Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27

all de way to de city for it, an Miss Grace seem
Ike she want to go to de city mighty Offer, do IL
tiers, an in one OBJ de fust letters she git de
cap'n's pitcher in II. see it an was de fus' 70
tell ole missus W at she got. She tole her mamma
dat she send it back by do fus' mail, but she
forgit dat, aldough it sittin' on de table in her
room where she sleep all de time, an she looken
ut it mighty often wen no one is around.
"Bimeby dere Gums letter. an In dat letter
de capn say dat he comm on Chris mas day,
shuah, and he gwine bring his mamma an two
friends, an from dat time out things had to
fly round dat house. an de good Lawdy knows
dat it worried ole missus. but Miss Grace she
seem so happy dat de cap'n comm. She say
dat de wah dun make dem po but Massa Fred
he say dat make no diffunce, de turkeys dat fat
dat dey fedders won't stick In dem no more.
Nv EN- Chris mas mawnin' cum along, de house
was all trimmed up nice wild ferns an holly an
ole missls set out de best dishes, but dar was no
SLIDER, an she cried bit bout dat, an say she
wish ole black Isrul was in de bottom OBJ de
sea- an while she was hopin' dat ole black
scamp was drownded, long cum a tappin' at de
do and old missus say, Come in but dey don't
cum in, but jis' kept on q tappin', and missus
say, Liza, go to de door, An de sight dat
see would kill you wild latin; dere was de rag
gedist ole black niger dat eber was. An look
twice fore find ont dat twas ole black Isrul
she say. You ole rascal, wat you done wild de
SLIDER! an be shooken all ober at de fire
dat ny outen missus' eyes. An he say,
OATS wat cum for to tell yer. Missus,
please glib dis po' free niggah bite
OBJ bread an a bit OBJ meat, an I find de silber'
But he say nebber since he enjoy de 'mancipa-
shun dat he git huff to stop de wolf gnawin
out de life in his body. An we got dat ole
black Isrul a big chunk OBJ bread an meat huff
to feed field hand, an dey don't glib him no
time to eat it, for ole massa git de shovel an
dey start away to de woods, an in no time at
a Al Low nt1p IN, Lob s,1l
bright as dollar. My! how missus latf an cry
at de same time, an de black wimmins dey fly
round an polish 1t up, an set off de china, an
put on de SLIDER, an all dis time nobody see de
young missus. An massa say il was time for de
company, an Massa Fred, he bin gone two
days, to cum back wild dem. an it gittin most
dark ven Miss Grace, she cum down outen her
room in de top OBJ de house, an she say, ''Dey
comm; bin watchin from nv winder, an
l see dey kerrige? An sho huff dey is at de
gate, an dc cap'n was de fust to jump out. an
he run up de path an catch sight OBJ Miss
Grace, an she dat scarf dat she run an try to
hide. but de cap'n. he too quick, an he catch
her in de parlor an fasten de door.
Nobody know whateber happen in dat room
for bout half an hour.
"An' Massa Fred, he bowed in de cap'n's
mamma an de two friends. an dey was dc same
dat left de cqp'n at de house de year before
An dem Union solgers was jist de same as il
dey bin confedrit solgers an wild ole massa al .
in de wah. !
AN bimeby Massa Fred, he say: You don't
open de door, Miss Grace, gwine take it off de
hinges An de cap'n walk out wild my young
mlssus on his arm, an he walked up to his
mamma an say, dis is my prize, mother an
she put her arms round my young missus an
kiss her, an de cap'n bowed her to his friends,
an he say: .Looken ont for her, kase she hate
Yankees An dey all laff, 'cept Miss Grace;
her face dat red she couldn't
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de table, an ole massa. he say. Liza, glib ole
blacF IsruI gourd OBJ wine an a snack an tell
him to looken sharp after de preachers horse
De ole house ring dat night an dey KEEP it up
for a week. An dat two-year- boy ober dar
il Miss Grace fust grandchild, an if it want
for me he be dead 70 dis time fallin in de fish
basin, reckin. gwine take him to his gran
ma