The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21

| anger. one nau hardiy spoken "hen Tue
clearly and distinctly:
I'm agoin' to turn De ole hog out, Mis-
Hance'
| Then there was silence for moment. dur
ing which Squire Pusley's face became pur-
took en- mingled expressions of amusement
| and surprise.
You called your hired niger in to insult
me, did you% said the squire. "a fine lady
Abigail Hance," and shaking his fist almost
In her face. the irate squire left the house
and shnff1ed down the path as fast as he
could. closing the gate behind himiwith a
| Dang that almost broke the hinges. Mrs.
| Hance watched him until he disappeared,
then she looked around the room to see if
she was really awake and in her own parlor.
Yes, everything was just as it always was,
except that bit of purple lilac lay on the
hoor, Its fragrance crushed out by an angry
Doot-heeL Then Mrs. Hance went out in the
dusk TO look for AMI, whose threat had so
| enraged the squire and rid her of his hateful
| presence. She crossed over the bit of bleach
ing--ground at the back of the house and
| walked down to the acre lot by the barn, but
she saw nothing of the negro. So raising
| her voice. she called, AMI, Amzip'
Back mp The hillside came the answer in
| AmZi's familiar, CHEEKY tones.
I'm down here, Mis- Hance, turnin' the
big hog out 'er Squire Pusley's medder.
MIS-. Hanee sat down upon UNDISCOVERED
| powder at her feet, and, burying her face
| In her hands, shed few tears in men DRY of
| the husband whose good name had been in
suited by the mean-spirited Squire Pusley.
| Then she burst forth into a merry laug II,
| which came very near turning into hyster-
| les Tor It was trying scene she had gone
through. Notwithstanding its ridiculous de-
| noument. Well" said she, as she arose
| from the bowlder and walked slowly back
to the house, AMI certainly proved HIM
| self my protector this evening"
Amzi's early education had been neglected,
but Sally, whom he adored not only for her
| goods looks she was cOmely muiatto), had
| learned to read and write, and OF this Ami
was very proud. ''Sally's got heap o.
larnin, he would say. She's real schol-
'r.tin', too. Well, l 'spose I'm better off
| without it. fur If | could read readin' I'd
| allns be sioppin' off work to do il. 30 X
| l1rnin' is good thing fur women, but man
| hadn't Grter take the time away from their
| work fur sich things"
| All the same it was a great grief to AMI
that he could not read, and that he was
| obliged 10 make his mark on occasions
| that called for his signature
| Il KIN make Il good mark eff have a good
pen. Ihar's great deal in pens. Why,
| I've Sc q some pens that couldn't make no
| mark ut all"
l think AMI would have felt less badly
than he did on the subject of his education
if he had only been able to read Sally's let
| tiers. Sally was proud of her accomplish
ment as a correspondent, and she wrote
| AMI long letters when she was away from
! home, which was most OF the time, and he
| would carry them around in his pocket for
| days before he could make up his mind to
| ask any one to read them TO him. One even
| ing Mrs. Lance saw him sitting on the big
| stone which served as the kitchen doorstep.
| with his spectacles on his nose and letter
| spread out on his knees. As she got within
a few feet of him she saw that the lie ter
was upside down, but she did not like to
tell him so. AT last he got it right side up,
purely by accident, and he was saying to
! himself
There's an A. I ken allus tell an A
when see 1t, for it stands for AMI. Ii
writin'' was all AS, l could read it we'll
enough, but it's got so many other pesky
little letters i'll it, | can't 'member at all.
Oh, Mis- Hance, is tibet you? How yer
skeert mer'
''Sit still, Amz," said Mrs. Hance, don't
let me disturb you. il you are reading a
| good or bad news?"
IT'S good news, Mis- Hance, bad news
never comes in letters; letters is too slow
| fur bad news. | allus know when get a
letter That IT'S good news, for good news II
keep. Wouldn't you like to read it Mis-
| Hance?"
Thank you. Amzi," said Mrs. Hance,
taking the letter and reading it 10 herself.
| Spose you, wus to read it out loud;
would min mind hearia' it agn sa!ly's
| This Is the letter that Mrs. Hance read
| after laying IN good stock of breath:
| Dear Amzi received your kind and welcom
let!er ana was Moor than glad too here frum you
| ana 10 know tbat you are well and am well ut
| the present time Of my riting and hope that wen
! thes few lines Reach you that they may find you
1 the same dis Green and l started too Camp
meeliu' and jus. Cat to the train in Time too get
| LETT tell you wOt WIS very Much disappointed
Tor had set my hart upon Gowing there Thurs.
| Gay VII 3nuther ladv and myself went to a Pan
| rama at the bethul church il was very nice The
| wether Is very changeble hear and think that
| ihir Will be A very erly fail hope too be in
| Rosetown befor winter SETS In every thursday
mite the Liberty Garnet band give open ART
concurt on the beech The music is grand well
| my dear husbun as l have no Moor to say at
| present VIII draw my letter To clos by
sayin good by answer Soon from your luying
WI Suiiy Crow. r. s. dear busbun you must
excuse This way OF wririn' as one letter has been
| started since MoundaF as | did not have The
time 10 Finish gu Mounday Their was triiic
| strom II swep things as II went and struck bed
and DUBBED all OF The Bed-Close all up in A heep
| But strange 10 say Ii did not set nOthin A Fier
THIS mornln' got out OF my bed at six o'clock
| ana looked out OF My wiDdo acros The water and
the wind was BLOWN tile leaves of the trees aud
it was buttfnl site am Aeown to the concert
| this evenin thre is ndthin like gon round and
seeing A II the world aud 1t sights l do not want
| nutling ont OH my TrOunk as sumur Is almost at
an End got new dress and new shoues mad
| too o. der think that have writun you A good
long Letter and think that you out too writ me
longer one good by Civ my love TO mis- Hants
and doetur Bludgud anser soon From Salty.
AmZps face as Mrs. Hance read this letter
was study in the expression Of gratified
| pride.
We'll, now. amt that letter. She's
got everything in. What place Raspberry
Park is! Little of everythngs goin' on
there. and Sally, she's SEEM it all. That's
right. I'm glad huff that one of us can git
roun an see what's goin' on; yes, l
am glad one of us can git rom,
an I'm glad tibet ones Sally, fur
she's got such an education she can 'preciate
tTavelin'. l amt never been further nor
Trenton. | aint, but / seen enuff
there to show me tibet it wants an education
to 'pTeciate travel, and thet's wot Sally's got
Yes. I'm glad that eff only one of US can 90,
Sally's tibet one. 'Spose twas me. / never
| could write such letters. Why, it's as good
as gcin' to read one Nv Sally's letters, and
no trouble of gettin' rouE, nuther"
Mrs. Hance gave him back the letter,
which he folded up carefully and tucked
away in the lining OF his hat.
CHAPTER III.
AMI believed in the old proberb, ''Early
| to bed and early to RISE" Eight o'clock
| found him stretched upon his cot under the