Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-11-13
NEW SERIES, VOL. xxx. NO. 4s.

morse an redo away down into the noise
an smoke. Miss hilary watch him till he
all gone Den I minds her dat ef old
miss lin us out she gwine mex trouble
for us. So,we como back to de house.
Aunt Maria met us at de do an says,
'peyis company in dc parlor. De min
lister nm ole Marse Campbell wild his
son IN ole miss, dressed up wild her
White lace cap on Ole MaTse Richard
away at de wah. Miss Mary say she
want be by herself en- ef anybody AK
for her TIE say she have a headache
'kase she wouldn, sec de Gampbellses
den. But, honey, ole miss didn' AK me
nuthin. She Jess walk right in an say,
Put Miss Mary bes' dress ON her, Ju-
liette.
'sDen she tole Miss Mary somp'n'
bote ole Marse Campbell gwine tek all
de Ian an de house kase Marse Richard
owe him so much money, an den she
an marster have no homo in dey ole
ege, an it break her fathers heart of he
cher come back an de place gon' out de
family, an she say eff she love her IA
ther she gwine come right down an get
married to Marse Will Miss Mary lub,
her father MORN anything, an ole miss
tnlk an talk, an Miss Mary kepe her
eyeson de big diamond ring dat Cap'n
Hunter Civ her in de morn'n, wiles do
tears rollin down her cheeks, an she AK
es dey no other way, an her mother say
dat wen she marry Marse Will he
gwine mex her present oh do notes wild
Marse Richards name on 'em. Den de
SalnpbeIlses place .be iined to ouTn, an
it be de biggest state in dc county. An
she tell her, how lelS her father git shot
Il SeyvA3
no home to come to, so dat settle it.
Miss Mary sos orful still for minute
lex she thinfin, an den she say, 'I'ze
ready for my fathers sake, jess for
him She wouidn't put on no other
dress, but sle say wait for mo here, Ju-
liette, an she walk down in de parlor,
an Invent down and peep froo a crack
in de do Miss Mary hol her lef' han be-
hin her, an Marse viii put de ring on
her right han. She never look up once,
an when ole Marse Campbell give her
dc noto wot Marse Richard wrote to
him bote de Ian she han it to ole miss.
Den Miss Mary AK 'em all leave her
alone for one hour, an she como mp to
her room. In oo'se I'ze waitin for hor.
She lock de do an say, 'Juliette, be
quick MS you kin and hep me put ON
dat grey suit OBJ Brer Bob's AK her
wos she gwine do. She say: DON AK
any questions. I'ze gotter hurry, so ]
hop her dress We bofe so nervous dat
we got de close ON backward. She cryin
kase she feared dc Campbellses ,would
come to fotch her fore she got de things
on. But dey didn', an when she all
drest in Marse Robert g school unionfor1n
she look jess like he did de last tirne he
wore 'em. Den she say to mo: 'I'ze
gwine down dar in dc valley, an I'ze
nebber comm back no mo-. ] wants yo'
to tell father dat sole my han to Will
Campbell wiles my heart an sole al
ready belong to Jack Hunter.
Den she put her arms roun my neck
an cry lex a baby, an we bofe creept
down de back stairs an out froo de kitoh
en- do, an she say goodby to me an tole
me go back to de room an wait till her
mother como there to git her. I'ze SO
skeart couldn't think. Presently
hear ole miss callin, Miss Mary, Mary,
come down I jess keep still as dc grave
till ole miss open de do an says, 'Whar
Miss Mary?' Las said, I dunno
Den she skeart de trufe outen me, but
i mix it all up, SO dey couldn't under
stan, Fus' 1 say she gone up de hill.
Wen dey say eff she TUX de road to do
right han or do lef', say she went
down to'des de river, an all do time
Miss Mary gainin on 'em. Wiles we all
tallsin one oh de Miller boys come in an
say dat ole marse done been killed. Ole
miss turn white as q sheet an pear like
she gwine ter fall, an so lonesome dat
j sot down in de do. an cried.
jess as de sun war settin / look
down de road an see Long Jim runnin
to'des de house. ak him eff he got eny
news OBJ my Miss Mary, an he say Cap'n
Hunter shot right froo dc bress, an jess
as he fall Miss Mary run, cryin to him
dat she his little sweetheart, an beg
him to doan't die. he know her do she
got on boys close, an he smile at her
till he dade. Jim drug de body onto dc
grass. an Miss Mary march right up to
de front. Trecltly she los in de smoke
OBJ de cannon, an wen dc smoke clar
away Jim he foun her badly all covered
with blood an dust, an he lay her long
side do cap'u.
Soon after dat in one OBJ do big bat
ties Mnrse Dick an Aiarse Bob both
killed. Nobody lef' but ole miss an me.
Aunt Mary an Milly dun run away
wild a nigger sojer from up norf, an one
night de house was set on fro an burn
to de groun, wild all de opthouses, cep'n
de cabin, whar I'ze ibbed ebber since
Ole miss she run ont OBJ de house in her
nightgown en- got fever an died at
ole Marse CampbeIl'B. I'ze dc only one
OBJ dc family dats lef'
'ze do las OBJ dc Vardens. Wash
ington Star.