New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-30
Honey. docs yer hear himf De massa sey We Is tor
Iva tlependent. we's ter be dependent"


hi, r.re crpvs - "a aeon pratulatory huzzah But
the philosopher was not to DO shaken ont OF his
gravity, he kept his eyes most unfnchingly liked
on Dennis doubtless debating in his own mind some
"' les lest tnkn' it oberr said Nanny trying 70
excuse him. aud then putting hun on theipllows shr
threw on her shawl and saying. Use gwine W hsh'
yo' frc. hurried out of the door. .,,,.,
She WAS on her knees blowing M the bright na'ne
entered the house. lie threw his maui on the peu,
which was white aud neat az rrsso% NV ~, I,rs
Manmy's k,ud care ~ he locked arvuha tue i'''
Here, old lady" no called her from The kitchen
where plc was getting the coffee pot teanN AZ"
putting n roll Of money ~ her hands ,e sa'u
efhats all youfs and tho bahys You ~hs'' seNe"'
much cNefN month a, a., ,.,. A., ,a,,,h
trying Ia thank HIM, NANNY burst cut crying "
WAS only minute, howcVer, before sho w,rnu NC"
grateful tears On ne corner OF het np''n a"" NV
on "massa" with happiness III he' iaea Wy,
why, massa, Use feared III grow too proud via Il"
's'Tn 'I mo-, AFRAID of that old lady" Aud then
almost hestating to cloud her enjoyment ho as@eu
"Any news OF JulieT ,,,..u
"Lor, ior', mos forgot to Glib you ana ousiiy
searching in the great bandanna folded across hor
breast, She drew forth something wrapped up IN
handkerchief. I" Here ayl de letter Massa bfown
brought fer YOU mas,a Jules n iI hnr bea " and
| sighed heavily while Dennis who had alrcau!, oo
| Gun to unite his mail. not expecting ahytnhg
but newspapers and perhaps scoldins etei nom !,
NANNY who unfolled the handkerchief until
| finally the letter produced. The envelope post
marked at the capital of the state had on IL a Jew
lines from Brown saying that he Kept this letter or
MIR Day and regretted the news was not better
! Dennis opened tho letter and read it to Nanny ac
| compartment of groans and tears
aDr.r BuowS.-I know / saw the mulatto
woman So sire was II that took her home to my
wife who really acted like BRICK. bn' ine ah Inot
innate creature got away. have Kept sharp ioOK,
| out Int so far have not seem heard anything OF
her found her IN this W Use 1t was me day OF !he
Governors RECEPTION al, ana p"s! ca1e pale thin
! mulatto woman She had a p,tfui look ABOUT her,
| and really though her dress was old and worn was
| more ladylike than many n better-dreSsed ana
whifer woman in that very crowd jest kept my
eyes her. for | SAID to myself praps t,at tne
Niger Browns been writing about. And then fell
! 70 Wondering how she could find her way down to
Augusta It's long distance Tor woman am
poor one too While was thinking, the woman
reached the door. and the niger waiter dressed up
in a fine new SUIT said Git back. No nigears
lowed The woman begged TO 60 in. She spoke
low but distinct. P'raps was trying hard to hear.
but at any rate caught almost every word. How
she did pray to be let ill., lts not money III ASKING
for It's life | want. life I'm begging for.
There was wild look in her eyes, yet she seemed to
know what she saying. | was waiting To- hear
her give her hame. aiting to have some PROOF tlllt
she the one you wanted. But, Brown. u dia
set my blood boiling t. sec the airs that oiack
niger waiter put with his own color lie lnst
pushed her aside. threatening 10 cali thc pcice'
The woman looked frightened. looked 20 see II
perliceman coming and caught something ci0rer
in her arms. | thought it was n baty. but III
blamed if didn't start when saw the poor criticr
had Just a shawl holding to her breast knew then
II was Julie AMI started forward under prrtence of
getting her away and preventing disturbance. IN
tended taking her home TO my vie bnr as sno
turned she met party OF young bioods coming up
To see the Governor. They were laughing and As
Jolly as gentlemen generally are when they have
thing expected was to see the paie mnhtto g'rl
catch hold of the gayest OF the lot MT, James
Eaton S they ,ro an Hoahr I vnnng the
greatest beau OF tho season. l}nt lie ddnt ike the
belle he'd caught this time. If evor saw niger
fustcr white 1t was that same mulatto woman.
could have llughod at him If her face warnt so
pitiful. But there warn't nothing mealy mouthed
about her words She spoke ont AZ plain as could
be and said: You've caused all our misery, set my
husband free! You know he's innocent-set MN
free as YOU hope to I've saved He tried To shake on
her hand. but I'm blamed If ho could. she stuck
| fast. and the gay young follows around began To
| chat and laugh But the poor Niger did not seem
| to hear her eyes were fixed on Mr.. Eaton, VINO
| turned red and white To make matters worse one
of the old grandees came mp Jest IN time to hear the
| nggei's words Ohio young man.. thought J. your
cakes dough for that old mans daughter BIT I'm
young one. calling out perlce Deriice' was
Mandy 80 b a1oE ro IL of shaw dc ars never
anything moro pitifu than that niger A. the old
gentleman didn't make regular complaint Jest
helps the poor. For my wife. who what with my
rhoumatn and our Saliics sickness. had used up
every cent just gave TO the niger woman us sle
had fortune FIRST she made her eat. never saw
any one so hungry. but all on sudden she stopped
aud seemed 10 forget. ! couldn't stay long. 30 ~
soon rs | saw my wife getting ont one her own
cahckers to give the niger. Jest walked away
thinking might he richer but I'm dared # could
ever have such another brick INV old girl. In the
evening was on duty. and little Salbc begged ia
take her round TO the Governors TO near tho music,
for there to be grand ball. IL was real coId
night, but | tell Won the mnsc was hne. ana ~ my
eyes my little SallIe a-iumplng mp and down with
her face inst shining with pleasure was irettier IMAM
all the fine ladies' rolling mp IN their carriages ana
troOpng up the stairs with their long tran asweep-
ing behind | couldn't help thinking how many
shivering folks could have been kept warm Ivy them
wards and yards of stun that was just sweeping M
ihe pavement. We'll. after Salle got n little tired
shs wanted to take peep IN the windows ana then
we'd go home. she said. 80 put her on nv shoulder
while her little heels kept time 10 the music. was
| busy keeping oil the crowd when suddenly Saic
began TO cry: oh. daddy daddy. there's tho poor
| cOlored woman.
| There sure enough on the stems was that I'M
| fortunate crter looking mighty neat III that clean
calicker OF my wife's. But when once her face
with the bright light from the open door shining on
Its misery declare. Brown. felt like crying with
little Sallie. There on the stones the poor Niger
knelt | couldn't hear her words. but her looks
as they passed. But they none OF them seemed to
listen. Let's take her home. papa sobbed my little
Sae. tried to reach the poor crtter; but before
could two of the force mad grabbed her mp and
| carried her off. Sale and tried to catch up with
them, but the crowd was great and before we man
aged to get away the woman and the officers were
out of sight | went a. fast as could. for feared
she'd lie put in the stockade night, and if ever
there's beastly. cruel wrong its the stocka lc bust
ness. III Is crying snainc 10 throw poor ueNllS III
that hole and let them be al the mercy OF a set Of
wild beasts for some of the prisoners amt bit
better. and are they to blame whom they know no
matter what happens ones 10 be punishedf ]
declare the cruclties I've seen them do to a new
prisoner fairly makes a mans blood boil. But was
too late. Brown. the poor niger was sent 10 the
| stockade. | tried to get her ont. but the man in
charge amt friend Of mine, 80 there was nothing
for it bnt to wait until morning went around
very early but she was somewhere. couldn't find
| out nor what cruel trick they had played on her.
But there was deal too much wicked laughing
among the ruiiians III that den for me not to know
| they had ill-used the unfortunate crttcr. I'm
almost sorry you are about tie poor niger,
and | do think the State ought to break up this