The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15


could 60 around siDgin' em.
If he's goin' to make any money out
of them, that's what he'll have to do.
Well, guess he will print one, an
bet it'll make his fortune, too. Look
at the money that fellow made who
wrote "After the Ball." an some o.
Gawge's songs il hotter'n that. He
kin do them coon songs to a nevah
quit, an you know, they're all the rage
now.
You must bring your friend up some
time, Mistah Black. Pm ve'y much
INTERESTED in music.
Oh, don't think he'll come now,
Miss Lindy, ef you put out the light
while he was singin'.
Aiebbe he would II he thought took
him fur somebody else-I do admiah
yo' cuff buttons 50, Mistah Black.
Yes'm-Inebbe he would come. I'll
try him anyhow.
Billy Black took his departure with
"a very serious face, as If he We're care
fully weighing the chances for and
against the success of the mission
which Miss Melinda had given him.
But the remark that fell from his lips
IS soon rs he had left tire charmer's
presence belied the lugubrious express
sion of his face. Pshawl lac said, why,
OF Gawge is jest bound to win in
walk; what lot o. human nature
thaih is in a colo'd woman.
About an hour afterward, perhaps by
accident, Bill aud Mr.. Johnson hap
pened to meet directly in front of the
females house and under her open win
dow. OF course they could not know
that she happened at that very mo-
ment to be sitting at her window ia
the darkness listening to the varied
sounds of Thirtieth street. Among the
varied sounds she heard this:
How'd do, Mistah johnson? jest
been talkin' bout you.
How'd do Billy? Who you been
talkini wifi?
The lady in this house-in a stage
whisper.
1 do know what that lady could
have to say about me. She amt treat
ed me right.
That's all right now, Mistah John
son. know all about that, an it was
u mistake. She took you for somebody
else.
Me fu' somebody else-me, Gawge
johnson? Oomph, that's wuss still.
She mus be very
She-sh'; don't get riled now. 1
wish you to go with me to call on her
some day,
Not on yo' life; nobody that insults
me that way.
But, tell you, she didn't mean it
for you, an that's diff7rent.
Yes, that is diff rent-Well, mebbe
some day I'll go VIII you.
They moved off down street. Here
was what the fair listener in the win
dow did not hear: Well, now look
heah, Gawge, if you expect TO win out
in this game, you We got topush mat
tabs.
III make a KILN tonight, we'n do
it tomorrow, an I'll stake you fu' true,
my boy.
1t was evident on the morrow that
George johnson had made killin.'
He came down the street in an entirely
new outit-check suit, patent feathers,
new hat and eane-he was gorgeous.
Billy Black was standing conyenient-
ly at Miss Meliuda's window. Law.
he exclaimed, jest look at OF Gawge
johnson; ain't ne wahm? I'll bet u
dollah he's done sent a song away.
The damsel turned her eyes upon the
approaching spectacle and gasped in
admiration. She stepped back from
the window. Get him to come in, she
gasped.
Hyeah Gawge, Billy hailed from the
window, you must abeen sendin' away
one OF yo' songs at last.
Yes, l sent one away.
Well, you'se purity wahm.
Yes, rm too hot to hold, but this is
only the advance anticipatiOn-when
that song comes out, they'll have to
send fire company with me when L
come down the street to keep me from
scorchin' the houses.
Come on in, Gawge.
Well, do know will drop in 70
minute.
In few minutes more the gorgeous
Mr.. johnson was bowling before Miss
Jones, and she murmuring how happy
she was to fawm his acquaintance.
Then Billy found it convenient to leave.
1t need not be chronicied what words
passed between the two, but there is
one word in loves summertime voca-
bulary which George johnson knew
and uttered. 1t was-iee cream.
When Melinda passed the bar Der
shop on the arm of her admirer, the
idle crowd in wonder forgot to laugh,
and they did not recover until they
noticed Georges new hat swinging to-
ward the ground in profound salute, as
he passed them.
George took Billy's advice and push
ed matters, and in less than ten days'
time there was a wedding at the home
of Widow Jones, her daughter and Mr..
Johnson being the high contracting
parties. The groom's song, for some
reason, did not appear, but he makes
killin' now and then, aud the widow
keeps restaurant, so they get on
Billy Black is always welcome in the
Johnson household.