San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-07

"ThlS is not NM ghost, dGrting"
When she returned TO consciousness she
was lying in her own bed with Maum
Batsey's black face bending &nxiously
over her
"Dar you Is. honey" she said, with
great sigh of rel!t. BLESS my life, but
thought dem eyes nuver was gwine ter
open, aud yer mas jes gone plum
stracted bout yer She stepped to her
room for some mo- arnica and honey
Maum Betsey raised her finger warning
ly--"don't yer tell her how you come ter
be heah "
The caution was gwen not i moment
too soon, for just then the door opened
softly and Mrs. Helen came hurriedly
in. Not that Glen could have divulged
something of which she herself was to-
tally ignorant but the old habit of shield
ing her mother from all anxiety, which
she had shared in common with Maum
Betsey ever since she was girl in short
dresses, asserted itself now. When her
mothers pale face bent over her she was
able to look up brightly and reassure her,
1T is nothing, mother; only the slight
est sort of a sprain; you see, was walk
ing SO rapidly-but am perfectly well
now. -r-becoming vaguely con-
fusei-"dont quite remember how
came here hut Maum BptsPy found ma
and put me to bed, SO as not to alarm
you any sooner than was necessary"
And your brother my poor child?"
..fll ,i la, 10 in,
good spirits, and says we shall hear from
him in few days at farthest. But,
mother must send you to bed You
look as tired us | am, so good night"
But when the door closed gently after
her mother Glen RAISED hrrself on ons
arm and looked Maum Betsey eagerly i'll
the face.
"Mammy." she said, "how did get
mere"
why, bless yo' life. chile, de capen
brung You. You didn't think a meracle
done happen ter my old jints, SOS could
fotch you, did you? Lawd! when he
coined roun ter de kitchin do, and called
me, sor,er soft like. wild you il Ills arms,
des es map Is 4 ulsnr"33, 500 could a
knocked me down wild fodder. But he
mighty quick splained 1t, and den seed
de coaS was clar. case old Miss was
sngiu Missy to sleep in her room, so we
Crope in an up de staircase, an he laid
you down jes rs easy as eff you'd ben a
baby But Lawd! amt gwine ter give
dat Nelse IL tas' o my strop in de mawn-
in"
did Captain Campbell tell you about
Nelse:'
"Cose he did He brung him roun'
ter me 10y de shoulder i hain't teched
dis young rascal, he said, but he
d serves Us sound thrashin as you can
I'm it in yo heart to civ him, and den
he tored off lax mal down lat short cut
to de woods.
There was a long pause, and then the
girl broke the silence with Il sobbing,
pitlful cry: "Oh, NANNY, nanny! |
am so tired. Can't you sing me to sleep.
like You used to%
Deed will honey, deed | will
You's al wukked up, knows you is.
Nuver min. nuyer min"
Maum Betsey patted the girls hand
gently, rocking her own body to and fro
as if she held in her arms the baby she
had nursed so many years ago, and
Glen nesting in 10" pillows was soothed
by the senselesS lullaby crooned in the
quavering Old voice.
Raa, bIa black sheep.
Whar you lef' yo' la-a-m?
Way down yander in de valley.
She WAS reused in the morning by the
trampling Of horses, the jingle of spurs
and a bugle call on the lawn below.
Maum Betsey, who had kept faithful
watch all night by the girls bedside,
reused at her startled cry. Its de So
jers, honey" she said drowsily Il clar,
| furgot dat Mars Capen' done cha'hged
me to tell you dat he done got his orders,
and he'd to march de fust ting dis mawn-
in"