The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-27
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The aKunisrin'" dSally Ll
THOUGHT 1t rather hard that Fri
By DAVID yoUwa

r THOUGHT 1t rather hard that Pris-
 ciIls should follow me to the gar den, whither had betaken myself for the express purpose of enjoying my own society, but scarcely was I established before she arrived, smiling and urbane, and SO perfectly sure of welcome as to be positively exasperating.
 "You looked so lonesome, Miss Mary" Ehe said, seating herself on the grass, "dat I lowed I'd jine you; 'tain't good fur young folks ter flock by deyselves, sides Tse in trubble, an wants you ter wise me.
 "Well, what can I do for you"
 "You kin hep me lot, Miss Mary; hits Sally Am what's in trubble; yes sum, Sally ain't he'd no luck senee de day she was borned; fus tunnin kittle of bilin' water over herself when she warn't no morn a baby, den bein' runned by a cow crossin' thru Gineral Hethercourt's parsture, an here lately gwine an gitten skunjered' by dat no count little gal what cooks fur Mister Legroue."
 "Angie?" exclaimed.
 "Yessum, an alongst of asquint-eyed nigger what ain't wuth de.shot ter kiU him wid."
 'Tf he's all that" said, "why should Sally Ann want him?"
 "Miss Mary, dere ain't no countin' on gals; I'se lived a long time an Tse lunned heap, but I'se never construct ed myself ez ter what gals gwine ter dol Nathan Lewis, de nigger what's caused all de 'citement, wuz keepin' eumpny wid Sally (dey was traduced at de picnic what de Congregation of Blessed Sinners guy at de grove), an, seein' ez Sally ain't nothin' on looks an Earn't likely ter git anoder chance, me an Hinery 'cided ter make no 'jection& ter de match.
 Everything wuz gwine on smooveIy when Sally Ann ain't he'd no better Eence den ter yite Angie ter supper one night when Nathan was dere. Well, Miss Mary, you mayn't believe hit, but she ain't no mon set eyes on dat nig. ger fore she gin ter. tract him; sich gwines on never seedi
  cry all night, an Hinery he sez ter her sez he: You got jest what yop 'sarvedS ain't got no more gumption den ter ax dat gal here. I reckin you'll know bet. ter nex' time We'll, Miss Mary, Ma than ain't bin near us seDce, 'ceptin' once, an den twuz ter ax Hinery fur de loan of a quarter, an Sally Ann she's tin gwins roun' like sick chicken, never talkin' ter nobuddy an not sleep in an actin so contrary, dat we knows Angles dun 'kunjured' her."
 -Nonsense," said I, 'T exnest Sally Is low spirited and you Hs too SaAly frightened"
 "No, ms'sm; sAs'o bin &un$ersdS' Monday night de fedassa in her piller wuz cram full of lumps."
 ''That often happens"
 "An' larst night she foun' dade chicken hade in her bade!"
 ''The cat took it there, of course; peo- Ple don't conjure each other nowa- days"
 White folks don't, Miss Mary, but niggers dug; an Ise dat trubbled bout Sally Ann, dat Ise pretty nigh 'stracted. Hinery sez ter me ez he wuz leavin' dis mornin': Priscilla sez he, why don't you insult Miss Mary? D'ere ain't notbin' she can't do, an ef you splains fer her de sark'imstances of de case, I low she'll wise somethin' ter set things straight
 Henry overrates my abilities" re- marked (not caring whether Priscilla understood me or not), "but Pm 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 I can."
 "Iory chile! Knows you'll 'complish somethfn', case when you sets your 'tention ter ennything you don 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 velvety and altogether lovely.
 For you," he said, putting it down on my knee"
 "oh, Phil" I cried, "a setter puppy! How good of you"
 Well, you know you wanted oneI"
 I did; but where did you get it?''
 Nathan Lewis, a negro whom baiIed 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 your"
 "Yes," in great surprise.
 Then he win do anything for you?" "No; that doesn't follow"
 Il suppose not; but there can be no Harm ID trying"
 Trying what?" asked Phil. "My brain moves slowly"
 "Listen," I said, and T hastily nar-. rated the story wherein Nathan played the part of hero and Angie that of the villain.
 Well. upon my word," said he, fancy anyone signing for Nathan" ~You forget" I replied, Sally Ann ain't nothin' on looks an never he'd no luck nohow."
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