The National tribune., 1892-02-11

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thev ranidlv disnatched sundry slices OF fat
side meat and able bodied hOe-calles Of her own
'Yo' boys maxim ont so well wild yo's break
fus' dat ESQ gwine 70 send yes on er GRAND,
she remarked,
"Mha' 70 wants .we-uns 10 60, Caciidy2'
asked job. the older Of the lhuscr boys, lad
about ", with the same great eyes and dusky
skin OF his sister.
ITO dc pos oilus obch by Covers Ford, " she
replied.
VIVA yo's want at de pos'oGus obch to de
ford 2"
Amt dis Valentines Day, Greeny. an amt
] spcctu somcin at de pos utlus replied
Miss Caci'dy, with proud toss OF her head
that set ali her raven kinks dancing.
"Oh spuc's 40 Is y said the hoy, WITH pro-
vol,mr contempt. "No's thiuk.u' DAT cinE,h-
coloed dude Nv inc 10 pay five rents "a orgrcat,
big colU'ed pcn' fo' yu's. hais whR' yos
spcctin' Don't ] know, Cacildy B usehf oh
'cose does An don't ] knows DAT 81 pap ana
mann WASH done gone oil 10 Uuolc /cEo Ia
ley's 20 DAT big ligioHs doius yos wouldn't
darst send 10 dc Tod 20 CT valentine frum DAT
epoony. Euoch z .ggch "
Amt you's 'shpned 10 talk dat way o yo's
sister Job lirusehg returned Cac.uy In q re-
proving tone.
We'll. it's de plumb trul, declared the hoy.
81 Kin probe by Nose liyer DAT dc ole man jest
raises jim Cain roun' dis cabin when yos lab
auytIin 10 do wild lnoch. Aiu'y it so, Moset
low IL am. agreed Moses, who MAS about
two years younger than Job.
"No BOYS done Glib EuOCh yOs w0'd 10 stan
by as au nobeh tell pap said Cacildy, modl-
tying her tone to a pathetic key reckon
kin walk 10 de posoGus myself an let yos so
widout any dinueh.n
That threat Dad the desired effect Tor the
boys had hereditary iondness for three meals
day and pieces between times and AZ al
times.
cob. don't be SO techy. Cacildy! was only
fOolin' yo I" Job FASTENED 10 assure her. "los
make a potpic out oh dat mopy roos,eh, we Kin
tell man il died while she's gone 10 meetin.
Dat won't be er fb cf e-unskills him, an Nose
an me viii 90 to de iod an git Euoch's val
entine TO yoS'
lob 'cose we .uns viii go, Cacildy, remarked
Moses.
Job and Moses Bruser really liked Cacildy's
lover Eu0ch bigger, who was one Of the most
promising young darkies up Sore Shin Bayou,
but boy-like, they never missed an opportu-
nifty 10 tease the girl when the old folks were
absent
Cacldy's father was the pastor OF the colored
Baptist church Oh the bayou. EnOch Ligger
was the son OF the minister Of the rival church.
the Presbyterian, and on account of a wide
difference IN their views on the subject Of bap-
tism and generalization Rev Bruscr opposed
the young darky rs Q sutton Tor his daughters
hand
But bis opposition did not prevent the lovers
holding many clandestine meetings at q tryst-
ing place on Sore Shin Bayou. Job and Moses,
bribed by sundry gifts Of mint candy aud Nu-
catan chewing-gum, proved valuable allies in
bringing about many Of those stolen inter
views.
Having finished their breakfast, the Bruser
boys each suatched up from a corner Of the
cabin q homemade 'c00n-skin cap and pre-.
pared to start on Cacildys errand TO Covers
Ford.
How yos know, Cacildy, dat yo's gwine
git or valentine asked Joe, with afull-b blown
grin, as be lodged out at the door past his
sister.
"Ohl ] don't pose tellin' yo' kids hoU ]
knows. Not by a good deal! No's 20 long
now an GIT me dat valentine" replied she
waving them away.
IL was three miles 10 the country postoliict
kept by old Thad Cooyer al the ford but il wal
iufictinE no punishment on the Bruser lads Ia
make them walk that distance. Most Of the
way lay parallel with the heavy timber lint
along Sore Shin Bayou, and Job End Moses
rarely neglected an opportunity thus afforded
90 turn aside into the woods and hunt the festive
TaccO0n.
We'll, JOB, what DO you an ole Bullrushei
thar want this mornin'f" inquired ThaC
Cover who caught the boys eyes aud rows O
ivory cleaning in upon him from the opcI
door OF the little log cabin where the tri
weekly mail was received, and whore the post
master, tail, raw-boncd and joans-c,ad, now sat
engFossed with his chief occupation in life,
strong, Big pipe filled with o. oug green"
Me-uus arter on mai, answered Job, hi
grin broadening.
Our maii.' repeated old Thad. aye
don't call Cacildys love gihblcts left hyer b.
that dude o. hcrn, ours do yoTg"
Well she attn one oh de iGm'ly yit," replies
Job
oh, she amp" Knocked old Thad The
eEpcctOrating layishly be crossed the room
leisure'y took down a soap-boX from the raitcr
and handed out o large yellow envelope at