The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-12
AN0THERSOUTHLAND

The sunlight streaming into the sreat
square Of San Marco lighted the colder
head of little Phillipa. 1t was pretty pic
ture--the dainty maiden and mammy-ths
pigeons futterng over them and eating
the corn offered by pair Of tiny white
hands and pair Of generously proportioned
black ones. But there was an indescrib
able beauty about it to the young trav.
cler who, seeking novelty in foreign lands,
was fast falling into that disquietude Of
mind when home scene makes gladder
the heart than the most enhancing piece OF
architecture or caoice mosaic. At once in
that foreign atmosphere was adopted the
etiquette OF "the south, based upon mutual
confidence without familiarity-the eti-
quettc that existed between the members of
"Ole Marser's' family and the negro of the
old regime.
That etiquette calls for no formal intro
ducton between two that are versed in its
rules, no matter in what quarter of the
globe the meeting; for as service bows be-
fore power, no less does the courtesy of the
true gentleman make recognition of the
loyalty that seemed to bloom as the flower
everlasting in the heart of the body serv.
ant or maid.servant for the master or mis-
tress.
well, well. how are you, nanny? l
surely am glad to see you. Where did you
come from, anyway"
The faSe OF the old negro fairly beamed
as she made her obesance
"Hes, sab, we shorely is er fur piece frum
home en- nothin' but dis baby could ever
hev drug me crway, but | had ter come
wid my chile. Mine dar, Fpper, dem
pidgens crowdin' you mighty close
well, you two are a sight to cheer the
homcsick heart. You have way-down
south look, nanny. Ever seen Tennes-
see?"
Oats jest whar come frum. Ny white
folks lived dar long fore de wah. ! waited
on ole mistls when she wus er young laidy,
en- dis chile's mndder ! carried in my arms,
en- nuSSed ter sleep on my BOSOM Den
when dis baby comes crlong, course she's
mine, en- when Mr.. Bruce got ter talkin'
erbout crossn' de oshun, course ] had ter
come. too"
Come, little girl and speak to me, will
you! | have not seen SO sweet little
maiden since left Tennessee"
"Flipper, come, chile. speak ter de gen
nclman. Give him yore han" and the
clear blue eyes of the childish face looked
up coniidinl;.y Then she disengaged her
self from her feathered friends as the young
man stopped to place himself upon a more
equal level with her
II wonder. nanny, if you ever find it
lonesome over here%
Law, yes. chile, yes" she answered
warming to her subject; "dat | does. |
saorcly did think Id see udiers uf my kline
over here. Ef I'd or knowed I'd he'd ter
he etarnally miyn' up wild desc vile tribes,
even Fhgper couldn't hev brung me- but
amt got de heart ter 60 back widout her,
en- we've got ernudder year III it, SO young
mtstis says. | never seen such people es
dey is, dty cant maks out nothin' you say
ter en- | talk en- talk to 'em, en- dey Jest |
look at me; pears like dey amt had no
ediicatlon like de white folks at home 1t |
amt as bad down here es it wus in dem |
other countries we've jest come frum. Dey
never knowed nothin' dar. Here it pears
like dey do make out some words en- manage
ter say er few words dcyseIves, ef not wild
dey mouths. wild dey hans ell faces. Dey
new quare ways ut doin', too. Don't know
much erbout cookin'. De bread dey set
befo'e you. We wouldn't feed it ter de
logs at home. It's es cold en- hard es er
'ock. But maybe it amt es bad for dem dat
lev teeth-but I done lef de best part uf
mine in Meriky. De wedder keeps bad for
ne, too. It's been givin me de rheumatic
'ver sencc | bin over here. But my son, he's
ick wld it at home, too, SO mis'ries amt
stationed in no one spot and I've done
ound dat out When his letters come, en-
ley seem mighty fur apart, it gives me err
home-sick feelin', regular rheumatic uf de
leart, but de good Lord will take keer OF
is both, reckon, en- bring US tergedder er-
,in.
Here, Flipper, honey, come put on yore
lat outen dis sunshine. We must be er
,lttin' lome yore mudders lookin' fur us
low, low"
''Pnilipa, my name is Mr.. Warner. l
rope we will meet again and that you will
emember that | am your friend"
Thank You, Mr.. Warner. hope so, too,
nd surely will not forget you"
"Tc yore new friend goodby. honey. en-
ONE erong," and taking the little ones
and, the two walked off together, alike nm
nnscious of the interest of the passing
rowd. In their own land the beauty of the
ne and the gentility Of the other would
ave occasio.ed notice.
Mr.. Warnar strobe across the square un.
iIndfui OF the winged hon or the place
+ execution beneath, or of the burning
mp before the Madonna toward which so
lany faces, criminal and falsely accused,
ad turned in last look of mute appeal.
historic surroundings had lost their charm,
" the present possessed him. He walked
; though he had drunk Of the elixir of life
: he hurried to find his Virginia friend.
or he, too, must see "a real, live ole black
sammy in furrin parts, and little girl
hose eyes matched the blue of Italy's
iie-, and her hair the gold Of its sunshine,