Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-09-13
AN OLD WOMAN DREAMED.
sne Knew Her Boy Was InnOoenf, but =,
Was Hunx for Muraer.

tHe ooor OF lawyers once
nnaly found courage enough to enter.
She was IN @old-times negreSs. and
doubtless, In some far-aEay place, q
prosperous man turned lovingly to her
memory-to the memory of his BLACK
NANNY"
What do You wantE" the lawyer de-
manded.
is dis Mr.. Wilson's ofice?" she hesi-
tatingiy asked.
Yes, what can I do for you? Quick;
I'm busy as bed-bug.S
Wall, dem things Is busy, sho', er
he he she laughed I knows whut
da Is, Gaze wuz de chamber lady In
er white 'oman's bo'din' house wuDst.
She say, she did, Aunt Ginny, how We
gWine git shed o. deze yere torrents?
Dat fat genernan IN de back room
lows, he do, dat da dun chswd putty
nigh al de hide often him an he say
he KANT spar no mo- an l reckon he
meant whut he said, fur he got red
motifs al on de back O. his naik-' OATS
what de white oman she lowed, an
den say, Law me, dar's enuf trouble
IN dis we're wcrf widout folks lettin' da
mines go wanderin' of after bed-bugs.
Tel de generman TO fling his interleek
down on de salvation O. his soul an LET
de bugs take da own eou'se- OATS
zackly whut lowed ter de white
oman"
But that has nothing to do with
your business here, old woman.
ooh, Is 'wsr' o dat, sab, but you
fotch up de subieck, an I amt gwine
let no pusson Guido me when de sub
jock is dun fotch up
We'll, let II go. Now, what do you
want with me?7
Yes, sab, I'd dun been come ter
dat eff you hadenter switched nv mine
of on dem bugs, fur eff dar's er thing In
dis we're county dat l IS 'Guainted wild
an has socyated Wild it is er bed-bug,
fur ez dun toie you was der cham
Der lady In CT white 'oman's bo'din'
house. Use comm right down ter de
merics O de case, she quickly added,
as the lawyer began to move impa-
tiently in his chair. rs night dar now.
Now, lemme see, how nus l git at hit?
Oh, yes, now Is got II, which Is dis: I
wanter fetch er lawsuit.
All right; state your case
%Yas, OATS what l lowed ter do. 1
wants ter fetch er suit ergin Mr.. Jim
Barnes"
Hes the Sheriff; do YOU mean him?7
@Yas, l means him-plum him
What do you want to sue him for?
Does he owe you anything?'
-Yas, he owes ne sill had an all I
dubbed in dis yere vorP-he hung nv
son in de iail-vard. Dat chile vuz ali
de suppo't had an now dat Mr.. Barnes
dun killed him, w think he oughter
do su'thin' fur me ez Is duh too ole ter
work
L am sorry for You, ny poor woman,
said the lawyer, with more compassion
than be had doubtless shown for
months, but you have 10 cause for ac-
ton against Mr.. Barnes. Your son was
condemned b. the State and It was Mr..
Barnes duty TO hang him.
But KANT l do nothin' ergin de
State, sah?7
Nothing
But whut right de State got ter
come snatch dat boy up an hang him,
when Ga mout a'knoved he WIZ all
had ter pend on?7
The State takes no account Of sucn
matters. Your son was convicted Of
murder and that settled IL"
But he want guilty o no murder,
sah.7
How do you know?'
4 know Gaze he tole me so. De
night 10 he wuz hung de naixt day, 1
went inter de Jail ter see him, an when
be dun put his arms round me 1 say,
Sweet chile, eff az you one thing you'll
tell me de truf, won't you? Nanny
says he, did you eber know me ter tell
you er lie? NO, sweet chile, neber
did, so now tell 20 po' ole nanny eff
you did kill dat man He tuck his
arms frum 'roun' my naik an put his
hans on nv shoulders an look me in de
ewes ies' ike he use.er look at me when
he WIZ er chile an says, Nanny, 1 |
didn't kill him. I b1eves you,' says 1, |
de Lawd in heaben knows does, but
de law an de ledge an all de white
folks dun say you killed him, an how Is
one po' chile like you gwine hor out !
ergin all de whole 'munity? I KANT
hole out ergin 'em, NANNY, says he, |
an il amt no use ter try. for all kin !
do is ter az de Lawd fur His heabenlT !
mussy an den let de Law take its couse-
De law did take ITS cou'se an my chile !
died, da tells me, ike er man. 1 doan
know whut d. calls dyin' ike er man,
but l does know dat no matter how dat
boy died, he died ike er inherent pus-
son.
4 remember the brave bearing Of
your boy" said the lawyer. I was sp-
pointed by the court TO defend him and
/ did If to the best of nv ability; but
WHY do you come at this late day and
ak relief? Your boy was hanged
Learly year ago..
I knows dat, sab, knows it ez well
ez anybody, an has been q BARN 1t
Wild Christian fortytude. but It doan
pear Ike 1 kin git along no longer Wild
out hep O. some sort 1 has been
a-washin' an er scrubbin' Ground de
neighborhocd, but 'ciar' ter goodness
Is a-gittin' so old an no count dat L
kain't do notllin'; an ernudder thing
dat caused NE ter come WIZ dis: has
been dreamin' bout dat boy every night
lately, an sllus de same dream 1
thought I WIZ settin' out In de yard er