Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-26

lau an coax II outer me- Den dc tofrcr
two chlllen come an de-" Her face
changed and quiyercd. "Ho ben mighty
Kind to me, dem times" sho said. For a
little space she WIS silent, then with
harlomngoi hor mellow voice she went on.
I'VE got on line TO- a spell. Me an Agc,
we nns done ben raised by white folks-we
Amt no uiggcrs We done wuk hynfi an
'scss heap o. goods, nm live 10 happy mn
feel ~ proud NOS biggoty. jcs' homes
prund -twull--MY ihwdV a look u an
guish Keen enough go startle ua camo over
her face while the swift flow uf her words
was broken by a sudden sob aud she GOV.
cred her face with her hands hnd screamed,
20 my lawl. be log mel He done tikgn
up wild q Niger 'oman"
Thon INST IA suddenly she lifted her head.
dried horejcs and salli "Bnt by'n-by Lisc
be- gct tired o her lie ben raised by white
folks, an he come a bcggin' back to me 10
take I'm luW
and you took him backr asked Mrs
Temple.
The rphlnx.llkc head was raised Rrsln
with indcscribablcprIdc. Nictoryagttnd.
father WIS an African prince, sho told us
once. aud | can well believe her.
"Mctnkcn him bueki MiS Temple. bon
rnisoi hy white folks. We lea mo TO
black nirgcr never take him baekw
"liut how did be happen u no such q
wicked thingw said Kate Temple
"How know" sullualy. "shc live down
dc ribirr, whnr he 10 'possum huntin', nn'
she gayly young ting aa'-an' dcy call her
mighty Lnrnsome. au', some way. she 'tirc
him on. lie been TOO shanod come nigh
me. bat be- ecu wud dat he give mo do
mules an ovcr'tinF, cop only hundctd dol
lars DO have no lie sto'. An No hc HIGHT
out, but hc new did git no satisfaction liv.
in Wild her. sho cuin't no mo- cook q
meal o vituals dan shu cud match mo pick
in' cotton, mn she taken 4 goin' on ~. Ihty
bad wild tOgEgr uiggen; 20 dgy pahtcl. an
Ligc came straight & me Mat Thomp'
BON, he say Ligc done mike mighty th0' hu
git nc back. Huh huh"
somehow iniotrcd from her conscious
air that Thompson was the other man Ia
the case, asked hlr, and sln admitted
that he waN "lie was mighty pleasant.
good man." n preacher, with Riit for
prayer, and al the sisters admired him.
said, "liut dldn. IL ever occur to you,
| Victory, that Mr.. Thomp.on might 10 a
/ prciuIiccd witness against saudcup
"liow dat. Missy"
"lii wants TO marry you himself. you
know; mlghtn't be toll lies about iigaW
"Eo'm. Hes plumb good man. Dat
nint no aich prayin like his'n IN DC kcntry
lie done hab a revival or 'ligion sonco hc
come"
"But hasn't be- another wife some
whcrci" said Kate, who has cynical no
tions about negro pastors.
Dat ics' Rcmo's mcannc-sr declare
Aunt Victory ychcmently. "lrcr' Thomp
son swar q me dat ics' DO talk a. dem or
merry, puslllnnimous nlggor- Ia Dogtown
dat wudn't giyo nniiin & dc clutch. NJ
an Rene, we give i've dollars. Dat RENE
lac Isl good boy. but lso consarncl nb0n
him, kasu he won't got mcctln's nur
ohu'ch nur muffin m says dat Mist
Thompson ain't morl man. lla Is pref
decccd. dat all. MIS- Temple. Dat stor.
bout Sal Miller aint got wud o trun In II
She got q swar dat ar baby on somobuddy
an 40 she taken po Brrr' Thompson ia
amt skaccly painted lips wild her. lie "a
he sknccly seen her. Amt mare critic
iccpt Rene Sanders docs believe II. An
lac believe anything on earth agin Brcl
Thompson. knows RENE; he jes' aiinln
de plumb VILE, git me take bis paw back
"But could your Would ho eomcW sni
my attful frieud.
Victory's great eyes flashed. "ile don
come ey'ry month. ober Q see mo frun
Newport, In do cyars. an walk ont NJ
mile, TO- sebcn months pleadln' wild mel
said Victory. "look like lie amt ,jcctin'."
Don't you think you could forglv
him"
Vlctory's handsome face hardened ngalr
"Dc iust time say q hun! 'Lige Sanders
I Amt cwlne take you back TO- my husban
twcll do sun dcopl You glt outer M
housed Dat how l talk q him. An hc :
oil mighty down, wid Rene. Mex tlmr,
says, Il don't want no wuds wild yc Msl
Sandcrs' But let him come IN speak wl
Rene, kase he did vet q heap o. store %
RENE, an Rene on him. An bymcby Il
got q stayin' longer an den Rome wa
Ssh him stay & dlnucr An Mist ThomI
son say he make his braggs or dat, At
any ben turtn' my mine q him. ID
rlle me. But de las time wen he come, d
done shaved hli beard an look NO like 4
I.igc | married dat"-sho dung out
clinchcd hand TO strike her breast furiou
J ly-"something hot come up dar, mindli
mo o. all dem times tgcdder nm do NJ
r dead chlllen an all, an ben fair choke,
! SO hilt my hald mighty boyish like. NJ
I
wud wild him An dc mex day done rci
dc house nm all Z Brcr' Thompson TO- lli
J. nm norrur oulled man wot patches tgcidr
, T. keep twoll come back, an dnwed OF
> my money dat | got loir & de sto'; m
. come on yeore. done prommn- MIS-
Thompson git enforcement fun Llgs
! "And promised him, l dare nay, to mari
him aitcrwnrd, said I.
NJ NHf.s..ss .1ys.tss I.ra.ff str, VtvawNf
o "No'm, | doesn't go so easy. | only dui
Q prummus glt enforcement FUN Iirc.
! show Lga don't npbber furgve himW
!. We both surmiscd that II WIS more nj
Q ger against the erring Ligc than love I,
Thompson (whum We unrcAsOnably di
llkcd) that was at the bottom OF Victory
o motivca,
o From this time our sympathies were ri
Q tlrrly with the husband. Rene dcclar'
o that Thompson stole his mothers none
Ito knew about tho hiding place. "sl
II wouldn't toll me whore she hid H. sH
r Rene, with indignation, but sho ownl
i up tho told him."
l. There had been suspicious Of Thompso
Z II appeared, In rcgari 20 some chur
. moneys that wcrc In his hands Oh y,
g Reno admitted, he had paid tho mon
" back. but not until after they had 10
9 their little hoard.
Z. 81 knows NAV, she sets store by pm
d still,n ~ Rene, but this fellow talks
Il smooth hos fair bowlichcd her. ! d
v write 20 paw where we ben, and I'm hopl
u he'll cit round. sent him all the mon
NAV lot me keep outer my wages and u
- grips"
> The grips, suppose, were Reme's I'll