Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-19
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS MAY 49, sa-TwEL PAGES


That was my last term here. In
about to purchase the old Hallowe
) place, and will move back again
Didn't Teaster and Hallowes fight
duel over that case?"
"Nossir; dat duel ain bin fight vii
dough | speck it evey year ] live
--arse Phil say he ain gwine fight
man all drawed up wild rheumatic
Den Marse Phil git business II
Georey Ole Man Teaster ride t. de
station en- challenge UNI ag'in. 'Yor
ain fit { fight me- Marse Phil say
But s'pose git well?' Den fight
you ct halter come back a-puppus
On de spot? Wild or widout sec.
on's" Amy way you wanter; fix il
t suit youseff.' Den Teaster say:
All right; Use gwine look TO- you
eve'y secon' O. Jinnewary at de Biz
Oak. After vile, Ole Man Teaster
git well, en- ain ress in my mine
sence, Eve'y secon' O. Jinnewary
stretch my neck look'n up de road.
see you come'n wild Lijah dis ev'nin'.
Dem gray cloes O. yone done fooled
me. Marse Phil left me his ole gray
suit TO 'Lijah; but ain let um wear
1t. l keep 1t t member Marse Phil,
kase ne my boy, too; he is dat, TO-
true. 1t ease my min t look at UNI
wen git lonesome. One day 'Lijah
dress heseff up in UNI, en- | 'clar T.
gracious, ef ! diden come all 'roun'
huggin' UNI TO Marse Phil! l got de
duelin' pistols, too, kase dey doan
fight no duels in Georgy."
Nanny" interrupts 'Lijah, in a
tone of fright, and pointing to a
horseman coming up the bride path.
The latter eyes the group curiously,
but without recognition. Not so the
two negroes, who have had him in
their minds for twenty years.
"Marse Phil" CALCULATES 'Lijah in
the utmost CONSERVATION; but Aunt
Hepsy does not find her voice until
the rider has passed out of sight. She
rocks herself with Rugged arms in
the negro fashion, while tears steal
down her wrinkled, tawny cheeks.
DE Lawd know love dat boy; but
l bin pray'n all dis time dat l never
see UNI tel Teaster lay he wicked ole
haid in de bone-yard. ain mean dat
Teaster is de bess man," she explains
proudly, "kase Marse Phil kin down
anybody in fair fight. But Teaster
ain. gwine fight fair; he neber done
nuff'n fair sence l know UNI. But
may be-" taking courage, maybe he
ain reckleck dat dis is de secon' O.
Jinnewary, en- won't meet Marse Phil,
Fl he don't, de duel will be done bruk
off,"
BE easy" says Judge Benton.
"Hallowes didn't 20 straight to the
Big Oak. He seemed to take the road
leading to the graveyard"
IT tell he daddy and nanny goo.
by befo' he staht fght'n," says Aunt
Hepsy, with an Undesirable gesture
Of mourning.
Nanny" cries 'Lijah, again, and
pointing as before. This time his
volce is one of utter despair, for it is
indeed the enemy, close upon the
heels of the one they love.
DE Lawd save my chile-my wife
chile! 1t was right he should come
back, when he prommus, kase he ain,
gwine be de one t stain de Hallowes'
honor, 'Lijah, whaffo you stan dere
Il, lax stuck pig? Go meet Mr..
ieaster at de bars en- tell UNI bout
dem bear tracks you done foun' in
ae aldge o de hammock; keep UNI
dere tel Marse Phil git tiud wait'n' en-
ride back t de station"
LlJah turns on her dull eve, NUT.
terlng, Miss Nellie, Miss Melie!" and
recognizing all the unhappiness that
must result from Hallowes' death, can
nothing else for the
moment.
You amt no count TO- muffin
q, cries his mother, in a fury
III go myself, dough you know he's |
u tartar en- tartar 'metic at dat, |
TAX bout Miss Melie!-yass, talk is
all you kin dol" 10
For the first time in his life her
strikes him to the soul and
makes his lip CULVER Then a new
.hought dawns upon his ignorant and
common mind and sends him into tbe
cabin. '''0 'ne
Mr. Ieaster rides up and throws a
1een glance around the yard; a man
lot in the least likely to forego the
purpose OF years, thinks Judge Ben
on with quick reading of the shall.
ow yet vindictive face. Hello.
1epsy; wasn't that Philip Hallowes
Who passed here just now"
Nobody ain come dis here road
kusin' you en- 'Lijah en- dis here
' el she replies, lying superbly.
Yassir," seeing him examine the
round; dem is Judge Benton hawse
rack, en- de mules. You raise de
mule, en- you know he track. Nossir:
iarse Phil dom too well in Georpy
come back t. desc here san hills
got a letter yistiddy, en- it saw. TEX
God kyah de old house, NANNY
lepsy, kase dunno wen / ebber see
mir, "