The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
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 Here nanny sad my mother lead iny my little brother GU, ;o Wkerc He were seated in the shade of d huge waiei- oak in the quarter. here Is this naugh,y boy. iohnnie; what will you Go ~i.h him =
 EohnnIe broke from my mother grasp and ran % nanny. clambevcd up on her lap and e.spcd his chubby .4rms tight around he, heek. besiowing | re- se,ndins ki,s or her ~riEkle'.. aiarf oaeet.
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 Ny '1othsr smiled indal gently and went back 70 .he house. Nc. nr rather several ef the negro wV'nen eere f aang fri; for prt serving and canning, and as usual. We children were u the iuaf CT for wherever nanny was, there were we also. She had been telling Us oi the childhood and Houng ladyhood oi our mother. when .ney Ill rad si-a good times in c.e terginr '.
 Bsess mammy's honey. darlir chl,e,' she exclaimed, hGgging Johnnie close IT bCt SAioIk, pis--f anus. VI HbA , AtN been CT doln' Ger mammy's onlies. ooy =
 Withou: replying, Johnnie reached out a plump. brown hand and took possession of lusc'ous pea n that Aun, Polly had lust pared.
 Now jes' look a, de 'shoranoe oa da, boy. DaI now she exclaimed IS the little scamp euddle9 up in mamry's arms and shook ms is, n Aunt i'ol y's face" du neS. whar's yer manners. lohnDic.'
 s.,.ay.e whispered rlainn,y. don't be onm snne-ly. darlin chile A 5is I5i- iy's pardner, honey" Johnnie shook his head ba; said a', word.
 Da;s al. de same son. declared nanny, rolling her eyes @. her pei
 dat's pTezack.y de WAY tie whie tfash duz -jes' dc way. ter CT gaa. ; heel. This irnpgiat,on was n.ore than iohpn.e could bear, so he slid CT: m4Emy's lap and said
 "f beg your srcaer, Aun, poii>.
 Oats CT man Now make yer 1T aI- rers, son. The child took of; lis pretty straw kz; ard tucked h, head Tn .Acut poily's direction. 10 her intense delight. Laws mussy am, dis chile ;s loo beyew,ufal ,'
 Now, n,ammy, .a.d Ioannic, :" have been goed 10 you, now yeu 5e good ,c me-
 Nanny laid down the knife she was using and opened her arms and called, Kane wigh, here Ter yer lovr ole many, yer angel. Don't yer be oneasY. kaze mamsav gwine fer ter do whu, yer wants, sonny ard the faithful old soc. gave her :. chile another hug. {" Nam my, please tell me about king David . you know you promised ne last ngh, you would
 Hubby shore, sonny, mammy aint gwine fer Ter eat her words There was no greater pleasure granted my mothers children than mammy gaze as ;G telling Us bible stores. Sac related lR her own peculiar style and would illus usse in so cornIeal manner tha: we often found t an efforl to restrain a laugh.
 Well, sonny, one time dar waz e strip lin name David. He wuz ole man ar ole Miss Jesse's boy, ou, he never took hees paw nane He WIZ CT good kern dltion sort CT boz an hs nav wuz Po~ trl proud CT him. An, son. David wux-en. si,eerd CT muffin ghos:es, aer ha'nls. neT big folks ner mum. Well lemrle see-oh yas. We'll, one day d4F wuz CT mighty o.g nghI g%ine or al de cross-roads-speci. Ii ~u1 '.ecNshun day
 an dey fit and dey t :wo sorts CT folkses hi. honey, an arter while CT gic:, big. large man kaneo CT walkin olt proui an C. strG.s.a' fram t'otner side CT de road an he say, sezzee. is CT man. l is, waut s1nei rum oe head CT de criek, an l'Ge ssno.e CT couple CT smiles fer ter see de sh adder ob de man ~hut kin Ii, wid me. Nobody said CT ~ad. kaz> folkses don, feel so peer; when dey's les' had CT oeatin' an gos dcy tad fedders snafched out. D'reckly boy karned walkin' 'ro1n' dar. keeTl,s lak, an he h ad CT string CT scraan in one han He pick up CT leetie small rock keerlis ak. an onconsarned, pear lak, an he jes erii.ely swing it rcun' an laws mussy ich CT lumberin'. Dat big. large. high giua; wur CT layin' an CT kiekin' lak CT