, 1885-06-23

comm on, shO WI er steppin up y c
er dem men speak er feclin' thirsty. IN
10 emmy time heah dey go. gwine fer
drinks.
| step up ter Mars All en- sek /. So Mars.
Ter, mn hit gittin' to ard time Ter b.
movin out TO ard homo
Not yit. Ellis. =" sez he. kin er lookin
tother way.
Den he Start out viii de res.
One mo limo | sci myse ( befo' um en-
SCI Marster, | blieve | heah dc con-
venicnces er dri, in up"
stan out. Ellis. a." seq he.
Den | says ter mysc +, scz |. ~Lod. |
dom done" En- | cool my heels dar twel
long to ard mawnin len heah dey all come
outcn de back room. en- sech or set / gun
EN- all In de cayage bcs I coul en- helh
we 80 ter home.
De cole ar sortcr stiTen' up de gemmen.
Miss Can she ben CIR sittin up all ute en- |
kno dsiit | fling lines ter cak at de
house gate. On 1 ruined up sta IS
| seed Miss { an 5 do Jess er little piece
open. en- ! peeped in. easy like.
/ nr sha COED up en- down. up en- down:
now she lean ter de winder. now she listen
at de do. den | step back
De two chillins wuZ tuck up tito in derc
beds. Well, ] lowd ez | din kno' wat ter
do, ca ! set down in dc dark long err harf
way up dc tow'r steps | could jess sec
Miss Can thoo de tronsom DER de do.
She stan still ter listen. She hole her
BRET. She lean over. / nuyer seed er
oman look dat er way TO. Her eyes
jess guy out fir whin she look to'ard de
babies.
sez. Kingdom come now" sez l.
e. tain no melligium now. - Case / hearn
de same what she hearn. Mars ALT wuz
er lummerin up de steps same like he
toted er barl or brandy.
Look too. Mars All, look tool SEE /.
"fer you'se got mon you count fer ter
mite. -
Miss Can she COED up en- she COED down.
wringin' her hans en- weepin'.
Mars ALI KEEP err lummerin' up
Directly he came er splutterin' inter de
hall maxim fer de lite fun de do.
But ! seed dat look what | know'd
me'nt business wild Miss Can-dat alas de
way with red hard folks. Case / kno'.
Case TO dc wah Mars Alex Homes
may ed er red hard oman, en- she led
him er site Ncy same way wild Mars
Buck en- his fus' wife. en- her ha'r wan
er de reddes' nuther.
Miss Can she run ter de do en- tu'n de
key. Mars Aft he wen roun' feelin' fer
de do. Mars ALI he KEEP bummin' roun'
"De do wuz shut whin de bridegroom
come. " says he DE do'-wuz shut-no
-demme dc do'-dc bridegroom-shut de
~do'-no-dog ef kno-who shutde do. -
Miss Can She les stood inside en- tuck
on ter heah sech stuff.
Mars Allie he KEEP up sech or fuss she
WI feared he d wake up de comply. en-
she seton de TO en- whisper froo de key
hole.
ALFRED. hush Go way fun de do. I
will not open it. | tole you eff uver you
cum back that way again. | would leave
you fo1eyer.
Den she sorter groan en- go ter walkin'
up ca down agin. Den she wipe her
eyes en- 60 ter de do whar Mars Allie
wuk still er goin' hit
~uh. Alfred. how could YOU How
could YOU sez she. Den she put her
mouf clost down en- sez she
ALFRED. you will rouse the house. I
tell you | will not have my children
brought ter poverty by or drunken father.
de do. oh, Alfred, | nuver thot-r
Mars Az he don feel oily no mo-
now lie done got on s knees Nid one
yeah clost ter dc key hole
nuver tho II would come ter this. |
did not dream you would persis in
bringin' our little darlins ter poverty en-
disgrace | DO my hero aloft on de wings
NV luve. | nuver dreamed er scch er
drc dful. dre'dful fall 80
hnlnlrlccs Mlut q you say
Mars All he's feelin' NIFTY bad bout
now.
81 said-I DO my hero -aloft-on de
wings-uy luye-I din no, kno'-he
could-come Ter sech-er-fall -
| stood upon de sta rs 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
rom Whin she git 50 s she kin sorler
see in de lark she say. "What does all lis
mean. Alfred2"
she take in pretty quick de way thin's
Is mOtin'. en- she av. Whats III matter,
Alfrcdf"
ASK yo' mother eff I'm not rite2n sings
out Miss Gan froo de key-hole.
Ole miss step back ter git er p
She kin'er hole hit DER her shoulders by
de sleeves en- step out.
oh. my son. my son. - SCI She, "er
grief ter $ mother. . seq she. "Cnntatrice.
hcve you locked the do on yo' husbandY
Is sech CT thing possible2"
Mother. I've lone II fer my children.
| have vowed Ter my husband Of uver he
anne ter US again in this state, l would
leave his nome forever. Look into my
hlocdin' heart-torn-bleedin' but still
warm fer my children; look inter my
heart en- tell me ef I'm not riiein
~thsr sez ole miss.
"Eh, sez ole miss, Jess dat way.
-Chile, open de do en- LET US talk to you. 3"
Our Miss Jo'bell come ter her do. en-
Mars John gin ter groan en- tu'n DER,
sorter teelin' bad long wild de res err dc
fam ly,
hearn err sorter stirrin' and | kno'd de
comply wuz kin'er liftin' up dere se'ves
fer ter listen u tely ter de tribbilation.
"ChileH-0e miss wuz fur too fat en-
short cr BRET ter whisper easy antatricc
you are maxim or toomult fer nothin':
you are bringin' de fam ly ter disgrace:
you are maxim er scandal, en- all fer
nothin' Open de do fer 20 mother "
knob Miss Can wuz gwine ter hole
her own. en- nifty rite, too. cause she
done seed or heap er sech trubble long err
Mars All.
but, mother, | shill in no wise break
my VOW. shill nuver agin see my hus
band In this room
-Cantatrice ole miss made er kin'er
whisperin' what creepd all DER de house.
hit run thoo de cracks same like win
"Caniatrice Groshuil. let your mother In
this instant De house is full or guests
would you inform lie worl' Nv 70 hus.
band infirmity9 Would. you pub ish
abro'd your disgraceY"
Tut | kin tell whin ole miss got in
Mars All din foller Lod she oughter
gun him one mo tril. How be gwine
ter do rite ef s wife cas' him OIL
'Fo de brod break or day | done brung
out err jersey wagin. Gu easy e. could be
we he'd out Miss Can On lie two babies. en-
me en- Mars John wuz liftin' or lie ohillins
inter de wagin.
Mar John he stop Miss Can 70 she got
In.
~Cantairice, dear little sis, - sez he,
"don' leave us DIS way"
Hush. John; | mus'ir SCI she.
~Cantatrice. All is clean down about
this thin, III nuver happen ag'n. All
swears he n sober ran from this day.
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