Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23
duly turned to ereenbaeks. the old d.skoy

duly turned to greenbacks the old darkcy
survey 60 mem Win a radiant smile.
car, said she, .'1eln LOOKS good ez
new; sp. ank.n Kew! NoLouya would cher
INK yer .ooK at 'em. DAT they es oper
tDilty years ole. b'lieve dey looks most
to new"
squeeAing them tiE.tly in her. hand, when
she. surveyed them again, it was with
chuckie OF deiisnted satisfaction that she
a+ocd: Dar now, dey es w,inkled an
ebcn more fasni nb!e, an can buy a
Suii hock o iurki.s. eff like, an
sprise Mary Jane wild good vittes."
f Though p.eased with her work some
how whcn Dinah thought of spending the
money, doubts as TO whether 1t would be
received began TO be annoying. So smpa-
tienty she awaited the return OF Mary
Jane.
Hardly had she entered the room when
her grandmother said: Honey. can ,
yer do favor fer yer ole nanny who
can't read2" and producing $40 note
She held 1t high in the air for Mary Jane
to BIO properly impressed with the dignity
of the request. Her white eyes stretched
as she beheld it, forthwith grinning her
assent.
Den tell ole Dinah now much es
DATE
Scrutinizing 1t, the girl derisively ex-
claimed:
ITO what currency dues this bcIoE>,
grandma NINA? ] have never seen it N
circulation and do not believe it Is any
account.
Hearing this, the old slaves disappoint-
ment filled her with rage impossible to
repress.
Yer j.st nebsr seed SO much money fore
in yer life: yer tar-dumpln'. yer amt
nut-iT' but a nap7y- head niger, ef yer
docs make out Yer ken read. don
b'iieve hit. Yer jst totes books ter school,
OATS all! yer linn O. satan.
Her vituperation expended, after weigh
ing her grand daughters comment, Dinah
determined to experiment with the money
on some one who could not read. AS Size
resolved to do this, her eyes fell on the
clothes basket where it sat on the floor.
with contents untouched. This slght sus-
gested to the negress mind the Chinese
laEndryman as the person least likely 10
recognize her handiwork. But she must
bide her time. The opportunity did not
arrive until Mary Jane left for school next
day. Then Dinah selected from her
clothes basket several collars and hand
kerch:efs. Wrapping them neatly in
newspaper. she started TO look up laun-
dry.
J~INuS1lCG SuEGeStSo cfl0 NSAS
from the district in which she dwelt
TrudgiDg along, fer her step was slow and
her legs rheumatic. she mumbed aloud:
Nobody but white folks and new mig
gers can read. Dat Chinee won't know no
better, cause he neber seed no money hKe
dis fore, fer in ole times when folks own
der own was omans. dev want no want
Chimes. l does fool hiln-I don't keer-
cause he could plow fer his Twin, but &c
got ter wash fer mine!'
when Llnan entered the laundry the
iooh OF contempt she cast upon Sen Lee.
as he bent over his, iTonlns-ooard, Dug ~
20 have been a warning-uut he did not
see 1t.
hand ch.Efs, said she.
Me no Mashee for nlgSerS, answered
The nlongollan.
Il All / 40 Niger. What yer talkin'
bout man? sc culed oman was
The reI0rt ne received, as win g.Iat dig
nny the bIno.e was ueposlleu on tn
counter. Putting her hand in her pocket
she GREW tUrtn ti.a ten coHar noe. as
SDese my white folks things. an
done brought de roon,y, SO uar woulu
De no spule bout de price"
Steing winch. sen LIE almono eyes
0. Isn.eneo a. ne put down has IRON: and
arter duly examining the con.ehLs OF
.ue bun1le he nauo.u Llnah handful
u change and laundry ticket. ~
iurrylug home, Size luunu mary Jane
Awaiting ner on tic doorsll:
Come on in de house chile. Yer ole
lain;ny nener mean nut IN os VIVA.
she say yiStludy- cept,n Ter learn y.f
not III comment on folAs ionsln s
what was raised wid de quality NOW.
sc got one more question tef ak ter
prove yer learning, and maybe yer,n
uab Ii turkey iSr yer InAnkssivin arter
a.i. Ell yer ,e.l o,e Imam what oat say?
and she handed Mary Jane the red laun-
Inc girl took it obviously; stealing ne
n.,anwn.ie. glance at her gfanu.
mother fate, Tor doubts as TO her
-snlly were beginning to enter Mary
III this is writing I can't read it."
snapped Mary James. 1t may be one
ike -chicKen nad trod in ink and tnen
stepped on the paper.
les, hat 90 I.r fact, assented
lat amt no cnlcaen track ais time Q,
year Twas a tur.ty whar caused dat.
And before Mary lanes cou.u ASH tor
an explanation, Dlnah was shufiilng uI
me slleet to ms green grocery,
Truly was the gl.l s4ip.l-ed at the
outlay. for not only was young goooler
purchased, bat puInpAin and even mnce-
meat. Mastered by her curiosity. she
-! elandmamma. it is simply lovely!
but how in the world did you contrive
10 co it,"
cause o.e Dinah ken make more out o
heT clotnes-bashet dan desc heyr heather
iaundTymen: so don worry. Ter de Bloc
say EAT what set fore yer-axing no
questions rtr conscience SAKE and We
niggers b'lieves In de Bible in Boston
anne as in Virginia. Yer ole nanny
ken Iarn yer Scripture eff yer, does, nab
ter glib her p.nts on ThanKsgiVin'!
Scripture quoting is in keeping with
the spirit of Thanksgiving, grand
nanma-that was the real spirit of the
Puritain,' sermonized Mary Jane. who
little dreamed that her grandmother had
developed meanwhile another Spirit-the
spirit of the counterfeiter.
FULTON.
Paw Ie will fill his ptllpit al