The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-19
"Quaro ways, ens waal, I'ze gwine

"tluare ways, enf Waal I'ze gwlne
to keep boat my eyes open all de time.
Sunthin gwine to cum from all dis,
Miss Sunshine. Sunthin bound to come.
White folks doan' act dat way onless dey
means mischief. | hain't gwine to say
muffin to nobody, but Ize gwine to be
prepar ID fur troubler'
When Mrs. Percy fell ill, Ben sue
ceeded in securing for awhile the serv-
ices of IN old colored woman who SEEM
ingly had no longing for liberty, and
such assistance as the neighbors could
extend was freely given. The doctor
who had been called lived seven miles
away, and tho old man had frequently
to ride back and forth over highway
on which very few farmers had located.
On one of these excursions, and when
within a milo of home on his return trip,
no caught sight of man and woman as
they moved out of the road and disap-
pearcd in a thicket. He was close
enough TO be satisfied that the woman
was Mrs. Baxter, and that the man was
a Confederate officer, and their anxiety
to avoid him aroused all his suspicious.
He intended to communicate with Miss
Marian at once, but circumstances pre-
vented, and next day tho household was
surprised by call from Captain Wylo
and his cavalry company. He stated
that he was on detached duty in that
neighhorhood.
While the captain had been given to
understand that his snit was hopeless,
and while Marian fully realized that
he had done and was still doing all in
his power to degrade and disgrace tho
man she had accepted, she nevertheless
felt that it was policy to receive him
courteously and shun anything that
might lead to arousing a new feeling Of
ennlity against kentOn. On his part
the captain WAS careful to say nothing
that might md or offend, and his
hours visit was therefore very agree
able one. He extended his sympathies, :
offered to do anything in his power to
relieve their anxieties and rode away
with smile of satisfaction ON his face,
He argued that Marian was wavering
in her faith in Kenton, and that time
and circumstance would bring about
the change he desired.
Man $ most frequent beast is that he
can read and understand woman, and
yet it is in that he is oftenest deceived.
Few women can read and understand
themselves.
During the captains visit Marian
had been forced to notice the demeanor
CT Mrs. Baxter. She seemed Transformed
into new being smiling, laughing
and appearing to be full of joy over
something. When the visitor had de-
parted, she was faiseme in his praise,
and for the first time since coming to
the Percys' she betrayed her real state
of feeling. She was an ally Of the cap
tain's. Why! After puzzling for
time Marian asked:
did Captain Wylo bring you news
of yonr husbandr' -
"Yes'm. Ike has got back to Win
chester, along with tho others. The
Yankees got afeared that Ike would
break loose and do awful damage, and
SO they let him 90. "
He was wounded, wasn't he?"
"Yes'm, and ho I'M won't be titten
to go back TO the army fur some weeks
yit. When he un does, he'll hev crit
ter and sword and ride around with
Captain Wyle.'
perhaps they II make him an officer
for his bravery"
"Ile un deserves it, fur suah-of
coso him does!' replied Mrs. Baxter,
with a gaad deal Of vigor. "If it
wasn't fur that onery Yankee
DO you mean Mr.. Kentonf" asked
Marian as tho woman caught herself.