Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1890-12-25

an aAct4on almost a. AhftalmaA ever
I WhE 10 seems fairly bafharOaN
thouRht Mr ROMAN, Indignantly, As
| be entered ahat hai been The pleasant
home % his friend Tom. and was 80
spou 20 be left d.solate under the hands
~ the aUetioneer.
a sas early in the daY. bat already
thu house aas hlle9 with neighhors
wbo bad come from miles around - at
/ toad tAs sale, and a. Mr. Roman moved
sbsong them bis ears we're constantly
greeted Nith remarks on the f0Olishness
% 'sizuin' for people
Sick az heart be entered the little
kltchen bacA % the house. which was
a, yst unoccup.od, save by Mrs. blake .
faithful old rol0Fel cook. Aunt Nancy.
she aas sitting on q split bottOmed
chair. rocking herself "a aad fro, ani
. occasionally uiping her eyes Nith her
blue-rhseAei apron.
Where Is your mistress, aunticP"
NJ Roman asked.
There vas kinlly ring in his voice
that uulockei the old somans bur
dsned heart and sho sobhei aloud a.
she answered:
''ub. massa. she done took d. chilli
uus an goa to hor cousins Miss
Eaehel u jest broke my po' ole heart
I 81 see 'em 20, Hut Miss Blake say she
couldnt stand it here. an dey haze 10
20 soon sure. 20 thingsl only a. good
E Lord know what's to come of dom, she
say
'uh. massa. hits awful hard on
E INSISTS, dis is She went all over do
{ house dis moFnin' tryin' to say good
bye b h. De little ones a-clingin' "
Z her kep' pickin up things Mamma,
I dey won't take my woekin horse. Will
/ deyT Mamma. Will de- nauctlon man
det my little chair deg ash. Missis
+ tried to hor back do tears an spoAk
chirk 20 dem chilluns but when she
couae 10 her own room She say. You
E stay out here. darlings; mamma wants
[ 20 60 In here alone | took dc chiilunA
but presantly peek In de- room. an
dure vas my % missls, = kneelia' fore
massas big arm-chAir. wid her bead .
| lyin on De big family bible dat she'd
Z put on De chair; she bad her arms
T around DAT an she Ras eryia' softly
'Oh, my hashardr she whispered
over and over. an den she say.
/ 4" A iader 10 Dc faderlos., q husband
70 dc Wldow. Dear Lord. let Dis cup
pass from me.
a shet de- do den. ny'm ny she come
oa1 all Waite an tromhlin', but she
tried 70 smile on DO chllluns as she led
dem down the walk.
Dose po' little thingsl Rosy was
huggia her rag doll an tFyin' 30 hide Il
unasr her apun. an RomAla wAs tetiR'
Pickle. Do chicken, clost In he arms
'Ie nauetion man can't take mammA's
ehillanS an 80 he can take ours. dayd
keep sayih."
"RomainF' repeated her visitor
Yes sab. Romain. dats 'or frien'
~ Massa Toms MAsza not see him
tor years, but he talk q heap o Me-
konlaln."
Thank GoAi Ton forgave ne. whis-
pored Mr.. RomAin. q. he left the kltchau
In response 10 the bnsinoss-like tonaa 0i
the "a stloneer that nov FaAg cut eleAi
and cold a. he began Offering the parlol
farniture.
Z 3sbAA @&@ khh AhAAhhANANH ~ 9fN spin
sier when the first bid Of a tall. hand
some stranger carried the price tAr DO
yonA the sum she hal mentally decides
ON, and be secured IL without opposition
lieF feelings were sooa shared b
most Of thoee present Cor q simila
scene took place ever almost ever
article offered for sale. from Mrs. Blake
piano 70 Romains r0ckina-horse Th,
stranger oatbid every sue. and vas sool
cole p0ssessov.
lie even became Tie owner Of the tAru
and stonk. the only active bidder aRains
him being the representative % Mr
iirown fof the held adloining hia coal
mise.
Alr ngoNn had not expoesed % mee
with aay oPpaa.iioa. and 90 haa eel ~
llm.l hla eepFeesntaglte sas y pag a.
very aeasgasa agaFa IAia MA Aeaaii