Telegram-herald., 1890-05-02

1ftGh, IA -ghea loud vClco oeh1n' nol-
Lsrzd oaa. yer don't know tL1s here
Eoaa Ike ] sgz e. ysr so-Ada't ges IN
sech dichsA'
-No' sAys L scrsnhlin' cat 'Iaoant
sEpscs 90. Which Say Ase yeE goin''
Eolf'
"MsP Lse g-ine down ter SEQ Miss
Go I Ehlnks ne an her ean IL II up
Ter O. picnc tes-n0rros- "hAr Is yer
gsinsT@
well ss ars gstas In sne same al
ssction- / thOuzhs / would step IN a.
hlr. Jones Aa have sr talk boat straw
berry ealEzFa Mine Ain't doin' 50
we'll"
We w1s most osr es house now an
looked as as al blaok felLsr By ny
slds an wondered how Mr.. Joaes coah
have him goin With his daughter 80
much. There va sech cor tras'- lie
x4s black Is = crow. al ne bad she big
ges teeth an nOath yer ever see set
Ia = mAn's head Vel, l owned ter
bsin' . Niger myself but then Clo an
me Uas like IN color. an our upper
stories had resolve SONS cultivation
dont kuOw sAy, but / never Ike ser
see = mixture of color. What suits me
Is blacks tor blacks an tans ter tans. or
IN oth sr wordS / likes ter see dlstinc-
tiOn IN caste.
When we vent "a de oie man an his
wife was sitsin' on de porch an Clio was
IN dc hall By Do lamp reAtin- We took
seats. an ds ole lady called te- Go ter
come out an bring de banjo with her.
an knew what dat meant, for dey was
guins Ter Ask 50, Peoples ter pick IL an
sing he got up an took u With sech
. grace You never seed. That was Dc
rs time IN ny life ever wished ter
b an artist for ! would liked ter have
drared his picture as be sang: Dew
Drops Is Fallin' on Ne. Love" Then
be picked tor Clo an sho singcd: Way
down on ds S'wannes Eiber." When
she got through felt like kissia' her,
az Mas rendered 50 sweet. Go had a
good voice. an there was no dispudn
De tact De frs' time / ever noticed
her nusic&l taste was when she
were gOin' tcr school ter ne at
Osceola sch0ol-house. She could
les warble like bird l loved Clio
from dat time. an watched herdevelop-
uaent With much interest. Clio was my
ideal OF girl She VAS tall, straight
a. an arrow, an carried her head like a
queen Her face was round, with q
tinze OF color in her brown cheeks dat
made her look as fresh as a han-blowed
rose, an her eyes was les like two load
stones dat would draw yer to EN- II yer
was two miles OF.
Well, / have diyre5sed a little ter
give do reader al idea OF my fair hero
ine. When de- singin' was over fell
ter salkin' ter Mr.. Jones bout my straw
berries, for there was no chance ter
have a word with Go, as Sol Peoples
had aonopOlizd her company. But
was a listener % their conversation all
de sane. an smiled when he asked her
for her company tor de picnic, for was
safe on dat question
Who is yer gwine wid7- he interrer-
gated
You'll see ter-rnorrow,' she said,
quietly. but his face changed expression
an no bic his lip. a. the same time
Civin' re look which I never forgot
Nnd which mcant. "You are 20 deprive
ne q thst pleasure. are you? I'll have
rY revenge"
Why he hated no DO not know, bat
fo always bal from ny As day as
teacher % the colored school az O3ceOla.
bad heard that be said that was TOO
proud a nirrer and needed the starch
took out Of nee, but had never noticed
any q bis remarks. little dreamin' that
shore could be trouble ahead
The spring was over, an had more
leisure an voald often 60 70 Clos ter
while away ny dlil moments but a
ways found do house fun of colorod
gentry o., de- black type. and it made
ray blood boil 70 think dat one Of these
might be a successful suitor for hor
hand As never had chance ter put
fa w0ru IN that direction a. her home,