New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
Oriental Carpets


AUNTY's CLOCK AND GRAND DAUGHTER
Aunty crossed the floor with her heavy plsa.
tation tread and set the clock down on the man
tel.
1t had. in its day. kept company with old Crs
ole mahogany and carried itself in lordly fab
ion among it's peers but now for many years o,
account OF some obscure visceral derangemept
1t had been retired to humble society.
THE clock doctor. he say she all RICH, nov
an Jest az magnfcus as she ever were; ooIy
you'll Jest have ter wind her up please ma'am.
said Aunty.
The mistress cheerfuy arose and essayed Tho
novel task.
The key turned in It's place with innnt. din.
Guilty. as If 1t dragged after il the whole weight
Of the unwilling years and there was strange
grooming and creakins within and a convusys
shudder OF the whole machinery and framework
But 1t began to tick, and the hands began u
move.
Aunty surveyed IT with awe and delight
She goes tribuatin' along as peart as eva
she did. How nacha 1t do sound"
Where did you get such fine old relic
Aunty?' asked the mistress. noting its points
MY ole mistr's give her 10 me arter the sur.
render. They was all broke up. and the ole Plan.
tation was Sold and they went 10 y Orleans tee
live. An now. honey. Use ready fer de letter Y
yes. Aunty Who Is the letter for?"
MY granddaughter. Her mother give her ~
me. an, let her go to n orleans ter stay VIA
Who Aunty? Your granddaughter and ne
mother?"
BLESS yer heart. no. | means her father ~
mother an they separated and he's got anotho
wife and she's got another husban
oh we'll. / have written Ny dear grand.
daughter Now, what next?
81 was mighty glad ter hear from you AL an4
that you was well an dom we'll
''She give when she orter give twefvS
en- she give twelve when she orter give one"
said Aunty, interrupting her droning rectAnvA
The scribe looked up in bewilderment AunTs
eyes were fixed distressfully on the clock
Didn't you hear her striker
mo Never mind the clock now, Aunty"
HE said she were all right" murmured AunQ
sadly.
we will consult him again II she is not; but
now we must write the letter II you want 10
go In the next mall.
Il does want IL ter so powerful bad
well then, what next?
ct am well and doing well at present, but
have had mighty pore health this winter Re
good girl, an don't fergit your pore ole graz.
mother If her father don't LEI her come up ns"
fore long I'm gwine down there.
The scribe caught her breath and drew b.
pen through line and a half.
What you do that fer? complained AuhV
Never mind. Go on" 49,.
You worries me CO. scratchin' out the writrs
1 done forgot. Oh! Won't you please let ny
gran daughter come up an see me. J, US onV
fer day? That's fer her father. said AuhV'
The writer paused .~
IF I'd listen at her Aunt Lulu shoudnv
never have let her go with him Tel her ~ "a =. -
comm down ter see her. He beats her WIN ~
crutch. and don't give her nothin'. DON'T tnins
hard o. me cause | didn't send you anything
Christmas was away from home two mon'nA
water-bound
The mistress laid down her pen.
"Oh Aunty. what a story"
ITS lest ter satisfy her. honey. 50 she WON
think hard O. me. Tell her I'm comm Yer see ~ ~
in a week or two, an 10 be sure an look OUT 'e'
me-" a., .
Now. Aunty, you know can't spare you 10 .
week or two. . IT.,
"Cose does, an amt a-gwne. But she KIN III.
be lookin' out I wish" added the kno sou' o.,
gretfully, that could send her some iruiI pus
how can I? don't know anybody gwine ~ !,
"Why, Aunty. there's always lots OF n , =,
the city market and you can send her uI', ~ -
two bits any time in letter. and she can WV
some" .ravs
Law sakes So kin. Huccomes II you a. ~
thinks OF everything? That head o y ourn
plum full all the time said Aunty adfn'''"s"''
us that all. Aunty?' .So. -,
"Oh, tell her ter be sure ter AK her father 's''
pray fer me-" 30 had tel.
low" A., ,o,M
But you see. honey, don't want him Ter ~
mad at me- cause mebby then he won le. L. 80
come an see me- don't reckon he aims yer 100 ~
her come, nohow. He took her ava 'e.,rsrt
her but he needn't have gone at II that revefen'
way" ,,,.,.
What name shall l write on the outsider
REV. Jim Brown. .,arv
But Aunty. it's for your grahd'aus a ,,'s fer
"He gifts the letters an he'll know who III Is,.
An now there's another one. an It's TO Rev IN
Brown An then II you amt anytnlns ,sr nv
Ter ter do ia like ter have you wiz
daughter out on Tickfaw please ma an ;o,,n hep
Two hours later the amanuensis 'a'"
pen with long sigh Of relief.