The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03

told to. Now let me say, that if you
whip to-day, or any day, / shall know
it. As surely as You do it, shall take
means to prevent your doing it in the
future =
Chany had evidently no desire to
offend the white people around her.
and was impressed by the firm man.
ner of the young teacher, for she re-
piled:
Il amt gwins to tech him, lady; he
won t steal no mo-. He'll be a good
boy, I'm .shua. Won't you have q
glass o. buttermilk fo' you go?"
mo, | thank you. Goodbye Now
remember whatI say" and shelef the
two gazing at her, as she walked away
up the road.
After this the devotion of Syphax to
his teacher was very touching; he fol-
lowed her about like a faithful dog.
One day he came late to school; was
he relapsing into his truant ways?
When she asked his excuse, he said:
81 tell after de school, teacher -
When the school had closed, Syphax
said: Teacher, come wild me down
home; / got somethin' to show you
doun dar.
Old Chany's cabin was just outside
of Mr.. Cameron's plantation.
"She's in de field now. reckon
pickin' up goubers for herself he
said, and in his eagerness, he almost
dragged Greta into the cabin with him.
Then he rushed to the bed, and
drawing a key from under the pillow,
he unlocked a haircloth trunk in the
corner
80 teacherr' he gasped, "don't
scole me. / didn't know it was yourn
nobody tole me, till done Glib it to
Aunt Chan" and he handed her a
watch.
Greta started, and her eyes and
mouth opened wide.
''Is it de one you lost?" ne asked,
eagerly.
''The oneP-yes, said she, ioyfully,
at once recognizing the enameled case
of Miss Amb1er's long missing watch.
"Where did you find it?''
'In dem woods ODER yonder. It
shine up at me out O. the groun' She
gwine to take it to town an sell it,
she say, but | couldn't let her, till /
see if it was yourn fust. / lub you so
much, teacher" Syphax began
to cry; '.you is de onliest pusson who
eber was real good to me.
Now the sweet note of the Southern
mocking-bird came through the open
window, like song Of triumph over
this little struggling soul, newly born
through love and sacrifice.
Greta reached out her hand to take
the watch, when black hand, skinny
and muscular. closed in firm grip
over hers, and a shrill voice cried at
the highest pitch:
''What yer dom, comm here to
poor 'oman's house when she's out,
and goin in her trunk, an projec'k kim
ober her thingsp You got my watch.
what my ole mistiss glib me- Glib it
back to me dis minute!''
Chany had heard them talking,
and crept slyly on them unperceived.
Greta struggled stoutly, and finally
succeeded in keeping the watch, and
thrusting it in her bosom for safety.
Syphax covered behind her in dire
alarm, for he knew his turn would
come next.
''You mis- able pigeon-toed, slew
footed. knock-kneed, bow-legged Mig
gah, what you bring dat white gal here
for to take my things?'
''Chany, my father will go for the
Warrenton police, and have you put in
jail, " said the young girl, firmly, '.if
you 60 on like this.
Then the old woman flew at Syphax,
and shook him with an accession of
fury. Greta seized his hand to rescue
him.
Don't let her kill mer' he shrieked.
81 shall take you home with me to-
night, said she, pulling him away from
Chany. ''Do you want me to go at
once and have you arrested?'' she
threatened. The wrathful negress NUT
tered some excuses, and turned away.
Greta and Syphax walked off vic
torious. She TOOK him home, and it
was arranged that Syphax should live
in the future with the Bonds. Greta
taught her school until the end of the
year, and some of her pupils did her
great credit. Chief Justice Marshall
became bright star in her armament.
He left her tuition for Hampton, full of
ambition to be useful to his race. She
used the money she had made to re-
place the watch, for the benefit of Sy-
phax The day before she and her
family left for the North, 8 tiny pack
age was handed her. 1t was a box
containing beautiful ring from Miss
Amber, who knew now the secret of
Greta's teaching. The ring was cir
Gle of gold set with five precious stones,
whose initials formed name-a gar
net, q ruby, an emerald, a topaz and
an amethyst: Greta. = Youths COM
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