The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-14


l come en- dat dar atomchewed on puppus,
Missy
Just listen at the little wretch, Edith.
He'd out-talk Philade elphia lawyer, and
has more excuses than monkey has
tricks II you woke him up in the dead OF
night and accused him Of something he
never thought Of in his life, he'd have an
excuse for doing it pat to the minute. Now,
Cupid, attend to me.n
"Yes'm.n
''Do you see this letterp
.Yes'm"
81 shall wrap 1t in this piece Of paper TO
keep your dirty fingers from soiling 1t,
and you're not to open it tor single in
stant.n
Nom"
Garry 1t to the post-office and drop 1t
through the slit in the door. You know
where 1t isln
''Yes'm
Sure OF it'll"
Yes m, Pse sho'; case dun po' er hat
full er san down dar las Sunday"
"You little villain It's lucky for you
the postmaster didn't catch you"
He cudn't do dat, missy. Dat ar gem
man too fat He eat two dozen roas'em
ears -
'.Never mind what he eats. You attend
to me.n
"Yes'm; Pse 'tendin'."
Take this letter to the office and slip 1t
in that hole, and be sure you don't let
anybody see it Now, mind what tell
you. If you play of any Of your tricks on
me, I'll tell Aunt Caroline, and you know
what you'll get"
please, m, pse be good. Dom you tor
mammy-she say she skin me entire ef she
heah any mo- plants bout me from de
white folks Pleas'm, TEX de letter all
right
| He received 1t with scrape and grin,
aud another snatch at his WOOL placed IL
carefully In his pocket, vanished from the
room, and minute later was heard in the
street initiating the yell Of a locomotive
with frightful fidelity.
| "Why do you trust your precious mis-
sive to that fiibbertigibbetf asked Miss
! Fairfax HAS he sense enough to carry
it to the Officer
'Sensel Hos got sense enough to do
any thing in this world he chooses; but
he's the very spirit Of mischief incarnate,
and there's never any knowing what he'll
be up to- He'll keep straight this time,
think, for fear of his nanny. She's the
only creature he stands in awe of, and
|
| TO insure good behavior"
Two hours passed, and the bell rung
more than once before Cupid made his ap-
! pearance. He looked very demure, but his
hands and face were sticky and his eyes
suspiciously unsteady. He seemed to have
been taking refreshments on his way
| home
"Cupid, where have you been all this
timel What did you do with my letteri
Did you carry 1t safe to the Officer
,'Yes'm, TUX i'm 'traight tub pos'orfus,
des ez yer tole me, but never poke i'm en-
dat ar leetle hole"
Then what on earth did you do with itl
And why didn't you do as told you"
"Case'm, wen got tub de orfus Marse
Cubherd Marshall stan'in' dar wild he han
en- he pocket, m he say Cupid, yer ra'-
| xii, wat yer want 'ere dis time er night
Dom yer know yer orfus am shut upl'
| M / say: 'Yos'r; but my young missy gin
me dis lilly bit er letter fuh tub poke en-
dat hole, IN spects it am or walentinum,
! case she wrop it up ser -keerful. IN he
laugh m say; Cupid er good messerager
| fuh dem sorter things m oh, Cupid, he
say. I'd gin yer TO- bits eff dat was fuh me- )
| MI say: Well, Marse Cubberd, spec
missy des ez lib yer he'd it ez ary oder
young genelman; IN TUX Off de wropper
m ham 'um de walentinum, m he look
sorter skeered tub TEX it, m all on er sud
MT he snatch i'm outin my ham, IN say:
1t am fuh me sho' 'nuff. oh, Cupid, gawd
er lub, 'ere am yer fo' bits, m tanky, too. }
Wat 'em mean by dat, missyi--call um
darky boy gawd or lub! Vii hill hill ent
dat funnyr
Until now, Master Cupid had delivered
10 nh xyft int Mania
struck dumb with horror and amazement,
sat with uplifted hands and eyes, appar-
entity invoking q thunderbolt from plying
heaven to annihilate this imp Of mischief
while Edith Fairfax laughed until the
room rang.
"Oh, you horrid little wretchp cried
Mamie, at last. "What shall do with
youi You ought to be killed Go to your
mother, sir, this minute, and tell her say
to whip you till you can't stand up.n
"oh, fuh Gawd sake, missy n-but here
missy descended on him like whirl-
wind and swept him from the room.
Then she turned to her cousin with the
calmness of despair
Now l am in nice fix, am noti
Edith, / shall shut myself up In an air.
tight box for the rest of the year, and
never look at Cuthbert Marshall again as
long as livo.n
"Stuff and nonsensel You wanted
hun to know the Valentine came from
you; OF course you did, or you would
mover have sent 1t Well, he does know
II new, and no mistakei Look out to-
morrow for bijou in paper and verse.
He's bound to send you the finest one the
town cum afford, IL only out Of gratitude" ("
! "That's it." said Mamie, mournfully;
~ sha'nt prize IL n BIT now. II II comes;
for I'll know hc only sont II out Of polite
meas"
Next morning. however. she watched
the clock sedulously, and, whom her cousin