Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-04
"MAMMY LTSHEY.'
A VIRGINIA WAR STORY.
wnusu fol- tho p,sps,ea by Richmond Isdy.l

,s~done come in de flesh, sure noufl Cose
Won didn't know dc little missus-she wu2
n haby when YOU went way. But sntny
is pow'ful glad 20 see you; ] sut'ny IS"
The sincerity Of my welcome eouid no,
be doubted; its gennineness was eyldenceu
by beaming face and low, chucknhg
laugh as Old fishey took my hand again,
and shook and pattcd il ia loving way.
sayin she was most afraid twuz dream
an warn't thar sure nouf."
But this time my presence IN denr olo
Virginia was a sweet reality. AIter iohg
wears Of absence in q foreign home ! han
crossed the waters and fastener WIN ~,
Che impatience Of love 20 her whom J had
left as "a baba-my sisters only chiln-ny
little Marguerite moi until reached the
quiet Of my own room did realze tne
changes that had taken place since ieit.
Was this my loved virginia. where we're
those whom ! knew and loved IN me GAYS
CONC hvy Nv heart was filed with sad
moss. and while indulging in thoughts OF
lone AGO Idshcv came in 20 see n - thar
vnrn't nuthin' she could do fer rue To-
won't 10 bed" and longing to know some
thing Of the past. Il told her 20 SIT down and
tell me of 1t.
Dem wuz sad times dey bin thro' since
Won went way, an may be you mlghtn
Ike 10 heah bout IT." she said. shaking
her head in an attempt 10 look solemn. at
the same tim0 punching the fiEe and set
Ting herself for long story dem Wuz
hard times an no mistake. 'ceptn Wheh
de little missus CROWD up, an den uey
wuz kep IN state OF Illustration rom
mornin' till night count o &c gayely OF ue
period and de sprightliuess ob dc Young
foIke ipears 10 me de trouble begin wild
missus' death; Won T'membeT dat. lam nuv-
yer gwiue furcit i. De dav had been pow
ful cold. an bout dusk de wind whistle roun
de- corners oh do house. M. moan IN Ve
trees so dat knob suppin wuz gwlne 10
1appen sure. had been a-waitlu on 90
,,;ssns uvyer since she done took sick.
helpin' Nanny. whar wuz gitun ole, ana
shouf Q o'clock 1 seed change Wuz
takiD place. DE doctor an dc lnarse an
dow ali seed IT, an twuZ so pow iul sun IN
dat room Won could heah DE clock TICK
pvrv time We wuz oil stnndin r'un nc
bedside and Marsc John wuz n-knechh Dy
ii vld his arms rOun' missus, an ms iaSe
wuz q white ez her'n, fur he KNOB de
ANGELS wuz on dere way TO ten mlssus
. home. and we sutu'y did feel sorry fur 'lln,
fur he caynt do nuthin fur her. DE BABY
wuz lyin on de side next me an mlssuS she
isg tex one han an put il in mine an tell
me ia TEX GOOD earn her baby, an wuZ
ir,' dat chok'd dat couldn' say nuthin, bat
I rod my head and promise inside, an dod
knows | ain nuvver furgit IL VT. AFTER
dat she turn TO Marse John, an wld de
lovelipbt AL a-rlorifyin' her face she KISS
HIM CoOd-by. Poor .narse, avn nuNVer
seen no suderin' like hisn. He Jes tex her
in his arms an say he couldn' GIN her up
an den whom he seed de pain IN her lace
Le stop an jes hole her tight an she lay 50
uuic' and whito-hke dat | thought de
angels must be- mighty near; an SO dey
y,,1z fur de mex time turned seed dat
doy done come an token her way, an dcy
come so quick ain nobody know'd IL al
rust; .s.., ,.,o.., ain, 10 samo
man. He wuz good an kind IKE "a usual
Int so uuiet dat twuz les pitifui TO see I'm.
Miss Marguerite wuZ his companion, con-
slant Pears ike be didn' have no thought
for nuthiu' else hut her He wouldn' let
her have no teachers. but he yes TOOK
charge O. de cdiicatin' bier, an de smart
ness ob dat chile wuz jes amazm', IL suthy
wuz,
when de little missus got bout sixteen
/ could see Marsc John he'd suppln on his
mind. Miesu,'- grave wanr' noren quar-
Ter of IA mile from dc house. and though he
ulster STAY deere good deal of ms time a
fiMn' 10 wild flowers an - triinmin de grass;
yit bout dat time he'd stay der" morth
over. Presuv done FINE out what dc mat
Tar Norse thought hc ought tex Miss
Marguerite away 20 form parts 10
'plete hcr cdiication and lac cay'nt
mex M his mind tIpaye. ! know u
II twuZ a struggle, for he am ieIt
HON since missus died, yet ne lhonGht ne
OUGHT sutuy TEX hrs dartcr trrvin' IKE ma
father lister send hisn. / WIZ gwine TOO,
eose tho got right Illustrated at the idea,
be;ro - tvuz 4 ain nuvvor bin no luther
than Richmond town whar warn many
miles from our house. Presny he made up
his mind. an tWuz IN de spring time dat
We start fur de ole country-thO ' am seen
Wit dat IL looks much more rusty deh ouih
nm we'd been gone two uil years When
49, euk a
an Miss Marguerite say so too, nu me,
les cried nj the thought of glttin' back TO
ole Nirninny. Pears tome every hrd IN dc
woods wu7 a singin' de- mornm' we got
back. an all de uiggers on dc place wal
ont 20 meet u. a WelcOmin dc malse. an
lie little missu,, an me, an les crled an
cried. count % not haVin' no better sense,
an bein' "a niger.
lively. / ain nuvver seen no sch times "a
dem wuz Vlrpinv WuZ IN dem Nlrsiny
DAYS. an liyin wUL livin'. livery day an
every night thar Wu2 allus suppn on nan >
dancln' an coiu' some whar, an de run
dem Young folk he'd Wuz les amnZin'. MISS
Marguerite She les got back, You kno' an
cnse de folks couldn' do nouf fur her
'Thout no ceptiOns her wuz de beauti :
fulles' lady In de county, everybody low q
dat. Wit she didn' pear 10 be tail 'qualnted
Nid De fac Sine allus wuZ thlnkih o
somebody else tuat.
~ r'member no MORN ef tWuz yesterday
when ole Joe died. He ain nuvver BIN
well an pert since thrashin' time two
wears fo' when ms ole woman drap Oh sud
don like right fc' his eyes. He'd hin gltten
weaker an weaker, an Miss Marguerite
abe ulster 90 down 60 dc quarters eVry day
an kyar m supping good, plly or Wlhe or
supRin,'; -, ;., ,a.r, IN 10
49,, 1 bftis look
ez if a little bit O. Heaven he'd spit over
evrv whar. De sun les Try hissclt an SHINE
mall dc earth Brighton gold. Dat day
bout six or seven gentlemen an ladies
came after Miss Marguerite an ak her iur
10 90 on hossback-rido wid dem down 10
de river. Dey say dere WIZ a blg snip
down dere. an Or. Gardner he knOwd
some de officers an dey had aXed him to
bring down some dc ladies so dey could
show 'em de ship.
Dew tell Miss Marguerite she sutny
mus 90, an Miss Marguerite She sutny wuz
anxious But dyah wuz ole Joe, an she
he'd promised to come an sing tur nm; lie
sot such q store on her singin', Joe did.
"Nell she tell 'em She wuz mighty sorry.
but she couldn' 90 dat morn'n', dat she
had a pregagenent an cOnldn' come no
how. fust dey wouldn' tex no 'tusai an
les begged an suadod, but she say no, an
knowd she warn goin'.
DR.. Gardner SutnN uiu loon ulH point
ed he didn't say much but he jes turn
roun' on his boss an' hit lin two or three
little taps on de side an den be cum back
an say dat It warnt right 20 try an 'suade
Miss Marguerite & go when she kno' best.
but he WIZ very sorry, an he sutny wuz.
/ warn nuthin' but a niger, bat law,
Missus. | could see den twuz q comm a
gentleman dom look dat way at q lady
when ho don feel uuthin', an | seed I'm
look at Miss Marguerite, an den he say,
good mOrnin'.'
You ain ftIreot ole Marse Gard'nerI
Dey liy'd mOYe'n five milee from our place.
an bein' a. twuz he didn' hay' no girl chill
len. Miss Marguerite she didn' hav' much
'casion 10 go TO Swallows, dat wuZ de
name OF dy'ah place, tho she wuz mighty
fon' o. Miss Mary, whar wuz Marse Card
ner's wife. Dey didn' hay' bat dis one
chile. marse Roger. an beln' as twuz he
wuz boy chile an Miss Marguerite she
wuz a girl chile. c'osc doy warn thrown
much rgether when dey wuz young, spe-
eially ez Msrse John didn' go no whar."
"Ole Marso Gardner lister come over
wao,1.r a..fs III l.tt Ia. har11ss