHo ""lhr" ha!u,
80 de ole mis-, might hAb de tlngs hhr was uaod t'
aiOrc de- wah An manys dc time dal 5al N'n'
hungry dat dc Ole Miss mlght'not want. DcihS uc
days Tom showed his lob lie had taken on dc DUO
coat an gone to miSn vegetables. LoF hIr75 a.
ma--a. hc was maxim pile oh money, an ni lie
didn't hab de- incest lot % green stun ilI oepol
was de equal Ob Tom fer peas an dem IKE. no no
old woman smiled III memory ot the gOOl thhhS'
" al Iua,, de incest oh do incest was sdtU lcI uc
table ob dc old miss. An dough derc nehhcT was
any money paid down, Tom used ter say he hiauo
most % hls oriin from de ole miss lie used yer Deg
Jule ter marry him, an say he wOuid help take care
oh dc ole lady. BUT Julie wouldn't An one night
wen Julie had sung de ole lady ter sleep she hchDor
woked up agcn ocpt in de !hcabeny Jerusalem
Den Julie an' Tom vas married. an went tei ITO III
dat little cabin down by dc end % Massa Eaton :
pi1cc Nv. my but Julie looked fine ia de moo sils
dress Tom had ribrn her. members de day an oil
d.cake spread out fo de colOred ladies an gemInens
Wal Tnn an julie was happier nor dc day was
long Iuila wac "a edictt.n Tom. lies Bom tel De
"A glraf nan some day, NANNY, rtf, sue an &c a.
sLt was l hang...' cber hIs sAoudc. laihA III Ge