Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-03

Wen I KEN back tub finish wah't'in duh
lawn dey wus still stannin' duh staips
a-iawkin. sc on duh top staip. e stannin' bare
halded on duh mex, but one blow. Sc wah n
| swishin' some flowers wild she's wip. an alrn
snddint sc drap it. an as dey bofe stoop fob
1t, Masse Phil git duh w'ip an 'er han tub. an
hole EN- bofe. Duh moon shun high. ies' as it
do tuh nigh on e bare, kyahiy haid and e
han'sum face. an e say low, wild e BRET
drawed in, 1 hev waited long time, Lane,
an SIC say sof' 4 know, Phil"
''Ahnt yo' mos ready, deah?" e say wild duh
| pleadin' in e voice an eyes. Il cydhrt wait
much longer, Lane"
''s'e didn' say anythin' fob h'lr, an Sc s
e look down at SEES han, which e hole an
say, May hab it?' an SIC say-'twould a
lifed yo' tub see duh way SIC look at i'm wen
! sc say it-"Yass, Phil"
Wild dat e grOb er in e aims right 'dar on
a-sayin', soon Lane! let 1t be soon?' an see
say low-like Wen duz yo' wan II, Philip
'"W'en duz I wan itF say . larfn, in she's
eyes vile e say it, wen duz wan it? Now!
Tub night! This minute. l wan you, Lane.
! masse be tole jiss as soon . e git back from
Richmon', an dat duh waidin' sh'd tex place
| in duh leaf-fail'n time. Den Missa Lane tole
Marse Phil dat SIC mus go an dress, an jcs' as
| sc git by duh do, e say. Look, Lane! come
heah. an wen SIC KEN back tub him in duh
| shadder OBJ duh poch, holm her tigh' in is
aims, e say, .Yo' Tub me, LaneT an sc arm
| swer, Some, Phil
''How much?' e ask, an sc say softly, Wild
all my heart, deah; an den e say quick an
sobbin' like, 'Meh dahlin'! meh dahlinr an as
sc go tub lebe him, Q tex her face in e hans,
an, smilin' righ' in she's eyes, e kiss her an
say, Wife. an den Sc wen inter duh house,
an Marse Phil walk down dat part, eff duh
worr need enlargin' TO tuh hole him in.
''Twah de mex week dat Marse Torn Alrn
KEN from duh city. neveh did like dat snake
faced vilyun nohow, an newer did Marse Phil
De ole marse hedn yit KEN baek-'e wuh law
suitin' at duh time-an' nobbuddy but me an
Spot know dat Marse Phil an Missa Lane pwine
mary. Marse Phil My, how dat boy did cary
on bout dat time. Il jes train. an twah all /
cud du tub keep him from gibben away ebery-
thin e he'd in duh worl'.
lob co'se dey all try to mex it ez
pleasant ez dey cud for Marse Allen senee e
ben 'vited but arfter e. got so 'tentive tub
Missa Lane. Marse Phil e git jailous an heah
him say tub she one ebenin' in duh library, L
go sharers wild no man. Wots mine is mine.
Whah yo' is consumed, l haben' a ginerous
bone in my body. l am jailous OBJ cherry smile
OBJ yore lips an cherry SCUM OBJ yo're voice;
wan 'yo' all TO myself twah suttin e spoke
duh troof e did. VALE Marse Phil wah
'bliged tub go way TO a kepple oh days bout
dat time, an duh ebening' dat e KEN back. duh
folkses wah dancin' in duh lorng pahlor.
Missa Lane wah wild Marse Allen wen Marse
Phil KEN tub duh low winneh en- see huh. Sc
smild at him, but SIC couldn' lebe her pardner
jes' den. an arfter duh dance wah ober, SIC
wen outhen duh pooh wild Marse Phil. doan'
know wot e said tub huh but e was powerful
jailous. an it mrlsser be righ' bad TO- wen SIC
KEN in She cheeks wah skyahlet, an Sc hole
herself liken a race-horse. and dance all n duh
res of duh ebenin' wild Marse Allen. Marse
Phil e slumped str it home froo duh ma sh lan's.
an wah sick in bald for mos q week arfter wild
duh shakers.
''Arter e sickness dey git ober dey quail TO a
vile, an seem righ good frains agin, but
Marse Phil would stan no prodgckin and
Missa Lane wah as high-sperited as duh sky is,
an thin's not go on so smooth-like ez at fust.
Marse Allen KEEP comm up from Rich
mon. an Marse Phil mizzable, an Missa
Lane no berr. an thins jes' a gittin wuss
an wuss tell one nigh'-twah in Novaimbeh-
duh call bell ring suddint like it do wen duh
iigh'nin' strack duh wiahs, an as go long
duh hall tub answer it, cud tale by dey voices
dey wah qual'lin sgin. When KEN tub duh
do Marse Phil e says. Git me my hawse Pah-
simmon. an my trabelin satchil! I'm gwine
tub Richmon' on duh nine-twenty.' e wah
bluey-wite like duh bu'nt ash. an e eyes blaze
like spahks in dem. an'ez lef duh room. e
say. 'Yo' hab played fas' an loose wild me TO-
duh las time. Lane. will neber come back
to yo' asin-neber. I'm gwine tub mary duh
fus oman dat'll hab me-
Il wouldn' ask her if I wah yo'.' sez Missa
Lane. Il would kimmand. Dat is yo' way
Sc stan street as young saplin wen Sc say it.
I'm gwine tub fo'git yo'.' SEE Marse Phil
an sc answer. 1t am duh on'y favor 1 would
ask oh YOU. an Sc sweep outen duh room
lebin' him stannin' DER all alone.
In bout harf an hour e wen tub duh station
an We not see him any mo- dough We heah e
wah in Richmon' an lbin mighty wild. a
drinkin' an duh like; tell 6ne mawn, On'y bout
a munf arter e lef', l wah 'syavin' brake
fas to e ole aunt Miss Janet, wot KEEP duh house
TO him wen dey bring in a telegraph TO- she,
an it wuh dis:
''Hsb duh keige at duh station tub meet duh
TO foty. bring my wife wild me-
Il fought e ole aunt I'D hab fit righ' dab,
Sc SO skyuhed; but pres My SIC git tub libin'
agin an sont me all roun' libely gittin' duh
house en- ordeh. Wen duh wuck wah unner
way. staht street TO duh ole marse's house. not
wantin' dat any stranger should see Missa Lane
wen SIC fust hyard dat Marse Phil wah mar yed.
Sc was d settin' in huh own room in from oh a
wood nah, in wite gown wild long tayal tub
IT. trimmed wild wife fox fur, an SIC say widout
tyarnin' roun'. Vale, Pahsimmon, wot is it?'
lit are trnbbul. Missa Lane. say not goin'
in front wah could see she's face. shibber
parse ober she's body like duh win on duh face
OBJ duh wahtehs, 70 spoke mighty soilum,
an sc seem tub know at once twah sumfin'
bout Marse Phil. I hab orfen notice dat ting
dat a woman can fe.i her way tub ting, whar
a man I'd hab tub do q powerful mount of
thinkin', an den git nowhsh, arter it all, mos
likely; TO- Sc sprung tub shes feet an say,
AL Sho oASA, AAov JUG sccl uSut
shut.
Phil, Is e deadT
"'Wuss,' answer huh.
"'Wot hab e doneT abe say lookin' street at
me wild widenin' eyes an hams made up into
ill fs's.
'''He am mar'yed,' answer huh. a lookin'
outen duh winner. We got duh noos dis
maun, an dey's comm home tub nigh De
keige gwine tub meet dem at duh fo'-fOty.'
''Gawd. may nsber see SIGH q look on any
ones face agin as wah on hubs wen tole huh
dat ting. She set down agin in she's cheer wild
huh face turn away an say, We ali much
Obliged dat yo' bring us duh noos 20 soon.
will tell duh res an oh co'se we'll kem ober
berry soon tub visit EN-. Don fogit tub Glib my
Tub tub Miss Janet an wild dot sc walk street
outen dat room wild she's haid high an dat
long. swingin' staip. Thuhbraid tub duh back
bone. suttenly wah proud Of she.
Dat ebena, we-uns TUX duh keige wild Miss
meet Marse Phil an duh wife e bringin' home.
! wah on duh platoon glabbin' wild Joshua
Mock-he driv wild on duh box-an' as we
stan dere wild duh train pufin' e bad bref in
onr face, We seen Marse Phil holp ill oman
from duh kyahs an walk to'ds we ALL inner
docs huh to Miss Janet, an tell Us it's our new
mistuss.
.'S'e wah pleasant huff. but sc talk too lond
an iarf too much. an shes dress wah too CAV,
an sc look soft of uninish-like, an ez we wah
driben home, Joshua Mock e look at me in e
KNOWN way, an say: '.Hafstrainer, Pahsim-
mon. Mock my words, hafstrainer."
"A longin week 50, duh neighbors be-