New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
A short silence, broken By Sally. who said:

A short silence, broken By Sally. who said:
She ain. what " might call much OF q
householder, Is she, now?
NO" said Temple. with such soemnity that
Sally restrained her laugh.
She rose to her feet. She threw back her chest
and put her hands on her hips clinching the
pipe tightly between her white. strong teeth.
The young girl was somewhat more than the
average height of women bu, Sally looked down
upon her.
The colored woman now gazed at her COM
panlon nquiringy, something as an animal
might gaze with questioning that was not
acute or we'll Disseminated but that was strong.
Temple met the glance of the yeowsh. dusky
eyes. She always was conscious Of peculiar
sensation when she looked into Sallys eyes II
II she had a glimpse OF wild, uncivllized
DAYS OF furious loves and hates, OF some tiger
life whose passions were like fire, tempest fury.
and with the curious. undisciplined, unreliable
warmth of heart and nature which often goes
with such makeup.
For Sally's unrestrained experiences were
mostly behind her. She was not young woman.
To Temple she seemed old. She was, perhaps.
forty. She entirely uneducated she could
not read nor write But she had lived much
with educated people, and she did not use me
real negro dialect She had times Of trying not
u use ii. But she was very far from talking
English.
almost be said 10 belong 10 her race, and II had
in a marked degree the indescribable. thick
honey sweetness and mellowness oi the African
tone. The white face and the dark marked ieat-
ured face turned toward each other Tor
| moment.
.Wull honey" said Sally, at last. be yo glad
or be yO' sOrry?'
Temple took 4 few steps about the room. She
had thrust her hands into her coat pockets her
cropped mead was bent. She was used 70 talking
conhdentialy in measure. with sally.
L don't know" she said at last. 81 had 10
send for rer. because Of father. But | think,
lifting her head we were getting along mighty
well as thIrgs were. reckon with sHght
! laugh that's she's going 10 be the thing they
/ call chaperon.
What's that ,,.,
"Oh. | can't tell 50 you'll know. It's something
7 that young girls need 10 keep them from going
straight to destruction"
Here Temple burs, into a louder laugh
sally took her pipe from her mouth and smiled
d broadly. a.,
Laws. Miss Temple you amt gwine ter dis
I tructon no SIGH er thing. IN II 20 war, am
hyar sid Ike 10 krow? ! swar Ia mop mop
/ YOU fr,lm gw.ne. 70 carn't Sit nowhars nisn
| obstruction while Sallys roun'. No, yo' carnt
! Go hit"
Temple smiled intimately and gratefully at her
companion 49,.
sometimes" she said. Il have an idea that
It must be great run to 60 to destruction Just
while you're going. you know: But wneh 'ou
really get there. | suppose the fun stops ,
on yes" said Sally one who knew, u
stops right thar But what makes yo tax that,
away chile? Thar ART no casion. 10 JeS
rs safe hyal's when your par was h!a'' Hss
sally did not put her pipe back in her mouth.
She held it in her hand she ala not look a. Inc
girl. but gazed into the fire as she asked: 49,
Reckon shell try ter boss us roun any
Temple seemed To think the question was
Joke for she laughed and made no attempt d.
''Whatu Mrs Ammdown think" now asked
Sally. She looked suddenly at the girl as she
Rur Trmple did net answer this question,
liner She walked up to the fireplace. careiuy
( pu,hed a log back with tie toe OF her wet DooS
tnen stopped In peer into me skillet.
AS she lifted ner head she asked
"ChickenY ..
mo, rabbit Bart. he foun a couple in them
Temnle walked 10 the door She stepped with
our. paused and glanced back to say ILL
I pre- siNely: .,
Temple sauntcred back To her own house. tne
: largest ot the dogs who had come 10 meet heI
loye from Il Iecumbent position near .,dH!
doorstep and accompdnied MS miisu e., -, LAX
Z; white Newfoundland, white, save Tor one o'aSN
ear and a splotch OF black down MS neck on ''
same side. That is he would nave oeeh WHY.
il he had ever been clean There were months
in his ire when having just come up from pro-
longed swim IN the French Broad, iucatdh wac
~ Il beautiful. fluffy white But tnose ilon ty
we're rare and very brief lie was usuail! uno.s
with the yellow soil OF the roads, ana ulhes 49, 49,
rho dark loan OF the cultivated places OF tne
farms SIN. clean or dngy. 1t was pieasu.SS
TO look In this dogs face ana meet the gianSSs
mis- well-opened Drown eyes" fucatan nau
great deal Of dignity; 40 much, In fact ma, -
was not on frs, acquaintance usually KNOW"
that ne had a great love OF run also. .
Having reached the middle room whete w
largest fireplace was, Temple picked up 'ouy'e
81. "cord-wood" sticks that were lying on .hs
hearth ard flung them on the nre. sne Hiteu
enem with to,erablc ease but they were wv
heavy for her to put down as gradually as s,s
Dught to have done. The Goals iew out over lhs
,ncarpeted untdy floor. This moor snowe.
plainly that this was not the hrst un"e 'n.
'n,ls had done thus. Temple seized o,oo',.
rnm a corner and swept the nery pieces p@en
gain Then she drew up CHAIR and aisei
considerable pulling and oolHins, she sueteeusss
in remoying her socden shoes. The feet tAat sHS
thrust out toward the huge IRE We're coNs ,,s
with black stockings. IL ~ dresdtuI 10 'ylas S
mat these stockings had various holes III ,ne'.
rhrough which the white flesh showed PLAINLY, 4.
Yucatan established himself gravely on h '.s
launches at the otner side OF The hearth from hs
,mistrnss lie also gazed contcmplatively az INC .
bla.e. He did not reveal IN the ieast % ,ns ass.
manner that he had seen the hoies III LIS, Ss
Stockings And yet II was plainly e'iu'"' ''''
M must have seen them - ,,,v
occasonally the dos turned MS eyF '-'"'
upon his companion ,s. sack NJ
Temples head was lea ned against tne ga. ,ts N
her chair which was very confortapie s" heas
iounping chair Indeed. the chairs ana tne IN
In his log house were the chairs ana peus ~
nxtrare Civilization. Roger Crawford hA1 wv
intended to be uncomfortable.