The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-10-20

HEROES HOME COMING

Old Dinah is the chlldren,s ~.
NANNY as she was their father, S'acf
fore them and although her eh,. be-
nave long outgrown The uurser ,a'ses
still keeps her place as \ vaI' She
privileged member of the hou ueu and
for the past few days she has u" "olo'
ed with eager interest, through ,T''t .S'
medium OF the pictures in the iu 'ne
trated papers and the copvarsa ''lus'
the family the ovation given to aal OF
raj Dewey, but the other niph, uul.
her ''chillen" found her sittInr que OF
saa and detected on the back ra l1prr'
why, Nanny, what is rbs a''Sty'
teri" asked the fair young pirl ' uiat'
Ing down In her ilmy white roho. ""nA'
a snow drift at the faithful ~ IKE
lures feet. "' cfea'
Il DIES been sitt'n here" aDsv.,.,
the OLD woman, ''a-sort OBJ mqando,,',
an perusin' in my own mind
been thinkin' bout dat Admiral I nn'.
ey comm home, wild all der a,,'
fyin'' an der folks er shoutln,. an s,.
oody done gone out of der minds vi,
Joy case he come back. Hits All ,,'.'
ne done ut his fight, an won his h.,
tle' an | wouldn't stop nary cheer =
de wavln' OF IA single flag; but s,,.
now my mind kinder run away t,'s
dat, an got to studyin bout datos
der wa' an de folks l seed come Hmm.
from dat. You don't remember no,r'
IN bout dat, honey chile, case VIM
warnt bawn den; but, Lawd. hit don,,
seem no longer ago dan yistiddy. Va,
know when de wah come long wa Al,
up on de plantation, an at tust
nit wuz jos like a frolic, fer ali do
worl. Fust de fine young fellers won,
erway-Marsc Gawge, an Marse lin
an Marse Cllyborne-yo pa, honey
an folks give en- balls de night befJ
dey went, an dey looked so hanson.
an brave wild de sunshine fasbjn,on
dey> swords, an hit warn't .good.bve'
den; hit war a laugh and a wave NJ
de nan, so long, till | see you apajO
But-but dey warn't no comm, hact
for some ob dem. Marse Gawpe. he
was kilt at Shiloh wild a bullet in his
an when Gle battle was over At
Franklin dey foun' Marse jim at do
front wild ii fold o der fag gripped.
tight in his han dey had ter cutit
loose, an when de news Ob dat come
home, ole marster never hilt I'd his
head no mo-, an ole miss tuck ter
walkin' de garden path night an day
night an day-as eff she wuz loOkin'
de peace and joy dat she's los,
never ter find no mo- in dis WORT.
Blmeby de niggers slipt off to de wah,
one by one, an dey warn't n0body to
make no crops, an de fields whar de
used ter grow crowd up in
weeds an bushes, an der guerrlilassOt
IRE to de big house, an mean ole mars.
ter an ole miss went ter live in der
quarters. Den Marse General Lee, he
surrendered an der news come dat
ClaybOrne wuz comm home. |
mind | had DIES gone down de road ter
lrive up de COW, an | see somebody
conIin down de path wild a ragged ole
gray jacket on, an his haid bent low
~ Ills brc,', an | says to myself; III
lat amt Marsc ClaybOrne, hits his
yhos'.' When | comes up, shu' 'nongI,
nit was Mars ClaybOrnc, but de llgIt
IN de JOY done died outen his face, an
nit looked lax de face Ob an ole man.
lie done 1T, too, honey. lilo done tax
his life in he's han many an manysde
lime, DIES same lax dis Admiral Dewey
n de paper; but dey warn't no tags
wen he come home, ner no
'hOutin'-des de wayin' oh de grass Oh
grave-an de tears OBJ a ole wU
nan. wecpin' fer de sons datll neooF
'ome back no mo-. Oh cose, honey
lat was long ergo, an you'se pfOuu'
IN is proud OBJ dey welcome dey doae
rive der brave sailor man; but l%a
lie woman an somehow my mind gov
,er runnin' back on dem what comc
lone without der palms ob ylct''y"
leir hans"