The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-16

dat niger Eve down er peg er two! l
Ewine ter make her t'ink I won marry
her uohow. I make 'er axe my pardon fur
all dem litle disergreements- She got ter
talk mighty putty now sho rut'' And ne
smiled over his coming triumph.
Il was 4 o'clock in the afternoon when he
reached his cabin door on the lot back OF
Mrs. Gaston's home. Eve was busy mend
Ing some clothes for II cir little boy, now
nearly . years old.
Coed s~yeain'. Miss Evel'
Eve looked UP 81 him with a sudden
fash Of her eye.
what de matter wild you niFEerT"
'.N1ttiu' tall. pes drapped IN LAX ter
pass de time er day. en- AK how's you en-
yer son scanin' els hot wedder.' Nels.
bowed ana smiled.
What AL you. you big black baSoon"
Muffin tall, Nam: Ges calm round ter
see my f-ien's." Still smiling, Nelse walked
IN and sat down.
Eve pat down her sewing. stood up be-
for him. her arms akiTbo, and gazsa az
him steadily till the whites % her eyes
began 20 shine like tive moons.
You wants ne ter whale You ODER de
head wild dat pokerT"
NC dts eveuia'. Nam"
Den what all you?'
pc Buro des inform me dat es Use e-
Young han'some man en- you'se er Citing
kinder ole en- fat, dat We amt married no
how! En- dey gimme er paper fur er dol
lar dat allow me ter marry de young lady
er my choice! Dat sho IS er great Buro''
We ant married?'
Medium"
After we stan up Gar befo' Marse John
Durham en- say des what ali dem White
folks say?'
"Nob-Gu."
Bve took her scar slowly and gazed down
the road thouSktfuily.
u tink I drap eroun' ter see you en- gin
you er chance wild de odder gals 20 I steps
-" explained Nslse with q grin.
No answer.
You member dat night I say surnsa'
| bout er gal l know once. Ell you rz en- grab
e- poun' sr wool ogten my head 20 I kin
mover"
/. No answer yet.
Min dat time you bust de biscuit bode
oter my head. en- lam me wild &c Are-shovel
en- hit me IN de burr en- de year wild er
hatiron es I WIZ maxim fur de do'"'
"Yas. ! minis dat shot said Eve with
evident satisfaction.
"Doan you wish YOU nebber done datT'
You black debbilt"
Oats hltl Use er bad Niger. Nam
bad niger To- de war. En- Use Citing
wuss en- wuss"-Nelss chuckled.
She looked at him with gathering age
end contempt
I Iii Ntl LLl4tI Ilp > NJ All L lOan INK le
way you talk ter me- sometimes. Yo voice
des kinder takes de skin of same's e- file.
! laks ter hear er 'oman's voice lax my
NIssy's, Ges es soe es wool. Sometime one
word from her keep NE warm all winter.
De way you talk sometime make me cole
n De summer time"
Ns-se rose. while Eve sat motionless.
y des call. man. ter drap er little int
nent inter dem years er yourn. DARN per-
cerlate froo you MIN. en- when I calls ergil
I hopes ter be welcome wid smiles"
Nelse bowed himself cut the door IN
grandnoquent style.
All the afternoon he was chuckling TO
himself over his triumph, and imagining
the welcome when he returned that evenin-
with his marriage license and the Officer
TO perform the m At supper IN the
kitchen he was polite and formal IN his
manners 20 Eve. She eyed him in q con-
temntuous sort OF way and never spoke IN
less Il was absolutely necessary.
L was about half past S when Nelse ar
rived at home will the license duly issued
and che officer OF the bureau ready 10 per.
( form the
"Des wait er minute here at de corner.
sab. tweil I kinder breaks de news 70 en-
said Nelse TO the officer. He approached
the cabin door and knocked.