San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-02

OF the broad, still magnolia leaves, pinned
together with thorns; in her hand long
wand of spirea, with three green leaves
atop.
"Missle-virey, you see dis chie?" Glory
Ann painted. Hits time de wuz a stop
put ter all dis projeckin' en- cavortin' in
de moonshine, mekin' b'leve in sperrits,
en- witches, en- what not. Whey YOU
'spect foun' Missy? Out un'er de SOUP
pernonS arbor fiat on lie groun, wild her
face kivered up, en- jes' a-howlin' all by
herself, en- plum skeered wild her own
foolishniss Whey dat fool nigger,
Amity, is, don't know"
Il amt scared of nothin'," Missy pro-
tested, though her white face belied her
words. I'm mad! That's what! And
as for Amity, drove her off; she amt
no mo good than if she didn belong to
me. She don't know nothin bout play
actin; she won't understand; and amt
gOin' to have no mo play actin of char
aCters.
At this there was a general laugh, and
Missy was borne wailing to bed.
IN spite Of all protestations to the con-
trary, Glory-Ann was confirmed in the
opinion that Missy had frightened her
self with her own performances when
the child insisted upon saying her
prayers over and over again.
'Tain't ligion, hit amt" the old
nurse commented to herself En- she
gwan have bad Dreams"
GlOry-Ann had an apartment of her
own in the house of her daughter, Tom
Quash'S mother, but being high authori-
ty i'll all childish ailments, she always
slept upon pallet in Missy's room
Late in the night Missy awoke and
called: "Mom Zee! Nom Bee! Wake
up
Nom Bee, sleeping the sleep of the
just, was hard to arouse, and scant of
Whyn't ycu go to Sleep" she grumbled.
Il can't! gasped Missy. ''Somethin'
is gOin' to happen"
" No, de ain nOthin' gwan happen"
said Nom Bee, with sleepy security.
"Iou jc5 drcamin'."
Il amt dreamin'r" retorted Missy,
Indignantly. And | can't stay to sleep,
Nom Bee; tell me bout the rabbit and
the tG- baby.
So Nom Bee reused herself to recite
the dramatic adventure, which, long be-
fore the day of Uncle Remus's introduce
ton to the general public, had done duty
in Southern nurseries.
But Missy soon interrupted. I'm
siri; Of the rabbit and the cverlastin',
brirr Path" she declared uHgratefullyt'
II wish it would be day
Hit gwan-De day-b'om bye" said
Nom Bee, wi,h mighty yawn.
When day me, Missy was aSleep,an
her aunt, Upon hearing Glory-Anp's re:
pot, woGh not have her called for
breakfast. It was the day for her music
lesson, but Missy slept so late that the
trip to town had to be abandoned.
Flora's night had been no happier than
MiSsyS. She was very fond of her cousin
Nicholas, in a way, and through the
darkness and silence her sentiments I'M
drrwent a reaction in his favor; but it
WAS a reaction in which DOSia had no
share whatever. NichoIas's marriage
was, in Fiora's opinion, an injury not to
be forgiven by any of his family; but she
found herself wishing that, somehow,
the consequences of that rash step might
be visited upon Dosia alone, who was
50 Flora belcvcd-alone to blame. Do
STA, as clever and useful dependent of
Mrs. Henry Chat cousin of the ThOrnes
on whom Miss Elvira leaned for guild
"nrr ina!I prrrlrNitics), was we'll enough,