The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
How SheI--s
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Grant
BY N. n. SAVER.


/ was fifteen, fair and freckied-
thought 1 would be pretty If those detest-
able little disfigurers could he gotten rid
of. An opportunity presented itself. There
was to be barbecue at Gainesville, KY,
which was the county seat, and about
twenty-one miles distant. All the neigh
~bors on 1.-The BANK had gone to attend
the frolic, being the only white person
for miles around who had to stay at
home. / was feeling very Ilused III con-
sequence.
In this low-s spirited state of mind met
the coiored Lousekeeper coming through
the hail with a broom and dustpan in her
band. Now, Miss Mamie, what's the use
OF your iookin' so consequencious dis
mornin." Agnes or Aunt Agnes rather,
never used small word " hen a large one
could be squeezed in. "Yo' NAV has gone
off an ief' me 10 see TO de preparin oh
dinnah for about twenty-five guests to-
morrow. Besides, got de awiahs to put
in ordah, an was jes' a-thinkin' how nice
it would be if you was to help me a Iittlo.
F-Dey is notbin' like gitten' up puspiration
you'll do de dustin ob dm chany things
Mistus thinks so much of and disarrangs
de books, and gather some flowers for lie
mantel; I'll go and get some sour dough
dats YIN on de biscuit boa'd top OBJ de
flour abrei an'ell make you beauty mask.
Aatll make you whittier an eny OF dem b.ys
out yandah."
My tears were soon dried and the beauty
mask was fastened on, holes were made
for the eyes, nose and mouth and / was
beginning to exert myself TO the desired
pitch OF starting the ''puspiration." our
house was an old fashioned one, built
In Southern style, and had j long, wide
hall running through the center front
door always stood invitingly open in good
weather. |.
The drawing rooms were upon the lefe
side, and being busy, / didn't hear any
one enter, but upon looking up saw three
forms dressed in soldier clothes" and
-stiree pairs OF eyes looking at me IN
amazed horror. UttenDg a scream that
would have aroused the famous seven
sieepers,'' 1 made bound, rushed past
the three figures and fled up stairs as
fast as my feet could carry me. Soon
i heard peals and shouts OF laughter.
Ny face was crimson as / clutched the
fatal beauty mask, handful at time,
and threw 1t anywhere, everywhere, az
fast as 1 could get rid OF it. Soon Agnes
came in, her fat sides still shaking with
subdued laughter.
Don't come near me,'' screamed. II
heard YOU and those impudent Yankees
laughing, and you were laughing at me,
tool j know, on, know it!''
NOW, jes' lissun an II! tel you de
whole luminosity Oh de affair, for de ne
cessity OBJ dc case deposcs me to do IT.
returned the cid woman Dem cssifers
said dey saw de front doah open, and
stepped INTO de hall expecttn' TO knock
when dey saw what dey thought was d
deperition, or some kind of a rition, and
dey was skeered nearly to def. BuG
when you jumped so high and hollered
SO loud, an tore up stairs as eff de
blood hounds were after you. i Just had
to tell dem all bout it, especially. when
dey all axed at once, rs de young per-
son crazy or only got q fit" Now my
device in de nattahs, for you Is to dress
yo' sef as nice as you kin, and walk
down stairs like a prodigy queen and.
don't let on TO dem yankers. as IL was
you at all. 1 done tole EN- de young lady
wild de dough face had tuck to de
woods, and we wouldn't hear no moro
outen her that day"
/ did as she told me. especially as she
said they bad asked to stay t. dinner.
and descended the stairs aud entered
the room where they We're sitting with
as much grace and indifference 10 what
had gone before as could summon The
three gentlemen rose and bowed politely,
and introduced themselves. but / noticed
an odd twinkle in the corners OF three
pairs of eyes, and quiet smile on three
pairs OF lips, and although 1 bore myself
as brayely as possible under tie circum-
stance. | had lingering suspicion thdo
the tale that the young lady with the
dough face had tuck to de woods had
not found Judgement in their minds. And
that is how / first made the aoquaint
ance of Gen. T. S. Grant J