Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16

- ~s:stl. 'he A''ehen "ihuO"
Is%~M Standing in the cen
ter of the room, sur
rounded by an sdmiring group, was a small
nuiatto girl, her hair frizzed ont about hel
head a distance of at least four inches, her small
loiy, evidently decked for a gala day, boastins
n white frock and broad ribbon sash Thi
was Lefty, Miss EmIny's little slave.
''Ias, shO' she's ben give 10 Miss Emmy" said
her nanny, triumphan;ly. .'She's gwint
along wid Miss Emmy ova 10 Ma'lan Track.
Miss Emmy an lady" calculated old Aunt
Airy, with 4 persive shake of her turbaned
head ''Sho', honey. she'll teach 20 to play de
panno. aw / amt nigga"
Miss Emmy dTp a ladyI' cried Unc. Nose
with startling emphasis Then he sank back in
his chair by the fireplace and dOzed of again.
Inc. Nose was considered some thing OF q
prophet The women looked at him and
Shove their white teeth. Lefty had fallen on
her feet. Unc. Nose had always prophesled
big things for her. though the quarter folk had
been ''spilin'" her during the twelve years OF
her life
Il tank dc Law1 ole boss done give her to
Miss Lmmy." said Liza Jane, piousiy- III
he'd give Ael TO one o de boys lack as not dey d
put her to wuck in de fel; none o Oe boys
amt got no messy On women folk Mass Dave
he'd leave no TIE a black woman In &c team,
lONIn' she could pub.
Here AuEt Airy commenced 20 chuckle-
Aunt Airy had brought up the boys. No one
was f0nder of Mass Ned sud jim and Dick and
Dave than she. but even she acknowledged they
were Wild set
pats So" she said. '.dem boys will drive a
wsnau hawd- You well may tank de Lawd.
Iltza Jane. LAT ole boss done give Lefty to
Miss Emmy
'.Aw be mighta handed her ova to Miss
Ma e; an all dem ehilieHs. She'd done bruck
her back a-totin' dem ehilleus round. / most
back Esy back a-tOtin' chillens bigger mysef.
70 know 1t. Ant Airy. de way l wandered bout
vii dem boys. Wen dey wos too big an indie
peaien 70 lie awms, laws deg mus be on de
back. an den wen dey could git a switch dey
wOs happy. 10 knows it well 'nough, Ant
Airy"
'Dev wos allus hawd on women folk" as
sen;ed Aunt Airy. still smiling.
A. this instant the little mulatto girl caused
4 diversion Out Of the pocket of her white
fr0ck she had taken a small round mirror.
Use got a lOokin' glass, i is" she announced
with mighty satisfaction.
40 de Lawdr' cried her nanny, ''yo' beat
de wife folks. yo and yo' culls. | reckon Miss
Emmy'n tlnk yo Is tit 10 de colleg sho' nough.'
''hln yo' see yo'sef good, honey inquired
une- Nose. rousinS second time Kin 70
see Won sGsh.
Kin 20 see all dat putty Gully ha'h?' asked
Aurt Airy.
II reckon as she'll lawn to read ova to de col
lee or Nal Track" said Indy May SOL
EMMY aEd a little enviously, for Indy Nav
was young herself and very fond of Miss
Immy. Br: Indy May was q ''ns count
DARBY and ''siOuch.n
Il reckon a she WILL said Liza Jane.
An SPELL asked Crissy. awefully.
Il reckon she will" repeated Liza Jane.
There were O.her preparations going On out
side Two half-grown co.ored boys we're hitch
I-S pair OF bay mares 10 4 buggy. These
boys were exhibiting their sPryuess 20 the best
O. tlc.r ability. trusting that Miss Emmy would
Catch glimpse OF them from one of the win
d0gs. Hiss Emmy was the PRIDE OF the old
Virginia homestead. from the grav-haired
father Gown to Unc. Nose in the chimney cor
Hc-- There was sunshine in the house when
sac paid them a visit The ..boys'' were al
ways IN a good humOr when Emmy was home.
'-iat all and putty an wite," INC. Nose would
say adOrlngly. wild dem pink cheeks an dem
dlmples an dem smilin' eyes an allus a kin
We 10 dis ole bag o bones
'-,he wa tit 70 de presiden'." That was
Aunt Airys greatest praise. As for the Others
JEST to run 20 her room on every pretense. to
carry up water. to sit down and unite her
shoes. to comb out her long sunny locks. all
that was bliss to them There was not one of
them but imagined that if she belonged to
Miss Emmy all her hardships in life would be
thing Of the past. and SO when Lefty. the
pride Of the quarter and Unc. Moses darling
was destined TO roll over to Merryland track
and live IN The big college they had no idea in
tlAt NOE.4 DlL sn5 was on TIE QlSA road to be-
coming fine lady.
Alter Miss Emmy and her husband were duly
established in the comfortable low-seated
buggy The little slave handed in to them
and seated upon "a little box at their feet
''ias. sho. Lefty gone 10 de college wild Miss
ImIny. said Lindy 1iay, speaking to Josh and
Clint as they cane up the lane, too late to see
the sight
Out in:o the vorld went Miss Emmv's little
slave. sitting straight and solemn on her STOOL
wondering how II would all be when she reached
her journeys end Over smooth roads and
rough roads the BAYS travelled, I'D hill and
Gown hill. past beautiful green woods and high
Mountains and broad streams, and never one
Stop they made until they came 10 Berlin.
Totally unconscious OF the fact the little
slave was attracting attention along the route
People looked az the trio IN the buggy and
smiled openly At las: Miss Emmy who could
stand II no longer. cried out: Il do believe.
John. it's the ehild's hair
And this was the reason that at Berlin
Mss Emmy's husband took the little slave into
barber's shop aud had her locks shorn close
10 her head.
Now. that's nice" said the president. help
Ing her back TO her stool And Liza Jane had
arranged the .'culIs'' with the pride swelling
her heart "YO's SSine blouS to Miss Emrny.S
Liza Jane had said Use gwine meek yo look
mighty patty SOS Miss Emmy won't have no
cause To DO shameI o wot her pa give her."
The rest o: that journey was blank to Lettv
81 iAOL Sc tIit OGdtt4luA IarIls, SHe UiI
enjoy the swift canter through the village
showing how surely the bays knew they were
almost home She stood IL front OF the big
gray college feeling stitf and sore from sitting
20 long ON the Little stool Two tears rose to
her black eyes The ''panno'' lessons were a
part OF the delightful dreams back in old Vir-
ginny- She WIS q !It:le slave. She would run
On erranos and sweep and make beds and per-
Laps. arrange Ms Ernn.y's brown hair She
pas her little yellow hands up to her head and
looked around her In a scared wav
Mss EmIny, laughing softly, touched her on
the shoulder and said kindly: This Ia the bir
college you have heard 50 much about Lefty
You're going to be good S!rI because YOU be-
long 10 NE
Miss Emmy's little slave was not q fi-st-class
hand at making beds and sweeping There are
tales afoat that she would cudd!e herself mn in
the unmade beds and fail on TO sIeep 'Tbe
housekee per. Mrs DrInner had a great time
breaking ner in
But after awhile there came into Lettv's life
something that she could love- some thing thai
WIS great deal better than sweeping and dust
Ing and carrying down Stops. II was a sol,
pax and white baby with calm brown ewes
that stared into he- face and mouth that
bEoaGenei whenever she laughed at it.
When Lefty went back TO ole Virginnv with
Miss Emmy and tie president she was a being
OF importance, for she carried this pink and
white thing around and sang TO il and rocked il
10 sleep
Bu; Gle VirSinnv was changed place the
third time that Lefty went back to it The boss
was lying III in his bed, the fences on the