The age-herald., 1901-11-25
An Old Black Nanny.


 "Ain't this tn place where yet git off ?''
 The question was asked by an old black nanny. The time was in that perfect yesterday afternoon. The pace was the station of the Country Club The ques- toned one was a an of some conse- quence, a member of that club.
 Amt this the place where yer git orr"
 The man answered yes, after ascertain ing Of her wither she wished to go.
 "sho! I knowed it was." she said, and gathering a whole armfull of packages, she left one she couldn't carry, and that one the man took for her and assisted her from the trolley car. acting towards her as respectfully as if she had been an empress.
 "Youse from Montgomery. ain't yer?" she asked
 'Yes-but why do you ask?' he said.
 T thought so-you seemed so kind like to ol nigger oman You see, we nig- gers of de or times aint uster meetin' in Birmingham w'ite folks what treats us like you does. I jes knewed you wus from where come from-that you wus homefolks-jes by de way you treated me; an I clare to God b'leive you had ol' black nanny when you was chil- lun-one like me-. thank de Lord-an' you ain't fergot your raisin'-you ain't forgot your ol nanny, is you?'
 "I knowed it--I clare to God knowed it! you is jes like them Montgomery folks you is jes plain w'ite folks, like de Reeses an de Wares de Mathewses an de Baldwins, de Gilmers and de Walkers, an all dem what knows how folks live and lets live, like de Screwses, de Le- Grands, de Wileys and de Goldthwaites, an all dem! Lawsy massy, da is folks. dem people down dar in Montgomery an in an around Lowndes an Dallas an Wilcox.
 Say, mister, did you ever know Mister Major Wallace Screwo an Mister Cunne. Dawson-him what was de guvnor ob de convicts? Lord, da Is wite folks, da sho is! And dar is Mister Guv'nor Jones-he sho Is de bestest good mani You know dar was my triflin', good for nothln' boy Jawge. what got in de penipotentiary for stealth of a COW w'ich he didn't steal. He wus as innercent as a unborn baby, but da convicted i'm. da sho did; an then Mister Guv'nor Jones took an pardoned 'im-dats what Mister Gov'nor Jones didi He knowed it warnt right dat Jawge stay in dem coal mines. sn' he took an par doned him.
 Say, Mister. does you know Mister Gov'nor Jones? He's de bestest man in d~ nok Hox xx,'o T state house to try to git my good for nothin' boy pardoned dar was Mister Major Screws an his young pardner, MT. Glass, dar. an wen Mir. Jackson, that wus secertary. tor me to go in, went in an found dem all daT. 'Howdy, Aunt Mandy da all said, proud like an good to me. an said | howdy.
 What you got to say. Aunt Mandy? da all asked. al.
 "'Marse Gov'ner, fore God, Jawge ain't done it. said. a-cryin' like baby. "Da all didn't say nothin cept Mister Major Screws said, T b'lieve her. Gov | nor;' an den Marse Gov'nor Jones, he | writes some'em on a paper an he says, '1rhatll do. Aunt Mandy an fore God I como wid dat paper he wrote to Bir- mingham. an is tsok Jawge outer de | coal mines,
 Mister does you know Marss Gov ner Jones what is a jege now7"
 The old black nanny wept silently for a moment. and then lowing low and in beautiful courtesy she said tcnderly: "Im bleege to you Misterp' | Down the wide road the sunset way she waddled onward, her fat figure clearly and picturesouely outlined in the glorious sunlight of the fading after noon. In the eyes of him to whom she l had talked came something of a mist as l she recalled to him his own old black nanny He stood long and watched her waddiing far down the way and in | his heart he praised the Lord that he was foster son of an old black mammy. Popular Commercial Travelcrs.
 Of importance to the hundreds of cen.- mercial travsers to whom Birmingham | is home, and who are devoted to this town as this town is to them, Is the fact that MT. W. K. McNeil. alias Billy alas "Cscsa," has severed his connec- tion with the Mobile dry goods firm. | with which he has 90 long been asso- eiatsd. and is now with . widely known house of Louisville.
 MT. McNeil is a native of Coosa County, this State. hence lis nickname of | ..Cossa.'' He is self-made and well. made. | ard morally and in q business scnso he is an ideal young man. Called Billy" "Coosa." what not. he is universally | est eemcd.
 The Louisville firm with which MT. Me- | Nell Is become associated hss besn long aud is still represented in Birmingham by MT. w. M. Carothers, one of the most | popular and successful ot al the travel | ing men of Birmingham. ''7 l Mr. ". A. Kay and k<. ysnts '. Jshn-