Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-22
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miss an Der sister tuck IL at de same time,
bofe IN EN- down at once, des same ez 20 liz
gals. Po' liz Ada die on de foath day; seem
lax death struck her from de fus'. Dey ma
was mos crazy. | nuss EN- day an night
Miss Grace pull froo, but she uz puny fer
long time, an den it TUX evybody on the
place ter please dat chile-she miss her lip
sister, and she don feel too well herself. an
it's Aunt Elviry" here, an Aunt Elviry'
dar, an Aunt Elviry tell me tale" from
mawnin tell night, des sicily like it is wild
desc young ladies
was raise in de state o Virginny, nam,
In Prince William but | come away FUN
dar wild my mistes when | NJ gal We
come to KaintucEy, an dar stayed, of en-
On, twell come down here wild Sam after
de s'render.
Yes, mistes, stay right er long er my
white folks all eudurin de wah Dem NJ
dangus times, dem war times wuz. Marster,
he's Union man He call hisself Union
man, do be mo skeeder er de Yankees den
ef dey was de bad man an all his impsl But,
insists, she boun' to side wild Miss Grace. An
Miss Gracei Lor bless you, Miss Grace amt
no Unioner She de wuss Secesh you cher
seed
wah bruk out Mistis want EN- ter put it of,
but Mars Lance come, he did, ter our house,
and he tell Miss 'Lizbeth--dats my mistis-de
wah be all bowed ober in thirty days; dey
amt er gwine ter be no ftin'; dey all des
g'wine out on a frolic, ter skeer dem Yankees
be 's,sade Miss 'Lizbeth, and bimeby she gin
her word, an dey got married. Dey had
big weddin-de las big weddin' seed Dey
don't hab no big weddens desc days Miss
Grace she laf and say 'Ef dar's gwine ter he
a wah, dis my las chance ter git any cloze."
She an her ma went ter Louisville, an dey
got piles and piles o. cloze De big boxes
wuz comm twell yer can't res-silk dresses
an fine bonnets, an | donno what all Dey
was spread out on de compny room bed, an
Oh de cheers, an foe up in de bureau draws,
an nangin' up in de wardroom-evyting was
full. She buy nur big trunk sides de one she
TUX her cloze in when she went on ter de Viz
ginny Springs de yeah TO- de wah. OATS
whar she fus see Mars Lance He swap de
quesshun Wise she dar He jes pintedly fall
ia love wild Miss Grace fus time he seed her.
an he amt waise no time foolin' roun.
"Well, Miss Grace she got married My
min tell me she gwine ter hab trouble.
dremp O muddy watah free nights han run
MIN an dremp q hawn cattle-and bofe o
dem dreams IS nifty bad signs, honey. She
didn' stay at home ter hab on infa'r--do' she
did hab a splendid secon' days dress-cos
Mars Lance he w capn of comply, an
he say he bleege ter git back home, an
loss no time. | went wild EN-. Stockycy
folks TO- de war didn' wait on deysevs same
LAX dey does desc days. was Miss Lizebeth's
waitin maid TO- she marry Mars Thomas
her ma, ole miss, gin me to her TO she died,
COS ives bofe raise up gals together in ole Vlr
ginny, an den nuss her baby She couldn
truss dat baby wild nobody but me. an ez
Miss Grace git bigger it TUX men her ma
bofe all our time awaitin' on her ar dom
for her So liz Dnisy got ways mo lax a
oman dan Miss Grace waz Won she's mar
ried She w ole huff to git married.
too she w ebry day o sebenteen, but she
want no mo count fer wuk-huhl useter
put out her clean cloze 70 de fab, an fix her
watah fer her ter wash an pull off her shoes
an stockins, an peck up her tings an put
EN- away knowed Miss Grace couldn'
do widout me way down dar hunks all dem
strange folks, an she want g'wine off nohow
like POI folks, dout a maid, SO | went erlong
wild her Dat was in March. Bout de fus o
May Mars Lance went off wild his comp'ny.
He didn't come back no mo'-he was kilt His
body servant come home, an fotch his boss
an his watch an chain ter Miss Grace
Miss Grace pear lax she stunt, she don tex
no intrus in nothin' She stay on wild de
Alstons Miss 'Lizbeth want her ter come
home ter live, but Miss Grace say, 81 don
want ter go home whar all dc gals useter go
wild, is, an evyting look so nachul, an Lance
didn't know nobody. ruther stay here whar
he growed up an evybody loved him" Miss
'Lizbeth she think Miss Grace boun' ter do
right oouo eVythg- oooh miss "iace eoe
on her oiacK we went up Ter see miss L'~oe'h
-dey was up insider de ankee lines. MISS
Lizoeth did sno'y zoos oa,l one ,ook mos
ez one az ole MISS 10 wen sue uie "o"h sue
hiid eyes On MISS "iace she ous' oue ci III
an she say On my po chiiei one iook
INK sle 'uch ~ nii uei h'S, ''"eo w "a
ahythlh. Ohe udy Wien MISS vi "ce an III
de room say, MISS orace gu ooer IL at1er
wife MISS Trace 50 putty she ain wine
yer stay single MISS Liloe'n up an say
| hou ought Vef NC snai,ieu yersei,, EiViry'
10 SPEAK 5" your MISS trace 70 cuiie,
bar heart Is break ana she gun 10 cry
sa
Hiss lAlzpetn' you ihust shuSe me her
amt done forgit, is YOU what sorryful
times you nseter mao wen youse lax Miss
Grace' Manys dc time dae Sc gone 10 dc
/ graveyard ana lotch yer nome Omen mars
Miles grave after DARK Tor Miss l-izoeth
/ was WIDOW when mars honaS marry her
but my IaIhih uon 10 no goou, MISS
urace don seem 10 holice no" poiy uer ma
! was, an want none my ousineSs 10 suess
her no mon she was aiready' 80 olmeoy we
Went back 10 MISS trace new kihioiks
Miss urace gu tetler once II u "lie oy
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Mss Aston had a bean q, dem ole hard
heat biscuits what ,snises an, cole ham an
oh;cla,, on, dorno what oil nut mn for n
snact cos il was two DAYS we'd he ON de-
80 an, hor an, Misc Mr. nm, ia hovs crv
Won dow lis Miss Grace good-hv bnt dow
min, snillin' no tears fer me kase Use Glad
re- ,-vvi,o away fun dar
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