Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-12-22
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Ueou ODe ScSSlOl teT uS L Tlsh uuulNeT-
sity, up hat Nashville, so de church
call on him ter pervent um somp'n new.
An he tole um dey mus have er queen
er Chrismus.
Indeed? That is something new.
Tell me all about it..
II amt zactly got de hole thing
straight y1t, but fur es KIN MAKE out
my Meely-dey choosed her fer queen
is gwine be dressed up in white, wild er
crown on, an red shoes, an set up ON er
cheer on top de teachers table, wild er
big stripe-ed shawl all hangin down
ter de flo, an de sohoolchilluns is ter
come up fore her an say dey speeches.
bout de boy stood on de burnin deck,
an twinkle, twinkle, little stars, an de
reaper whose name is debt, an all dem
yothers. Den dey gwine have di-logs
fer the big chilluns, an arter dat all dc
young men will march an sing around
her, an she ha' ter choose one on 'em fer
king. OATS whut gifts Nicely whar de
wool's short. You know she amt for
ard lex de yother gals.
"No; Meely's a good girl-the best
I know. Is that all?'
"Oh, nom. Dey gwine have er sup
per, sot i'll de schoolhouse eend er de
church. Dat'll be so cents an eat all
you ants er barbecue an pie. De church
don't git none er dat; hit all goes ter
dem wha' 'vides de vittels. But the
side table whar dey gwine sell cake an
candy an reasons an oringes an see
gyars will be all fer de paschure sal'ry
Sides dat he git de dime at de do too.
De church owes him $40, an dey had
ter promus ter git up somp'n would
make it fer him Chrismus, fore he'd
gree ter baptize any er dem las con-
verts He lowed his body wus des as
we'll wuth savin as dey souls, an he
wasn't gwine ruint his las suit er
clothes in de water 'dout he had de in
shorance er gittin money ter buy mo-.
II see Does it come off Christmas
eve?'
"Oh, nom. Hits gwine be SADLY
night i'll Chrismus. De yother churches
an school 'tainments will be through by
den, so we git er big crowd. De s'ciety
from town-de Sons and Daughters of
l Will Arise, say dey comm out ter see
how us country niggers does, an wants
ter 'stonish um good one time sho"
"You want me to help you?"
"Yessum; l be metty proud eff you
will. got three dozen eggs. Eff you des
let me heve de sugar an butter an flour,
I'll make two cakes fer de side table
an bake um in your big rosepans. An l
thought maybe you'd len me de money
ter git Meely's dress an shoes, an make
de crown fer her, an len me you buggy
blankit ter 60 over de cheer. Eff you
will, hit'll be er mighty big CONNER
dation."
Has Nicely outgrown the white dress
made her last SUMMER
Nom, but hits been washed Sides
hit nuver wus nothin but swiss muslin
Now she got ter have tarlton. Teacher
say queens don't nuver war nothin
else an nuver puts one on dey back but
des de one time. Hits boun ter be right
new"
"You had better get her yellow shoes.
She can wear them afterward ~
Teacher say dey mus be red-dat's
what de town niggers will be spectin,
an dey shan't have no scuse ter laugh
eff can help it. "
"You want me to make the dress?''
"Yessum, eff you will"
"And the CROWN"
"Aint nobody but you would do it
fer me.
''Do you want it like this?" show
ing picture of royal diadem.
"No'm," said Aunt Charlotte. "De
chilluns is gwine w ar silver ones when
dey say dey speeches all Mist Pasco he
made um one fer er .oattren. Hits DIES
er ban big 'nough to go on de head,
wild sharp p'ints stannin up around de
top. Meely's mus be dat way, too, only
gole an bigger.
Hmm Is that all you want?"
"Yessum-'ceptin tits dem flowers
out yonder i'll de gyarden. An I'll sweep
de yard, an make your soap in de spring
time, an irun all Miss Lucy's nice
clothes next summer.
Il know you will, you blessed Aunt
Charlotte" said Miss Lucy Lee, run
ming i'll with her arms full of finery
"And Nicely shall be as fine as Friday
in this tarlatan dress of mine-I've only
worn it once-and a red sash and stock