Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-02-14

"Mornin', Miss Sallie. Yes'um, de
fire sho feels good. De norf win jes'
nacherly suched out de marrer in my
bones as rid over muleback.
Nome. dey amt nuthin' so bad hap
pened but whut it could'er been wusser,
bless de Lam!
jes' thought I'd come over an let
you hear how things are gwine since
Miss Elnore an Mars Jim an little
Ellie an Mr.. Will went on dey weddin'
tower.
doan see nuthin' to laugh at. Miss
Sallie.
You well knows Miss Elnore an
Mars Jim didn't hab no weddin' tower
when dey was maid; and as dey went
off when dey gal chill went on her we'd
din tower, why, dey wus jes' er gwine
ter enjoy de tower dey had put OF
twenty-odd yeahs. dats ALL
Nome, amt been lonesum, speshully
since you saint Johnny-boy over to
stay wild me. De mornin' he coined
wus err drinkin' err little coffee in de
kitchen, an he come er tarin' like er
tarnado an skeered me so bad / drapt
de cup er hot coffee in my lap. Fore
l thought NV myself I'd upt an boxed
his years. Dat linn of Satan jes'
Taught at me, an sed as how you'd
saunt him ober to min me an me to
min him. Den he let in ter 'suade me
ter let him put 'lectric bells an wires
all ober de house while his Aunt Ell
more wus erway. l wush you could'er
heerd da. boy talkin erbout de cum
fort Nv havin' 'lectric bells. He over
suaded me an wus err stringin' up wire
in less'n an hour.
had had my doubts as to whuther
Mars John wus altogether right in
maxim Johnny-boy study ter be er
lawyer ergin his will, but my doubts
serted me after hat er hour Nv de
boys tungue.
By-an'-by he got to workin' so hard
he didn't hab much ter say ter me,
Onless 'twus when he wus er eatin'.
Las week he come er walkin' inter
de kitchen wild er cullud pusson fol-
lowin' him. Givin me er wink, he sed.
Nanny. here is err admirer Nv yourn.
He says he had de pleasure Nv formin'
your 'quaintance in de Jail de tim. dey
saunt you thar fer dismercatin Naciss'
teef." l wus 'voked wild de boy, but
Sho huff dar stood de trusty whut
showed me de spechul intentions when
/ wus in dat 'niquitous hole NV err jail
Course he knowed all erbout you,
kase in de Jail he wus err wishin he
mout git er chance ter turn me outen |
dar. an toll him not ter specify emmy |
trouble to his min ON my count, 'kase
my young missus husban' knowed her
too we'll not ter look after me. IL he'd |
jes git me sumpun fit ter eat ter keep |
me er Twin fer er day er so. I'd be salts |
fed. He toll me how sorry he wus dat |
he wus born after de wah an didn't |
hab no good white folks, an, Miss Sal
lie. l felt fer him. Whenever he |
wusn't busy he'd hang around an hol'
my han an tell me ter look fer him
sho when his time wus out.
So as soon as Johnny-boy went back
to de wires de gemman fell on his
knees an took holt er my han an
sed he wus as good as his word, he was |
here in the doah an wus my slave. / |
felt kinder quare. but 'monstrated
wild him about de difference in one
ages. He tuck off his hat, an called
on de Lawd ter witness it warn. his
fault dat he wus born after wus born
He didn't wan ter rush my 'fections,
but would do odd jobs 'roun de house
tell Mars Jim an Miss Elnore'd come
home. He could clean de silver an
look after Miss Ellie's weddin' pres
ents fer me fer his boa'd. 1 top him
fiat couldn't boa'd nobody He sed |
wus cruel, but wimmin' allus got,that
way whut stayed widders; that 'twus
right an proper ter mahy, Paul had
sed so.
A man ought ter tote err woman's
burdens fer her, dat wus whut dey wus
made fer. Now, Miss Sallie, you'se
allus had Mars John ter pend on, an
you doan know how curisum it makes
q wilder feel when somebody wants ter
tote her burdens De upshot NV de
mattah wus morn hat way promised
I'd take him when Miss Elnore'd come.
De udder mornin' Johnny-boy slick
ed. hisse'f up to go over to Mars Hal
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