The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-11-26

'Lucindy, Use gwine ter change his
name ter Bob Lee,' an dat's how 1T
happened. 1t TUX me five yeahs ter
git uster dat new name.
carter dat Marse Claib he went ter
wuk ter git his Ian an property inter
straightness, but he amt hab no money
an one day err low down rascal named
Harrod Gay, say, Mr.. Reebes, 1 III loan
yer some money Marse Claib he
know dat Harrod Gay didn't hab no
money afo' de wah an he say, How'd
you git money ter len'?' Dat air man,
Harrod Gay. he say he made it speck-
erlatin' an Marse Claib he say,
81 don't want muffin ter do wild er
cowardly scoundrel wut uz er 'fraid to
go an fight. An Harrod Gay he know
Marse Clait w right, cause dat low
down white man hid out in de woods
ter keep frum goin' ter war, un' whiles
udder folkes w er hghtin' he uz ut
home er maxim money fer ter lawd it
ober spectacle people. 'FO' de wah
he warn't muffin but po' white trash.
"Well. 'twan't long TO Marse Claib
borried some money fun er man name
Suttles, an glib er mawgage on his Ian.
Harrod Gay he jes' er waitin' fer er
chance ter get eben wild Marse Claib
an he bought dat mawgage an TO
long he done had erbout half er Marse
Claib's plantation.
"'Bout dat time Miss Vi'let she cum
ter lib wild US. She warn't no manner
er kin ter Marse Clsib, but wen she
TO- years old, two years after de war,
he TUX her an 'dopted her, kaze Ise
heard tell dat she uz de darter er one
er his ole sweethearts w'ut married er
Mississippy man an bofe Nv 'em died.
Miss vi'let, she uz de putties' critter 1
ebber seed. Her an Msrse Bob Lee
dey growed up tergedder jes' lax brud-
,, der an sister, but 1 amt nebber seed
no brudder wut dubbed his sister neely
as much as Bob Lee dubbed dat gal. He
He jes' wusshipped her. Dey uster run
Ground tergedder all day long an wade
in de branch er tryin' ter ketch min
neys an dey'd hunt hicko'nuts terged-
der an dey nebber wuz one Nv 'em in
any meanness less'n de udder one uz
dere too, an lots deeper in it dan de
udder. An Marse Claib he uz power
full happy.
"Arter erwhile bofe Nv 'em growed
| up an eberybody knowed dey'd
marry wen dey bofe ole enuff. Marse
Claib he say he gwinter sen Bob Lee
off ter Aliens ter collidge an Bob Lee
he say No. He tole his paw dat all
de spare money got ter be spent on Miss
Vi'let's edjercashun. Use ergwine ter
go ter Antlanter an wuk fer er libbin'
an come back an marry Vi'let,' he
tole his paw. So Marse Claib not hab-
in much money, say all right. he sent
Miss Vi'let up ter Baltimo' ter school
an Marse Bob Lee he went ter Savan-
nah fer ter wuk in er railroad Office.
'Now, dat man, Harrod Gay, he had
er boy name Henry, an he uz jes' er.
bout de same age as Bob Lee. 1 herr
tell dat Henry's paw wanted him ter be
er lawyer, SOS he could know better
how ter lie an steal, reckon. But
Henry, he wanted ter be doctor, an
his paw sent him ter q doctors school
in Baltimo' an dat's where de beginnin
er all dis trouble started. doesn't
know how twuz dat Miss Vi'let got tel
knowin' er ter countnincin' dat wretch
kaze at home she warn't nebber flowed
ter look at no sich trash.
I'm erbout two years Miss Vi'let she
gradgerwaited, er eber w'ut yer calls
it, an come home. In two or free
months, it w Franksgibin time an Bot
Lee he done wrote dat he comm home
an fer Aunt Lucindy ter cook him el
reggylashun Franksgiben dinner. He
w er doin' pow'ful fine in de railroad
business an in cose we thunk him an
Miss Vi'let nd marry right straight.
"Dere nebber wuz er dinner better
den de dinner / cooked dat time, fel
dem uz de days when c'ud sho nuf
handle rashens SO dat yer mouf US al
lers er runnin' water an er longin' fel
some er Aunt Lucindy's cookin'. Nose
he TUX out ole Pup er night er two 70
han, an cotched de fattes', JUICES
'possum eber seed. Dat 'possum b.
uz so fat 1t makes me feel greasy eber.
Il 81 II Ev,lr nav hod fttr-
key an er plum puddin' wild de kinde
sass nobody cuddent make but me, an
dere wuz pumkin pies, an apple pies
an peach pies, and later pies, an eg,
custard, an lemon custard, an so man.
udder good fngs dat 1 disremember
'em.
"De mawnin' er dat Franksgiben da,
Marse Claim W de happiest man ebe
seed. He say he drive ober to Mariett
an meet Bob Lee wut uz ur comm
!, up on de train. Wiles he uz gon
I'ser gittin dat dinner ready an Sc
er man ride up on er gray hoss on d
back side er de big house an hitch te
, er swiDgin' line. Den he got off ar
!, come er marchin' up jss' lax he owne
dat place, an saw it uz Henry Gay
l wuzn't er gwine ter let him in, bu
Miss Vi'let she mus er been er watch
, in kaze she run out an met him an
dey carrid on so dat 1 uz disgusted.
knowed Marse Claib I'D er kicked hir
: out ef he'd er been at home. Dey wen
in the parlor and sot down.