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

y - is the house
keeper and
general manager in the red brick mansion
around the corner on X street. She was. TO use
her own phrase, horned wild de family" and
it's debatsble question whether she or the
white folks own the place and who is response
bic for its management.
When she has arranged matters in the house
to her own satisfaction sh take the two year
old grandson and lows dat she "gwine down to
Franklin Park and git lie open air." She is too
much Of lady herself TO mix mp with the COM
Nom people who sing common ''chunes" and
follow The soldiers and the music on the avenue,
but with dignity betting her standing a sort
Of family heirloom Of the DAYS of servitude be-
fore the var she reuhins true 10 duty, both
to family and church. and sings regular Sunday
chimes" to Young two-year-old -narster, who
we're it not for her watchful eyes and the screen
about the fountain would climb into the granite
basin with the gold fish.
Well, somehow l have got into the good graces
OF Aunt Liza and she said to me- while she
famed herself sitting upon a bench in the park
"A few evenings since. Dat it pears 10 me bin
= lbin q long time. Now. at dis time is dat
bow fore him was his mamma. and fore dat
his gran ma ana she il was dat | belonged to
be.o- de wah.'
'.Y0u see. dis de way hit was wen / was
young IIy ole mas,a an missus Eibbed down
In George and dey had one home in 'Gusty an
de Oddcr one twenty mile up de riber. We had
plenty black folks to DO de wuk and lib III
'G!stv in lie winter and on de plantation in de
summer kase it's a nice. cool place in de house.
under de oaks an de nolias. an de fust Wink
had 20 do was TO token kvar de baby. Dere
was MGrse Fred four years old befo Miss Grace
cum long dat way. an wen de young lady
1 II
she big huff TO go to school way fun home
jes watch ober her same she my property an
got de papers locked up in my heart.
''She set great store by me, an seem like she
couldnt get long no how. less / help. Lots OBJ
de young gentlum in 'Gusty sot dere ewes on
her, but she say TO me. seq she. Liza, l
wouldn't sneeze at any OBJ dem young gentlum-
An 'bou; dat ar time de wah dun cum long, an
ole massa say he gwine, but young Massa Fred
he say no. dat he gwine, an ole massa mus STAY
a: home an look after de crops; an young
Massa Fred he tuken de best horse on de plan
tatlor an he saddle an good clos, an he tuken
an saw 'Howdy, 10 all &c folkses, an saw dat he
lows dat he cum home soon wild all lie Yankees
Kilt: but :: seem hken dey nebber sit de Yam
KEGS all Kill; off. an it long time fore we
see dat boy agin. an wen he did cum home he
was DAT ragged an dirty dat he look
ike ONery wife trash, but de
rags want muffin to de hole dats shoot in his
head. bat lowin all dat envy one is monstus
glad To see him, an bout dat time, fore he head
dun got fxen up. long cum de CONSUMPTION an
dsy put de paper on ole massa. an wei young
Massa Fred tOoken ception to dat. de ossifer
say dat ne got a mind to put paper on MGssa
Fred. too. an ole msssa. he cUss some but he
gvine along wild de patroiler je5 de same.
Young Massa Fred say dat is nuF Outen
de family to onet an dat he gwine stay home
until de hole in he sculp giten well. Leastwise.
he lows cat he ain gwine until he gits good
ready. Den cum long letter wot say dat
dere's Gwine 10 be big tight bout Atlanty. an
Slassa Fred saw he mus be dar an dat finish
de wah. Suh. ne low Gat wen sherman an de
lankees git long side Atlanty dey dun smirch
dem out direc ". Den bout dat time long
cum de IatrOl.crs an dev token of all de mig
ger Inen~ to wuk on de diggins an help de sol
gers. an lay say 20 missus jis gwine lend
desc black bows fC- a short time an den We SEN
dem back home. but dat de las We see OBJ de
meutClk ulggahs for a long time an some OBJ
dem amt I'm de way back Wit. an dey tuken
envy man eeptin ole black Isrul. An dew
tuken him. bus he slid olten de gin house an
hide IN de woods til dey all gone BY, an den he
cum back
''Ols massa always say dat IL take mighty
smart white mau 20 keep an eve on Isrul an
dey tie Cat man w sebral times an lash his
back vid d strap. but bless ycu. honey, it dun
no good Dey do say dat niggah had cats ewes
an could see in lie da-k.
well. W eI missus see de bows all 90 OF She
feel mighty badly an all de black wimners dew
cry. bat Ole la-Ul he saw, 'Don't cry; l take
kyar yoU-uns. Well, dat summer was lone
some on de plantation. but lie ole missus an de
young mIssas dey beag M best dey know how
an mos envy day ole Isrul had To go down 10
de cliy an glt lie letters ii dey wuz any, De
In4ssrs sometime cry at de news kase Atanty
hal fall on. an mos envy house IN de country
had sick an wounded soiSers in en- but seem
like de Lord watch over our folks an dey dom
get hurt
- Bout dat time long Gun. Niger bow one
day. an he say, he do. dat all de niggahs dun
eat a streak 10 de norf. an dat missus hans
long tere-t oh UNI he say. he do. dat all de
carkles Swine TO hlb a farm an "a plow an a
mule. Seem like dat uiggah boy dun pizen de
country a.! about wild hi talhin' and den he
fh,ie gu: Ia de night an OATS de last OBJ him |
think he mast a died. kase de patroller after
him WI! heap oh Dogs
Wei. lie black wImnlins, dey gedder in de
Cotton an dey dig lie Eaters an save up all te
craps an make ready 70 lie winter. an de mis-
sEs, quite CHEEKY. en- long cum a letter fun
de Young nlIssa: It say dat he shot In the right
right shoulder. an dat lie gObbLa up by de
Yankees an Gat dey g1.r.' TO be good to him an
put him up norf whar ii was cole an dat De
doctors -ay he sOoI be well an dey take good
kyar Cd him 20 soc ia. be get we'll an dat he
COB ge. away agin. An dats de las We hvar oil,
dgt bog Tor mos year. Den long cum a pa
PEI dat lsrH! got fun, de city an say for de
people To watch oIt for >nerrnan's army:
dat de- dun cut loose an was lost in
dc state, dey all liable to get
kit; dat all de folks tu'n out an
EwuoP de Yankee arrnv Oh de ye:h But ole
nIs>u-. she say she know dc fool man wot write
DAT pa rr an che spect ne de fus' one TO run
away - en- he hearn de Yankees was a comm
his Way, an -hD HUf, dey 30 saw he dun dat
veEy thing. an h. 'i..i scarf dat he nebber find
Ct way bach 10 Gu-tv.
yllssGs. lie lab a map on de wall. an she
az MI-r ;fr;.r- Gsy il look a; it mighty close
al dey low al de Yankees cum our way an
envy Cav we near bad news an mi.slis She nick
NJ all d- silver ware. an iey was "a powerful lot
OF u. az -he wrap IL al up nice, an dar was
seN raj DH- q u, an she call ole Isrul in an
she say dat he mus so an dig a hole in de wood
doSn D. lie river an bury all de silver. An ole
l-rul went Out "a lie wood. an be dig a long
t!iAc. and den lie carry de silver all awaY. long
ate daTA. al cover u Up an scratch de leaves
az over. Ike nobody would ever see de spot
AN Dc mex Glawnir' sh. saw: .YoIi Is-nl
mus - WAY down 90 de turn in de road an
stay deere until yea hear de music When de
Yankee cum dis was YOU hear de music an
when ypu hear lie ch.nes run yousclf back
GUIcA al ia Re wine 1Itau De bar in lie cellar
Az she t'sAen ole back l.ruI down into de cei-
lar an pint out &c bar an she saw OATS de
be-; wine 70 nIassa ebbc- lad. an / ain gwine
10 let NJ tGukee sOlS=r- a drinkin of it, II
de- g1t iriDkE OF dat wine dew feelin' dat
bal dey ban lie house an tuken Us all of along
a. army. An she tuken ole black Isrul all show