Connecticut western news., 1895-04-04

den. But. honey, ole miss dfdn" ax me nuthin. She jess walk right in an say, Put Miss Mary bes' dress on her, Ju- liette.
 "Den she tole Miss Mary somp'n' bote ole Marse Campbell gwine tek all de Ian an de house kase Marse Richard owe him so much money, an den she an marster have no home in dey ole age, an it break her fathers heart eff he e5er come back an de place gon' out de fambly, an she say eff she love her fa- ther she gwine come right down an get married to Marse Will. Miss Mary Tub her father morn anything, an ole miss talk an talk, an Miss Mary kepe her eyes on de big diamond ring dat Cap'n Hunter giv' her in de morn'n, wiles de tears rollin down her cheeks, an she ax es dey no other way, an her mother say dat wen she marry Marse Will he gwine mek her present ob de notes wid Marse Richards name on lem. Den de Campbellses place be jined to ourn, an it be de biggest state in dc county. An she tell her how lek her father git shot in de wah an brung home an de ism no home to come to, so dat settle 1t. Miss Mary sot orful still for minute lek she thinkin, an den she say, 'pze 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 ill de parlor, an I went down and peep froo 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 mo put on dat grey suit ob Brer Bob's.' I ax her wot she gwine do. She say: 'Don' ax any questions. I'ze gotter hurry,' so I hep her dress. We bofe so nervous dat 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 drest in Marse Robert s school unionform she look jess like he did de last time he wore lem. Den she say to me: 'I'ze gwine down dar in de valley, an PZe 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 baby, an we bofe creept J1 T Iao et, f,Do 40 l-;% ;%,h en do, an she say goodby to me an tole me go back to de room an wait till her mother come there to git her. I'ze so skeart I couldn't think. Presently I hear ole miss callin, Miss Mary, Mary, come down. jess keep still as de grave till ole miss open de do an says, 'Whar Miss MaryY Las I said, I dunno. , Den she skeart de trufe outen me, but I mix it all up, so dey couldn't under stan. Fus' say she gone up de hill. Wen dey say eff she tux de road to de right han or de lef', I say she went down to'des de river, an all de time Miss Mary gainin on lem. Wiles we all talkin one ob de Miller boys come in an say dat ole marse done been killed Ole miss turn white as sheet an pear like she gwine ter fall, an so lonesome dat sot down in de do' an cried.
 "Jess as de sun war settin I look down de road an see Long Jim runnin to'des de house. ax him eff he got eny news ob my Miss Mary, an he say Cap n Hunter shot right froo de press, an jess as he fall Miss Mary run, cryin to him dat she his little sweetheart, an beg 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. Treckly she los in 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 oap'n.
 ''Soon after dat in 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 nigger sojer from up norf, an one | night de house was set on fire on burn to de groun, wid all de outhouses, cep'n de cabin, whar I'ze libbed ebber since. | Ole miss she run out ob de house in her nightgown an got fever an died at ole Marse Campbell's. I'ze de only one ob de fambly dats lef'.
 | "I'ze de las' ob de Vardens. '-Wash- ington Star.