The Lamar register., 1893-07-01
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tie gal And then turning her ioy-
sparkling eyes up TO the little girls
face. "When'll I be tuck in. little
mistis9" Just as soon as get back
from Mobile. I'm going to grand
mas now. and in the spring I'm com
ing home I'm going to bring Won a
pretty too; and on shall have the
sweetest little pink dress, Just like n
rose You hear dat, chillerni
Listen what | gwine habi Didn't |
tell you | dream bout clear ribber
las night. an seed de pebbles shinin'
IN de bottom? De good luck gwine
ter be joss like roze-icss like a
rosaff
As tho carriage rolled on away
from the road leading by the quar-.
tors down '';he big ribberr road to
tho landing where Nathalie and her
grandmother would take the steam
boat for Mobile. Phillppy Jane was
the impersonatlon OF unalloyed de
light ''I's gwins .er bo tuck in a,
great house. nanny was her ex-
elamaiion when she ran down the
gin-hoaso path 10 meet her mother.
who was returning from the field.
You crazy gal, replied NANNY
STOPPING 10 kiss the frolicsos,e brown
child. DE white folks AMT gwire
ic- teck yoa in. Ny family amt
nuvcr bin house servants We's alters
wurk in field Huccume you say YOU
gwine ter 30 tuck imp
"hazs i; little Miss Nathalie done
say So. l gsinc hab pink frock an
ruiic on ny apura. Ole mistis like
me, she 90, She say smart gal last
SUNDAY oveuing whsn We all chillern
WIZ sAyin' dc catkism. size did Kase
! done larnt dat part bout Keep your
kan an foot FUN a-pickin' an a-steal-
IN Den ] say. 'Missis how cwine
pick cotton. den. ef ] Ike p ms han
fun pIekin'T she mos de lagehln'
Al ne. she did Yes. is gwiuo To be
tuck In. sh5' fac p
As the short winter days passed
away. great was Philippy's cagerness
30 hail spring Moss is gittin' green
In coTnacr ot fence. rnaumy. Amt
spring 'moss heTss'
Blue ewes Is a-bloomin' in dc
grass. NANNY; III sooa b. tuck ia r
Then 0uc day. early in March. after
shr had been playing down in the
woods pasture. on tho edge OBJ dc
branch. sho held something white
In her little chestnut fingers a. she
ran 10 mcc; '-lallcr Mimy." Spring
done CONE nov. kagc douo found
two white lilies. Mss Nathalia soon
foich hcrsclt home now want her
10 come. kara / got de headache, aa'
! wants ter Pnt on my pink frock.
an nay sparu wid dc rufiic Next
morning the chlld's head and hands
Wcuc hoi. thc lilies were withercd.
her tongue was parched With fever.
she tnsscd resticssly on her little
hcd Marso Toms uifc" was sum
rsonrd. and soon she came with sal
lie. the hoaseuaid. behind her. bear
Ing a tray containing some del
icaeics for tho sick child Then
Mars Ten. - the dcctor. was called
in. caly to ind that tile liitle girl
Sas VERY So with high fever
Yallev Nimy knclt constantly
a. the bedside striving 20 see
some loos Of recognition IN the face
OF her child. '-MArse Toms wife, "
fall oi sympathy. sat dipping her hne
soft handkerchief In cold water. and
bathing the burning head that tossed
30 aud fro on the coarse pillow. Sud
denly the little eyes oTencd. ana q
weak voice whispered. Nanny, it's
Do spring time now. lsc gwine ter
ho tuck 10 dat all my little gal
studvin fbaut. bout dat, and little
Mis- Nathalie The roll Of wheels,
The carriage has stopped a chila's
voice calls out ..Phlippy Jane,
Philippy Jane, I've come home. Here's
YOUR pink dress and your ruified
apron, Here's the pretty l prom
ised you. Where arr you2" ''1aller
Miny and ..Marsc Toms wife" both
weut 20 tho door. 4 hand Of warming
was held up A hush fell. Down
from tho carriage very quietly came
the .little mistis, her eyes brlm-
ming with tears
She placed the bundle in the hands
of the mother; was c,nspcd 20 the
heart Of Marse Toms wife. and then
stood by Illness at the bedside of the
little sufferer. just then the sick
child moancd and murmured; Il
gwine to be tuck in dc great house y
DAYS aud nights Of pain came and
went for litt,e Phiiippy; days and
nights Of anxiety and weariness to
her nurses Al last. one morning.
lust as the gray dawn began TO
father flush OF crimson. the eyes
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