The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1894-12-21

90 oy yop name menu M, Don't yea know TINT
Nome, Carn't hep hit; hits de blue
gums WUt done hit, missile. . -
Tell mo about it?" + said, greatly
SHOCKED, but curious, -
ler." y IS; = : = : = - 4 -:
'"She he'd mos straight hair. She Nm,
dlnnciOlis gu prOjeky, EN- elias ,lUWiil she
+ WIS fft.ms New YORK. She w,id'i cit m
~ QUARTERS Wid de fest tiv It's liigsers. c 81,
3ne.kcp, her ti6se, TIP IT, de dir All des tIhih:
Dat .ynllef Jtilia wiz mighty ffee wfi hei
Tongue ca Wt4, day hear her tAlkiH, Isl
Uhcic tastds bout my ole nlaiiiihy. Sic
d,HS e z, h ~ S ~ mummy ena, wash like
@s"'SNs sw his Is "9 Vsn if y,
ma e me, hate DAT Ynnkee niger; fur ]
khoWed dat my. nlatnmS wIz de hhs;
washer en- i'i,er3ln is World, dat sha ot Il
en(, lows to myself dat 1yalierT Julia
gWine ter De sorry fur dem words" Ma.
I'm Gtaafe :papsed. Her voice hid risen u.1
10 w.rc h;g ', pf,tc H.: and Aet big p9pped eyes
The girl wps Mainly mich, exGithd' p ",'s.
We'll, why didn't yo,i explain the ca.e
@ 70 h,,%@''a' and ask her to apologize? p PIT
dat zwuz de, trouble, missile. T ala
'splain: ! tole her dat my mammv WI.
ne. pride Nv de plantation en dc splendid
est washer in llorilaN.p - ~ A'>'p =,
..Ai Julia didn't ,agfee with Sou?" =.
wong She LATED i'll lily face, de sassy.
EiIia'Gr Yankee, a4d scd 1 wiz et little
i,; made ~ ap My mine dat she Wild sho be
eFe Main Graee TIT lifted Sh int her o tec.
and asdili scht forth { volume Of laueb br'
.l5nt you said the girlzdicd,,'1 suggest.
''Yess,,m. She did. Miss diicnotcc;ons: val a.
Ter Julia wehter Sleep iii der sUmi6er honse
ie mex nornin': Deslii'. Yankee baby VIZ
steep in de kerraSe en- Julia lean herself
up 'gI''st de do'way in de sun, en- bimeby
she steep, TOO. Den MazilA Grace slim nm
yell from the little darkey, ''u' 80
But surely that didn't kin hor " so;a !
Deed hit did, missie.'' y = j
hnt was nothing. done to you?"
asSIed, Mortified at THE GOODNESS Of the
Nobody dqann know XII Il: lit bit 70, On ma :
i De. white folks en- deydoctor saw bit w,,.
er rattlcsnake wat bit de yallcr cal. on do
hissers blecve wat lie white folks saw. De
D!te Nv or blue,;gum bigger is pison. mis-.
sleIoat IS, nit is eff de blue gum is mad
en- ! wuz mighty mad de mornin' waller
luna "uz Slttin' in dc way Nv de sum.
i tried to. reason with this unfortunate
o,ack girl. and point out to her the wick.
edness of her act. but she only laughed
her loud, hearty laugh. Her old NANNY
was. right: the girl could not understa nd
tne SIN of anything, and to talk to her
was almost useless ~: -
Member. missile, 70 crossed yer Dress
zone roe tines She said
- shan'tl forget, but you must promise
me never to bite anyone else. If Won
promise ! will give you big silver dollar. "
l sald, displaying a shining piece of silver,
=! 90 promise" she said quickly, eagerly
eyelng the money.
''Givit ter me-
Gross Your breast bone three times" ]
Sa1d: She ala SO most solcmnly. l laid
me dollar in her little, black hand and she
thahEed me with loud burst of laughter.
Z, A few days after this conversation with
Alazin Grace left that part Of the conn.
try on my way foirieward. A. Tho car.
riage that conveyed me and nv trims to
the depot ncared a poiht Fin the rnnd thot
led to- ""Muscadine Hollow a little black
figure came out Of the bushes and ran
toward the. vehicle. It was Makin Grace.
| ordered the driver to stop, and the child
lenned forward to, speak to tiie:
She laid great paper Of sweet Ejm in
my lnb.
"Hit's: ali fer yoI' missile" she said. 81
got de dollar, EN- FIN gWilie ter keep my
hr?iiiise. =. Goodbye, ttiisse, EN- doant forget
80, crossed yer Dress bone tree times"
:, And 4 flash of blue gums was the last
| saw of MaZin Grace.