Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-27

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| place dat wuz wild 'em all de day long
| She wuz Miss Florie Lecour. She wuz de
| pretties little gal in all dis opuin. Bof
| dem boys resked deir necks duzen times er
| day fur dat little chile. Miss Florie she'd
larf an sing an darnce de whole day frew
| An eff she'd say SO dem two boys nd cline
| de hiest trees arter squir'ls or git on de
| wildes' hosses on de place. An eff dey
! didn't do what she done tole EN- ter do,
she'd jes' stomp her little feet an dem
4 gray eyes oh hers a jes sparkle an darnce
! like dat fire dar, an git jes' like de bioh do
| when de sun gifts down benin de trees.
An when dey done hit, she'd Jest smile an
show dem sharp teeth OBJ hers in er heab-
emily smile too, an look jes' ez happy ez
4 If dey'd done did sunpn won'fe.
! But Miss 'OuiSe, she'd jes' arsk dem in
| her little saft voice not ter fall outn de
/ trees a sich like. Marse John he ALWAYS
/ larf at her. Marse Reggie he done holler
| down to her all right Ouisie, we woant.
an den he smile down ter her. Bime an
1 by dem chilern growed up. Miss Ouise
an Miss Florie dey put on long dresses
an de boys dey done gone ter school in de
| norf
/ Miss 'Ouise she jes' cry her blue eyes
| purity nigh out'n her head when dem boys
gone away, but Miss Florie she acted kind
dis ole place wuz mighty lonesum' arier
dose boys gone. Miss 'Ouisc she didn't
seem ter take no more pleasure bout nuf-
fin an she used ter come ober ter my cab
in ebry day. An she'd read de letters ter
me Evybody mighty solemn bout de
house fur long time den. Miss Fiorie
she come ober hysr too, an talk an talk
bout EN-. An dem gals jes' walk round
uls place mighty solumn an hike er par o
ghos. Purity soon ole Marse he TUX sick
| an ailin an didn't do muffin but sot on de
| front gallry an look toward de norf whar
dem boys war
Things jes went long kinder slow for
nigh ontcr foh Years An one DAY Ole
marse he mp an gone ti>hiu on de blob an
der canew hit turned bottom up an ole
| mar>c wnz drownded ded Me ana DE od
der niSgers foun' him, au tux him up Ter
de mouse. Ole miss She done see u- comm
up de big lane an she je>' gio rr screcch
ali sumpin in her gib way an de blood je,
come outn her mouf and She pumped
down dead too
Dem boys den come back 10 Arkan,aw
ter de funer1. EyIybod spected ter >ec
I dem boys az cbillern. But my. my dem
boys done growed up an bof uy EN-
/ done got mns>taches Ehryhody mighty
surprised when ole inar-c'> will wa- done
read He douc lcf c,rythng tcr oir mi.
4 an dar : le WIZ dead same day. Mar~t'-
+ two chiii,rn gittiG II all. an poor Mare
/ keElc he got muffin. When Miss 'Dui>e
! foun' cut dat he got muffin an said ter him
k,gie -ot er heap morr'n need wish
dat you'd take harf nv hit Marsc Ksgic
he je, turned right white, put bis ann
round Miss ogl>e an toll. her NAV der
/ Lord bless you, hui>c. hut | carut do
hit An DC tears je>' come nut'n bort dcre
eyes. Marsr Reggie jc> thunk Mss Oui-e
lnhbcd him like er hruddeT but kuow'i
better'n dat She jes' wu~>hupped de.
Nv en-, je> wu>-hupped Miss Flurir
Bout er YEAR arter ole mar~c's death
wuA seitin on dc front gallery er playiu
lie banjo for Miss Oui-r. Marse Reggie
an' Miss fiorie wuz scttn' az de parlor
wlnder. Ieer'i Marse Reggie say he dubbed
her, an arsked her to marry him. Miss
( Floric, >hc up an said. kinder larfn
( Wha: Marry Il poh laant No Reggie.
mus hap money ter MAKE me or happy
/ CONAN. An be said: Florjc. YOU make
a Jg mistake. An YOU hab broke rr hon
e>t mans heart. An his voice kinder
trimbled an >huk a. cf sumpn wuz er
hurtin him mighty bad, | jeS gtb one
1 look NJ Miss 'Outse case shea hccrd il too
She wuz q white eL dat china bole dar /
got mp ortn de steps an went out dar in lie
night an cried je, Ike er little bahy case
| lubbed Marsc Reggie An dr mex day he
lcf de house an went norf ter lih.
Miss 'Olise. she nehcr let on. but dis
gger kno"ed dat her heart was broke
in TWO. Not long arter Marse Regie done
gone, Marse John and Miss Florie gotn
marr.d, Den wuz er gran wetidin, feast
IA n IA In an ~,
goin', on. But Mar>e Reggie he warnt
dar. an dar waru't no sort ob fun fur Mis-,
Dulse an III" fur We wuz de only pu,>ons
dat cher thunk ob him durin' dat fea-tin
time, rechin Bout croppn' time Mis-,
Ouisc. she TUX SICK, an | beleeb ter dis
day she jes died OBJ er busted hart She
done died, all now dis poh ole Niger wuZ
pow lie lonesome.
Marse John AN Mis-, Fiorle wuzn't gree
able ter one anudder. an dcy ustcd ter hab
some drchle fusses. An long bout de
time when de cotton blooms get pink and
den blood red. Miss F,olie She tuk'n an
got orful thin and po'rhly, an shed cone
| inter de gyaIden an Jes walk up al down.
cryiu amEzin'. An den once>t httrd
her say 'oh, Reggie, my los darliu, |
| done foun' out d. mistakes. Fur lubbod
YOU.
| wuz III de family room one eb'nln an
Miss EIori. vnz 'sI.en III a.. of, a,,,i
Narse John wuz setiiu' dsr readin' H.,
she mumbl.d sumn'n in her dr.an, Nar..
John h,. les iumrrd toward her a,,tnrcb-
ed her arm. hiz face les AZ black - nj,
could be. lie kinder Sink h,.r All, -ait
III cher b.rr Won meu.hun p4-oi-u,-lI
Stapt'n's name auiu IL, Kin you. Nh,
didn't saw muffin AL fu,t, but She les to..-
ed her head III lie a'ar Hky She used ter
den she frew herself down on ,!e tlo'A an
ie> moaued an sand, Il wishes ter Goa
YOU would, an eend my trubblus an mis-
ry
Den de war bruk outen an Marse John
got er comp'ny an went orr wild &c Con
fedr't's An ie, as soon " he wuz outn
de big gate, Dry one Oh de tritin ni.gers
on dis here place skidaddled Oar wuz
body lef but me an Ninie ter take keer
OBJ Miss Florie an de crop.
R,me an bv erwbole Int er yapka.s
com, fr.vy h,.re an tnok M d.r. nnsr,4,..
| AZ IL. bio house An hos. VINO van reck.
in was de can.p oh dem. Rre.s vGur heart
| hnSs 'twps Marse R.oi+ H.. .1sya,, h,.r
| for some time mn MISS FIoric she hri1It.
er,d nm now ne an went ram lnokin7 -
/ hriybt an nu,,v v.z of >h.'d dn,,a grnu,ed
a. ha er rhila aojn ono afternoon ,yrg
| nn,.n IL. tar hehin, 4. oin hon.a .n,I
| heerd do ,rfenes, racket an sbnoti,' an,
| vslIin,nn fer de hou.e ! les. let % ,1a