The herald., 1896-02-16
A C0L0RED JEWESS.

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ho takes in tile girls singular personnel. She
is a muatto; not light; bat an indescrbabie
brown, like tho bright, FURNISHED bronze OF
the sculptured Mrinm in the corner. Her
coa-hlack hair is wound UP neatly on the
top Of Il fine head aud crinkles oddly over
her forehead. Her features arc OF an cNaG-
gccated Hebrew type with Il beauty Of their
own that always attracts attention.
Go away, Myram," exclaihls Miss Myra,
anrrily.
"Yes Myram. you had better 60" sobs the
widow I've can't do any more for you. |
thought your master had left me independent;
but it seems that this-ths gentleman has a
mortgage covering everything. | don't sup
pose III be able to pay you any longer"
'Who waln pay wen kinfolks in trouble? |
Dat ain de troof. neidcr. or Jake Ahnsten |
wahn de t. mortgage his family outer
house en- home / speck youse a big rascal"
eying Mr. Daaheimer. keenly.
"No peeger rascal dan him." he replies,
ccolly, rapidly penetrating to the family skele
ion. He done it all deh samey; but in de
way of peesness. An l come in deh way OF
peesness. ] shouldn't wonder if we make it
a nishe leete peesness all round"
Myram stalks out, highly offended; leaves the
cake that she had been stirring, and hurries to
her mothers cabin 1t is low, dark and dirty;
but it shelters the one human being who loves
her.
Aunt Judy Immediately emptes her quilt
, scraps on the floor. She knows at the first
glance that something has gone wrong and
mat mothers lap holds the only balm of
Gead for the daughters head and heart
As the latter pours forth her heartbreak
very real. indeed, to her-Aunt Judy runs
her thick, soft fingers with soothing effect
through the silken half-knked locks.
81 know dare's some rascality. Wat mex
cain stay dere Ell wip out dat ow-life jew?
Res Of em aim got sense 'nuft Ain Miss
NIyra fader nine, too? Ain men her name
after de same g;an'mu? Say, moder?"
Yes, honey; OF Mas Jake Ahnstein you,
do | .NrJ
''Den wy cain | ha' dc samo intrust in de
family? l'Se got mo, brains a dan n,,,sI any NY! NV
didden you let me be all Jew or all nigsah;;
Now l dunna wat I is. | git tiouted on all
sides In my fader's house Use a lnpident
niggah: in my moders Use horrid Jew!
somo day I'll Jump in de st. John River en-
he nary one. Use good Z end up. dataway,. fo
year ST. John calI'n' me heap o. time. Some
time | say ''Yassir.' en- go
H. is curious TO note how evenly divided are
the outward chsracteristcs Of the two races races,
we'll her soft tongue could never be trained
10 tho hGrsher pronunciation OF the Cauca-
sian.
u year Virgins en dc oder chiluns comm"
says Aunt Judy.
The girl rises hastily and bathes her face
before Wiggins enters with his own son and
daughter from their days work. All cast a
eneer-the girl that of hatred born of envy
at Myram as she busies herself about the sup
per-
Catfish agin," snufng the air as the savory
mess permeates it. Il spec we all tuhn t
catfish. yit. Dat Eeke cain do muffin but sci
on lie w'arf ketch cats, stiddier wultn' in
90 Nite peoples kitchen fotchn' home
eoTna o. dere wittles. I'm yere Myram-w'a al
DO use O. bein' kin t. de bukra ef yo all
gwne mex muffin out it? Ef dat wuz me l'(
have cake, en- condensed milk, en- sweet soap
.n heaps O Miss Myra fine hankchcrs eli
ioalrv. See ef | wouldden."
II know better dan t. steal" answered My.
yam. coGy.
wa. you call stcal'n? Tek'n de w'itt
people tings? pass our right. Hits on,
stelln wen we tek fun one enoder."
That craed is not Migrants, though tht
Southern negroes are peculiarly anarchigtic
Save her brown skin. leinky hair and hei
dialect they IS nothing negroloid ahou
her
II ain gwine lah no wife folks airs fling N
'r,in' in my house. says her stepfather
eft we-all ain good huff 70 you, dess tel
you' trunk en bed'n e Mis- Ahnstein.'
'I1ey donn wahn hsr, on'y fo' wat'n' maid.
nnys her hdlfbrotber contemptuousy. "El
sta ain g'ite; she dark e1 is
She ain muffin but debbil dunno wat els
INV en- uiggah gwne make. Ell you look il
lcr manf elost. ! bet YOU fine blue gum
The tortured sirl drops the corn cake bac
in'o tho skillet, and rushes into the peaceful
E.ght air.
'Dass dc niggah. 1I9dor, my dear moder
ysu ain know wat you doin', you nebe
,le mo dis wte blood T. mex me sick O. d
black. | cain stan no mo. III ak my Je'
in L lcnllne steep III ut !duilutN. Icy biCt
ne round, heap o time dey's hahd
please but deg doan insult me-"
Going to work next morning she is over
taken by particularly weak looking mulattC
who bow profoundly before asking: "Wtl
hester you ef / walk Wid you, Miss Myram." ,"
You couldden poatcr me. ef you tried"
"l'se pow'fu glad t. year dat" he answer
...sunders landing her in his conceit. 'I
srip lass winter sael, me all ri. en Use need
so!acbody { tex kyah ne. l squint 'roun' c
fr1J sp1ul cy
say Miss AIyIanl De gal TO ne. She kin VII
t. suit do white folks mck heap o none.
size dess do one fo' no-count fcllah lax IN
sMo woulGden sit tud wuk'n, on could COG
ma nice messes, or iron my shut same
W'ite MANS
.'En wat You cac'late T. do fo' me, wi
lee doin's all dat?" she asks, finding h
audacity amusing.
ooh, l know 1'so no count; but smal
gal alua mahy ne-count man, en- I ain mea
lax dem oders. / low t. be good { my wifi
guino let cr eat wid nc, On sic 'er full hal
let 'or so l. chu'ch evy Sunday wen l do;
VAIN 'er, en- let er put 4 penny o. her mon'
in do hat [ aim guino beat 'er lax dem 10y
down niggahs in Eas' does; l ony chastise
wen sho aggcrvate NO too much. | guine &
'er easy time. She kin set in dc rocki
cheer wen / ain in it. She kin buy East
dress Christmas Dress en- all o Miss My
oil hats-''
A stinging box OIL tho ear sends the suit
spinning down tho street and lands him in t
sand.
Sho reaches Mrs. Ahnstein's in fume, a
they all know better than to speak 10 her un
she is out Of it. The laundering of Miss Myr;
lingerie will cxpol it if anything can. S
passes the iron delicately the exauis
things, holding them in place with lovi
touch That the task is joy and pride
easy to see.
Mrs. Ahnstein enters with tear stained ia
on one OF her ailnless errands, and, while fu
ing about tbe clothes tells enough Of {
family troubles To enable the girl to und,
stand what is going On.
Mr. Dashcimers papers arc perfectly reg
lar and they are begcars. But there is a W
out Like the creditor in novels, he offers
lake the Young lady and cancel the mortga,
In n month ne must be gone and with h
either his bride his property. And NJ
Nyra is so unliind. Sh9 abhors the credit
and clings to her lover. Il young man j.
starting in business for himself. hG IL it III
tered whom one married, orc hrd money
Myram listens in moody silence, her 1
compressed until they arc little more thal
:ichly colored thread across her dark face.
Vito folks is cuyus," SHE thinks En-
higher de quality de cuyusor. DIS is one h
quality jew lady, en- she EnucAn down t