The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-25
THE ADVERTISERS
DAILY SHORT STORY

"Doan' get so fmpashun. honey; TIE
goin', ter tell yo' bout Clarissy. but
jes kinder laks ter put it on as long
"clarissy hadn't no face ter be 'shamed
OF Size wus. dat tall and straight, wfo
smoo:i. brack sidney ha'r-it din KIM
none--cE' her eyes wuz jes' LAX de deer 8;
an her skin wuz SO sof an yaller dat !!
called her ma yaller rose. She warn !
neher strong LAX, an wouldn't 80 wlo
de niggers at de Quarters. Sometimes
she chen seemed 'shamed OBJ her ole
brack nanny. but didn't min dat, |
wuz 9, proud she could take an edicatin'
jes lax quality. whereas her nanny
wuz jes a plain ole brack niger DAT
didn't know A from b. When yo pa
cum from de MORT courtin' 20 ma. he
warned Clarissy when i seed her via
dat waiet dat 1t wus resky tmns ter
make he~ Judgment on de cloes dat cob,
ers up q man; but fore long l hearo
him call her his yaller rose.
'C.arissv looked so happy, jes' lax a
yaller rose when II busts wide open an
tn MS SIS face up ter hebben as eff ter
tn INK d. Lord fer lettin 1t be SO purity.
I didn't hab de heart ter break de spell:
"Ail Oh a sudden she jes' dropped an
widd cred as eff de sun didn't shine on
her no mo-; and she TUX ter talkin bout
some Phelie who. cause she couion
marry de man she dubbed. jes dressed
heIse'f in flowers an drowned herself.
Den shed make a wreath OBJ yaller roses
an put dem on her haid, an lowed
she'd look as purity as Phenes Ell she
wuz drownded. 1t mos broke ma heart
ter hyear her talk. an l thought de
words OBJ de Scriptur' had cum true in
ma case whar it tells bout yo' bein' lift
ed up by pride an fallin' inter de con-
DEN ration OBJ de debbil.
while 1 wuz broodin' over ma Fiction,
miss called me inter her room. an she
locked so sad lax dat l threw ma arms
'roun her knees an ask her what trub-
BILE her so. Den she put her III white
han on ma ole brack haid an tear ran
from her cheek right on ter mine, an
she said in voice lax she wuz talkin'
ter her own chile: 'Po, faithful ole Ag-
gle. 1 wish l could spare yo' dis blow
Den marse cum fo'wa'd wild iii
slip OBJ paper. Here it is, honey. Dat
iii slip will be restin on ma bosom
when Marse Gab'l shouts froo his trum-
yet fer me ter cum home. ! cyan read.
honey, hut I knows desc words. Dey
scribed on ma heart: Dear ole nanny,
lax Phelie, Fze goin ter drown mase I;
l could face yo, an knows 20 wouia
1 cyan face Miss an de oders. Nanny,
l amt got no place ter 60 ter now but
de ribber; an 1t seems SO col lax.
wish, nanny, we'd nebber lef de cabin.
Edicatin an tryin' ter be lax quality amt
made me happy 'cep' jes' de iii while wild
Jean. Now he laffs in ma face an says
he cyan marry no niger. Oh, nanny,
nv heart is broke! Forgib me, nanny.
an doan' do Jean no harm, cause
lubs him SO. an he cyan hep If my
NANNY is brack. Good bye. nanny.
Oh. de water looks so COT an lonesome
LAX! But Ize got ter go ter it. Doan
fergit de flowers. nanny. I wants ter
be jes' lax Phelie. wish I could 1es'
feel yo' arms 'roun' me once mo-. but
I knows when I'm col yo'll hug me jes'
de same
Dose are de words. honey Miss cried.
I didn; jes' ma po' ole heart weeped.
an it's been weepin' cher since.
81 jes cobered ma Ill gal wild flowers.
an when Marse had her put in de cor
ner OBJ his own lot under de willo' tree
Wonder l planted dat yaller rose at her
had, an de roses do cum out on 1t so
purity, wild der faces turned right up
ter heben. An when de win blows dey
nod at me lax, an l ken hyear dem
whisper ober an ober. Nanny, doan'
grieb. Pze so happy now
Leah me. honey. I wants ter think OBJ
Clarissy a Ill while by masef."