The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-08-21
- 'BLEEGED TO GO"
Jerry's Presence Was Necessary at the
Wedding.

W eQulH&.
As l was seated one day in Mr.. BIS
study, reading the morning papers while
he was occupied with his correspoudence
he was interrupted ty the entrance of his
coachman. ana | overheard the following
! conversation:
"Marsa John, is yc' dar?p
~ es, jerry; do you want mcH'
1 well, yes, sab. Yo' see, Marsa John,
/ dun wanter ak yo' sum run"
NV ell, what is 1t. Jerry?"
"Marsa John, yo' see it's like dis, sab:
| Is got q brudder as is ober ter Marsa
| Harison's, an dere's gwanter be wedin'
ober dar mex Chuseday, an Use 'bleeged
/ ter GO"
! ''But, Jerry, 1 do not see how I can
/ spare you. Master Charles is coming
home and is going to bring some friends
with him. L am sorry, but | cannot let
| YOU go just now. l will send a wedding
1 gift TO your brother just to prove to him
that l do not intend TO be unkind; but I
do not see how you can go.'
"Marsa John, sab, Use 'diecged ter 60
Jerry, | cannot let You 60 l said
just now"
But. Marsa John, Use 6leeged ter 90:
deres no use 'sputin', Use btccged ter 20.
| doan' see how yO' doan see how il is.
Miss Clara, she all tx fur it, an her folks
is fix fur it, an de wedIn' cake dun made,
an de tab0rs done give out. MIR. John
sing done promis' ter STAN, and Miss
Lilly, fun Marsa Pines, she gwapter
stan, too, an l doan' see how we can Git
on if l amt dare. AM bout dat wedin'
giff Miss Clara's de one OATS gwanter git
married; it amt my brudder, but do
wedin' is at he house. Now, doan' yo'
see it?"
well, no, jerry, I cannot say that l
do see why you have to be there. Is this
Miss Clara your sister,"
mo, sab"
"Your niece?"
mo, sah.'
''Y our cousin?"
"No, sah."
''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, Use '5iceged ter 90.
cause Pse promis' ter marry Miss Clara.
am fur de lam Oh goodness | doan' see
how gwanter git married if l amt dar:
does yo' ~
well, Jerry, [ coafess I do not see
how you can manage to be in two places
at once. l suppose | shall have to let YOU
Clara my compliments. Remember, |
shall certainly expect you back on Fri
day morning, for l cannot spare you
longer"
frank yo', Marsa John; tank yo'
kineIy sab. l JUS bin studyin' how [
gwanter pay de weddin' fee. ALWAYS
knowed yo' was a gen'lman, sab, an was
sho as yo' could unnerstan' de case Wen
yo' was tole: an knowed dat no gen'I-
man III de Souf was cher gwine fur to
dissappint a lady on her weddin' day bv
not lettln' de man git OAR. rs comm
back Friday mOrnin' sho', am we'd be
mighty pleased ter see yo' am Marsa
Charles and he tren's at de weddin'. It's
gwanter take place at 8 in de ebnin'.
Miss lCIara. she's de sister OBJ de lady
dat my brudder dun marry, an daCs
how de wediR' is dar. He de coachnan
f0' Marsa Harrison, an de wedin's IN de
coach house. l tank yo' kindly To- yo'
good wishes. 1 knowed yo' had de
snlartness ter unnerstan' Wien yo' was
talked to plain like dis"