Connecticut western news., 1894-07-05

With this inherited tendency. added to an education at Hampton, no wonder that Fontain Clayton had been classi- fled by Diana as quality an no kin to buelra, " no wonder that he had found way to her ready liking, her untutored affection. No wonder that she allowed her heart to overflow and talked to him of her "Dromaky" as freely as child prattles of its doll
 You done help me so much gwine let you set in Dromaky's cheer. Oats it wid de red ribbon bow tied to de back Dat chile like pretty things. She an two turr 'omans-teacher 'omans, lack my gal-done rent Il room in At lanta Hit got sorter little pretty closet room open of to one side whar Dromaky sleep. De turr teachers got foldin bed what look lack bookcase in de day time. Dey gifts dinner at restyroom an rests dar awhile, an dey buys bread an cooks cocoa an tea an sich lack fur breakfas' an dinner. Dromaky is so peart an so little dey calls her dc little 'Joree.' One day when 1 wuz dar dey wuz all sittin roun de fire. Dromaky got de Scribbler's Magazine, a-readin, an me a-knittin pair uv wool stockin' s dat all de kind likes-an Miss Simp- sons-she de old maid nigger oman whar teachin. She ain got much sense. She go polin roun lack she doan' know what she thinkin bout, an nobody else doan' know nuther. She sot dar a-readin poetry book Dat all she talk bout, poetry an poetry, tell hit fair made me sick -- %
 sDak turr 'omau is Yankee nigger, an she wear glasses, an she mighty iris kylike an full uv deyilment. She keeps 'em all hvened mp like dey got some sense an some understandment. I like dat 'oman. She de one got ter meek de cocoa dat night She het de water an den go to de cupboard to get de cocoa All uv suddint she drap down on de floor an jes' bust out laughin. Dat lit tie Dromaky she jes' got ter gigglin den, an she giggle an giggle, dough she doan' know what she gigglin bout. Dat poetry oman jes' sot dar lack n fool m make out she doan see nuthin. De Yam kee 'oman laugh so de tears comed in her eyes an cloud up her spectacles. She JcS pluled u elC SuDDOsuNl, slll I1OAutthl rocked back in de cheer, laughin most to death an sayin, 'Is it-is it-de milk::' D
 Diana's visitor seemed about ito hurt hisself. He seemed perfectly over come with merriment. 'I axed my gal next day huccome she think so much uv dat oman whar pear so cuyous an talk bout poetry all de time an sorter mind 70 nv horse wid de blind staggers. De gal say she love de 'oman jes' sorter natchuelly. Den de Yankee oman say to me, wid laughin eye, AK Ruth about Miss Gibson's brother Den de gal tole me alter we got off lone, wid her head layin down in my lap lack she use to do an affy-down-dilly jes' a-tremblin ill her hand whar hangin down, dat she love dat man an done promise to marry him if gins de con- sent. " A pause. ''I hates mighty bad to think bout givin up my little gal, " she went on as she lifted from the ''ba- lise" . nice cake, put it on the table and turned to the window to wipe her eyes on the corner of the curtain.
 Her back was toward her companion. For one moment his head dropped. He lifted it, rose, went to her, put his arm around her and whispered: 1T am Mir. Gibson. love your little Dromaky. l will be good to her. Will you give her to me?'-Eleanor Churchill Gibbs in Chicago Inter Ocean