Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-14
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II continued Tor awllle, then the toad
turned its queer little protruberant eyes
full upon Maisie, and with me spring
was in her lap. She uttered a wild
scream
Don you be afraid of Solomon" said
Nine. Pinchon. Tech him" Maisie
essayed 70 do so.
"Oh, he is so cold, Nine. Pinchon!'
she said. He makes me sick! Please
take him away
"Dey isn't everybody kin tech EN-"
said the negress, recapturing solomon
and putting him into the cage. Now,
You want to heah what he tell me?'
oh, yes, said Maisie breathlessly.
"He say de difficulty is dat you sweet
heart got a shine 10 dat Eugenie, said
the old woman dat Eugenie jes' doin'
her bes' 70 get him away from You. You
mus watch an take care for youself.
She mighty hansome, an she sing mighty
pleasant, deed she do"
"Ah, yes cried Maisie. Yes, yes,
yes" and she wrung her little hands.
YES, she can charm men folks dat
way, like de snake charm de bird" re-
piled Nine. Pinchon.
Nldl.le CldcltA utE uduu1' 1AAN "
think" said she, she is my fwend!
Friends is nowhar when beaux is de
question, % said the old negress. Knows,
/ knows" As Maisie began TO cry.
'.Oh, honey. honey, dis var is powerful
bad, but chirk up; what you gwine carry
on so 70? Dey is better fish in de sea dan
ever yet was cotcht. Now, don 20 on
like dat"
Il love him. sobbed Maisie; Il love
the vewy gwound he tweads on, and ]
have a wight 70 do so. He is my sweet
heart; he was fond Of me until she came.
There is no one else in the world. If l
were a belle and a beauty and all the
men in the city were at my feet would
never look at them if Woy were there.
. Oh. help me. shall go cwazy if l lose
HIM. Nine. Pinchon."
Dab. dab; shsh," coOedthe old woman,
as if she were soothing "a baby. Dab.
I don 90 on. All We has 20 do Is TO get
dis var gal ont ob De way so she don sing
no mo- nor look wild her eyes 10 mo l
knows EN-; / mas sp~erience OBJ my own.
Is ole, but ! has been young. Dey Is
black OBJ dat kin all same As white. Dey
was d WALLER gal once NJ matter; /
knows what / knows. Yah; what dey
keer for Y ALI No reason we all keer
for dem"
\ strange expression crossed her face.
Is sorry for YOU. ! is. she said. but
dev is help al' Won shill hev II. I'll. Sol
onion. Come. solomon" She opened -hr
door Of the c.ya, AMI the toad hopn.l
quietly fD--. She listened, she Whisper
ed: the E,-.. creature uttered E., soft
musical SQUADS. she restored him 90 his
perch.
S l.flsu say d-y is ie-' one way,
said tl- old w0man-je- one way, no
oder. rs dat gal; you mus get red Oh
her.
Git nd Of her. gasped Maisie. "Oh,
Nine. PinchOu, / hate her So that | can't
help wishing her dead; but | could not
kill her. should lose my soul! ! should
bum forever and forever in the flames
Of he'll. No. not that-nOt that
''Shor- cried the old woman. What
you mean. Miss Maisie: What you think
| am. Shon, dan, shoh! Murder: |
don wan de debbil 10 fetch me my own
self. Get red ob her, | say. mean ob
dem var singins Of hers, Oh dem dar
smllins an beguilins, dem ways. Take
away her pretty looks an her pretty
voice. YOu KIN. solomon SAYS dey is a
spell-dey is ways; but will your:
"Oh. that would be tewible.' said
Maisie. ITO part them would seem
wright, but to make her ugly and make
her lose her voice, oh, that is fwightful'
If God did it a. a Judgment. why, how
could / be sorry: But 10 do 1t myself.'
"NOu hash de courage" said Nine.
Pinchou. shutting her mouth tight and
drawing her face into a thousand
wrinkles. .'You is skeerv; white folks
is mosly skeery. Go long; de Lor' don.
help dem dat dom help themselves. Spose
she go away: he foller on long as she So
pretty and sing So. Whoo! Take away
de pretty an he come back TO Won. ]
don ask Won do It: please youself, be a
good Chris en-, help make her happy. No
doubt you feel good sayin' you prayers
at night, an thinkin' how he kiss and
cuddle her.
ooh. | could not bear it, Maisie
shrieked, wringng her hands.
'Hi!' cried the old Oma "HO, you
got 10 less YOU HTll 1Du-'lls ooiDAAoH
tell me ies' how. Want 10 know
yes" said Maisie. suddenly drawing
herself mp 10 her full height, Il will dc
anything. She has wobbed me, wonged
me. If there is a spell by which / car
take her beauty fwom her l viii do it,"
"Dey is; bat dem spells cos consider.
able. Miss Maisie,' said the old negress,
sDev is expansive, dar Is no doubt. ]
dom know how / Glib yon dat spell les.
dan a hun.i dollars, 1 dom"
u have ,lIre than that in the savings
bank" said Maisie. Il saved it before
Mamma Bunny adopted me. / DO not
, care how much / give if I can have Woy
back. No, nor what happens 70 the
face that lures him and the voice that
dwavs him fwom me-
Her own face was hard and set, her
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