St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-01-13


THOUGHT it rather hard that Pris-
ella should follow me to the gar
den, whittier l had betaken myself for
the express purpose Of enjoying my own
society, but scarcely was | established
before she arrived, smiling and urbane,
and so perfectly sure of welcome as
to be positively exasperating.
"You looked SO lonesome, Miss Mary"
she said, seating herself on the grass,
dat lowed I'd jine you; 'tain't good
fur young folks ter flock by deyselves.
sides Use in trubble, an / wants you
ter wise me.
"Well. what can 1 do for you?"
You kin hep me a lot. Miss Mary:
hits Sally Ann what's in trubble: yes
sum, Sally amt he'd no luck sence de
day she was borned; fus tunnin kittle
of bilin' water over herself when she
warn't no morn a baby, den bein'
ruined by COW crossin' thru Gineral
lIethercourt's parsture, an here lately
gwine an gitten 'kunjered' by dat no
count little gal what cooks fur Mister
Legroue."
''Angie? 2" exclaimed.
"Yessum, an alongst of squint-eyed
bigger what amt wuth de shot ter kill
a:m wid.''
IF he's all that" said, ''why should
Sally Ann want hiEl?"
gals; Use lived long time an Use
lunned heap, but Use never construct
ed myself ez ter what gals gwine ter
do! Nathan Lewis, de niger what's
csused all de 'citement, wuz keepin'
cumpny wild Sally (dey was traduced at
de picnic what de Congregation OF
Blessed Sinners guy at de grove), an,
seein' ez Sally amt nothin' on looks an
warn't likely ter git anoder chance. me
an Hinery 'cided ter make no 'jections
ter de match.
Everything WIZ gwine on smoovely
when Sally Ann amt he'd no better
sence den ter vite Angie ter supper one
night when Nathan was dere. Well.
Miss Mary, you mayn't believe hit, but
she amt no mon set eyes on dat mig
ger fore she gin ter tract him; sich
g,sines on / never seed.
Sally Ann she amt dun muffin but
cry all night, an Hinery he sez ter her
sez he: You got jest what you 'sarved;
amt got no mere gumption den ter AK
dat gal here. l reckin you'll know bet
ter mex time Well. Miss Mary. Ma
than amt bin near us sence, 'ceptin'
once, an den twuz ter AK Hinery fur de
loan of quarter, an Sally Ann she's
bin gwine roun' like a sick chicken,
never talkin' ter nobuddy an not sleep
in an actin so contrary. dat we knows
Angles dun 'kunjured' her.
Nonsense" said !, Il expect Sally is
low spirited and you are too easily
frightened"
NO, ma'am; she's bin 'kunjcred;'
Monday night de fedders in her piller
wuz cram full of lumps."
THAT often happens"
AN larst night she foun' a dade
chicken hade in her bade!"
1.-The cat took it there, of course: peo-
pie don't conjure each other nova
days
"White folks don't. Miss Mary. but
niggers duz; an Ise dat trubbled bout
Sally Ann, dat Ise pretty nigh 'stracted.
Hinery seq ter me ez he wuz leavin' dis
nlornin': PRISCILLA seq he, why don't
you insult Miss Mary? D'ere amt
nothin' she can't do, an eff you splains
ter her de sark'imstances of de case,
low she'll wise somethin' ter set things
straight
Henry overrates my abilities" I re-
marked (not caring whether Priscilla
understood me or not). but I'm willing
to do anything to help you, because
Sally is an honest girl and hate to
think of her being ill.,
AN youse gwine ter help me?"
''Oh, yes; if cam
"Lor, chile! knows you'll 'complish
somethin', case when you sets your
tention ter ennything you dom low
yourself ter be beat.''
'Well. go away now and leave me to
think about it,
So Priscilla departed. and few min
utes later my cousin, Philip Dean, saun-
tered across the grass to me; in his
arms he carried something brown and
yelvety and altogether lovely.
For you," he said, putting it down
on my knee"
AOh. Phil" cried, "a setter puppy.
How good-of you."
SWELL, you know you wanted one"
Il did; but where did you get it?"
Nathan Lewis. a negro whom baileG
out of Jail drunk Saturday night, the
usual thing). brought it to me yester-
day."
Nathan Lewis; and you say he is un-
der obligations to you?'
.Yes," in great surprise.
ssThen he will do anything for you?'
NO; that doesn't follow
Il suppose not; but there can be no
harm in trying"
Trying what?" asked Phil. "My
brain moves slowly"
Listen" said, and I hastily mar
rated the story wherein Nathan PLAYED
the part of hero and Angie that of the
villain.
well. upon my word" said he,
sstancy anyone signing for Nathan"
You forget" replied, sally Ann
sinst nothin' ON locks IN eeyer he'd NO
ln6k nohow.