The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-09-01
Den Den he mo Start out wild de res.

"Stan' out, Ellis, SEE he
Den I says ter myself, seq /, "Lo'd, l
done done!" En- cool my heels dar twel
long to'ard mawnin'. Den heah dey all come
Outen de back room; en- sech er set! [ gun
'em all in de cayage bes' l couP, en- heah
we go ter home.
De cole ar sorter stiffen' up de gemmen.
Miss Can she ben er sittin up all mite en- l
knob hit l fling lines ter Zeak at de
house gate, en- l ruined up-sta'ra
seed Miss Cans do jess er little piece
open, en- peeped In, easy like
Oar she coed up en- down, up en- down;
now she lean ter de winder, now she listen
at de do; den I step back.
De two chillins wuz tuck up tite in dere
beds. Well, 1ow'd ez din kno' wat ter
do, en- I set down in de dark long er harf
way up de town steps. l could jess see
Miss Can thoo de tronsom DER de do.
She stan still ter listen. She hole her
BRET. She lean over. l nuver seed er
oman look dat er way TO. Her eyes
jess guy out fir whin she look to'ard de
babies.
/ seq, Kingdom come nowl" SEE I,
tain no melligium now. Case hearn
de same what she hearn. Mars Alf wuZ
er lummerin' up de steps same like he
toted er bar'l er brandy.
"Look too, Mars Aft, look tool" SEE l,
"fer youse got mon you count fer ter
mite.
Miss Can she coed up en- she coed down,
Wringin' her hans en- weepin'.
Mars Alf KEEP er lummerin' up.
Directly he came er splutterin' inter de
hall maxim fer de lite fun de do.
But / seed dat look what l know'd
me'nt business wild Miss Can-dat alas de
way with red hard folks. Case l kno
Case fo' de wah Mars Alex Homes
mayed er red-ha'r'd oman, en- she lei
L -
Buck en- his fus' wife. en- her ha'r wan
er de reddes nuther.
Miss Can she run ter de do en- tun de
key. Mars Alf he wen roun' feeIin' fer
de do Mars Alf he KEEP bummin' roun
"De do wuz shut whin de bridegroom
come, " says he. de do'-wuz shut-np
-demme de do'-de bridegroom-shut de
do-no-dog eff [ kno'-who shut de do
Miss Can she jes' stood inside en- tuc[
on ter heah sech stuff
Mars Allie he KEEP up Sech er fuss she
wuz feared. he'd wake up de comply. e,
she set on de flo en- whisper froo de key
hole:
aAlfred, hush. Go way fun de do; /
will not open it. tole you eff uver you
cum back that way again, 1 would leav,
you forever.
Den she sorter groan en- go ter wall1in
up en- down ag'in. Den She wipe heI
eyes Cu 10 ICI UO OO WHIT MARS Allie
wuz still er goin' hit
ooh, Alfred, how could you! How
could you'll" SEE she. Den she put her
mOuf clost down en- sez she:
ALFRED, you will rouse the house |
tell you. | will not have my children
brought ter poverty by er drunken father.
Don't be so loud, Alfred l will not open
de do. Oh, Alfred, nuver tho't-"
Mars ALT he don feel jolly no mo
10 dOOo oof On 20 49,
yeah clost ter de key-hole.
Il nuver tho't it would come ter this I
did not dream you would persis' in
bringin' our little darlin's ter poverty ell
disgrace DO my hero aloft on de wings
Nv luve. 1 nuver dreamed er sech er
dre'dful, dre'dful fall.
"Cantatrice, what d. you say?"
Mars Alf he's feelin' nifty bad bout
now.
q said-I bo' my hero-a loft-on de
wings-uv luve-I din not kno'-he
could-come ter sech-er-fall
l stood upon de stars ter see Miss Can.
She wuz on her knees on y'other side
She put her mouf ter de key-hole clost
Jess bout now ole miss, wild her mite
cap on, opens her do en- goes ter perrin
roun'. Whin she git so s she kin sorter
see in de dark she say. "What does all dis
mean, Alfredo"
She take in pretty quick de way thin's
is movin'. en- She ak, whats th' matter,
Alfredo"
ASK yo' mother eff I'm not ritter" sings
out Miss Can froo de key-hole
Ole miss step back ter git or wrapper
She kin'er hole hit DER her shoulders by
de sleeves en- step out
ooh, my son, my son, " seq she, ser
grief ter S mother. P" SEE She "Cantatrice,
heve you locked the do on yo' husband?
Is Sach er thing DOSSible?"
"Mother, I've done it fer my children.
l have vowed ter my husband eff uver he
came ter us again in this state, would
leave his home forever. Look into my
bleedin' Observation-Disclosures but still
warm fer my children; look inter nv
heart en- tell me eff I'm not rite!"
"Eh?" sez ole miss.
"Eh," seq ole miss, Jess dat way.
Chile, open de do en- let US talk to you. "
"Our Miss Jo'bell come ter her do, en-
Mars John gin ter groan en- tut Ger,
sorter feeiin' bad long wild de res er de
family.
hearn er sorter stirrin and knD d de
comply wuZ kin'er liftin' up dere seves
fer ter listen Ii tely ter de tribbilation.
"Chile"-o!e miss wuz fur too fat en-
short er BRET ter whisper easy" Cantatr:ce,
you are bringin' de family ter disgrace
you are maxim er scandal, en- all fer
1othin'. Open de do fer 20 mother
l knob Miss Can wuz gwine ter hole
her own, en- nifty rite too, cause she
lone seed er heap er sech trubble long or
Mars Aft
"But, mother, l shill in no wise break
ny VOW. l shill nuver agin see my hus-
band in this room. "
"Cantatrice ole miss made er kiner
whisperin' what creep'd all DER de house,
lit run thoo de cracks same like win
Cantatrice Grosbuff, let your mothe' in
his instant. De house is full or guests
would you inform de worl' Nv yO bus
1and's infirmity? Would you pub ism
lbro'd your disgrace?"
But / kin tell whin ole miss got in |
Mars Alf din fOller. Lo d she oughter
run him one mo- tril How he gwinc |
er do rite eff s wife cas- him off?
'Fo' de bro'd break er day done brung |
,ut er jersey wagin, en- easy ez could he |
We he'd out Miss Can en- de two babies en- |
ne en- Mars John wuz liftin' er de chillins
inter- de wagin.
Mars John he stop Miss Can 70 she got
n.
"Cantatrice, dear little sis" SEE he.
don leave us dis way"
"HuSh John. / mus" seq she