The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08

TO all de family 'cep'n hersef. "Whut
you want Esam," SEE she. I hated pow
full TO tell ole Miss dat de boys dun gone
of to fight a juel, but wuz beezed 90
do hit en- she cum 20 de do. wUngin her
hans an sayin' "oh my boys. my boys.
whut shall we do?' dom know. histis,
SEE les l gits on ole Charley an foilers
EN-. Pm feered you'll neber cetch EN-.
Esam'', seq she, ''its 40 dawk an Its
ralnin so hard. but | reckon It's de only
chance" She wuz SO skeered she couldn'
hardly talk. old Miss wuz
Hit he'd ben loOkin' all day like dcy wuz
going 10 be cloud an by dat time twus
des natchelly po'ain' down. ! ain nebcr
seen Il rain like 81 rained dat night
went of an cotched ole Charlie an I rid
straight fer the Munkey. dos ez de young
lady he'd sed. Whuts de Munkeyf OATS
de ribber. sab, de Permunkey ribber
When I got TO de ribber. II peared 10
be terrible high an swif. an got down an
felt fer de bulge. an de Drudge WIZ gone.
sahl Yes sab de Drudge had done wathed
away. hut lowed de boys he'd he'd time
10 Kit dar an KIT cross 20 Il went down.
Den I didn 'zacuy know what I glSine
to do De water sounded mighty swift
an daugus. an l thought bout DinOh.
We want married den but We wuz cotin
right smart an den | thought bout ole
Miss wungin' her hans an moenin,' and
| thought bout den boys. the purties
an De hes chillun In the whole country.
an | seq KIT up. Charley; we gwine 10
swim dat ribber.
In we went an dat water wuz cole an De
current wuz strong ! don know how we
did Kit crost. but some how nuther after
a long time. ole Charlie he scramble out
on de fer bank an Esum WIN hangin clost
to rt1 tall
we foun'de road an de rain begun to hole
up little. Todes sun-up. hit sorter clar
OFF a little an l begun to see dey hawes
tracks in de mud but pow'ful hard 20
foller on count O. so much rain.
Presently cum TO a little woods of To de
right o. de road an could see what sum
pin he'd ler de road an ben tromplin de
bushes dar. l rid In dar fas' 81 could
an dar IN n little clared place ia the
woods stood de boysl
DE sun wuz des shinin n little through
a break In de clouds an dem boys wuz
a sight 20 see. Dey wuz splashed Wild
mud FUN he'd to heiis. but dey wuz stand
In dar straight an tall. facin' one mud
der. an dey bofe he'd pistols. IN dey hans
Dey looked des 'zactly alike ez dey stood
dar, an dey bofe looked des 'zactly like
old Miss.
wait n mint. Dick" seq Mars Billy.
"you's got de sun I'm yo' face an dat
gibs you a disadvantage" seq he. but
ef We swop places. den hitll be in yo'
face SEE Mars Dick Den dey stop an
measure ar anudder place an bout dat
time / up an seq, SEE |, Boys. ole Miss
dun sawnt me to cyar yer bofe home"
Dey sed at fust dey woud'n go. an dey
called me a meddlin ole fool but I sorter
'spicion dat dey bofe wuz right glad TO see
me. Den | tole 'em whut | see an year
at de big gate de night befo' an dat. dat
yaller-haired gyle say dey de blgpeg fools
she cher seen. II specs she bout right
Billy" SEE Mars Dick, 'come on les go
home" | went 10 git de hawes FUN whar
dey WIZ tied an when / turned 'roun
dey bofe he'd dey backs 10 me an II pear
ed 20 me like dey wuz nipin dey eyes.
We started home den an when we got
TO de ribber 'cose de bridge wuz gone,
same "a 'twuz de night befo de bridge
dun wash away sence we cum ober''
sen one o de boys. Twuz down when |
crost las night, "seZ I an den dey make
n pow ful miration bout dat. an dey
gifts down an fins de place whar we an
ole Charlie scrambled out onto de bank
an l wuz stonlshed myself when | seed
de place by daylight
We rid right smart ways up de rIbber 10
whar deys a right good ford. an twant so
vey long tell we got home. ole Miss wuz
standin' on de poach. an she didn' say
wu'd she des rech out her hans an TUX
hole o de boys and led 'em bofe I'm her
room. Dey stayed dar a long time an
no body dom know what passed betwixt
'em I'm dey mudder's chamber dar wild her
Bout dat time e begun TO be norated
round de place dat de young lady what
wuz vlsltin' Miss Lucy had dun run OF
an shos nun she he'd. She he'd run off
wild dafNtranger / seen her talkin' 10
down by de big gate an we all heard
aterwuds dat dey TUX de stage 20 Wash
in'tun an wuz married dar. Miss Lucy
TUX II t0llerbul hard an ole Miss say she
ve'y sorry she run off fun de house. but
we all thought 'twuz n good reddance.
Ole Miss tole me OATS whut de Cunnel
went TO town fer dat night unbeknownst
20 all the family. He spicioned dat
gyul wuz up to mischief an he had went
10 AK sumpln bout her at de school ~har
her an Miss Lucy he'd ben, but he wuz
behfne time, fer she wuz gone TO he got
back. Well de ole Cunnel he made pow
ful miration too when he year bout me
an ole Charley swimmln' de Munkey
an ne Dragged on me tell / wuz DIES
natchelly 'shamed o. mysef Master ser
TO me, 'Esum, you done saved my boys,
sen he, an I'm gwine TO sot you free, an
mon dat, I'm gwine 20 Civ you dat cabin
YOU lives in an de ten acres o. Ian dat
lays mex to hit,' ser he; an mon dat,
I'm gwine 70 Civ you DinOh what you's
ben cOtin' so long ser ne. Den Miss
Lucy, she spoke up an say mo paw
Dinah b'longs 10 me, an you mus'n' civ
her TO Esum; I'll set Dinah free an she
kin Civ hersef swho she pleases." But
l did'n' keer nuthin bout dat Gaze
knowed twuz all right twixt Dlnoh an
me.
Wei, OATS how cum 1 own dis yer cab
I'm an Ian. Ole Master CIV EN- 10 me dat
same day. De papers Is put away yam
der In de cabin now. Dlnah low she dom
know nothing bout dis yer new way o.
sottin all de niggers free, but she know
whuts In ole Masters han'-write can't
never be 'sputed.
Yes, sab, ole Mars and ole Mistis bofe
is ded an de boys has gran'-chilun now
dey selves. Mars Billy he live up az de
house dar wild his son, De young doctor.
an Mars Dlcb he live In town. but dey
stays togedder mos II much 81 dey did
I'm de ole times, 10 dat gyul cum yer an
brought trubble Wild her.
Thank y sab, times Is hard an dollar
is p0w'ul skace. ve'y much obliged % YOU.
Marster,"-for the gentleman had trans
ferred something from his pocket 10 the
mans hand which brought a broad smile
10 the latters face. He then resumed his
seat in the buggy and as he drove slowly
away he could hear the soft click 81 the
hoe as It struck the ground and the same
melody fell upon his ear dying away a.
the distance heightened between them.
SISTER Mary wears a goldun chain.
An ey'y link link In Hebben's name.
Can't fin no
hidin'