The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-16

Cato Strengthened himself up, used his
hand as a trumpet, and called: Y GU
larceny! You Tricoph us.'
Somewhere in the distance the shrill
voices Of the little negroes answered.: 'Suh
Yasser! We comin!'
''Whyn't you come on here, when you
know DIES ez well you know yo' own
name dat Miss Crissy want you dis min
mt?' exclaimed Uncle Cato, as the little
negroes came laughing and running. Il
lay eff l down you wild dish yer spade en-
tromple on. you you'll come when you call
an spoken when you speaker TOT
"An't Yves done come, INK Gator" re-
plieu Larceny in a whining tone. "Kaze
how we gWine know, right down ter de
stark naked mnnit when Miss Crissy want
uS?''
you better had know, I tell you dat!'
exclaimed Uncle Cato angrily. Then he
went off down the garden walk trundling
the wheelbarrow.
Here Wes is, Miss Crissy,'' said Lar
ceeny
well less see." Mrs. Fincannnn reflect
ed a moment, II want you all to catch
four fryin size chickens
The little negroes jumped up and down
gleefully. ''Yassumr' "YaSsumi'
an be quick about it! Hold on; wait
a mnnit! Mind, now,f dom ketch that
dominicker rooster nor that specl1ed pull
let Whatever you do, don't do that"
Nom; no'm" exclaimed larceny. Then
the little negroes paused, as if waiting
for something.
''Wel, what's the matter now?" Mrs.
FiDCamOn inquired
Miss Crissy, please-um, save us de giz-
geuds" pleaded Tricopherus.
''Well, III see how quick you run down
the chickens.
"Yassum, yassumr' cried larceny.
"Come on, niger gal! Oh, why'n you
come on? How you sp2ck to git any
chicken gizzud stanin dar suckin' yo'
thumb2'
flush yo moufr' exclaimed Tricopherus.
I'm gwine lots Eastern you is
Ia little while Larceny and Trcophe-
rus were waking the echoes in pursuit of
the chickens. From the horse lot to the
peach orchard, and from the peach orchard
to the flower garden, they went hurrying
and skurrying after the chickens. Here
she go!' cried larceny and ''Yon she
gon Trcopherus With a "Yon' she go"
and a Here she go the negro girls set
the geese a-hyng. and created consterna-
ton among the guinea fowls.
But the racket they made scarcely reach
ed the ears of Otis Maxwell, although it
was going on all around him. He had
other matters to think about, not his own
foolish and selfish love affair." as he charac-
terized it in his mind but matters that con-
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the general in an Atlanta paper the official
announcement of the Sheriff, setting forth
the fact that on such and such day and
hour the place known as Herndon Wood
would be sold to satisfy a fl IA. issued in
l.< of Seniah Beasley.
.yD ~ ~ .e1d the 4enera,, aiancing
at tl.1 advertisement. II see. The papers
have been served. But the deed will pre-
vent that"
But where was the deed? Otis Maxwell
hadn't the heart to tell the general that
the deed couldn't be found. Eustace Max
wells executors had searched for it every
where. They wrote to Otis that it was
probably classed with the assets of the
business, ana had no doubt come into the
possession of those who had bought the
name and good will of the house. But no
| satisfactory information could be got from
I Eustace MaXWells successors.
There was some mystery about it some
where; something was wrong. After think
! ing over it good deal, Otis Maxwell had