Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-19

Wen 1Qa1TI -----~ U1a ho gwine mek her present ob de notes wid Marse Richards name on 'em. Den de Campbellses place be jined to ourn, an it be de biggest state in de county. An she tell her how lek her father git shot in de wah an brung home an de ism no homo to come to, so dat settle it. Miss Mary sot orful still for a minute lek she thinkin, an den she say, 'I'ze ready for my fathers sake, jess for him. She wouldn't put on no other dress, but she say wait for me here, Ju- liette, an she walk down in de parlor, an I went down and peep froo a crack in de do. Miss Mary hol her lef' han be- hin her, an Marse will put de ring on her right han. She never look up once, an when ole Marse Campbell give her de note wot Marse Richard wrote to him bote de Ian she han it to ole miss. Den Miss Mary ax 'em all leave her alone for one hour, an she come up to her room. In co'se I'ze waitin for her. She lock de do an say, 'Juliette, be quick as you kin and hep me put on dat grey suit ob Brer Bob's.' ax her wot she gwine do. She say: Don ax any questions. I'ze gotter hurry, so
 
 we got de close on backward. She cryin kase she feared de Campbellses would come to fotch her fore she got de things on. But dey didn', an when she all drcst i'll Marse Robert s school unionform she look jess like he did de last time he wore 'em. Den she say to me: 'I'ze gwine down dar in de valley, an I'ze nebber comin back no mo. 1 wants yo' to tell father dat sole my han to Will Campbell, wiles my heart an sole al- ready belong to Jack Hunter
 Den she put her arms roun my neck an cry lek a baby, an We bofe creept down de back stairs an ont froo de kitch- en do, an she say goodby to me an tole mo go back to de room m wait till her mother come there to git her. I'Ze so skeart I couldn't think. Presently hear ole miss callin, Miss Mary, Mary, come down. I jess keep still as de grave till ole miss open de do an says, 'Whar Miss Nary Las I said, I dunno. , Den she skeart de trufe outen me, but 1 mix it all up. so dey couldn't under stan. Fus' l say she gone up de hill. Wen dey say cf she tux de road to de right han or de lief, I say she went down to'dcs de river. an all de time Miss Mary gainin on 'cm. Wiles We all talkin one ob de Miller boys come in an say dat ole marse done been killed. Ole miss turn white as q sheet an 'pear like she gwine ter fall, an so lonesome dat 1 sot down in de do an cried.
 ''Jcss as de sun war settin look down de road an see Long Jim runnin to 'dCs de house. I ax him If he got cny news ob my Miss Mary, an he say Cap Il Hunter shot right froo de press, an jess as he fall Miss Mary run, cryin to him him to doan't die. He know her do she got on boys close, an he smile at her till he dade. Jim drug de body onto de grass, an Miss Mary march right up to de front. T=eckly she los ill de smoke ob de cannon. an wen de smoke clar away Jim he foun her badly all covered with blood an dust, an he lay her long side de cap'n.
 Soon after dat ill one ob de big bat ties Marse Dick an Marse Bob both killed. Nobody lef' but ole miss an me
 Aunt Mary an Milly dun run away wid a niggnr sojer from up norf, an one night de house was set on fire an burn to de groun. wid all de outhouses, ccp' n de cabin, whar I'zc libbed ebber since. Ole miss she run ont ob de house in her nightgOwn an got a fever an died at ole MarSe Campbell's. 1'Ze dc only one ob de fambly dats lcf'.
 ''I'Zc de las ob de Eardens. Wash ington Star.