Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-10-07

aoou' i've years ola. The whole fami-
really thought that no such beauti-
ful child had ever been born. Uncle
Bob, with his wife and boy. lived i'm
New orleans, but were with US now on
| "A visit
Mix Nixr' cried What are
you doing there?"
But Nix did not hear nor heed me.
lie new straight down the path and
pushed Goost's head up.
Make lap!' he ordered, and i'm a
moment had Struggled down. white
skirts. lace and all, onto the negro $
knees They sat talking, apparently
ON the most intimate terms, when Nix
bounded off, darted into the house. and
brought back plate of Aunt Silenv's
famous kisses. He was proceeding to
ram the snowy, glistening sweetness
down the cavernous mouth before him.
when-could it be?-Goost rcmon-
| strated
Take 'em back. litty mas Dey'n
scold you. don wan see YOU scold.
Take EN- back -"
Goost's hoarse croak had actually a
| sweet tone in il,
But Nix compromised by gobblinp
up all the kisses himself, like a little
gIutton, and then commanded Goost To
''Glmme rider The man turned over
on MS hands and knees, helped Nix To
cllmo TO his back. and then crawled
away trotting or galloping, as the
baby ordered
just ut this moment Uncle Bob came
into the garden Now Uncle Bob was
hot-tempered man, and he had
warned my father that lit was danger
Gus To keep that half-idiot on the
place. lie jerked Nix of his back
and angrily ordered Goost never TO
touch or speak To the child again"
lhen he came up under the window
To the gallery. | wondered to see
GooSt follow him.
Mas Bob. he said humbly. .don'
say dat. foh Gods sake, Lemme Glib
de chile ride. | bin gibin' him ride
ebery day. | won't hurt him. II
likes TO glib him ride. Show him how
we do it, litty mas
He dropped down on his hands and
knees, and looked up like a hungry
dog begging. 1t seemed pitiful to me.
because | saw that Nix was the only
one of us who had ever taken any no
tice of him, and that he loved the baby.
But Uncle Bob. suppose. did not stop
to think. He kicked Goost once. twice.
Don dare To touch the child
again!' he said
At that Nix flew to Goost where he
lay, and threw his arms about him.
stop at, Bad papar' he screamed.
''GooSt good! | love Goostr' huoging
the woolly'black head
His father took him in. SCREAMING.
and GooSt got up and looked after
them. When he saw me, he said: IL
wouldn hev hurt dat chile. Miss An
ME- thought the tears were in his
eyes, hut he suddenly went of turn
ing hand-springs like wheel and
yelping Just like dog.
Uncle Bob, Aunt Belle and Nix wen
home next week, and my mother and
went with them for a visit The dav
before we started. Goost came ND to
Uncle Bob smiling a. if he had lust
taken gold medal for good conduct.
Mas Bob, tink I'll long to Won
now Mas William say | no count
ri yon femme go wild Won. take
mighty good care oh Mas Nix"
Uncle Bob was in a good humor that
day, so he only laughed.
Thank you. Augustus But /
wouldn rob your Master William of
your services. | have enough of your
sort in the sugar-iields at Lafourche. y
''Ncr well, sah!' and Goost (his real
name was Augustus Imperator) disap-
peared
We went by boat down the river #
was an immense boat, the Messenger.
with three cabins all gliding and glass
aud gay hangings. There was party
OF our friends going down to New Or
leans, and mamma and Aunt Belle
wore their pretty gowns. and there
were music and dancing in the saloon
every night. Nix. OF course. was the
darling of every body
One day Tilda came mp. her ewes
round and wide. leading him. his
clothes all SCOT and CRIME. The
Captain followed her.
I'VE unearthed miserable stow
away i'm the hold, Mrs Champney. he
said. and your little boy recognized
him. and insisted upon hugging him. -
"GoOst" said Tilda.
"Ah. ciel.' graspcd nv mother.
Jucle Bob began to scold. The Captnin
offered TO put the negro OF at the next
landing. but mamma interfcrrcd.
l"I couldn't drive faithful dog
away. she said. II is the child that
he loves. He can do no harm. Let
uiIh 90 VIII uS.
believe they tried 10 make Goost
shovel coal but / am quite sure he did
mo- ovcrwork himself Al night We
would hear him with banjo dancing
Juba in the iire-room He WIS az
lowed 90 see Nix very seldom. though
sometimes the boy hired Tilda To fake
him down. he used every day To ave
up bits 81 hi, dessert for GOo-t
lt is strange that / remember these
tribes while The great event of liz
voyage Is so DIM 10 me. We went 10
our .ratr-ro0ms one night a. usual.
rceoiiect that ! began 10 choke in INV
dreams; THAI ] struggled 30 Sin nm.
Ircrc was thick smoke all around me
j was not sure whether wa aslcep or
Dol; could not make myself awake.
Red points OF light shOne here and
There there were loud shouts was
parched with heat then wac awake
J .cr1amed for my mother. who slept
beiOM me-. DIT she lay like one dead.
l climbed down aid dragged her np.
but She Seemca stupeGed.
H"kire. iirc1 ,hrieked The boat
Us on freN
She seemed to wakeu an 40 once.
and Hpu.Iu fp falz verp f,.f ... ,-....t