The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-11-24

appeared at the doorway, and his fluent
tongue was expressing hopes that Sister
Bosley was not fatigued after her long wall,
| through the ''cawn field"
Being devout church-member could not
prevent Mrs. Bosley from occasionally
doing a little mild lying, so she said: No.
indeed; she always referred comm through
| the Gavin field, it was so much more coolin,
and restin'," the perspiration pouring in
| streams down her face as she talked. Then
| she went to the we'll drew a bucket Of cool
water, and carried gourd full to her guest
who was comfortably seated in the only
rockingham on the porch. All at once
with well-feigned anxiety, she began won.
dering where her daughter could he
"Alviry! Al-vi-ree! | spects the chile is
asleep in her bedroom" she said, going to
the foot of tho ladder and calling again.
whereupon a pair of legs in bright red stock.
| ings appeared on the first round, and Alvirv
backed slowly down the ladder, anxiously
guarding her stifly starched white dress
! from danger of being rumped.
| Mrs. Bosley looked at her approyinply
giving the yellow ribbon around her pecl,
more coquettish tie and picking few
| chick feathers out of her hair.
Then an Introduction followed, in which
Alviry felt very bashful and awkward. in
| spite of her fine Sunday clothes, and Mr..
Jackson was the personihcation of self
| complacency and gallantry.
Yet, somehow in spite OF his fine man.
ners and flattering words, Alviry felt an in
Simultaneous antipathy for him, exprer sing
her dislike in language more feeai%
| elegant to her mother in private intsrSgts z
afterward Wy
You nebber did hab no sense, Alvf Bost
ley! You doesn't know gemmefwh
you sees him." her mother sal 1ndig-
nanty. 81 spects yo head am 1ull Cd |
dat onery niger, Glen Shores. . you IS
plumb blin' and def to cherry ty else.
kin tell you right now, dough al DAT Ell
dat are coon comes playin' Dan!o ana
singin' around here OBJ ebin'S like a
squinch-owl while Mr.. JacOn is here, |
I'll get yo' pappy to run himH, sho' as my |
name is Bette Bosley."
Il don't keer if you is de took up vii |
dis fine darby; he dust pr me IN de MIN
OBJ ole slippery black 'le," Alvlry re-
torted, spiritedly.
"See here, now. gal MT gwine to take |
none OBJ yo' sass, specify after DC me
dress and hat l done bed you to-day
amt so sho' rll let VI hab dem nohow,
'thout'n YOU behave yeelf like lady, and !
fifteen to wear dem"
This dreadful threatad the desired effect
for Alviry's whole sol had revelled IN an
ecstacy of pride and eight as she gazeo on |
that Powered lawn, I looked in the ten by |
twelve mirror, wher she saw reflected her
own head with itslittle wisps OF wool
braided up on whitewlne strings, ana sur
mounted by the Gorgeous nat bedecked Win
roses.
In her widest DEANS she had never as
pired to such 1ineg, and the bare thought
of giving it up sent an incisive pang |
through her heak, so she made no more
critical or dispanging remarks about Mr.
jackson.
Aunt Bette held a consultation with her
husband out at the corn-crib little later.
~ don't know what done got in dat fool
gals head, dat she's so sot agin sect adne,
'ligious gemmen as Mr.. Jackson" sIheaid,
anxiously. zone ting certain hIs llade
up my min she's got to marry h4mE he
wants her, 50 you kin Jest let 4aq lem
Shores know dat his room am bett er his
company mex time he comes arc &dnH1,
ole man, ives got to hab pullet To- Tet,
and some OBJ dem roas' en-years, @hr
hab to git dem, ease Alyiry kali w.ny
spilin' her clo'esf'' - Vi
AccordinarlSy Ir,l,le Moses mceiSy dyed
orders, not forgetting to send poor lem
Shores off "wif flea in his YEAR That
night, as Aunt Bette had instructed hin.
A week, two weeks, went swiftly by, and
the pension business fourished, Mr.. jack
colored man he met that he was entitled to
big pension, no effort on their part0eing re-
quired excepting to pay him for getting the
necessary papers made out and sentD Wash
ington. In this way quite an AMOUNT of
money, varying in sums from two totem dol
lars, found its way into Mr.. Jackson sPOckets
even Uncle Moses contributing tWOdolars.
Mr.. Jackson, assured him, howevG, that
this would not have been necessary, as he
could have allowed it to go on his board
bill, had hcnot forgotten to draw anymoney
from the bank while in Cairo
Meanwhile he paid court to Alviry in the
most lover-like fashion, and though the
girl cordially hated him in her heart, fear
of losing her tinery, and dread of the un-
mercitul cowhiding she was sure to get |
from her nanny if she betrayed this feel
ing, made her at least passive in her atitude !
toward her sutton.
When, therefore, he asked her to marry |
him one evening, she dared not refuse,
though she cried all night aftcrward, think |
ing of Glen Shores, whom she could not |
forget, in spite of the riches Mr.. jackson |
assured her were awaiting her as his wife.
Aunt Bette fairly overtoWed with pride |
and qualification as the prospective mother
in-law of the wealthy pension agent, and |
preparations were at once begun for the
wedding.
The lawn dress was fitted and made invi- |
tations were sent out all over the neghbOr-
hood chickens were killed, and big SPOT !
pie" made; a sheep was barbecued, and
young pig roasted, and its mouth decorated
with big red apple. The soap-kettle was
cleaned out, and filled with roasting-ears TO
be boiled for the occasion, and mashed poa-
toes completed the more substantial part of
the feast Then there were apple-pies and
"watermillions," the browning dehcacy be-
ing big 'sweet-cake," such as "CcTlr
used to have made down Souf when she kiT
gram party"
A long table, improvised of boards placed
upon empty barrels, was stretched outin the
yard and on this the sumptuous repast was
laid When all was in readiness the guests
assembled under the big beech tree by the
door, and the interesting pair stood on the
porch in full view of the crowd, ready to be
made one.
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