The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-15
"Do hush, TOnUr"

said so. What wonder, then, that her
mother took no account OF anything
she lacked. Nanny bewailed them
quite enough for two.
"NIe an Bulge-dawg. us is de onlies'
ones whar looks out fer Tony, that
good woman said. "Her nanny, she
des SO wropped up in dam dar preacher
ohilluns OBJ her'n pear lex she don
keer ef po' Tony don git two caliker
frocks in de year. :"
Bulgc-dawg it was who sat waiting
for his mistress. AS the wagon came
abreast Of him he began to caper excit-
edly, barking aloud and leaping half
his length up the tree. At ToDy's whis-
tie he fixed upon her pair of reproach.
full eyes. She laughed, but shook her
head as she said caressingly:
Poor Bulgy~'Did he want the squir-
rel so bad? Come along, old fellow. You
ought to know it amt worth while to
tree anything when we are at work. J
wanted to bring my gun ever SO bad,
but Nanny was afraid it might go off
and shoot her. Besides poor old Nance
ought not to pull an extra pound as hot
and muggy as it is. "
.'Dat she oughtn'," Nanny supple
mented, with another deep sigh. dat
one thing why tole yo' yo' oughtn'
try dis yere dribin ter mill yo'se'f Same
lex yo' wus po' white folks. Yo'
want gwine sir one step 'dout ! come
too weighs suppin, ] does"
Tony's shoulders lifted in the faint
est possible shrug. "You know how it
is" she said. II can't plow. / can
drive The whole plantation is out Of
meal and so in the grass from all that
rainy weather we must work like Turks
to get out again. So / have come my
self in place Of stopping plowman. /
amt bit sorry either. 1t is such fun
seeing the trees, the fields, the houses
and what other folks are doing. You
know You like it, too, Nanny, in spite
of your grumbling. As for me, am a
freed bird. have not been outside our
own fences in two months, and now the
high water makes MS take road l
never travelled before in oil my life. T"
"De good Lawd he knows i wishes
yo' nebber had er sawed hit" Nanny
said, thrusting her tongue in her cheek.
II been thinkin eber sence dat man
back yander say us ha'ter come dis
way Of Marse John Ant'ny Morris, yo'
pappy up in heaben, kin see whut gwine
on down yere terday spec he try ter
git up outen de grabe fer ter stop hit. {"
"Why?" Tony asked, taking a frmer
grip of her rope reins. "Do you think
he would hate SO TO see his daughter
doing honest, necessary work? / hope
oh, SO devoutly-my father was not
such snob as that Tell me. is there
any reason
'Reasonl Reasonl" Nanny broke
in. "Whar yo' eyes, chile? Yo' ears?
Ev'ything? Don't you unnerstan' ha'ter
be suppin metty powerful ter set me off
on dis yere traipse wild yo'. My heart
git up in my froat ebery time dam
mules back dey ears, but yo' shain't
come long yere by yo'so'f, not ef
knowed fer certain my ole neck gwino
git brulx fer hit. No won'er yo' ain't
nebbor seed dis yere road. Hit run
though do Harp Cross plantation.
When us git in sight er de house dar,
gwine dribe Of it gin me do heart bust,
an make yo' lay low in de wagin.
Date dar satoful ole sinner shaint hal
de sati'faction er seein yo' dat wus
borned do bes' quality in dis county do
In nigger wu'k /"
81 don't mind work nor IL tho presi
dent saw me at il, i" Tony said, sitting
very upright Nanny groaned again.
~ don b'leeve de chile know hall
whut she talkin bout" she said, al
though speaking 20 herself. II know
amt nebber tole her, but sholy Mis-
Francis
miss Francis has never told me any
thing. All know is Mr.. Illways used
10 bemoan the fact that she was no
friendly with tho Crosses. He said 4
shut him ont of their elegant hospitals
ty. 4" Tony said. her lip curling a lit
tie. $50 II thero Is anything to tell,
Mammy she went ON, now Is the
time Of al times TO let me hear 1t. y
'Dce is cr tale. sho' 'nongh, y Nam
my returned. "As nigh rs knows hit.
hit begiu sorter dis way. Disyere Harp
! Cross war hhin in dis big hne fahm