Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-06-15
",eLeeoED TER CO."
How Jerry Succeeded In Making His Mas
ter Understand what He Wanted.

ter Understand what He Wanted.
AS was seated one day in Mr.. b.
study reading the morning papers while
he was occupied with his correspond
ence, he was interrupted by the entrance
of his coachman, and overheard the fol
lowing conversation:
"Marsa John. is yo' dar%
Yes, Jerry. Do you want mel?
well, yes, sab. Yo' see, Marsa John,
dun wanter AK yo' sumfun.'
"Well. what is it, Jerry?
..8Iarsa John, yo' see it's like dis, sah-
Fze got a brudder as is ober ter Marsa
Harison's. an dere's gwanter be wed'in
ober dar mex Chuesday, an rze 'bleeged
ter 60"
But. Jerry, do not see how l can
spare you. Master Charles is coming
home aud is going to bring some friends
with him. ] am sorry, but / cannot let
You 60 just now. viii send wedding
gift to your brother just to prove TO him
that do not intend to be unkind, but
do not see how you can 60"
"Marsa John. sab, rze 'bleeged ter go. =
Jerry, cannot let you go, as | said
jask noYI"
'But, Marsa John, re 'bleeged ter go.
Dere's no use 'sputin; Fee 'bleeged ter go.
doan see how you doan see how it is.
Miss Clara, she all fix fur it, an her folks
is fix fur it. an de wed'in cake dun made,
an ae fabors done glib out. Mr.. Jonsing
done pronlis' ter stan, an Miss Lilly fun
Marsa Pines, she gwanter stan, too, an
I doan see how we can git on If l amt
dere. An bout dat wed'in gift, Miss
Clara's de one OATS gwanter git married;
it amt my brudder, bat de wedin is al
he house. Now, doan yo' see it!'
We'll, no, Jerry, cannot say that
do see why you have to be there. Is this
Miss Clara your sister,
mo. sab"
Your niecef"
mo, sab"
Your cousin
mo, sab.
Then who is she?
why, she's de bride, sah-de lady
what's gwanter git married"
But why in the world. if she is no re-
lation to you, are you obliged to be there
if she is not to marry your brother?
why, bless yo' heart, Marsa john,
amt yo' dun study it out afore dis? ]
dun tink yo' a mighty smart man, TO
sho | did. Why, Marsa John, TIE
bleeged ter go, cause Tze promis' ter
marry Miss Clara, an fur de Ian OBJ
goodness doan see how | gwanter git
married if amt dere, does yo'T'
well, Jerry, / confess / do not see
how you can manage to be in two places
at once. suppose l shall have to let you
90. Here are $40 for you. Give Miss
Clara my compliments. Remember, l
shall certainly expect you back on Fri
day morning, for cannot spare you
longer"
Tank yo', Marsa John, tank yo' kline
ly, sab. JUS bin studyin how | gwan-
ter pay de wedin' fee. always knowed
yo' was gentleman, sab, an was sho'
as yo' could unnerstan de case wen yo'
was tole, an knowed dat no gentleman
in de souf was eber gwine fur ter dis
appint a lady ON her wedin day by not
lettin de man git dar. rze comm back
Friday mornin sho', an we'd be mighty
pleased ter see yo' an Marsa Charles and
he fren's at de wedin. It's gwanter take
place at in de eb'nin. Miss Clara, she's
de sister oh de lady dat my brudder dun
marry, an dat's how de wedin is dar. He
de coachman TO Marsa Harrison, an de
wedin's in de coachhouse. / tank yo'
kinely fo' yo good wishes. knowedyo'
had de smartness ter unnerstan wen yo'
was talked to plain like dis. New York
Post.