Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-18

to him, baby?" the old man asked.
Them things is rightly worth a heap
more than $15."
Il amt crack my teeth on hi n about
EN-, said his wife. Il just was all tim
ersome like for fear he would go sarch-
in about and stumble on 'em. 1t never
Cured to him, though, to look in that
old trunk with the cover all feared loose
and rags stickin' out. He'd a took EN-
soon as his eyes light on EN-, but it
wouldn't have been for no pay he would
have took. He'd "a said as We stealed
them things and had us up before the
trial justice-you as a spectacle mem
Der in good standin' and me what is
always been held TO be a righteous
Twin woman. He'd "a token that
ground sure!"
Il believe you" calculated 'Riah,
looking admirably at his quicker witted
partner. Il never thought of that"
Mr.. Beckwith," said Heartsie at
length in an impressive undertone, "Is
got a notion that them things is a car
ryin' us TO the devil Is ponderated
on it now long while, when you amt
had no notion | was ponderatin, and
accordin' to my takin' off, we won't
have no let-up this goin' down hill we're
dom till we gets rid of them things for
good and all. Amt we work hard this
year every day the Lord send?' she
went on.
Oats what we done" affirmed her
spouse.
year?'
Dat We did"
And de year before dat? Amt we
always been lard workin', and amt
everything gone against us? The
cholera KILN off us hogs and fowl and
things and skippin' other peoples? Our
cow crackin' Of her neck in the ditch
and Black Sally just naturally gittin'
poorer and more peerish-away loolin',
the more feed we give her? Till the
boss say we can't keep her no longer?
Amt all this what l tellin' you per-
cisely SOL
Mr.. Beckwith nodded His pipe had
long since gone out and he did not know
il.
.'Well! Mark my words" emphasiz-
ing them with uplifted finger, Just so
long as that candlestick and that breast
pin and that piece of watch chain stay
there in that trunk where they is the
old boys eoin' to follow Us"
Mr.. Beckuith groaned with excess OF in
terest and belief.
well! what kin we do?" he asked, help
lessly. Filing en- away? Bury EN-.
what? If we was to try 10 sell EN- we'd
git took up"
"Flirg 'em away! Bury en- repeated
his wife What good would that do?
Uriah Reckwith. there's no such thing as
'torement. tenement for wrongdoin. II
we could hit on a plan 20 have them things
20 back to the family they bloags to the
old boy would quit noticin OF rs so close
and particular Yves in worse fix than
we ever been in yet tonight, and If we
don't watch out plaques worse than the
white preacher tell about is goin TO 'stroy
us finally"
But the family all Is dead or else move
off. even the house burn down and the
land sell or gon' to be sell, said Mr..
BeoEwith.
Il know. Uriah. what was it the old
boss used to think more Of than anything
else sides good eatin' and drinkn' and he
wife and Children"
a good horse" ventured Uriah. His
wife looked disdainful.
His hounds. fshin'?" Heartsie shook
her head.
IT dunno. less EN- you mean his niggars.
Since You talk bout givin O. the things
back. supposin' we dig deep in his grave
and bury 'em there. He'll have EN- then
for sure. nobody else. His grave right
there Icy the church without no head
stone"
Heartsie still looked inscru;able. They
Amt dom nobody no good in the trunk
and they wouldn't be doin' no good bury
I'm the ground" she said. since you
amt member nothin' mind you how the
marster think a heap Of he church, how
he never miss a Sunday 'tendin' there and
was a high sitting member-thats just
the same as saying he give money reg lar
and a heap of it, Now. If we give them
things to the church In he name it would
be a ',onemen; just like it tell bout in the
book"
Mr.. Beckwith was strongly stirred. He
ea2zd AT his partner as though he thought
her inspired.
IF we could give them things to the
same church" went on Heartsie my
poor Regina would rest more contented
in her grave and we'd have better luck to
pervide for hen orphan chile" glancing at
the corner where Humpy. rolled up head
and ears. slumbered peacefully. rs
wished many times I had had the spunk
TO own that my gal took them things and
give them back rs was right and proper.
When Gina was little she used 10 lift
things out OF ladies' rooms and out of the
uantrv closet | used 70 steal EN- back in
place and scold and whip her. but. after
she got growed up and was such likely
gal as could speak so smart, l hated 10
own rs she was a common niger thief"
How YOU am to give these things back.
baby?" asked the old man. 1.-THE church
is shut up these days. There never is
anybody stirrin' bout there"
81 hear Em'lne say Yesterday that there's
goin TO be preachin' there this Sunday.
People is comm over here from the city
and they goln' to predicate it over again.
She say it's n 'versary and that it's the
Oldest church in the whole country.
There's TO be a excursion.
But how can we manage
az plan it out like this" said Feartsie.
when they lifts the collection (dey calls
the lof.ory in the white folks church, you
could tote up the things and hand en- In
and 'splaln where they come from and
how it is a tenement we make wild en-
Before all the people,
ayes. Course the book say about ac-
knowladgin' before men. l would say 1t
myself. but it amt respectful for women
to speak in church. and if l patch you up
proper seeming and do you up shirt with
ricn starch yon.d look better than me