San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-26

Marie Is Il "nlLe, OUT knowing only DldCk
Suzette as her nanny" Two couples, Ike
and Elvira, and Jake IA black brute and Ma
rie, have been commanded to marry. The
scene is the night before the double wedding !
SulettcS cabin is lighted by the red glow
Of Spluttering pine knot in the chimney
She bends over the smoke dyed flame, her
| handkerchief covered head sunk deep in her
fat and shining arms.
She looks over her shoulder into the dark
ness behind her. Her own bulky form is ex-
aggerated into a shadow giantesS on the wall,
and, round this Silhouette, weirl snake like
sprites of shade, born OF the ropes of smoke
from the pine. pirouette gleefuly. Traces Of
dried up tears are in the wrinkles Of the dus-
ky woman'S checks. Her work hardened fin
gers trcmbc on her knee. and her frame
quiverS cOnvulsively.
80 my Lawd' She prays, in deep anguish,
''show po' Suzotte lie right way. Now wat
kin She do in dis yer trial en- tribulatiou'
Der amt er spark er light in de wilderness,
en- it's fill wild ,wamps en- daris 81 pitch, en-
no way out. Oh, my Lawd, You mus ill
my lamp er-in.
She ceases to pray, but does not look up
when slow, light step uears the door on the
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threshold, picture of youth in the clutches
OF dark despair, drawn on the vast space
canvas which Is stretched from earth to the
stars.
Since Marie can remember, Suzette has not
falled 10 meet Eer with smlle-the smile Is
loC ioI Ihcohl!ilS tonight ASthe slri !ahgulh-
~ places her NAT ON the bed she eyes the de-
JeCteu oId FORM IN way mat shows that She
ft,l " l. ii
lully coiiiPTehridS the woman feelings. She
signs ana turns 10 the door she peers out
iuOo the lar spreading bIacKnesS as one III
cream sees strange threatening aspects and
lee,' uhaOle 10 nee from Them
sometimes Nheh the rapidly sruFrlng
clouds are thlhheNt III front OF the moon, the
ulaJrS'ic 'o"NeAI'S OF Inc nearest mountain
SHOWS cIear CUT against inc SKY
o?uhuN "i unahoyet nerrlmrnt from FL
VTa ""hhc"e Allo'r"lhaie the singing OF
IN" hre"|-i'''h'' iT''N near 10y. th"y are
lHe h"I'h9AI"u Us 'hIhP q" "'nJ' ana the
resonant I'tih h,l' "'I,i"- "i bare l'"'' ON
Pu'" ."''" """. NJ" ".' ''"Hl N"a,r"N OIL
u"i,PE LIau'"'!In songs are sung anna puEHLs
OF hearty laughter
This merrYmaking /, intended to do honor
to the dawnng welding day Of Ike and Ell
vira. Neither had sought marriage, perhaps
for the reason that they had not been taught
to think ana decide for themselves in matters
where their own welfare was concerned; but,
now that their banns had been cried by their
masters RELENTLESS agent, they could raise no
word Of Objection. Indeed, after the first
family queer sensation was over, they began
to feel quite happy i'll being the cause Of the
jewellers turbulent fun making
The banjo player' and my crowd" as
he terms the stentOrian lunged lOuugerS who
join in the chorus to the rhymeless stanzas he
invents, are seated, some in the door Of the
cabin, others on the floor, with willowy bend.
ing bodies and clappmg hands. Cries one:'
Dance, Ike; shuttle yo'se'f!"
Shake dat long foot, you fool ,larkym
shrilly pipes Il pickaninny who is wriggling
and gyrating in corner and kicking and
slapping the wall with his feet and hands as
if bewitched with the music
MEX UNI bofe kick de high weddn' fingm
sings out another Then from the mouth of
the leader:
DE boiler er his foot mex er hole in de groun'
Hole in de groun', hole in de groun'.
Who's been yer sence been gone:
Er long, Sim darby wild err white shut on"
Wiling Ike rises from tn" floor with a |
Notwithstanding grin, and plants himself in |
the center OF the ring Of faces, and begins his |
performance by simply swaylng his body to |
and fro and row and then sIappIng his bro |
gan sole against the door.
Cit out, I'm wild you. Dis foo amt gwine |
ter hol me. On, I'm er slidin' down de snow
mountain.
Hump hump, he humps er long.
Pc ole darky amt mitch strong
chimes in the deep voice of the random