River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-25


Dey's company in de parior.' De min
lister an ole Marse Campbell wild his
son aud ole miss. dressed up wild her
white lace cap on Ole Marse Richard
away at de wah. Miss Mary say she
want be by herself. en- eff anybody AK
for her Use to say she have headache.
lsase she would'n see de Campbellses
den. But. honey, ole miss didn' ak me
nLthin. She jess walk right in an say:
Put Miss Mary's bes' dress on her,
Juliette.'
Den sna tOle Miss Mary somp'n'
bote Ole IarSe Campbell gwine TEX all
de Ian an de house kase Marse
Richard owe him so much money. an
den she an marster have no home in
dey ole age. an it break her fathers
h, art eff he cher come back and de
pace gon' out de family. an she say
eff she love her father she gwine come
right down an get married to Marse
Will Miss Mary hub her father MORN
anything, an ole miss talk an talk,
and Miss Mary keep her eyes on de
big diamond ring dat Cap'n Hunter
| Civ her in de morn'n'. wiles de tears
rOllin' down her cheeks an she AK es
/ dey no other way, an her mother say
dat wen she marry Marse viii he
/ gwine mex her present Oh de notes
wid Marse Richards name on 'em.
Den de Campbellses place be jined to
county. An she tell her how lex her
| father git shot in de wah an brung
home an dey ism no home to come to.
so dat settle IL. Miss Mary sot orful
still for a minute lex she thinkin', an
den she say: Use ready for my fathers
sake. les for him. She wouldn't put
on no other dress; but she say: Wait for
me here Juliette. an she walk down in
/ de parlor an / went down and peep
! from a crack in de do. Miss Mary hol
I her lef ham behin' her an Mars Will
put de ring on her right ham. She
never look up once, an when Ole
Marse Campbell give her de notes wot
Nlarse Richard wrote TO him bOte de
Ian ste han il To ole miss Der Miss
( Mary AK EN- all leave her alone for one
hour. an she come up to her room. In
cose Use waitin' for her. She lock de
/ do and say: 'Juliette, be quick Is you
! kin and hep me put on dat grey suit
I OBJ Brer Bob's.' AK her wot she gwine
do. She say: Don ak any questions.
u Use gotter hurry so l hep her dress
+ We bofe so nervous dat we got de
close on backwards She cryin' kase
she feared de Campbellses would come
To fotch her fore she got de things on.
But dey didn't, an when she all drest
I III Marse Roberts school uniform she
look Jess like he did de last time he
wore EN-. Den she say to me: Use
I gwine down dar in de valley an Use
nebber comm back no mo-. i wants
Z yO to tell father dat l sole my han to
\ VIII Campbell. wiles my heart and soul
I already belong 20 Jack Hunter
l Den she put her arms roun' my
neck an cry lex a baby. an we bofe
creep down a. back stairs and out
froo de kitchen do, an she say good
by 10 me, an tOle me to go back to de
room an wait till her mother come
/ there to git her. Use 50 skeart
couldn't think Presently heard old
miss calm: Miss Mary, Mary. come
down jess keep still as de grave, till
I ole miss open de do, an says: 'Whar
Miss Mary?' Las | said: i dunno.
, Den she slSeart de trufe outen me. but
i I mix it all up, so dey couldn' under
stan. Fus / say she go up de hill.
wen dey say eff she TUX de road to dc
right han or de lief, say she went