Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-13

hah6f V tateEer happened III ten miles around was reported, with en- largement and variations, at the color cd church. Besides Aunt Charlotte her self was outdoor laundress for some half dozen families, so of course knew all J about them. Whom her feet were dry, she got up, picked her sunbonnet frc-1 the floor and said, balancing herself on one foot.
 Well, l mus be goin. Hiss May, Is you go5 any gole paper?"
 5let ne sec. Yes, think-I know l have. Do you want some: Arc they go ing to have another Christmas tree at che ehurehg'
 XessUm--no'm. does wants some, but 5tain | fer no Ghrismas tree. Dey done had So many CT dem, all fesservuls, ai4 May saHpeFs, an so on, de folks Is tifed on unl. Mist Pasco, de teacher at de free school, is netty high la1nt He been one session ter de Brisk nunivel 1 sitE, up ha5 Nashville, so do church cali on him ter perFont un soInp 'nnew Ale he tote nm dey mus have CT queen ef GhTigmus.
 Indoed9 That is something new | Fetl me ali aboa6 if.
 ain't 1aotly got de 15holo thing straight yit5 but fa8 es I kia mako cut ni3 8lecl E--Sgey choosed her fer queen is sa inc ha dressed aP in Whito, wid CT aeesR on, an red shoes, an set up Oil CT ohaer on top de te4ahar's table, wid CT biz st1iPa7ed shawl all hangin down ter da tlo. an de sehoolehilluns Is ter come mp 'fofa her aa say dey speeches. boat do hag stood aa de bnrnin deck, an twinkle, twinkle, little stars, an de reaper whose name is debt, an all dem yothers. Den dcg swine have di-logs fer tbe big eaillurs, an arter dat all do | young men Hill march Iii sing around her, an s4e ha' ter choose one on 'em fer l Eing Dats whut gits Nicely whar do | wool's saogb. You know she ain't for ard lel de yosher gals, ''
 3Jo; Nicely good girl--the best know. E chat ali2H
 oh, nom. Day swine have CT sup f per, s0t iIl de sehoolhouse eend CT dc church Dat'il be 50 cents an cat all you wants cr barbecue an pie De church i don, t gi noao or taat; his all goes ter dem wha' 'vides do vittels But the side table whar dey gwino sell cake an candy an reasons an oringes an see l gyars will he all fer tle paschure sal 'ry. Sides dat he git de dime at do do too. De church owes him $40, an 1ey had ter pr0n!Us ter git up somp'n would make it fer him Ghrismus, fore he'd gree ter baptizo any CT dem las con yerts. He lowed his body wus des as well wuth sayia as dey souls, an he wasn't gwino ruint his las suit CT clothes in do water dout he had de iB- shofance. CT gittin money ter buy mo. {"
 T see. Docs it come off Christmas eva?a
 fOh, no'm Hits gwine be saddy night in Ghrismus. De yothor churches an school stainments will be through by den, so we git CT big crowd. Dc s'ciety from town-de Sons and Daughters of Will Arise, say dey oomin out ter sec how us country niggers does, all l wauts ter 'stonish um good one time sho J
 You want me to help you?"
 tYessul4; l be metty pFoud of you will. got three dozen eggs. Eff you des let me havo de sugar an butter an four, I'll make two cakes fer de side table an bake um in your big rosepans. An thought maybe you'd len me de money ter git Meeiy's dress au shoes, an make de crown fer her, an len ne you buggy blanlit ter go over ae cheer. Ef you [ will, hit'u ba CT mighty biz 'eommer datian.
 Has Nicely outgrown the white dress 1 made her last summer?" "No'm but hits been washed. Sides hit nuver vus nothin but swiss muslin. Now gho got ter haye tarlton. Teacher say queens don't nuver " ar nothin else, m uuver puts one on dey back but ] des dc one time. Hits boun ter be right l new.
 ] .'You had better get her yellow shees ! She can wear them afterward. y
 Teacher say dey mus be red--dat's 8 what de town niggers will be speetin, an dey shan t have no seuse ter laugh ! ef l can help it. .
 [ You want me to make the dress?" | ''Yessum. ef yon will {" , And tho erown?''
 ssAin't nobody but you would do if fer me.
 sDo you want it like this?' show ing picture of | royal diadem. 5 'sNo'm, said Aunt Charlotte. "De chilluns is gwine " ar silver ones when I dey say dey speeches an Mist Pasco he : made un one fer CT pattren. Hits des CT ban big 'nough to go on de head, | wid sharp p'ints stannin up around de g top. Meely's mus be dat way, too. only c gole an bigger
 'sH- -na-ml Is that all you want?" .Yessuaa- 'coptin 'tis dem flowers cut wonder in de gyarSlen. An I'll sweeI g de yard an make your soap in de spring : time, an run all Miss Lucy's nicf - clothes next summer.
 d T know you will, you blessed Aunt