The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

Honey. why yo' tease nanny so
much ter be allus tellln' yo' bout ole
times? Yo' Ibis in de vance age. an
ought ter be libin a mighty good life.
too. cause how yo' know yo' won't
hab great-gran' -chillen pryin' inter all
yo' actions?
"Yo doan' wan ter hyear bout 20
gran'ma. but wants mo ter tell yo'
'bout ma III Clarissy? Bless yo' heart.
honey. OATS de one thing | lubs ter
talk bout. doe Il almos' snaps de
strings oh mammy's po' ole heart cherry
time she chen thinks oh her.
''De night Clarissy opened her eyes
on dis earth dar wuz a consumptious
bail goin' on at de big house. 10 de
quality. in honor oh 20 gran'ma who
yo' gran'pa. ma young marse, had
fetched home as his bride.
Il could talk bout ma mistus all
day. but yo' wants ter hyear bout
Clarissy Well. I'ze leadin' up ter her.
honey. AZ de time am tellin' yo' Oh
she wuz jcs' on her way inter dis
WORT oh trouble. an | forgit all bout
her ebeH den tween thinkin' oh dc
gran times az de big house. which Sis
Kitty WIZ 'monstratin' bout. an listen
in ter de squeak Oh Uncle Jerry's fid-
die nj de Quarters.
Tween de squeaks | hyeard him
hollo' Git yo' PARTNERS fer de kwat-
tilon! Raise yo feet high! Slute yo'
pardners. Fo'wad foah an back agin,
LEI han ober right han backl' DEN
what TUX me. ho jes' shouted. Judy.
cum back hyar! Doan' yo' know yo'
right han from yo' lef'? Yo's spilled
de whole set. an Ize haf min not
ter lee yo' shuttle no mo- ter ma fiddlin'
ternight. Yo think Miss red sash
makes 20 fine. but lemme tell yo' gal.
dc fines shHck ofen hides dc mcanes'
nublsn In de row.
Il wuz mighty pleased ter hyear Judy
publicly 'buked. cause she wuz dat
airy since she TUX ma Hosea from me.
She not only TUX him. but got herself
stiferket In gol' frame which said
de law had glib him ter her! Dis is n
mighty quar- worl. chile In de sight
Oh de Lord. Hosea wuz mine: but
cause dc law could write on paper IL
could DIVORCE me an glib him ter her
Wild ticker ter prove a. In desc days
deg Is changin' de Scriptur' fashion.
dey buns de stiferket. snaps dere fin
gers ut de public. buys de law ter do
dere way. an breaks dere legiance wild
de sight Oh de Lord.
We'll. chile. I'm deviatin' from de
paff I wuz treadin When Uncle Jerry
hoiloed out. Make 20 steps an sho'
yo' style!' an All hans roun'! fer
got ma Fiction. | forgot eberything.
an Hoped right OF ter be in at dat oc-
cashum. Sir Kitty cot me by de arm
an dragged me back. She lowed 'Ag-
gle, yos crazy. an I'm goin' fer de
pateTole.' Dat settled me-
"Jes' Cen de clock struck twelbe an
dc strikes wuz mos drownded by de
noise from dc hrecrackers an gun AT
de big house an de hurrays from de
Quarters. Den | knew II wuz Chris
mus mornin'. an rs de las cheer died
out ma III Carissy cum for ma Chris
mas gif knows II wuz onchrischun
LAX an En owdacious sin. but | dldn'
thank de Lord as much as | ought fer
His present. cause | KEEP thinllin' how
dat same present had cheated me out
ob bcin' 'mong de fust ter s'lute ma
new miss an Join In Uncle Jerrys
An hans 'roun''
"Whar did | get de name Clarissy?
Now. I'ze goin' tel tell yo' how ma
Fiction brought me 'onor.
"Yo' dear gran'ma named dat chile
an lowed she wuz ter be raised an
edicated az dc big house. Dat made
me mighty proud. SO. whcE yo' ma
wuz born | TUX Clarissy an went ter
de big house an nussed go ma til dey
put her an de col groun'.
'Doan' get so impashum. honey: Tze
goin' ter tell yo' bout Clarissy. but
ies' kinder laks ter put IL OF as long as
/ Kin.
"Ciarissy hadn' no face ter be