Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-26


Den says ter mysef, seq !, "Lo'd. |
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
EN- all in de cayage bes. coul EN- heah
we go ter home.
DE cole ar sorter stiffen' up de gemmen
Miss Can she be n er sittin up all mite en-
kno d hit ] fling lines ter ,eak at de
house gate. en- | runncd up stars
l seed Miss ans do jess er little piece
open. en- peeped In. easy like
lar she 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 WI! tuck up tite In dere
beds Well. l lowd ez din kno' " at ter
do. EN- | set down In de dark long er harf
way up de tow steps could Jess see
Miss Can thoo de tronsom DER de do
She stan still ter listen. She hole her
bref. She lesn over I nuver seed er
oman look dat er way 70. Her eyes
iess guv out fir' whin she look to ard de
babies
| sez, Kingdom come now" sez /,
- tain no meiligium now. Case hearn
de same what she hearn. Mars Alf wuz
er lummerin' up de steps same like be
toted er barl er brandy
Look too. Mars All, look too" sez l.
@fer you sc got mon you count fer ter
mite
Miss Can she COED up en- she coed down,
wrngin' her hans en- weepin.
Mars ALI KEEP er lummerin' up
Directly he came er splutterin' inter de
hall maxim fer de lite FUN de do.
But l seed dat look what I know d
1,e xsysA 4 dat ls.. 4.
way with red hard foks Case | kno.
Case fo de wah Mars Alex Homes
NAV ed er red, hard oman. en- she led
Buck en- his fus wife. en- her hs'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
come, says be. de dO'-wuz shut-no
-demme de do'-dc bridegroom-shu, de
do'-no-dog ef kno VINO shutde do. y
on ter hesh sech stuff.
Mars Allie he KEEP up sech er fuss she
wuz feared he d wake up de combly. EN-
she set on de no en- whispe. fro0 de key
hole:
will not open it, tole you ef uver you
cum back that way again, would leave
you forever.
Den she sorter grosn en- go ter walkin'
up en- down ag in. ben she wipe her
eyes en- go ter de do whar Mars Allie
wuz still or goin' hit
-Oh. 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. l will not have my chi dren
brought ter p Ivertv by er drunken father
Don't be so loud. Alfred. will not open
de do. Oh. Alfred. l nvver tho't--
Mars AT he don feel oily no mo-
now He done got on 8 knees wild one
yeah clost ter de key-hole.
Il nuver tho't Ii would come ter this.
did not dream you would pcrsis In
bringin' our little dsrlins ter poverty en-
disgrace DO my hero aloft on de wings
Nv luve. nuver dreamed er sech or
DIRE dful. dre'diul fall
-Cantatrice. what d you ssys"
Mars ALI he $ feelin' nifty bad bout
now.
II said-I bo' my hero aloft-on de
wings-uv luve-I din not kno-he
coud-cnme ter sech-er-fall
I 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. hoe clost.
Jess bout now ole miss. wild her mite.
cap on. opens her do en- goes ter peerin'
roun' Whin she git so S she kin sorier
see in de dark she say. -What docs all dis
mean. Alfred,"
she take in pretty quick de way thin's
ID movin. en- she AZ, What's tn matter,
Alfredf"
ASK yo' mother ef I'm not rites- sings
out Miss Can froo de key.hole.
Ole miss step back ter git er wrapper.
She kin'er hole hit DER her shoulders by
de sleeves en- step out
-Oh. my son. my son" seq she, -er
grief ter mother. SEE she. Il Cantatrice,
beve you locked the do on yo' husband :
Is sech er thing possible!"
Mother. I've done 1t fer my children.
l have vowed ter my husband ef uver he
came ter US again in this state, would
leave his home forever Look into nv
bleedin' heart-torn-bleedin but still
warm fer my children; look inter my
heart en- tell me Of I'm not ritel'
-rh!" sez ole miss.
"Eh." sez ole miss. less dat wsy.
Chile open de do en- let US talk to you.
~Our Miss Jo'bell come ter her do, en-
Mars John gin ter grosn en- tun DER.
sorter feeiin' bad long wid de res er de
fam ly.
hearn er sorter stirrin' and kno'd de
comply wuz kin'er liftin' up dere seves
fer ter listen Ii tely ter de tribbilation.
-Chile e"-oe miss wuz fur too fat en-
short er bref ter whisper easy Cantatrice.
you are maxim er toomult fer nothin !;
you are bringin' de fam ly ter disgrace
you are maaiu er scanial, en- all fer
nothin. Open de do fer 70 mother.
kno'd Miss Can wuk gwine ter hole
her own. EN- NIFTY rite. too, cause she
done I'd er heap er sech trubble long er
Mars Alf
But. mother. shill In no wise break
my vcw shill nuver agin see my hus-
band in this room.
~Cantatrice ole miss made er kline
whisperin what creep d all DER de house,
hit run thoo de cracks same like win
.Cantafrice Grosbutf. let your mother In
this instant be. house 10 full er guests
would you inform de worl' NV 20 hus
bands infirmity, Would you pub ish
abro'd your disgrace,"
fut'I kin tell whin ole miss got in
Mars Alf din foller Lod she oughter
gun him one mo tri'l How he gwine
ter do rite ef wife cas- him of,
'Fo de bro break er day done brung
out er jersey wsgin. en- easy ez could be
We he'd out Miss Can en- de two babies. en-
me en- Mars John wuz liftin er de chillins
inter de wagin.
Mars John he stop Miss Can 70 she got
in.
-Cantatrice, dear little sis, !" sez he
.don' leave us dis way,"
-Hush. John: mus" ser she
.Cautatrice. All is clean down about
this thin. I'll nuver happen ag'n. Al
swears he's sober man from this dsv.
John. he will not be. DO not let me
speak SO even ter his brother. John. this
Thin has already broken my heart John,
be has sworn 10 me befo.
~Ies, po little sis. but he'd been sober
sr long while. Twuz nothin' this time
but the upIishness he fe.t about that
ole phosphate The fellow told
him he wuz worth millions Fer the fus
two or three rOun's he didn't touch er
drop. but the clinkin glasses en- swil!en'