The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-18

put ouf an % mad at de dog dat de white folks will take sym',hy wid yer an sag 'whut CT fine 'oman Liza is, noho~ r Go on honey an bring me de greersln
 She slides quickly through the open doorway, and in a few minutes returns with the greens.
 - Nov yer scks like de angel whut fed de ole prophet" taking the dish on his lap. @Ah, Lawd, dis tase like fore de yah. Whar'd yer git dem putty year rings ?? opening his mouth, while the strinsy greens hanging out, look like moss depending from a spout spring. |" Neber min, I'se gwine ter git yer some heep puttier den dem. Take de pan, honey" after few moments of silence, during which he displays rare industry. De ole gennerman hab feas,ed bounty ful Look heah, chile, come ober ter day ter ax yer ter marry me"
 " Yer amt axed me, ef yer did"
 "Cose ain't yit, fur wanted ter gin yer time ter think erbout de proppersi- shun. Yer wour mary me, dough, yer"
 "Ef yer wusser ax me, mout."
 want'sNer ter marry me, Liza. Now Pse done axed yer"
 An will mary yer Now I'se done .ole yer"
 :. Now we'se gagged, Liza Huh, it 6eels cuis, doan it? Wall, we mus gin Ter make de 'rangements. We mus un'- ers,an' each udder, too.;'
 :" Yas, we mus. Yer's gwine ter bring ger money home an gin it ter me, ain't ,er?"
 "Whut yer ewine ter do wid yer 
 My money! Whu, money is gwine CT hab ?" she asks.
 wy de money whu. yer gifts rum de white folks-de money fur yer work"
 Oh, ain't gwinser work fur de white olks airser l gifts married"
 "Yer aintT'
 "'Cose ain't. l'se gwire ter keep ,ouse."
 T sees dat yer doan know de duties J CT wife. Wy when yer gifts married, :hile, das's de time yer mus work. Oars plenty O wimmen whut doan lire out tell da's married. Dat's ie time da mus work case den las got mo 'sponserbility. Yer mus itch yer money home an gin il ter de lusban' whut am de head-een,re O all le sponserbility. Sides dat yer mus itch home all de cold vidduls whut yer in git yer hans on. Yer aim been ter chool much l sees. Pity dat de eddy alton O CT smart oman hab been so much 1ected."
 II ain't sich CT fool CT yer thinks is. fer sees all de vantage fur yersef, but loan see none fur me. Oh, hab been My las husban' wuz killed 'hen Thompson's gin 'ouse blowed up 'se fed three men in my life. Oh, ry ddyca,ion ain't been so much 'iected."
 Now yer's 'guntcr scold. neber eed sioh CT pusson ez CT oman is. Talk er her bout business an she flies offen e han1e- Ain't got DO ieelin' fur CT man 'hut am nearly worked ter death. Turn p her nose at de human family. Oats e way da do. Man ain't got DO chance 9 dis heah worf. Oman is de cap'n O e boat a1' de pol man has,er han1e de Wall, CT we <ain' come ter o sorter 'clusion, reckin I'd better be noekin' 'roun' de neighborhood. Oh, it int so mighty much trouble fur me ter l n CT 'oman whut wants ter marry me. l )ar's Silvey Patterson"
 "Who, dat black ugly thing ?"
 "She may be black an she may be l gly, but her heart is in de right place | n she knows whut de duties O CT wife ,. I'll go on down an see her. Sent ,e CT letter day afore yistidy sayin' dat he wanted ter see, but l didn' go lease dat time l thought dat yersef un'er- sood whut wrz meant by de matrimony | ow."
 -Abe, dat ole 'oman's crazy. Da had CT in de 'sylum las year."
 alt wuz on account O Tub, honey on ccount CT Tub dat de po' oman wuz tuck T de 'sylcm. Arter she's dun married | C man O her high regard, dar won't be no lo' craziness. She understands de duties CT wife, dat oman do, an arter erwhile, kin farn to Tub her."
 So does l un'erstan' de duties O CT fife"
 " No yer doan, honey; no yer doan', n it pains me nightly ter see it. Oh, yer wuz jes' de right sorser oman, how |