The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-07-25

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tirfd D. driver, wurk ling In tlnf capacity
fgf iho fnrnnr M whose land hp lItrd
Al The nest day he walked m%ciitaiigrly
by NE aido ~ Tho slowly moving Bob
and BlnkNf hauling wood from iho
mountain H. Nd not shout ~ much
~ usual IN his oxen, but be- guided
them With all biz customary precision
around atumps. rocks. and the varied
lmpcdimenls ~ tho rough woodland
road
"iuh Dick, said h. a. his y In the
evening 'is you done gib mp an dat
fooliahnoss bout goin' 10 Waghinlon2'
"laint no f%oollsbncss, muttorcl
Dick
why, boy said his father, "%'poars
tom' yuh Is too ole for dat sort - ting a"
~ don't make no Kind o difference
how ole u page is,' said Dick "Dnt
man said = o hissef lie scs dey got en-
MI ages
"Dat 80, shuhg' asked his father.
"Sarlin, shub," said Dick.
"And dcy gifts scbcntccn hundred dol
lars n ycarP'
Yea said Dick. "An' besides dat,
dcy can make lots ob money blackin'
boots m holdin' hosscs an runnin' mr.
rants fur dc Congressman, when courts
out
Uncle Enoch looked stcndiastly nj his
son for some moments without speak.
ing, Then he said, "Look a-hcah, boy;
Use made up my mind bout dis ycrc
business. VI all dat ar money to be
got by pagcin', Iagrecs to the notion. "
"lIi-yiT' shouted Dick, beginning to
dance.
"fnb needn't cutup any sich capcrs,"
said his father. "lHh amt gwine l'se
gwine mese'f'
II Dick could have turned pale, he
would have done so. lie stood speech
less.
Eyes, sab, " continued Uncle EnOch.
"Ei IL don't make no difference how ole
dc pages Is, ! kin step roun' az lively rs
any NV EN-, an Kin wnit ON de- Con-
grossmcn bctter'n any boy. | know
what de gcmmcn wants, nm knows
how to do IL. Use waited On EN- fore
yuh wa bawn, boy, An yuh ncber libcd
'mong white folks, nohow. jus yuh
take dat ox-whip tcr-morrcr mnwnin,'
an tell Mahsr Greg'ry dat Use done
gone To Washin'ton, and dat yuh'ye
come 10 drive de oxen, Yuh's ole enuf
fur dat now, an It's time yuh was be-
ginnin'."
D0wncast ms Dick was when he heard
that he was not going to be n page in
the halls Of Congress, his spirits imme-
diately rose when he was told that he
was TO take Uncle Enooh's place M OK
driver. To crack the long whip and
guide the slow progress Of Bob aud
Blinker, was 10 him n high delight aud
honor which impressed him the more
forolbly because II was so totally uncx-
pected. The Government position had
held forth glittering advantages. which
had greatly attracted him, but which
his mind did not entirely comprehend.
But 10 drive the oxen was u real thing,
n JOY and n dignity which he know all
about Dick was entirely satisfied. As
to the pages salary, which his memory
or his ears had so greatly exaggerated.
he did not v g think oft.
Uncle Enoch determined not 10 an
nouncc his intention Ia his noighbors,
nor 10 take counsel Of any one. lie
went into tho house. and. after olectrify-
ing his family with the statement Of his
intended step into what was to them
wealth and high position. he set them
all TO work to got him ready for an
early start the next morning. Washing,
ironing, patching and packing went ON
during n great part OF the night, his
wife, "Aunt Maria" his three daugh.
tiers, and even Dick. doing their utmost
10 III him out for his great undertaking.
What Use gwinc to DO wild dat sch
entcen hundred dollars" said Uncle
Enoch, ~ he sat on n low chair sewing
up n gap In one Of his Sunday boots. ii,
10 buy dis track o. land ON dc hill back
heah, an make n vineyard NV IT, Ne
use foolin' nc more wild little tatel
patches, an cabbyges. an tree or fob.
dozen hills o COIN; I'll sell de grapes,
an' buy all dat sort o. ting. Al dc wine
cellar in town dcy'll take all dc grapes
yoh Kin raise an 81 | have to buy n hos
an wagun TO haul 'em inter town, yul
won't see dis yerc family waikiki /,
church no mo'h wild de- mud mp to der,
knees and dc hot sun brilin' ON ter der,
heads
A little after daylight the next morn.
ing Uncle Enoch, wearing his tall whit,
hat with the broad band OF Grape around
i which Il had on when Il was given "a
him; with his highest and %sliflest shirt
collar; along black coat reaching nearly
to his heels; n pair Of blue jean trouscr,
} rolled up ut the ankles; his enormou,
Sunday boots well blackcd; In one hand
avery small cowhide trunk tied up with
n rope aud carried In the manner of q
violin-case; n vast umbrella with a horn
handle in the other hand; and the
greater part Of his recently paid month,
wages In his pocket. started of TO walk
three miles to the railroad. station Un nj,
way TO become n Congressional page.
Dick assumed the oN-whip. and q,
there was no one else to take the vacated
place. he cracked Il in pride and glor,
over the heads Of Bob and Blinker. aud
although they ran into moru stumps,
aud got into more deep ruts. than wa,
good for themselves or the cart. m,
winter wood Of MIR. Grcgory continued
, TO be hauled.
One week. and two weeks passed on
without news from Uncle Ennch. and
then Aunt Maria began togct impatient,